The Fresh Fiction Podcast

Join us for an exclusive interview with New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen as we dive into her latest novel, The Rose Arbor. Known for her beloved mystery series and captivating historical fiction, Rhys has enthralled readers worldwide, selling over 10 million copies in multiple languages. In this episode, we explore the inspiration behind her new standalone novel, her writing process, a...

In this episode, we sit down with Zen Cho, the acclaimed author of The Friend Zone Experiment. Join us for an engaging discussion as Zen dives into the inspiration behind her latest contemporary romance, set in London’s vibrant East and Southeast Asian community. We’ll explore her writing journey, her unique blend of romance and fantasy, and the challenges of balancing life as a lawyer and an awar...

This week, we're chatting with Jessica Joyce, author of THE EX VOWS. Join us for a lively conversation about romance with Jessica! Take advantage of all North Texas events! Sign up for our weekly newsletter. (http://eepurl.com/cc9BoH) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jessica Joyce lives happily-ever-ongoing with her husband and son in the Bay Area. When she’s not writing character-driven, realistic and relatable...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: THE 4:30 MOVIE review (0:00-14:18) Fantastic Fest 2024 preview (14:18-36:31) THE 4:30 MOVIE interview with stars Siena Agudong, Austin Zajur, Reed Northrup and Nicholas Cirillo (36:31-45:10)

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: Movie News (0:00-16:20) BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE review (16:20-27:47) REBEL RIDGE review (27:47-37:49) STRANGE DARLING review (37:49-46:13) Cole's catchup with GREEDY PEOPLE and ALIEN: ROMULUS (46:13-48:25) Quick Mentions: APOLLO 13: SURVIVAL and THE FRONT ROOM...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: 1992 review (0:00-09:24) Lee Daniels' THE DELIVERANCE review (09:24-19:35) ADAM SANDLER: LOVE YOU review (19:35-24:37) THAT 90S SHOW: PART 3 - Ep. 2-8 review (24:37-29:00) KILLER LIES: CHASING A TRUE CRIME CON MAN review (29:00-33:35) 1992 interview with direc...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and High Def Digest's Bryan Kluger discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: Alamo Drafthouse reopenings in Dallas-Fort Worth (0:00-05:13) THE CROW mention (05:13-15:44) BLINK TWICE mention (15:44-19:36) GREEDY PEOPLE review (19:36-25:03) THAT 90S SHOW: PART 3 - Ep. 1 review (25:03-28:50) CHIMP CRAZY review (28:50-31:18)...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta, James Cole Clay and Connor Bynum discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: ALIEN: ROMULUS review (0:00-28:48) Quick Mentions: SING SING and SKINCARE (28:48-29:52) OCEANXPLORERS review (29:52-32:49) BAD MONKEY review (32:49-33:48) FURIOSA (4K) disc review (33:48-1:01:27) BAD MONKEY interview with showrunner, executive pr...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: Olympics 2024 & Olympics movies (0:00-21:42) THE INSTIGATORS review (21:42-36:02) ONE FAST MOVE review (36:02-40:37) SING SING review (40:37-43:02) BORDERLANDS and CUCKOO mentions (43:02-49:07) IT ENDS WITH US review with guest critic Susan Kamyab Stephens...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM M. Night Shyamalan's TRAP - Extended Review (0:00-47:42) TV Paris 2024 Olympics continued (47:42-49:49) WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING DEMONS and DEMONS 2 (4K) (49:49-52:22) INTERVIEWS 7 BEATS PER MINUTE interview with freediving athlete Jessea Lu and filmmaker...

We're chatting with Delia Pitts , author of the TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN . Join this lively conversation! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Delia Pitts worked as a journalist before earning a Ph. D. in history from the University of Chicago. After a career as a U.S. diplomat and university administrator, she left academia to begin writing fiction. TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN is the first book in a new mystery series featu...

We're chatting with Kelley Armstrong , author of the FINDING MR. WRITE . Join this lively conversation! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kelley Armstrong believes that experience is the best teacher, even though she has been told that this shouldn't apply to writing her murder scenes. In order to craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery, and fencing, even though she admits to not being very skilled at an...

We're chatting with Jade Lee , author of the VIXEN (Forbidden Pleasures Book #1) . Join this lively conversation! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jade Lee, a USA Today Bestselling author, has been crafting love stories since her early days of playing with paper dolls. She developed a fascination with historical romance and has authored over 30 regency romances. She also writes contemporary and paranormal romanc...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Movie News DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE TV PARIS 2024 Olympics FANTASMAS KITE MAN: HELL YEAH! WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THE FALL GUY (4K) THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY (Blu-ray) INTERVIEWS LADY IN THE LAKE interview with actors Josiah Cross, Y'lan Noel and Byro...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-1:43) TWISTER and TWISTERS (1:43-19:31) WIDOW CLICQUOT (19:31-21:33) ODDITY (21:33-23:16) MY SPY: THE ETERNAL CITY (23:16-25:59) TV SUNNY (25:59-34:55) LADY IN THE LAKE (34:55-40:58) Ep. 7 & 8, THE ACOLYTE (40:58-47:34) KITE MAN: HELL YEAH...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and Irving Community Television's Susan Kamyab Stephens discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-2:51) FLY ME TO THE MOON (2:51-9:09) DANDELION (9:09-16:00) LONGLEGS (16:00-27:31) TV Season 2, THE SERPENT QUEEN (27:31-29:24) SUNNY (29:24-32:00) Season 21, THE BACHELORETTE (32:00-34:23) WHAT WE'VE BEEN W...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-7:13) DESPICABLE ME 4 (7:13-9:51) SPACE CADET (9:51-11:33) BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F (11:33-17:29) MAXXXINE (17:29-30:50) TV Episode 6 of THE ACOLYTE (30:50-44:41) Season 2, Ep. 3-8 of THAT 90'S SHOW (44:41-49:53) SHARK VS. ROSS EDGLEY (49:53-...

We're chatting with Nishita Parekh , author of the THE NIGHT OF THE STORM . Join this lively conversation about her debut novel! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nishita Parekh was born and raised in Mumbai and now lives in Texas with her husband and toddler. She is a software programmer but a writer at heart, and loves writing about her experiences as a woman and an immigrant. She is an active member of Interna...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-2:50) A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE (2:50-12:04) HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1 (12:04-14:46) KINDS OF KINDNESS (14:46-16:44) THE DEVIL'S BATH (16:44-21:00) JANET PLANET (21:00-22:16) I USED TO BE FUNNY (22:16-23:58) FANCY DANCE (23:58-26:10)...

We're chatting with Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling , authors of THE MEMO . Join this lively conversation about their work! ABOUT RACHEL DODES: Rachel Dodes is a freelance culture writer. She’s a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, and her work has also appeared in Town & Country, ELLE, Esquire, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed among other publications. Her first novel, T...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-1:15) THE BIKERIDERS (1:15-9:15) THELMA (09:15-12:09) THE EXORCISM (12:09-18:07) TV Episode 3 of THE ACOLYTE (18:07-20:00) Season 2, Ep. 6-9 of PERFECT MATCH (20:00-26:47) WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN (26:47-35:00) CRY BABY -...

We're chatting with Aimée Carter , author of the ROYAL BLOOD series . Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Aimée Carter is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including The Goddess Test series, the Blackcoat Rebellion series, and the Simon Thorn series for middle grade readers, now a #1 international bestselli...

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and special guest Susan Kamyab Stephens (of Irving Community Television & ThisChixFlix.com) discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-2:20) INSIDE OUT 2 (2:20-23:50) FRESH KILLS (23:50-28:45) FIREBRAND (28:45-33:48) Quick Mention: TUESDAY (33:48-36:20) TV Quick Mentions: PRESUMED...

We're chatting with Lisa Regan , author of the Detective Josie Quinn series, including Her Dying Secret . Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lisa Regan is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series as well as several other crime fiction titles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Master of Education degree fr...

We're chatting with Shaina Steinberg , author of Under the Paper Moon . Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Shaina Steinberg is the author of the Bishop & Gallagher Mysteries, as well as a film and television writer who’s worked on Malcolm in the Middle, Everwood, Cold Case, Bionic Woman and Spartacus. Named to the Young and Hungry List in 2013 and the WriteHer List...