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ITW Spotlight: Marcia Clark on Prosecution, Defense and Anti-Hero Sam Brinkman

Los Angeles defense attorney Samantha “Sam” Brinkman is an antihero extraordinaire. We love her, but she’s done some terrible things, and she’s not apologetic in the least. In Final Judgment (Thomas & Mercer), bestselling author Marcia Clark sets Sam up in a case too close to home: she investigates and…

K.L. RomoApril 23, 2020

Author Spotlight Fiction

Kelly Rimmer on the Role of Women’s Issues in “Truths I Never Told You”

No matter what your age, you’ll have an emotional reaction to Truths I Never Told You (Graydon House) by Kelly Rimmer. This stirring story spans five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s, addressing a myriad of common family and societal issues that have touched most of us at one…

Valerie Taylor, author of "What’s Not Said" and "What’s Not True"April 14, 2020

Author Spotlight

John DeSimone on Delano and the Lessons of Cesar Chavez

How many people can recall the classic image after the 1968 Delano Grape Boycott of a weakened Cesar Chavez breaking a 25-day hunger strike seated next to Senator Robert Kennedy? Unfortunately, too few – history buffs or not. Yet Chavez’s fire and commitment had staggering repercussions, and John DeSimone’s The…

BookTribApril 4, 2020

Author Spotlight

Kelly Oliver on Girl Power, Middle-Grade Humor and More

In Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter, Kelly Oliver has written a magnificent middle-grade story that will captivate readers with an exciting plot, relatable narrator, plenty of laughs and a sprinkling of lessons. She not only nails the voice of her 12-year-old heroine but also hits on so many issues, phobias and…

BookTribFebruary 28, 2020

Better Self Better Self - Featured Listicles

Think Outside the Box: 6 Creative Approaches and Intriguing New Perspectives to Help Hack Happiness

Happiness. What a complicated concept, elusive goal and clickbait catchphrase. How many headlines have promised you simply that one thing, happiness? And how many have delivered? Have you ever felt betrayed, jaded or even more confused about the actual definition and, even, existence, of this north star after a wild-goose…

Judy MorenoNovember 5, 2021

Author Spotlight Better Self Miscellany Nonfiction Pop Culture

It’s Okay to F*ck Up Sometimes—in Fact the Try Guys Recommend It

You know the The Try Guys as viral sensations for trying an incredibly wide berth of things--from enduring simulated labor pains to consuming one of every item on a Taco Bell menu. The group has accumulated over a billion views to date with millions of followers and subscribers around the…

Rebecca ProulxJune 18, 2019

Audiobooks Fiction

Adriana Trigiani and a Sweeping Big Band Era Novel

Novelist Adriana Trigiani joins us to talk about her latest audiobook, Tony's Wife, and narrator Edoardo Ballerini’s engaging performance. In a story about the music of the last century—the Big Band music of the 1940s—two talented working class kids, Tony & Chi Chi, marry and become a successful singing act until time, temptation, and the responsibilities…

AudioFileFebruary 1, 2019

Author Spotlight Thrillers

Going Inside “Button Man:” One Man Takes On Murder Inc.

Historical thriller author Andrew Gross takes us on a harrowing journey to a part of our past rarely explored in great detail, the Jewish mob's rise to power in 1930s New York. Although the Italian mob is usually the image we conjure when we think of the racketeering and murder…

Rebecca ProulxOctober 22, 2018

Fiction Podcasts

Gail Honeyman on “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine”

Gail Honeyman, author of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (which is now available in paperback), stops by Writer’s Bone to discuss delving into loneliness in her debut novel, what went into crafting her memorable main character Eleanor, and how she balanced drama and humor throughout the narrative. To learn more…

Daniel FordJune 15, 2018

Fiction Podcasts

‘Welcome to Night Vale’: Chatting it Up with Author Jeffrey Cranor

When you listen to the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, it doesn't matter if you were a fan from the beginning, or you became one after listening. Maybe you found it on Tumblr: the thing that becomes immediately apparent from the moment you first hear Cecil's voice is that this is like…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaOctober 23, 2017

Fiction

Mitch Albom Takes Us Back to Heaven in His New Sequel

"I always carried the idea that when you die, there are these people sitting there waiting for you." If ever there was an author who could paint a tangible picture of heaven and imagine it as a kind of post-life waiting room, it is Mitch Albom, first with his iconic…

Rebecca ProulxOctober 9, 2018