Killer Women

Kate Russo, author of Super Host, grew up in Maine but now divides her time between Maine and the UK. She has an MFA in painting from the Slade School of Fine Art, and while living in London, she worked with the theatre group, Love Bites, who presented two of her short plays (“The Blind” and “Bernie's Night Off”) at the Calder Bookshop Theatre. She exhibits widely in the United States and Engl...

Polly Stewart is the author of The Good Ones , which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, and The Felons’ Ball . Her essays have appeared in the New York Times and Good Housekeeping, among other publications, and she writes the monthly column The Backlist for CrimeReads. She lives in Lexington, Virginia.  Killer Women Podcast is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network  #podcas...

In this episode of Killer Women Podcast , Danielle Girard is joined by author Nicci Cloke to discuss Her Many Faces —a psychological thriller told through the shifting perspectives of five men who think they know the woman at its center. Nicci opens up about the crisis of faith in herself as a writer that led to twelve (!) false starts before finding her way into this novel—and what finally clicke...

In this episode of Killer Women Podcast, Danielle Girard welcomes debut author Lauren Wilson, whose intoxicating thriller The Goldens is already making waves. They dive into the creative journey behind this fever-dream debut—how Lauren wrote (and rewrote) her way into publication, what inspired the chilling allure of influencer Clara Holland, and why the dark side of reinvention, especially among...

This week on Killer Women Podcast , Danielle Girard is joined byaward-winning, bestselling author Megan Abbott to talk about her new thriller, El Dorado Drive —a hypnotic tale of sisterhood,ambition, and the dangerous allure of reinvention. Danielle and Megan dive into: The inspiration behind El Dorado Drive Megan’s journey from novelist to screenwriter—and her recentdeal with A24 🔥 Why we can’t...

CLÉMENCE MICHALLON is the author of The Quiet Tenant , a USA Today and international bestseller and nominee for the Hammett Prize. She’s also a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Time Magazine, The Independent, and more. Clémence was born and raised near Paris, has lived in New York since 2014, and became a U.S. citizen in 2022. Our Last Resort, her sec...

Danielle Girard sits down with bestselling author Lauren Myracle to talk about her bold leap from children's and YA books to her deliciously dark first adult thriller, Plays Well With Others. Lauren opens up about: • The not-so-sweet reality of children’s and YA fiction • Pros and cons of authors "branding" themselves into one genre • And how embracing creative freedom led her to write a thriller...

OLIVIA WORLEY is an author born and raised in New Orleans. A graduate of Northwestern University, she now lives in New York City, where she spends her time writing thrillers, overanalyzing episodes of The Bachelor, and hoping someone will romanticize her for reading on the subway. She is the author of People to Follow and The Debutantes. Killer Women podcast is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Gl...

In this episode of Killer Women with Danielle Girard, bestselling author Katia Lief joins the show to talk about her gripping new thriller, Women Like Us. Danielle and Katia dive deep into the story behind the story, exploring the emotional and cultural undercurrents that shaped this timely and powerful book. From the creative forces that shaped her style to the complexity of managing multiple pen...

Sarah Pinborough  is the award-winning, #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of the psychological thriller (and hit Netflix show)  Behind Her Eyes  and more than twentyother novels and novellas, including  Insomnia  and the young adult thriller  13 Minutes . She has also written for the BBC. She lives in England.  Killer Women is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Netw...

Allison Buccola is the author of The Ascent and Catch Her When She Falls . She has a JD from the University of Chicago and lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and their two young children. Killer Women is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #podcast   #author   #interview   #authors   #KillerWomen   #KillerWomenPodcast   #authorsontheair   #podcast   #podcaster   #kill...

Sarina Bowen is a  #1  Amazon bestselling author, a 24-time USA Today bestseller, and a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary novels. Formerly a derivatives trader on Wall Street, Sarina graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with a BA in economics. Sarina's books are published in more than 15 languages with twenty international publishers. Killer Women is copyrighted by A...

Kylie Lee Baker is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Keeper of Night duology and The Scarlet Alchemist duology. Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is her debut adult novel. She grew up in Boston and has since lived in Atlanta, Salamanca, and Seoul. Her writing is informed by her heritage (Japanese, Chinese, and Irish), as well as her experiences living abroad as both a student and te...

Louise Hegarty’s work has appeared in Banshee, the Tangerine, the Stinging Fly, and the Dublin Review, and has been featured on BBC Radio 4’s Short Works. She was the inaugural winner of the Sunday Business Post/Penguin Ireland Short Story Prize. Her short story “Getting the Electric” has been optioned by Fíbín Media. She lives in Cork, Ireland. Killer Women is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Gl...

Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau is a bilingual French author based in the U.S. She has previously published novels and nonfiction books for teens, which have been translated into over twelve languages. The French Honeymoon is her debut adult novel. After graduating university in France, she moved to Amsterdam to begin a career in advertising. She then spent a few years in Melbourne before settling in New Y...

Ashley Winstead is the USA Today-bestselling author of thrillers and romances, including In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and The Boyfriend Candidate. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and optioned for film/TV. She's a former academic who lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, three cats, and beloved wine fridge. Killer Women Podcast is copyrighted by Authors on the A...

Katy Hays is the New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters . She is an art history adjunct professor and holds an MA in art history from Williams College and pursued her PhD at UC Berkeley. Having previously worked at major art institutions, including the Clark Art Institute and SFMOMA, she now lives with her husband and their dog in Olympic Valley, California. Killer Women is copyrighted...

Hannah Morrissey is the author of the critically acclaimed Black Harbor suspense series. Set in a crime-ridden city that is a character in and of itself, the series is aptly described as “an intriguing mix of police procedural and psychological thriller” (Kirkus Reviews) that brings a “welcome aesthetic of the gothic” (The New York Times). Her books have earned starred Booklist reviews, Librarian’...

Kerry Schafer (aka Kerry Anne King) is the Amazon Charts andWashington Post bestselling author of thirteen novels. An incorrigible genre hopper, Kerry has written fantasy, paranormal mystery and book club fiction. Known for her lyrical writing and memorable characters, Kerry weaves deepemotional insights, humor, and often a touch of magic into all of her tales. Her most recent writing venture is a...

Clare Leslie Hall is a novelist and journalist who lives in the wilds of Dorset, England with her family. Under the name Clare Empson, she published two thrillers that were published in the UK and Germany. BROKEN COUNTRY is her US debut and is Reese’s Book Club pick for March 2025. Killer Women is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #podcast   #author   #interview   #authors   #...

Linda Hurtado Bond is an Emmy-award-winning journalist. She works as a television news reporter and anchor in Tampa, Florida. For the past twenty years, she's been reporting on local and national events, as well as writing emotional, human-interest stories on both the best and worst in our society. She’s seen it all, and her unique vantage point provides endless content for her fiction books. Lind...

Seraphina Nova Glass is an Edgar Award-nominated author. Her book On A Quiet Street was named a New York Times Book Review Summer Read and an Amazon Editor’s Pick in Mystery & Thrillers, among other praise. She recently sold the film rights to Marvista Entertainment for a limited series. Seraphina is currently working on her sixth novel, The Oleanders, and is also an Assistant professor and Pl...

Heather Levy is a born and bred Oklahoman and graduate of Oklahoma City University’s Red Earth MFA program for creative writing. The New York Times called her Anthony-nominated debut, Walking Through Needles , “a spellbinding novel at the nexus of power, desire, and abuse that portends a bright future,” and the Los Angeles Times called it “a standout for its frank but sensitive exploration of trau...

Kate Alice Marshall is the USA Today bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods, No One Can Know, A Killing Cold, and multiple novels for younger readers. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family. Killer Women is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #podcast   #author   #interview   #authors   #KillerWomen   #KillerWomenPodcast   #authorsontheair   #podcast   #podcast...

Alison Gaylin is the USA Today and international bestselling author of thirteen books, including the stand-alones The Collective and If I Die Tonight (winner of the Edgar Award) and the Brenna Spector series: And She Was (winner of the Shamus Award), Into the Dark, and Stay With Me. Nominated for the Edgar four times, she has also been a finalist for numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Time...