Crime and Wine: Novelist Chats with Pamela Fagan Hutchins

Join Pamela Fagan Hutchins for a lovely conversation wtih Donna Hemans about her June 9, 2020 release, TEA BY THE SEA, a lyrical novel about family uniting and unraveling, set in Brooklyn and Jamaica. Bonus: Donna shares a few tips for aspiring writers as well as her inspiration for the parental kidnapping plot. TEA BY THE SEA is highly recommended! For more information about Donna and her books,...

Amy Vansant and Colleen Mooney join Pamela Fagan Hutchins on Wine Women & Writing to talk about their 12-book box set, SUMMER SNOOPS DOWN UNDER, featuring cozy mystery from USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon charts bestselling authors, and benefitting Wildlife Victoria and the animals devastated in the Australian fires. For more information about SUMMER SNOOPS DOWN UNDER, its authors,...

Here's the very dynamic—and animated!—Marcy McKay - Life Coach/Author, talking about her latest Copper Daniels' mystery, BONES & LIES BETWEEN US, as well as the crazy connections she and host Pamela Fagan Hutchins have, how to cope with trauma (like, um, well, a global pandemic), and the voices she hears that make their way into her books (in a non-crazy, totally author way, of course). For mo...

Such a fun chat with Emily Bleeker about her suspenseful new thriller WHAT IT SEEMS, homeschooling her four kids while wearing fancy dresses during quarantine, and the pilot for TV in the works from her first novel, WRECKAGE. I'm very excited to share this podcast. Learn more about Emily and her books at http://emilybleeker.com. Learn more about Pamela, her books, and the show at http://pamelafaga...

Melinda Leigh is the #1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 19 novels, including her brand new CROSS HER HEART, the first novel in the BREE TAGGERT series, set in her fictional upstate New York world.  Join her as she visits with Pamela Fagan Hutchins on Wine Women & Writing, and they talk rescue pets (one appears in Melinda's new novel!), extroverts social distanc...

Almost-super-spy Julie Moffett is on to talk about her super-geek hacker Lexi Carmichael's newest international mystery, NO QUESTIONS ASKED, which...wait for it...involves a top secret vaccine for a virus! :) For more information about Julie and her books, visit http://juliemoffett.com. For more information about the show, Pamela, or her books, visit http://pamelafaganhutchins.com. Wine Women &amp...

COLLEEN OAKLEY is the critically acclaimed author of Before I Go, Close Enough to Touch, You Were There Too. A former magazine editor for Marie Claire and Women’s Health & Fitness, Colleen  lives in Atlanta with her husband, four kids and the world’s biggest lapdog, Bailey. Join Colleen with Pamela Fagan Hutchins for a fun conversation about her heart-wrenching and unforgettable love stor...

PAULA MUNIER is the author of the USA Today bestselling Mercy Carr Mysteries, which she was inspired to write by hero working dogs, her own Newfoundland retriever mix rescue Bear, and a lifelong passion for crime fiction. She lives in New England with her family, Bear, and a torbie tabby named Ursula. Learn more about Paula: http://paulamunier.com Learn more about Pamela, the show, and her bo...

Christine Carbo grew up in Gainesville, Florida, until she moved to Kalispell, Montana, when she was twelve. After earning a pilot's license, pursuing various adventures in Norway, and a brief stint as a flight attendant, she got an MA in English and Linguistics and taught at a community college in Montana. She still teaches, in a vastly different realm, as the owner of a Pilates studio. She is th...

Dea Poirier is on Wine Women & Writing talking with Pamela Fagan Hutchins about her new thriller, BENEATH THE ASHES. Dea was raised in Edmond, Oklahoma, where she found her passion during a creative writing course. She studied computer science and political science at the University of Central Oklahoma. She later spent time living on both coasts and traveling the United States before finally p...

Best-selling author Becki Willis chats with Pamela Fagan Hutchins about her love for crafting stories with believable characters in believable situations, like she's done in A CASE OF MURDER BY MONTE CARLO. Many of her stories stem from her own travels and from personal experiences. (No worries; she's never actually murdered anyone).  When she's not plotting danger and adventure for her imagi...

Warning: this is a laugh-until-you cry episode! Maura Weiler and Pamela Fagan Hutchins make conversation about nuns and Santa Claus side-splitting, if a little irreverent. Maura grew up in Connecticut and earned her BA and MA in English Literature from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, respectively. She is a former columnist for The Connecticut Post and a trash artist who...

USA Today Bestselling author Amy M. Reade joins Pamela Fagan Hutchins to chat about her new novel, Dead, White, & Blue. Amy writes Gothic, traditional, contemporary, and cozy mysteries. Her standalone novels feature vivid descriptions of exotic and fascinating locations, such as the Thousand Islands region of New York State, Charleston, South Carolina, and the Big Island of Hawaii. Her Malice...

Amy Impellizzeri joins Pamela Fagan Hutchins on Wine Women & Writing to talk about WHY WE LIE. Amy is a reformed corporate litigator, former start-up exec, and award-winning author. After spending a decade at one of the top law firms in the country, Amy left to advocate for working women, eventually landing at a VC-backed start-up company, Hybrid Her (named by ForbesWoman as a top website for...

Jennifer Kincheloe pops in to Wine Women & Writing for a chat about THE BODY IN GRIFFITH PARK with Pamela Fagan Hutchins. Jennifer is a research scientist and writer of historical mysteries. Her novels take place in 1900s Los Angeles among the police matrons of the LAPD and combine, mystery, history, humor, and romance. Learn more about Jennifer or her books at http://jenniferkincheloe.com Lea...

Kim Black, author of The Little Black Dress Mysteries and newest release BARE ESSENTIALS, chats with me about the literary center of the universe and her fashion-forward female James Bond, as we imbibe "Drop Dead Red" cocktails at Bouchercon, the world's largest crime fiction convention.  Learn more about Kim and her books at http://kimblackink.com. Learn more about Pamela, her books, and the...

Former stealth pilot, James R. Hannibal is no stranger to secrets and adventure. He has been shot at, locked up with surface to air missiles, and chased down a winding German road by an armed terrorist. He is a two-time Silver Falchion award-winner for his Section 13 mysteries for kids and a Thriller Award nominee for his Nick Baron covert ops series for adults. James lives in Houston with his bea...

Julia Roberts has optioned her first novel, The Bookseller, but has that gone to Cynthia Swanson's head? NO! She's hard at work, and we have her next beautiful story, THE GLASS FOREST, to enjoy while we wait for the movie. I'm so glad I got the chance to chat with Cynthia at Bouchercon (the world's largest crime fiction conference) this year, and I know you'll enjoy the conversation, too. Learn mo...

A PhD in history? Check. An award-winning, bestselling mystery novelist? Check. A super fun mom who writes the Speakeasy Murders in her adopted hometown of Chicago? CHECK! Join Pamela Fagan Hutchins on Wine Women & Writing with Susanna Calkins as they talk about her newest release, MURDER KNOCKS TWICE. For more information about Susanna and her books, visit http://susannacalkins.com For more i...

She's been an actress, screenwriter, journalist, editor, award-winning novelist—is there anything Gay Yellen can't do? Join Pamela Fagan Hutchins on Wine Women & Writing for this chat about THE BODY NEXT DOOR, Gay's Hollywood days, and what got her into writing novels in the first place. For more information about Gay and her books, visit http://gayyellen.com. For more information about Pamela...

The fun and funny Danielle Girard joined me at Bouchercon—the world's largest crime fiction event—to talk about her 4th Dr. Schwartzman thriller, EXPIRE, her life in Montana, where she learned to write a doctor, and her upcoming series set in rural North Dakota. We had a ball, and I think you'll love watching or listening to this one. For more information about Danielle and her books, visit http:/...

Kerry Anne King is on the show today with her wonderful new novel EVERYTHING YOU ARE (I gave it my 2nd 5-star review of the year), talking haunted cellos, her Viking and their dry-land tugboat, and harnessing hers (and your) amazing creativity. I had so much fun talking to this woman! For more information on Kerry Anne: http://kerryanneking.com For more information on the show, Pamela, or her book...

Join Pamela Fagan Hutchins on Wine Women & Writing Radio as she talks with perennial Amazon bestseller Kendra Elliot about THE LAST SISTER, whether her readers will get more Mercy Kilpatrick, her friendship and writing partnership with Melinda Leigh, and why she has webbed feet. Recorded in-person at Bouchercon 2019, the world's premier annual crime fiction event. For more information on Kendr...

A wonderful discussion of the ability of women to recreate themselves, and how twin sisters Marley and Andi and their mother Donna from SO LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER change, survive, and cope with all the damage life can throw at them in this beautiful novel of suspense and mystery set in the Pacific Northwest. Glenda shares the inspiration for the musical roots of this story—her retired father pickin...

Grab some Earl Grey and chocolate and dive into this interview with Sara Rosett Books as we talk about about her newest High Society Lady Detective historical mystery MURDER IN BLACK TIE, all things Anglophile, and how her plucky "problem solver" Olive Belgrave came to be, on Wine Women & Writing Radio . IMHO, Sara delivers some of the best mysteries in the cozy genre, and you'll want to hear...