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Where Authors Give Voice to Their Written Words

Episode Date
Brooke Shaffner’s Country of Under Explores the Pain and Wonder Between Identities
Apr 23, 2024
“Between Two Trailers” is a Survival Story: How a Preschool Drug Dealer Became a Duke Divinity School Graduate
Apr 16, 2024
Katherine Faulkner Weaves Murder, Class, and Motherhood Together in Twisty New Mystery Novel
Apr 09, 2024
M. Scott Douglass Takes Us on an 8000 Mile Role in His Motorcycle Travel Memoir
Apr 02, 2024
Writing, Publishing, and Book Marketing Lessons Learned from Bestselling Authors
Mar 26, 2024
The Fireballer is a Poignant Story of Hopes and Dreams and an Ode to Baseball
Mar 19, 2024
Exploring Addiction in Joe Clifford’s “Gritty” Psychological Thriller
Mar 12, 2024
Pulling the Curtain Back on How Literary Agents Work
Mar 05, 2024
Rekindling an Old Friendship Unravels Secrets in Sarahlyn Bruck’s Light of the Fire
Feb 27, 2024
New Poetry from AE Hines Finds Meaning in the Everyday
Feb 20, 2024
Finding Beauty in the Gray: Stories and Verse From the Third Age
Feb 13, 2024
Gilda Morina Syverson and Bruce McIntyre Bring Their Search for Answers to the Page
Feb 06, 2024
Mark de Castrique’s Dangerous Women is a Winner
Jan 30, 2024
Critically acclaimed author David Madden takes a unique approach to memoir in Momma’s Lost Piano
Jan 23, 2024
New York Times Bestselling Author David Baldacci is Back With Book 2 in the 6:20 Man Series
Jan 16, 2024
Molly Grantham’s “Practice Makes… Progress” Reveals the Off-Camera Life of an On-Camera Mom
Jan 09, 2024
Strategies for Promoting Your Writing in 2024
Jan 02, 2024
Year-End Episode with the Storied Charlotte Blog, Publishing Tips, and Favorite 2023 Reads
Dec 26, 2023
Redd Christmas Has the Feel of a Die-Hard Holiday Story
Dec 19, 2023
Planting Roots and Crossing Borders in Sara Johnson Allen’s Down Here We Come Up
Dec 12, 2023
Double Feature: “Sedona” Unearths the Secrets of a Tourist Town and “The Wisdom of Morrie” is About Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully
Dec 05, 2023
Nothing is What it Seems in Ben Crane’s Crime Noir Novel
Nov 28, 2023
Amber Smith’s Highly Anticipated YA Sequel “The Way I Am Now”
Nov 21, 2023
New York Times Bestselling Author Jerome Preisler’s Harrowing But True Civil War Naval Thriller
Nov 14, 2023
Death by Podcasting and Rejection Perfection
Nov 07, 2023
Carissa Orlando’s “The September House” takes a Uniquely Scary Approach to the Classic Haunted House Story
Oct 31, 2023
Michael Thomas Ford’s “Every Star That Falls,” a YA Sequel 15 Years in the Making
Oct 24, 2023
Stephen Eoannou’s “Yesteryear” is a heroic story about the author of The Lone Ranger
Oct 17, 2023
Scott Gould explores racism, homophobia, love, and revenge in new Southern novel, The Hammerhead Chronicles
Oct 10, 2023
Publishing and Book Marketing
Oct 03, 2023
Brian Biswas’s Cosmic Love Story “The Astronomer” Bends Reality
Sep 26, 2023
The New York Times calls novelist Martin Clark “the drinking man’s John Grisham.”
Sep 19, 2023
Susan Zurenda’s “The Girl from the Red Rose Motel” Tugs at the Heart
Sep 12, 2023
The Emotional Writing Journey and Novel Writing Tips
Sep 05, 2023
Camp Sunshine, and Inspiration Plus Imagination Equals Fiction
Aug 29, 2023
Who’s Your Founding Father, and For the Love of It All, Be Specific
Aug 22, 2023
Black Cloud Rising, Becoming a Better Writer, and Writerly Wranglings
Aug 15, 2023
Quirky Southern Fiction, and the Keys to Writing a First Novel
Aug 08, 2023
A Big Hopeful Book about Nature, and Book 6: Writing Community, Revision, & Editors
Aug 01, 2023
A Light-Hearted Mystery, and Writing the Next Chapter
Jul 25, 2023
Women Are the Fiercest Creatures, and The Presence of Absence
Jul 18, 2023
Bestselling Vampire Author, and Be the Reader
Jul 11, 2023
A Radical Novel about Motherhood, and Book 5: Writing Techniques and Characters
Jul 04, 2023
Being an Outlaw Among In-Laws, and How to Start a Podcast
Jun 27, 2023
Young Adult Thriller, and the Three-Act Book Launch
Jun 20, 2023
A Hawaiian Police Procedural, and the Human Need to Lend a Hand
Jun 13, 2023
True Crime of the South, Plus Book Four: Storytelling, Inspiration, & Research
Jun 06, 2023
Broker of Lies, a Thriller, and Three Words to Live By
May 30, 2023
The Tobacco Wives, and Working as an Author with Dyslexia
May 23, 2023
Suspense Thriller, and Writing the Next Book in a Series
May 16, 2023
The Lost English Girl, Plus Writing Process and Tools
May 09, 2023
Double Feature: Bestselling Authors C.J. Box and Rebecca Makkai
May 02, 2023
A Tale of Jealousy, Revenge, Deception, and Betrayal, Plus Pitching Your Book
Apr 25, 2023
A Novel of Loss, Injustice, and Revenge, Plus the Art of Receiving Feedback
Apr 18, 2023
Fantasy Novel, and Tips for Works in Progress
Apr 11, 2023
A Story About Family and Food, and Learning to Write
Apr 04, 2023
Suspense Novel, and the Role of Rest for Writers
Mar 28, 2023
Historical and Fantasy Romance, and Workshopping
Mar 21, 2023
Locked Room Crime Novel, and the Multiples Inside Writers
Mar 14, 2023
Plot-Twisty Suspense Novel, and The Write Quotes: The Writing Life
Mar 07, 2023
Art Forgery Meets Murder, and Discipline and Symbols in Writing
Feb 28, 2023
New York Times Bestseller Steve Berry, Challenges of a Critique Group, and When to Put Details in Scenes
Feb 21, 2023
Jay Ward’s Poetry, the Power of Reading Aloud, and More Details in Fiction Writing
Feb 14, 2023
Bestseller Craig Johnson, Cautious Creativity, and Detail in Writing
Feb 07, 2023
An Ozarks Family Story, a Modern-Day Race Woman, and Hindsight Luxuries of Self-Publishing
Jan 31, 2023
Robert Bathurst Narrates Louise Penny, and Introverted Book Marketing
Jan 24, 2023
The Kudzu Queen and How Reading Leads to Publication
Jan 17, 2023
Seven Authors Discuss Author Platform Building, Book Reviews, and Marketing and Selling Books
Jan 10, 2023
YEAR END EPISODE: Reading and Writing Aspirations, Lifting Writers Up, and Reflections
Dec 27, 2022
A Christmas Novel, a Football Story, and Mental Health and the Struggling Writer
Dec 20, 2022
Appalachian Mystery, Children’s Books, and Writing the Ending First
Dec 13, 2022
David Baldacci’s Three 2022 Releases, an Iraq War Thriller, and Writing Believably about Place
Nov 29, 2022
Women’s Fiction, Writing Communities, and Why Some Writing Rules Cannot Be Trusted
Nov 22, 2022
NYT Bestselling Author Sophie Cousens, Romance Writing Tips, Serial Writing, and More
Nov 15, 2022
Nairobi Thriller, Road Trip Love Story, Blitz Writing, and the Spiritual and Emotional Aspects of Writing
Nov 08, 2022
Code-Breaking Thriller and Writing Tips
Nov 01, 2022
Literary Fiction, Children’s Poetry, and the Gift of Writing
Oct 28, 2022
Modern Day Horror, First Century Crime, and Writing Tips
Oct 25, 2022
Reach, Creating the Biggest Possible Audience for Your Message, Book, or Cause, and Working with a Book Publicist
Oct 18, 2022
Small Town Life, Third Languages, and Writing Tips
Oct 14, 2022
Passports and Pacifiers, Friends as Characters, and Writing Tips
Oct 11, 2022
Books and Writing Tips, Writing Process, Best-Selling Author, One-Hour Adventure Read, and Memoir
Sep 27, 2022
Writing Poetry, Writers and Procrastination, Plus True Crime Novels and a Smoky Mountain Family Saga
Sep 13, 2022
Aspiring Author Tips, Writing Perseverance, and Noir, Historical Fiction, Relational, and Suspense Novels
Aug 30, 2022
Indie Publishing, Debut Author Tips, and Romance, Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Biography, and Faith-Based Books
Aug 09, 2022
Setting, BookTok, and Gothic Adventure, Psychological Thriller, and Beach Novels
Jul 26, 2022
Screenwriting, Bookstagram, and Thriller, Mystery, and Adventure Novels
Jul 12, 2022
Beyond 300: The New Charlotte Readers Podcast – The Value of Writing Communities, Plus Mystery, Memoir, True Crime and Poetry Features
Jun 28, 2022
The 22nd Joe Pickett Novel by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author C.J. Box
Jun 21, 2022
Sandra L. Young’s “Divine Vintage” Is Where Vintage Clothes Can Reveal the Past
Jun 14, 2022
Robert Gwaltney’s “The Cicada Tree” Is Where Images Sing As Secrets and Dangers Emerge
Jun 07, 2022
Martin Mongiello’s Revolutionary War book is “Terrorist Psychotic: Mary Patton”
May 31, 2022
Maggie Smith’s “Truth and Other Lies” Is One Journalist’s Fast-Paced Search for the Truth
May 24, 2022
Author Landis Wade Interviews Characters in Deadly Declarations and Visits with Narrator Bill A. Jones
May 17, 2022
John Hood’s “Mountain Folk” Brings Fantasy and American History Together
May 10, 2022
Elan Barnehama’s “Escape Route” Is a Jewish-American Teenager’s Coming-of-Age Story in the Tumultuous late 1960s
May 03, 2022
“Dark Angel” is an Andrews & Williams Thriller Fighting a Sinister Plot
Apr 26, 2022
Meredith Ritchie’s “Poster Girls” Is a Story Inside Charlotte’s WWII Female Workforce
Apr 19, 2022
Maureen A. Miller’s “Frozen Agenda” Is a Chase to a Mysterious Island
Apr 12, 2022
Jennifer Dasal’s “Art Curious” Is a Colorful, Entertaining Look at the World of Art History
Apr 05, 2022
Cliff Yeargin’s “Sweet Tater Tango” is a Minor League Baseball Fun Ride
Mar 29, 2022
David Rudolf’s “American Injustice” Exposes What’s Behind the Criminal Justice Curtain
Mar 22, 2022
Halli Gomez’s “List of Ten” is a Harrowing yet Hopeful story of a Teen living with Tourette Syndrome
Mar 15, 2022
“Noted Memories” is Larry Farber’s Musical Story
Mar 08, 2022
In Tammy Euliano’s “Fatal Intent,” Patients are Mysteriously Dying
Mar 01, 2022
Roland Beckerman’s “Seeking Justice” Is One Patient’s Journey Through the Medical Malpractice Legal World
Feb 22, 2022
Robert Whitlow’s “Trial and Error” Is a Case in Search of Missing Children
Feb 15, 2022
Emme Lund’s “The Boy With a Bird in His Chest” Is a Heartbreaking Yet Hopeful Novel
Feb 08, 2022
Barry Swanson’s “Still Points” is a World War II Soldier’s Love Story
Feb 01, 2022
Mary Tribble Tells Sally Wait’s Mission South Story in “Pious Ambitions”
Jan 25, 2022
Heather Newton’s “McMullen Circle” Brings Characters in a Small Town to Life
Jan 18, 2022
Conscience Pervades Robert Conrad’s “John Fisher and Thomas More, Keeping Their Souls While Losing Their Heads.”
Jan 11, 2022
Ellen Butler’s “Swindler’s Revenge” Is a Hard-Hitting Mystery
Jan 04, 2022
Cindy Burnett’s Top Ten Books of the Year and the Year-End Podcast Recap
Dec 31, 2021
Mark West’s Top Ten Charlotte Books of the Year
Dec 28, 2021
Craft Talk with Danielle Stewart: Book Marketing 101
Dec 24, 2021
Landis Wade’s “Deadly Declarations” is a Mystery Rooted in North Carolina History
Dec 21, 2021
Craft Talk with Tracy Lee Curtis: Humor Writing
Dec 17, 2021
Jane Rosenthal’s “Del Rio,” is a Suspenseful Thriller set on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Dec 14, 2021
Craft Talk with Amber Smith: Writing with Strength and Clarity
Dec 10, 2021
Janet Sarjeant’s “Deep Calls Unto Deep” Is a Faith Journey by Three Men
Dec 07, 2021
Craft Talk with Cathy Pickens: Writing True Crime
Dec 03, 2021
Michael Polelle’s “American Conspiracy” is a High Action Thriller Set in Chicago
Nov 30, 2021
Craft Talk with Judy Goldman: Writing Memoir
Nov 26, 2021
Michael Almond’s “The Tannery” is Racial Injustice in the post-Reconstruction South
Nov 23, 2021
Craft Talk with Carrie Knowles: Writing Stories From Start to Finish
Nov 19, 2021
Terry Roberts’ “My Mistress Eyes Are Raven Black” is a 1920’s Ellis Island Mystery
Nov 16, 2021
Craft Talk with George Hovis: Setting, the Birthplace for a Novel
Nov 12, 2021
Martin Settle’s “Teaching During the Jurassic” is Wit, Wisdom and Humor in the Classroom
Nov 09, 2021
Craft Talk with Mark de Castrique: Elements of a Good Story
Nov 05, 2021
Stacy Hawk’s “Dividing Ridge” is True Crime in 1937 on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Nov 02, 2021
Rhyming, Riddles, and Witches on Halloween Night in Lynda Bouchard’s “The Witches Three Count on Me!”
Oct 29, 2021
Love, Music, and the Rise and Fall of One Rock Band in Brett Marie’s “The Upsetter Blog”
Oct 26, 2021
Luna Kane Connects with Her Mother Through a Search for Her Father in Christy Hallberg’s “Searching for Jimmy Page”
Oct 22, 2021
Love, College Sports, and the South in Ed Southern’s “Fight Songs”
Oct 19, 2021
Much Like The Tides, Robert Wallace’s “As Breaks the Wave Upon the Sea” Ebbs and Flows Around Perceptions of Change
Oct 15, 2021
Money, Greed, Death, and Fatherhood in Chicago During the 2008 Recession in L.C. Fiore’s “Coyote Loop”
Oct 12, 2021
An Explosive Divorce Leads to a Hitchcockian Scheme in Steven Grossman’s Debut, “Palimony”
Oct 08, 2021
“Double Solitaire” is First in Bestselling Author Craig Nova’s New Thriller Series
Oct 05, 2021
Michael Cody Chronicles Twelve Transformative Stories in Fictional Runion, NC in “A Twilight Reel”
Oct 01, 2021
High School Sweethearts Reminisce and Reconnect in Walter Bennett’s “The Last First Kiss”
Sep 28, 2021
Two Appalachian Nurses Traverse the Same Path a Generation Apart in Rose Senehi’s “Falling Off a Cliff”
Sep 24, 2021
Four Youths Come-of-Age During the Turbulent and Transformative Sixties in Mike Bond’s “America”
Sep 21, 2021
Murder, Race, and a High-Stakes Election Haunt Oak Island in Wiley Cash’s “When Ghosts Come Home”
Sep 17, 2021
Father of NBA Star Documents Love of Basketball in Marvin Williams Sr.’s “Secondary Break”
Sep 14, 2021
In “Cartledge Creek,” Sam McGee’s Civil War Ancestors Experience the Conflict as Confederates
Sep 10, 2021
A Mystery Writer Stumbles on a True Crime in Lisa Jewell’s “The Night She Disappeared”
Sep 07, 2021
Khalisa Rae’s Collection “Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat” Summons Ghosts of Ancestral Pain
Sep 03, 2021
From Rural Kentucky to Milan – Young Girl Comes-Of-Age in Muriel Sheubrooks’ “Beyond the Fences”
Aug 31, 2021
Rediscover Your Authentic Self in Holly Hughes’ Meditative Guide, “Real, Not Perfect”
Aug 27, 2021
Hope Andersen Offers Life-Lessons and Tools for Your Toolkit in “How to Remodel a Life”
Aug 24, 2021
Murder, Deceit, and Betrayal in Charleston, SC in Paul Attaway’s “Blood in the Low Country”
Aug 20, 2021
Dr. Augustus White III Shares Twenty Real-Life Tales of Resilience and Hope in “Overcoming”
Aug 17, 2021
Carolyn Baker Reflects on Racism and White Complicity in “An Unintentional Accomplice”
Aug 13, 2021
Dying Literary Icon Tasks Daughter to Write Final Book in “The Audacity of Sara Grayson”
Aug 10, 2021
Vanessa Riley Illustrates the Remarkable History & Legacy of Dorothy “Doll” Kirwan in “Island Queen”
Aug 06, 2021
Frye Gaillard Explores Social and Political Movements of the 1960’s in “A Hard Rain”
Aug 03, 2021
Allie Coker Shines a Light on Mental Illness in Novella, “The Last Resort”
Jul 30, 2021
Rebecca Hodge Explores the Multitudinous Meanings of Survival in “Wildland”
Jul 27, 2021
Kristy Harvey Delivers Warm-Hearted Tale of Love and Unconventional Family in “Under the Southern Sky”
Jul 23, 2021
Love, Loss, and the Power of Music to Heal in Kathleen Basi’s “A Song for the Road”
Jul 20, 2021
Bible Verses Lead to a Millionaire’s Treasure in Chris Fabry’s “A Piece of the Moon”
Jul 16, 2021
Old-School Reporter Gets Revenge in the #MeToo Era in Eric Dezenhall’s “False Light”
Jul 13, 2021
Environmental Lawyer Oversees a Mining Dispute Turned Deadly in Joel Burcat’s “Amid Rage”
Jul 09, 2021
Two Unlikely Friends Challenge Sexism in Silicon Valley in Lainey Cameron’s “The Exit Strategy”
Jul 06, 2021
Jason Mott’s “Hell Of A Book” Is One Character’s Cross Country Book Tour Of Love and Loss
Jul 02, 2021
Mystery Hero Patrick Flint Investigates Plane Crash that Leads to Mayhem in Pamela Fagan Hutchins’ newest, “Snaggletooth”
Jun 29, 2021
Marc Jampole Explores the Effects of Childhood Trauma in “The Brothers Silver”
Jun 25, 2021
Alex George’s “The Paris Hours” Weaves Four Desperate Characters Together in One 24 Hour Post WWI Day
Jun 22, 2021
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Brad Taylor Takes Readers to Australia and Taiwan to Save the World in “American Traitor”
Jun 18, 2021
Katey Schultz Weaves Together the Lives of Three in War-Torn Afghanistan in “Still Come Home”
Jun 15, 2021
#BlackGirlMagic is a Triumph of Resilience in Julia Jordan-Zachery’s “Black Girl Magic Beyond the Hashtag”
Jun 11, 2021
Kevin McIlvoy Pens an Appalachian Ghost Story on Racial Justice in “One Kind Favor”
Jun 08, 2021
Howard E. Covington, Jr.’s Book is “Beyond the Bank: Hugh McColl’s Chapter 2”
Jun 04, 2021
Walking Through Writing with North Carolina Hall of Fame Storyteller, Clyde Edgerton
Jun 01, 2021
In “The Warm Heart of Africa,” Jack Allison Shares A Life-Changing Experience in the Peace Corps
May 28, 2021
A Mother and Two Sons Face A Nuclear Apocalypse in John Gilstrap’s “Crimson Phoenix”
May 25, 2021
Robert Fitzpatrick Warns Readers of the Dangers of Multi-Level Marketing in “Ponzinomics”
May 21, 2021
Books Are the Key to Freedom in Post-Apocalyptic America in Jacqui Castle’s “The Seclusion”
May 18, 2021
Ron Rash’s “In the Valley” Returns to the Villainess Who Propelled Serena to National Acclaim
May 14, 2021
Gene Hoots Tells the Story of North Carolina’s Gold Leaf in “Going Down Tobacco Road”
May 11, 2021
Nancy Stancill Narrates Life at Six Feet in Her Authentic Memoir, “Tall”
May 07, 2021
Jill McCorkle Crafts a Layered Tale of Love, Pain, and Family in “Hieroglyphics”
May 04, 2021
David Baldacci’s “A Gambling Man” Is a 1950s Private Eye Thriller Full of Secrets and Corruption
Apr 30, 2021
Mirinda Kossoff Explores Identity and a Father’s Legacy in “The Rope of Life”
Apr 27, 2021
Chef Peter Reinhart Makes It Fun to Cook and Eat With “Perfect Pan Pizza”
Apr 23, 2021
Bonné Bartron Explores America’s Darkest Urban Legend in “Whispers”
Apr 20, 2021
Bob Deans’ “The Bicycle Man” Sees 1968 Through the Eyes of a Young Paperboy
Apr 16, 2021
John Hart’s “The Unwilling” Combines Crime, Suspense and Searing Glimpses into the Human Mind and Soul
Apr 13, 2021
Paolo Bacigalupi Explores Climate Change and Corruption in Near-Future Sci-Fi, “The Water Knife”
Apr 09, 2021
Find the Secrets to a Good Marriage with Marriage Counselor Lori Epting in “From Chaos to Connection”
Apr 06, 2021
Tara Lush Brews Up A Deadly Cozy Mystery in “Grounds for Murder”
Apr 02, 2021
Danny Bernstein Hikes and Reveals the History and Beauty of the Land in “DuPont Forest: A History”
Mar 30, 2021
Gina Wilkinson’s “When the Apricots Bloom” Features Women Under Saddam Hussein’s Tyrannical Rule
Mar 26, 2021
Susan Mills Introduces Detective Colt Jessup in Steamy Thriller “Rock Bottom”
Mar 23, 2021
Ellen Birkett Morris Explores the Quiet Power of Womanhood in “Lost Girls”
Mar 19, 2021
Amy Burle Captures the Complexities of Love and Family in “The Year of Thorns and Honey”
Mar 16, 2021
M. William Phelps Investigates a Poisoning death in “We Thought We Knew You”
Mar 12, 2021
Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin Weave A Spectacular Fantasy World in The Keys of Candor Trilogy
Mar 09, 2021
Tracy Clark’s Chicago Mystery Navigates the Dark Side of Celebrity in “What You Don’t See”
Mar 05, 2021
Maureen Sherbondy Peers Into a Teenager’s Difficult Past, Present and Future in “Lucky Brilliant”
Mar 02, 2021
Kristen Rademacher Takes Readers on an Odyssey of Ill-Fated Love, Devastating Loss, and Resilience
Feb 26, 2021
Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone Uncovers Germany’s Dark Secrets in “The Kaiser’s Web”
Feb 23, 2021
Wilnona Marie and Jade Dee Cope, Accept and Discover in “And I Thought Divorce Was Bad”
Feb 19, 2021
Aaron Gwyn’s “All God’s Children” Explores the Paradoxes of the early American frontier, a Place of Enormous Liberty and Terrible Bondage
Feb 16, 2021
Bess Kercher Weaves an Adventure-Filled, Faith-Driven Middle Grade Tale in “Now and At the Hour”
Feb 12, 2021
A Cardiac Surgeon’s Hand Tremor Led Dr. Charles Edwards to Dementia Care in “Much Abides: A Survival Guide for Aging Lives”
Feb 09, 2021
Susan Zurenda’s Vibrant Debut Transports Readers to Small-Town South Carolina in the 60s-70s, Where the Bonds of Love Prevail in the Face of Tragedy
Feb 05, 2021
Otho Eskin’s “The Reflecting Pool” Is a Fast-Paced Crime Thriller Set in the Nation’s Capital
Feb 02, 2021
Dori Ann Dupré Tells A Heartwarming Tale of Love and Found Family in “Good Buddy”
Jan 29, 2021
In “The Gift Best Given,” Edward Di Gangi Pieces Together the Extraordinary Life of His Birth Mother, Genevieve
Jan 26, 2021
Claire Fullerton Examines Southern Life and the Bonds of Love and Friendship in “Little Tea”
Jan 22, 2021
Dale Neal’s “Appalachian Book of the Dead” Leads Readers to the Dark Side of Reality in this Southern Buddhist Thriller
Jan 19, 2021
Susannah Marren’s “A Palm Beach Scandal” Twists Sisterhood and Secrets Together In A Glamorous World
Jan 15, 2021
David Oakley Reveals the Humorous Side of Family Life in “Nobody Eats Parsley: And other things I learned from my family.”
Jan 12, 2021
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s Novel “Even As We Breathe” Examines Race and Class in the Secluded Microcosm of Asheville’s Grove Park Inn During 1942
Jan 08, 2021
A.J. Hartley’s Fantasy Thriller “Impervious” Turns a Normal School Day Upside Down
Jan 05, 2021
Kim Wright Takes Readers To The Carolina Coast in “The Longest Day of the Year” where Four Women Discover The Truth About Their Lives
Jan 01, 2021
Landis Wade Brings the 2020 Literary Podcast Year to a Close, Reads Two of His 2020 Published Stories and Offers Literary Hopefulness for 2021
Dec 29, 2020
Lifelong Minister Leighton Ford Discerns God’s Voice and His Own in “A Life of Listening”
Dec 24, 2020
Jerry, Ryan and Sam McGee Deliver Laughs, Tears and More in “Sidelines & Bloodlines: A Father, His Sons and Our Life in College Football”
Dec 22, 2020
Ian Malone Takes Readers On a Science Fiction Outer Space Thrill Ride in “Detron City Vice,” a Place of Temptation Where People Go Missing
Dec 18, 2020
George Arnold Brings Courage, Danger and Romance With His Western “Wyandotte Bound” and a Christmas Short Story, Too
Dec 15, 2020
Registered Dietitian Camille Martin Speaks to Women in “Love to Lose”
Dec 11, 2020
Audiobook Narrator Bill A. Jones and Landis Wade Explore The Making of the Christmas Courtroom Trilogy Audiobooks
Dec 08, 2020
Jordan O’Donnell’s “Zoon Garden” Is Political Allegory and Social Critique in the Vein of George Orwell’s “Animal Fam”
Dec 04, 2020
Poets Christopher Davis And Allison Hutchcraft Bring Lives and Nature to the Page in “Oath” and “Swale”
Dec 01, 2020
Lauren Jacobs Brings a Forgotten Female Religious Leader to Life in “Shelamzion: Queen of Israel”
Nov 27, 2020
Joy Callaway Brings History to Life In “The Fifth Avenue Artists Society” and “Secret Sisters”
Nov 24, 2020
Natasha Tynes Shares Her Literary Murder Mystery That Draws on Her Jordanian-American Heritage
Nov 20, 2020
Joseph Mills Pulls Back the Curtain on the Lives of Soccer Moms and Dads in “Bleachers: fifty-four linked fictions”
Nov 17, 2020
David Collins Captures the True Essence of the Painful and Emotional Fight for Marriage Equality in “The Accidental Activists”
Nov 13, 2020
Kathleen Burkinshaw’s Young Adult Novel “The Last Cherry Blossom” Is Based on Her Japanese Mother’s First-Hand Experience as a Hiroshima Survivor
Nov 10, 2020
Natasha Boyd Brings to Life the Little Known Story of 18th Century Southern Heroine Eliza Lucas Pinckney in “The Indigo Girl”
Nov 06, 2020
Charlie Lovett Spins A Literary Tale Tied to Early New York Children Mystery Writers in “Escaping Dreamland”
Nov 03, 2020
Michele Tracy Berger Mixes Racial Conspiracy with Psychological Horror in “Reenu – You”
Oct 30, 2020
Dixie Gamble’s Story Of A Childhood Mystic Turned Nashville Music Executive Turned Filmmaker and Human Rights Activist Comes Alive in “Witch Hairs”
Oct 27, 2020
Sara Johnson Takes Readers to the Wilds of New Zealand In Her Alexa Glock Mystery “The Bones Remember”
Oct 23, 2020
Heather Bell Adams Takes Readers on a Literary Mystery from the War-Torn Philippines of WWII to the Modern Mansions of Savannah in “The Good Luck Stone”
Oct 20, 2020
Renea Winchester Writes About Hardscrabble Southern Appalachia and the Strong Women Who Survive in “Outbound Train”
Oct 16, 2020
Lee Matalone’s Literary Fiction Characters Search for Home, Identity and Belonging in “Home Making”
Oct 13, 2020
Eliot Parker Spins Short Stories With Strange, Creepy and Sometimes Poignant Twists in “Snapshots”
Oct 09, 2020
Anthony Abbott 2020 Inductee in the NC Literary Hall of Fame Shares His Wonderful Poetry and His Literary Journey – May He Rest in Peace
Oct 06, 2020
Katherine Snow Smith Leads Us to Laughter And Tears in Her Memoir-in-Essays, “Rules For The Southern Rulebreaker”
Oct 02, 2020
Poet Gail Peck Brings the Dust Bowl Photographs of Dorothea Lange to Life in “An Instant Out of Time”
Sep 29, 2020
Colin Cerniglia Takes a Swing With the N.Y. Yankees in “Culture of Excellence”
Sep 25, 2020
Kevin Winchester Channels “A Confederacy of Dunces” in Small Town, North Carolina in “Sunflower Dog”
Sep 22, 2020
Amy Williams Brings Adventure and Inspiration with Her Pig of a Friend, Wanda Petunia
Sep 18, 2020
Rebecca McClanahan Brings the Sights, Sounds, Tastes and Feelings of the Big City to Life “In the Key of New York City”
Sep 15, 2020
Karen McElmurray’s Haunting Book, “Wanting Radiance” Starts with the Murder of a Fortune Teller
Sep 11, 2020
John Russell’s “All the Right Circles” Turns a Lawyer’s Life Upside Down When He Learns A Family Secret in North Carolina’s Racial History
Sep 08, 2020
Poet, Writer and Professor Charles Israel Shares His Love of Poetry and Short Stories
Sep 04, 2020
Poet Dannye Romine Powell Is “In the Sunroom with Raymond Carver”
Sep 01, 2020
Paloma Capanna Deals With the Messy Bits of Life in “Nearly Fifty, A Collection of Essays”
Aug 28, 2020
Mary Laura Philpott Addresses the Humor and Difficulties of Life in “I Miss You When I Blink”
Aug 25, 2020
Molly Grantham Reveals the Authenticity of Motherhood and Career in “The Juggle is Real”
Aug 21, 2020
David Joy’s Characters Battle Addiction in a Changing Culture in “When These Mountains Burn”
Aug 18, 2020
Mary Bess Dunn Explores Societal Expectations and Familial Love in “Fate Havens”
Aug 14, 2020
Gail Martin Takes Readers on an Epic and Urban Fantasy Ride in Her Books that Go Bump in the Day and Night
Aug 11, 2020
Reita Pendry’s Latest Legal Thriller is “In the Frame”
Aug 07, 2020
Robert Inman Offers Political Intrigue With a Southern Twist in “The Governor’s Lady”
Aug 04, 2020
Lexi Aidyn Debuts Her Novel “Candid,” A Sweet Romance
Jul 31, 2020
Vernon Glenn Turns a Southern Small Town Night Upside Down in “Friday Calls”
Jul 28, 2020
Jeanne Adams and Nancy Northcott Serve Up Inter-Stellar Science Fiction Conflict in “Christmas on Outcast Station”
Jul 24, 2020
Meagan Lucas Offers a Gritty Novel Featuring a Survivor Female Protagonist in “Songbirds & Stray Dogs”
Jul 21, 2020
Catherine Goodman Farley’s Children Book Collection Explores History, Conservation and Faith in the Low Country
Jul 17, 2020
Kimberley Motley Recounts Her Unrelenting Fight For Justice in Afghanistan in “Lawless”
Jul 14, 2020
Danielle Stewart’s “The Bend in Redwood Road” Centers Around the Secret of an Unusual Adoption
Jul 10, 2020
Cat Warren’s “What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World”
Jul 07, 2020
Alison Paul Klakowicz Takes Young Readers on a Ride in “Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck”
Jul 03, 2020
Mark Peres Visits with 100 Influential People About the Topic That is the Title of his Book, “On Life and Meaning”
Jun 30, 2020
Nicole Ayers Focuses on Body Image and Self-Acceptance in “Love Notes to My Body”
Jun 26, 2020
Megan Miranda’s Latest Psychological Thriller is “The Girl From Widow Hills”
Jun 23, 2020
Tracie Barton-Barrett’s Novel About Families and Their Pets is “Buried Deep in Our Hearts”
Jun 19, 2020
Jack Grossman’s “Child of the Forest” Follows a Young Girl’s Fight For Life Following the Nazi invasion of her Small Town
Jun 16, 2020
Betsy Mack’s Memoir is “Mid-Reach: A Book To Inspire, Empower and Celebrate Failing While in the Midst of Success”
Jun 12, 2020
Mary Kratt Shares Poetry and History in “Watch where you walk” and “Charlotte, NC, A Brief History”
Jun 09, 2020
John Gerdy’s “Alphabone Orchestra” Is Designed to Help Children Get Excited About Music
Jun 05, 2020
George Hovis’ “The Skin Artist” Is an Edgy Story Set in the Shadows of the Shiny Banking City of Charlotte, NC
Jun 02, 2020
Caleb Johnson’s “Treeborne” Explores How Home Is a Southern Story as Much as a Place
May 29, 2020
Cynthia Newberry Martin’s Young Characters Struggle With Marriage in Her Literary Fiction Novel, “Tidal Flats”
May 26, 2020
Poet Donna Love Wallace Navigates Her Experience with Breast Cancer in “Between the Stones”
May 22, 2020
Scott Syfert’s “The First American Declaration of Independence? The Disputed History of the Mecklenburg Declaration of May 20, 1775″”
May 19, 2020
Michael Croley’s Beautiful Collection of Essays Explores Ordinary Lives in “Any Other Place”
May 15, 2020
Sarah Archer’s Clever Protagonist Is a Robotics Engineer Who Builds Her Perfect Date in “the Plus One”
May 12, 2020
Rachael Brooks Story as a Rape Survivor is Told in “Beads: A Memoir About Falling Apart and Putting Yourself Back Together Again”
May 08, 2020
Tom Hanchett’s “Sorting Out the New South City: Race, Class, and Urban Development in Charlotte, 1875 to 1975″
May 05, 2020
Jan Notzon’s “Id Paradox” Is a Story of Survival On the Border
May 01, 2020
Craig Johnson Talks About His Best-Selling Walt Longmire Novels that Became a Hit Netflix Original Series, “Longmire”
Apr 28, 2020
Belinda Smith-Sullivan Offers a Delicious Array of History, Photographs and Peach Recipes in “Just Peachy”
Apr 24, 2020
National Poetry Month Episode with Bluz, Jay, Kathie, Kia and Shane
Apr 21, 2020
Matthew Duffus “Swapping Purples for Yellows” is Equal Parts Campus Novel and Family Drama.
Apr 17, 2020
Elaine Orr’s Characters are “Swimming Between Worlds” in the Early Stages of The Civil Rights Movement in NC
Apr 14, 2020
Leslie Hooton Examines Complicated Relationships of Love and Ambition in “Before Anyone Else”
Apr 10, 2020
Jodi Helmer – “Protecting Pollinators:How to Save the Creatures that Feed Our World”
Apr 07, 2020
M.L. Huie’s WWII Female Spy Livy Nash Has a Secret Assignment that Could Kill Her in “Spitfire”
Apr 03, 2020
Tamra Wilson and Amy Rogers – “Idol Talk: Women Writers on the Teenage Infatuations That Changed Their Lives”
Mar 31, 2020
Rita Woods “Remembrance” Is a Magical Take on the Black Female Experience Spanning Generations
Mar 27, 2020
Poet Irene Blair Honeycutt – “Beneath the Bamboo Sky,” “Before the Light Changes,” “Waiting for the Trout to Speak” and “It Comes As a Dark Surprise”
Mar 24, 2020
Stacey Simms is “The World’s Worst Diabetes Mom: Real-Life Stories of Raising a Child with Type 1 Diabetes”
Mar 20, 2020