Outliers Writing University Podcast Series

What's It Like To Be an Executive Producer for a Limited Series? I pitched a show called "Murder House Flip" to an associate at Sony, based on a cross between my forensic experience and my love of home renovation. I helped to create it and we sold it, which made me an executive producer. I briefly describe my experience for those writers who are curious about working with Hollywood.  Dr. Katherine...

Terry Shepherd and Jennifer Dornbush welcomed best-selling author Steph Cha into the Outliers Studio at Bouchercon 2025 in New Orleans for a fun conversation   WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLia8l2DJ_EnXVqej3dnFj-48RJetAYpcl  

Robert T. Kelley spent 30 years in the technology industry, building multiple companies before turning to writing and working with startups. Formerly the publisher of the quarterly literary journal, The Maine Review, Rob now regularly blogs for Maine Crime Writers. He received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and his PhD in English from India...

Joe Brosnan is a Senior Editor at Grove Atlantic where he oversees the Atlantic Crime imprint. Prior to that, he was an Editor and Senior Marketing Manager at St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books and also the Site Manager for Criminal Element for nearly a decade.   URL: https://bookshop.org/lists/if-you-ve-got-the-time-we-ve-got-the-crime

Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn chats with thriller author and editor Jeff Circle about MYOPIC DUPLICITY—a chilling, thought-provoking crime anthology where ethical boundaries blur and desperation rewrites the rules.   Do the ends ever justify the means?   Delve into a labyrinth of moral ambiguity and psychological tension where the pursuit of power and justice collides with the darker imp...

Best-selling Author and Outlier instructor Shirley Jump sat down with Terry Shepherd and Jennifer Dornbush in the Outliers Studio at Bouchercon 2025 in New Orleans for a lively and fun chat. @shirleyjump   WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLia8l2DJ_EnXVqej3dnFj-48RJetAYpcl

What's a Psychological Autopsy? By Dr. Katherine Ramsland When a manner of death cannot be clearly identified as natural, accident, suicide or homicide, police might seek a mental health expert's help. With a psychological autopsy, they will evaluate the likelihood that a decedent's mental state aligns with known factors for suicide in order to rule it in or out. They might also suggest ideas for...

David Lane Williams is a paramedic and police officer veteran with assignments including patrol in high-need areas, helicopter rescue, pre-hospital advanced life support, mental health liaison, and Special Investigations Unit detective. During his thirty-year career, Williams was twice named Officer of the Year by the Fraternal Order of Police, and he has been recognized by the Rotary Club, the Am...

Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with author Kate Belli to chat about her chilling new psychological thriller—THE GALLERY ASSISTANT. A lost night. A murdered artist. A woman on the edge of the truth. Still reeling from 9/11, Chloe Harlow wakes up with hazy memories of a party and learns the host, a rising painter, is dead. Caught between the glittering art world and a haunting mys...

Join Terry Shepherd and Jennifer Dornbush in the Outliers Studio at Bouchercon 2025 in New Orleans for a chat with best-selling author and Outlier Boyd Morrison   https://boydmorrison.com

Charles received a BA in Political Science at Penn State University-1967. Army Intelligence Officer through its ROTC program and served one year in Vietnam—for six months in the field was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.   In 1970-Special Agent with the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in Philadelphia.   In 1974-assigned by the Drug Enforcement Administration to Bangkok, Thailand. Won Attorne...

Carter Wilson is the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of ten psychological thrillers known for their intense emotion, tight pacing, and haunting twists. His books have received starred reviews from every major trade publication, have been optioned for film and television, and his 2025 novel Tell Me What You Did was selected as a national monthly pick by Barnes & Noble. In add...

Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn welcomes debut author Angela Shupe to discuss IN THE LIGHT OF THE SUN—a powerful WWII novel of music, resistance, and the enduring bonds of sisterhood. Two sisters. Two countries. One war. Separated by oceans and a global conflict, Caramina and Rosa Grassi must each discover how far they’ll go—and what they’ll sacrifice—for love, truth, and survival. “Haunti...

Best-selling Author Lisa Jewell entered the Outliers Studio at Bouchercon 2025 in New Orleans for a lively chat with Terry Shepherd and Jennifer Dornbush.   Lisa Jewell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three novels, including Don’t Let Him In, None of This Is True, The Family Upstairs, and Then She Was Gone, as well as Invisible Girl and Watching You. Her novels have sold more...

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: PSYCH TALK with Forensic Psychologist Dr. Katherine Ramsland I like to include a unique forensic method in each novel in my crime series, The Nut Cracker Investigations, that will offer readers something they might not have heard of before. While I was writing the fourth book, You Can’t Hide, I participated in a week-long forensic art course called “Drawing to Depict the Decease...

Samantha Downing is an internationally bestselling thriller author whose books have appeared on the Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Her novels include My Lovely Wife, He Started It, For Your Own Good, and A Twisted Love Story. Her debut novel, My Lovely Wife, was nominated for the Edgar, ITW, and Macavity awards in the US, the CWA award in the UK, and was the winner of the Prix des Le...

Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with New York Times bestselling author Tasha Alexander to talk about THE SISTERHOOD—a captivating blend of historical mystery, female friendship, ancient secrets, and royal intrigue. A poisoned debutante. A royal mandate. A tomb with secrets from ancient Britain. When a young woman dies at her own engagement party, Lady Emily is tasked by the King...

Best-selling Author Brad Thor sat down with Terry Shepherd and Jennifer Dornbush in the Outliers Studio at Bouchercon 2025 in New Orleans for a lively and fun chat. @BradThor BRAD THOR is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five thrillers, including EDGE OF HONOR , BLACK ICE  (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year),  NEAR DARK  (one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of the Year), BA...

Christa Carmen lives in Rhode Island, and most of her writing inspiration comes from gazing upon the ghosts of the past and into the dark corners of nature. Her new Gothic suspense novel, Beneath the Poet’s House, was released on December 10, 2024, and she is also the author of The Daughters of Block Island, a winner of the Bram Stoker Award and a Shirley Jackson Award nominee; the Indie Horror Bo...

Michael Connelly was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 21, 1956. He moved to Florida with his family when he was 12 years old. Michael decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing — a curriculum in which one of his teachers was nov...

Bruce Alterman is a fourth-generation licensed private investigator with over forty years of field experience. Drawing from real-life cases, he has authored several exciting novels, including Fear in Phoenicia, The Deadly Hunt for Dutch Schultz’s Treasure, Exploit, Deep Hell, and Pain in Palmyra. His expertise has landed him on major television programs, including The UnXplained with William Shatn...

Now published in 114 countries and more than 47 languages, Jeffrey Archer is firmly established as one of the world’s bestselling authors, with international sales passing 275 million copies. He’s written 58 books including 29 fiction books, 7 short story collections, 3 prison diaries, 3 plays, 11 children’s books, and other stories, His novels include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and hav...

Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with New York Times bestselling author Alma Katsu to talk about FIEND—a chilling supernatural thriller with echoes of Succession, demonic deals, and twisted family loyalty. A wealthy family. A cursed legacy. A demon in the details. From freak accidents to vanishing evidence, the Berisha family’s fortune has always come at a price. But when the bles...

Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with USA Today bestselling authors Adrienne Giordano and Misty Evans to discuss their gripping cold case mystery—4TH SILENCE. A glittering party. A dead girl. A cold case that won’t stay buried. Thirty years ago, eight-year-old Tiffany was murdered during her family’s glamorous holiday bash. Now, the Schock sisters are chasing a killer who’s still...

Outliers Get to Know host Tracey Devlyn sits down with authors Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt to discuss their gripping psychological thriller—PLEASE DON’T LIE. A new town. A suspicious neighbor. A husband who’s not what he seems. After unimaginable tragedy, Hayley Stone hopes the Adirondacks will bring healing. But the mountains hold dark secrets—and one wrong turn might cost her everything....