Authors on the Air

Melinda Leigh #1 Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author Melinda Leigh is a fully recovered banker. A life-long lover of books, she started writing as a way to preserve her sanity while raising her kids. Over the next few years, she learned a few things about writing a book. The process was much more fun than analyzing financial statements, and she decided to turn her hobby int...

Rich Chizmar is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy’s Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and...

Guest: Jennifer Anne Gordon is a gothic horror/speculative fiction novelist. Her work includes Beautiful, Frightening and Silent (2020) which won the Kindle Award for Best Horror/Suspense for 2020, Won Best Horror 2020 from Authors on the Air, was a Finalist for American Book Fest’s Best Book Award- Horror, 2020, as well as BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST for Authors on the Air, 2020, it also received t...

Nick Pirog is the bestselling author of the Thomas Prescott series, the 3:00 a.m. series, and The Speed of Souls. He lives in South Lake Tahoe with his two pups, Potter and Penny.   We are discussing his new book JUNGLE UP and will discuss his completely unique series 3:00am (Henry Bins). About JUNGLE UP:  Two years ago, Dr. Gina Brady broke Thomas Prescott’s heart, but now her pani...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Melissa Shapiro, DVM, is a veterinarian and lifelong animal welfare advocate. Since bringing Piglet home in 2017, she has used his social media platform to educate, advocate, and inspire others to adopt pets with special needs. Her nonprofit organization, Piglet International Inc, supports the Piglet Mindset Educational Outreach, as well as various animal rights causes. She lives...

JAMES LEE BURKE & Brian Panowich in a live stream CONVERSATION on Authors on the Air James Lee Burke is a New York Times bestselling author, two-time winner of the Edgar Award, and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction. He’s authored thirty-seven novels and two short story collections. He lives in Missoula, Montana. https://www.jamesleeburke.com/ Brian is a Ge...

BOUT OUR GUEST: David Bell is the USA Today-bestselling author of eleven novels from Berkley/Penguin, including KILL ALL YOUR DARLINGS, THE REQUEST, LAYOVER, SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER, BRING HER HOME, SINCE SHE WENT AWAY, SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW, THE FORGOTTEN GIRL, NEVER COME BACK, THE HIDING PLACE, and CEMETERY GIRL. His work has been translated into numerous foreign languages, included on several bes...

www.simonstephenson.com Bio: So, I'm an author and screenwriter (and once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away I was a medical doctor). I am originally from Edinburgh in Scotland but currently live in Los Angeles, California. I've had stops in Glasgow, London and San Francisco along the way. I like all kinds of books and most kinds of movies (except horror, urgh) and love just about everything th...

www.kristanhiggins.com/ Authors on the Air host Pam Stack returns to welcome NYT best-selling author Kristan Higgins to discuss weddings and PACK UP THE MOON. Kristan Higgins is the New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of 19 novels, which have been translated into more than two dozen languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books have...

hankphillippiryan.com Hank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of 13 thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, four Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, with 37 EMMYs and dozens more journalism honors. Book critics call her “a master of suspense,” “a superb and gifted stor...

www.aimeehix.com About guest host Aimee Hix: An inability to pass the sight requirements and a deep aversion to federal prison prevented Aimee from lying on her FBI application so she set her deficient eyes on what most Northern Virginians do for work - the non-law enforcement side of the federal government. After twenty years as a federal contractor, she retired and turned to murder. Fictionally,...

https://www.jtellison.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JTEllison14/ https://twitter.com/thrillerchick https://www.instagram.com/thrillerchick/ .T. Ellison is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 25 novels, and the EMMY® award winning co-host of the literary TV show A WORD ON WORDS. With millions of books in print, her work has won critical acclaim, prestigious awards, and...

https://kristinhannah.com/ Kristin Hannah is an award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, Winter Garden, Night Road, and Firefly Lane. Her new novel, THE FOUR WINDS currently sits at #1 and has received over 16,000 positive reviews. Her novel, The Nightingale, has been published in 43 languages and is currently in movie pr...

https://www.jtellison.com/ .T. Ellison is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 25 novels, and the EMMY® award winning co-host of the literary TV show A WORD ON WORDS. With millions of books in print, her work has won critical acclaim, prestigious awards, and has been published in 28 countries. Ellison lives in Nashville with her husband and twin kittens. https://www.fac...

About Pamela: I am a wannabe barrel racer afraid of going fast, an eater of ribeye, a rescuer of dogs, a fangirl podcaster, and the author of USA Today bestselling mysteries. My hunky husband and I ride our beloved draft cross horses way up in the frozen north of Snowheresville, WY. When I’m not writing or riding, I’m passionate about hiking, always with a couple of rescue dogs (and an occasional...

nataliehaynes.com Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster and – according to the Washington Post – a rock star mythologist. Her first novel, The Amber Fury, was published to great acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, as was The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, her previous book. Her second novel, The Children of Jocasta, was published in 2017. Her retelling of the Trojan War, A Thousand Ships, w...

Deborah Blake is the award-winning author of the Baba Yaga and Broken Rider paranormal romance series and the Veiled Magic urban fantasies from Berkley. Deborah has also written A Year and a Day of Everyday Witchcraft, The Goddess is in the Details, Everyday Witchcraft and numerous other books from Llewellyn, along with a popular tarot deck. She has published articles in Llewellyn annuals, and her...

https://www.martinsawa.com/ Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes entrepreneur and author Martin Sawa, who discusses his life as a Ukranian immigrant to the United States at thirty with a wife and child, and dreams of a successful life promised to his parents. Navigating the skyscrapers of San Francisco and the gritty streets of Oakland, Sawa is on the verge of fast money and fame in a land o...

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack presents  film and television actress Reagan Pasternak (HBO’s “Sharp Objects”, “Being Erica”) who has just released her first book, entitled Griffin’s Heart, Mourning Your Pet With No Apologies. Part memoir and part interactive guide, the book recounts the author’s personal experiences mourning a pet while leading the reader through healing exercises and prov...

www.michaelkoryta.com/ Michael Koryta (pronounced Ko-ree-ta) is the New York Times-bestselling author of 11 suspense novels. His work has been praised by Stephen King, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Dennis Lehane, Daniel Woodrell, Ron Rash, and Scott Smith among many others, and has been translated into more than 20 languages. His books have won or been nominated for th...

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes M.E. (Micki) Browning to the studio. This second visit with Micki is all about her new brand and new book SHADOW RIDGE. Micki Browning writes the Jo Wyatt Mysteries and the Agatha-nominated and award-winning Mer Cavallo Mysteries (as Micki Browning). An FBI National Academy graduate, Micki worked in municipal law enforcement for more than two decades and...

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author Gloria Nagy to the studio. GLORIA NAGY is the internationally best-selling author of twelve books including  The Beauty, Remain Calm, Looking For Leo, SeaSick, Marriage , and the  New York Times  best-seller,  A House in the Hamptons . She Lives with her husband Richard Saul Wurman in Miami, FL. They have four children, six gran...

Authors on the Air is proud to present author Jeff Crawford IN CONVERSATION with Reavis Wortham. About Rev and his books:  Author Reavis Z. Wortham's first novel, The Rock Hole, is described by Kirkus Reviews as "an unpretentious gem written to the hilt and harrowing in its unpredictability." Kirkus also listed it as one of the "Top 12 Mysteries of 2011."  Reavis also penned Doreen'...

The Pat Conroy Literary Center presents executive director Jonathan Haupt IN CONVERSATION with best-selling author Laura Trentham. This from Laura:   I was born and raised in a small town in Northwest Tennessee. Although, I loved English and reading in high school, I was convinced an English degree equated to starvation! So, I chose the next most logical major - Chemical Engineering...

Authors on the Air presents this exclusive IN CONVERSATION interview with guest host author GABINO IGLESIAS (Coyote Songs) and JOSH MALERMAN (Bird Box). About Gabino:   Gabino Iglesias is a writer, editor, journalist, and book reviewer living in Austin, Texas. He is the author of COYOTE SONGS, ZERO SAINTS (both from Broken River Books), and GUTMOUTH (Eraserhead Press). He is the book rev...