Book Lights Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Michelle strives to write the kinds of books she enjoys reading--complicated characters, a little romance, and a lot of mystery and intrigue. Strong women in sticky situations is her specialty! You can find Michelle at www.michellecornishauthor.com. She also writes children's books with her kids as A.J. Kormon. And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessle...

Send us Fan Mail Rebecca Hanover is the New York Times bestselling author of THE SIMILARS duology. After graduating from Stanford University with a BA in English and drama, Rebecca joined the writing team of the CBS daytime drama GUIDING LIGHT, where she earned an Emmy Award. Still, she never lost her love of books—particularly YA. She now writes Young Adult as well as adult novels full-time from...

Send us Fan Mail Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D.While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction and in 1987, her first novel, Call After Midnight, was published...

Send us Fan Mail Elaine Roth is a New Jersey based author who writes about young widowhood, grief, and dating as a solo parent. Her work has appeared on HuffPost, Refinery29, Modern Loss, and Scary Mommy. Her story was also featured on People.com and in the New York Times. She has two kids and an adorably neurotic rescue dog who keep her busy when she's not writing or teaching Pilates. You ca...

Send us Fan Mail Francesca Maria writes dark fiction surrounded by cats near the Pacific Ocean. She is the creator of the BLACK CAT CHRONICLES comic book series and her short story collection, THEY HIDE: SHORT STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK will be out from Brigid's Gate Press in 2023. You can find her at francescamaria.com and on Twitter @Writer_of_Weird  You can learn more at her website: http...

Send us Fan Mail Tracy Hewitt Meyer is the award-winning author of young adult fiction. Her works range from gritty contemporary to edge-of-your-seat thrillers. She tackles tough themes teens face in today’s world with raw, direct, and honest prose. When not writing, Tracy works as a mental health therapist for adults with concerns such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. Born and raised...

Send us Fan Mail Since he was eight years old, all Ray wanted to be was a writer, and since 1984, he has been fortunate enough to spend his life writing full time. He's written over 60 books — novels and novellas in the horror and suspense genres, collections of short stories, movie novelizations and TV tie-ins — with more in the works. In 2006 he was presented with the World Horror Grand Mas...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Morton is a screenwriter, author of non-fiction books, and prose writer whose work was described by the American Library Association’s Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror as “consistently dark, unsettling, and frightening.” She is a six-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award®, the author of four novels and over 150 short stories, and a world-class Halloween and paranormal expert....

Send us Fan Mail A survivor of traumatic brain injury with steel body parts, Luna lives in SoCal with her combat veteran husband and their two-pound terror of a rescue pup, #TinyEditor. She loves Disney, tacos, and dragon shifters. Luna Joya writes steamy romances that are “wickedly delightful” (Publishers Weekly). You can learn more at: https://lunajoya.com/ And for more about our host Lisa Kessl...

Send us Fan Mail Lee Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award nominee and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels. He has also written and/or produced many TV shows, including Diagnosis Murder, SeaQuest, and Monk, and is the cocreator of the Mystery 101 series of Hallmark movies. As an international television consultant, he has advised networks and...

Send us Fan Mail Rakesh Khanna grew up in Berkeley, California, of mixed Punjabi and Anglo-American heritage. He co-founded Blaft Publications in Chennai, India with his wife, Rashmi Ruth Devadasan, in 2008. The company publishes translations of Indian-language pulp fiction, folklore, weird fiction, and graphic novels. Sometimes he edits mathematics textbooks. He is interested in marine invertebra...

Send us Fan Mail Katrina Tortorici Anglehart is an award-winning author from Montreal, with a multilingual prowess in English, French, Italian, and “Spanglish”. A dedicated academic, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, a graduate certificate in Scriptwriting, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Inspired by the wizarding world, the land of Narnia, and parallel planes, she penned ...

Send us Fan Mail With a long career as a radio morning show host, Scott Overton’s first novel, the mystery/thriller Dead Air was set in the radio world (and shortlisted for a Northern Lit Award in Ontario, Canada). Since then he has taken the reader to even stranger places, including the human bloodstream in his SF novel debut The Primus Labyrinth, a science fiction thriller that reviews compare t...

Send us Fan Mail Charles Breakfield works as a data/telecom solution architect and supports digital security, blockchain solutions, and unified communications. He enjoys writing, studying World War II history, travel, and cultural exchanges. Charles’ love of wine tastings, cooking, and Harley riding often provides writing topics. Much of his personality comes from his father who served in the mili...

Send us Fan Mail T.D. Zummack spent his adolescence reading authors such as Agatha Christie and Louis L' Amour and his adulthood reading true crime and watching countless hours of crime-related television. To hone his writing skills, T.D. also writes short stories. He is a true crime and mystery nerd and when not writing he can be found lounging around his house with his family and their pets...

Send us Fan Mail Nancy Crochiere wrote a humor column about family life for Massachusetts newspapers for thirteen years. Her collection of those columns, titled The Mother Load, was a finalist for Foreword Reviews’ Book of the Year in humor and the Independent Publishers of New England 2014 Book Award. A graduate of Middlebury College, she earned a master’s degree in English Language and Literatur...

Send us Fan Mail Edward Savio grew up in Connecticut. He is an award-losing screenwriter and award-winning novelist. He has written numerous film projects for Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and others. He once nearly drove Val Kilmer over a cliff. He divides his time between the East and West Coasts. Wave to him if you see him passing by. You can find out more at his website: htt...

Send us Fan Mail Sheila English lives in California, USA where she is a producer, director and screen writer for COS Productions, the top producer of book trailers in America, a company she owns. She has worked with authors such as George R. R. Martin, Christine Feehan, Karen Rose, Cory Doctorow, James Rollins and many other amazing authors. When she isn't writing supernatural suspense she is...

Send us Fan Mail Mia Heintzelman is a polka-dot-wearing, horror and romance movie lover, who always has a book and a to-do list in her purse. She writes fun, unforgettable, more than just laughs romance about strong women, and men with enough heart to fall for them. When she isn’t busy writing fictional happily-ever-afters, she is likely reading, playing board games, or eating sweets. She currentl...

Send us Fan Mail Now retired from his dental supply business, Peter Pontsa enjoyed sharing his knowledge through writing techno-clinical articles. He was also president of the College of Dental Technologists of Ontario, where he helped develop the quality assurance program. Now he combines his passions-British cars and writing. During his tenure as president of the Headwaters British Car Club, Pon...

Send us Fan Mail Sasscer Hill, who's been involved in horse racing as an amateur jockey and racehorse breeder for much of her life, sets many of her novels against a background of big money, gambling, and horse racing. Her novel, FLAMINGO ROAD, won the Dr. Tony Ryan Best in Racing Literature award for 2018. Her other novels have garnered a Carrie McCray award and nominations for Agatha, Macav...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Kessler is a Best Selling author of passionate, page-turning paranormal fiction. She's a two-time San Diego Book Award winner for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror and Best Published Romance. Her books have also won the PRISM award, the Award of Excellence, the National Excellence in Romantic Fiction Award, the Award of Merit from the Holt Medallion, and an Internatio...

Send us Fan Mail Kara Thomas is a part-time librarian and an unsolved-mystery enthusiast who dreams of one day solving a cold case. She lives on Long Island with her husband, son, and rescue cat. She is the author of That Weekend, The Cheerleaders, Little Monsters, and The Darkest Corners. For more information, visit www.kara-thomas.comAnd for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kes...

Send us Fan Mail Francesca Maria writes dark fiction surrounded by cats near the Pacific Ocean. She is the creator of the BLACK CAT CHRONICLES comic book series and her short story collection, THEY HIDE: SHORT STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK will be out from Brigid's Gate Press in 2023. You can find her at francescamaria.com and on Twitter @Writer_of_Weird  You can learn more at her website: http...

Send us Fan Mail A native New Yorker, born and raised in the Bronx, James L Hill has a scientific mind and a spirit that nothing is impossible if you want it bad enough. He enjoys traveling to new places and seeing what life has to offer. James writes the Killer Series as JL Hill and science fiction Pegasus: A Journey To New Eden, with a slant on the dark side of life. He also penned, The Emerald...