In his debut novel, The Othello Club, award-winning creative director and copywriter J.D. Pennington delivers a gripping crime thriller about six divorcees who set out to exact revenge on their unfaithful spouses. Told from multiple points of views, the story centers around Emily, whose life is turned upside down after she finds out her husband, Read More
In The Place Where They Buried Your Heart, horror and dark fantasy author Christina Henry writes a chilling tale set in Chicago and centered around a young woman named Jessie Campanelli, whose brother Paul disappeared years earlier in a mysterious house down the street. At the time, Jessie was an angsty 13-year-old teenager who didn’t Read More
In her fifth published novel, Behind These Four Walls, critically-acclaimed, #1 Amazon bestselling author Yasmin Angoe delivers a gripping mystery suspense centered around a young woman named Isla Thorne, who sets out to uncover the truth behind her friend’s disappearance ten years earlier. Set first in Los Angeles, then Virginia, Isla starts her search at Read More
In her powerful new book, The Labors of Resurrection: Black Women, Necromancy, and Morrisonian Democracy, Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Vanderbilt University Shatema Threadcraft sheds light on the serious topic of Black femicide and writes about the Black feminists who are organizing to stop the murders of Black women. In addition, her Read More
Pushcart Prize-winning author Michael Kardos visits Writer’s Voices to discuss his fourth novel, the comedic caper Fun City Heist. Set on the Jersey Shore, the book tells the story of Mo Melnick, a former drummer for the band Sunshine Apocalypse who now spends his days renting out beach umbrellas. One day, he’s approached by Johnny Read More
In the 25th anniversary edition of Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder, New York Times bestselling author David Gessner invites readers into the world of the magnificent creature known as the osprey. Once endangered due to the use of the pesticide DDT, ospreys have made a strong return to their former Read More
In Snow Kissed, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne shares a heartwarming holiday romance about finding love for the second time. Set in the fictional town of Shelter Springs, her story centers around single mom Holly Goodwin Moore whose daughter, Lydia, is set to take part in her ex-husband’s sister-in-law’s wedding. Read More
In her debut novel, Whistling Women and Crowing Hens, former CPA turned novelist Melora Fern compels readers with a story inspired by her grandmother’s time as a traveling musician in the 1920’s. In this historical novel, readers follow Birdie Stauffer, a young woman who performs as a musical whistler with a train-traveling roadshow. In an Read More
Acclaimed novelist and longtime New Yorker contributor Cynthia Zarin visits Writer’s Voices to discuss her latest novel, Estate, a companion piece to her debut novel, Inverno. Her story centers around Caroline, a woman and mother in her late forties (possibly early fifties) who has been married twice, is currently separated from her husband, and involved Read More
Amazon Charts bestselling author Elle Marr joins Writer’s Voices to discuss her seventh and latest psychological thriller, The Lie She Wears. Set in Portland, Oregon, the story centers around a Chinese-American museum curator named Pearl Davis who receives a shocking letter from her recently deceased mother, Sally, confessing to murder. Soon after acquiring the letter, Read More
In Dreams of Fields: Memory Traces of Iowa’s Past, Roy R. Behrens, a former Professor and Distinguished Scholar at the University of Northern Iowa, takes readers deep into the Midwest as he delves into the people associated with Iowa’s rich history. Filled with twenty-five personal essays, Behrens’ book features prominent Iowans, as well as those Read More
In The Mad Wife, New York Times bestselling author Meagan Church takes readers back to 1950’s suburban America where we meet Lulu Mayfield, a young, married woman who is trying to keep up appearances by being the perfect mother and the ideal housewife. As the story unfolds, Lulu’s life begins spiraling following the birth of Read More
In her second novel, Bees In June, author and former reading specialist Elizabeth Bass Parman enchants readers with an emotional story centered around Rennie Hendricks, a woman grieving the loss of her young son while working through the challenges of a broken marriage. Set in 1969 in the fictional town of Spark, Tennessee, readers follow Read More
In her debut novel, The Irish Goodbye, poet, teacher, and writing coach Heather Aimee O’Neill tells the story of three sisters still grappling with a tragedy that occurred twenty years earlier. Because of this devastating event, their brother, Topher’s, life was deeply impacted. Set on the North Shore of Long Island, the novel begins with Read More
In The Women of Artemis, award-winning author Hannah Lynn writes a captivating retelling of a Greek myth about Otrera, the first Amazon queen. As readers learn, Otrera first marries at the tender age of fourteen with dreams of sharing a life with an affectionate and devoted husband. However, her hopes are shattered when her husband Read More
In All the Way Around the Sun, writer and lawyer Xixi Tian writes a coming-of-age novel centered around family, loss, and the journey of finding our identity in a new home. Set in both China and the United States, the story follows Stella Chan, a Chinese immigrant living in Illinois, who is coping with the Read More
Award-winning novelist Jake Arnott joins Writer’s Voices to discuss his latest crime thriller, Blood Rival. Set in the 1980’s in Kent, England, Blood Rival centers around the death of the infamous gangster, Lee Royle, who is killed in a violent act of road rage. Following Lee’s death, his widow, Jo, her lover, Eddie (an adversary Read More
In his third book of poetry, Haiku Americana, retired history professor and local Fairfield poet Lawrence Eyre presents a compilation of haikus that follows the traditional 5-7-5 syllable, three-line structure, but reflects his own personal style. Though not centered on customary haiku themes, Haiku Americana is composed of pieces influenced by the Bible, Shakespeare, Aesop, Read More
In her debut novel The Cover Girl, author Amy Rossi explores the life of Birdie Rhodes, a young girl who is discovered by a modeling agent at the age of thirteen. The story spans two timelines: one in the 1970’s during Birdie’s younger modeling years and the other in 2018 when Birdie is fifty-six and Read More
In Ink Ribbon Red, crime novel writer, Alex Pavesi, presents his latest mystery thriller about a group of friends who trek to a remote location in the English countryside for a murder mystery birthday weekend. The host, Anatol, has invited his friends to join him for his 30th birthday and wants them to partake in Read More
In her second published novel, Starting From Here, author Paula Saunders tells a poignant coming-of-age story set in South Dakota in the 1970’s. The book follows a young woman named René who leaves her small town of Rapid City to pursue her wish of becoming a ballet dancer. With her mother’s support, she journeys from Read More
In Vianne, internationally renowned and award-winning author, Joanne Harris, presents the prequel to her best-selling novel, Chocolat. Set six years prior to the events of Chocolat, a woman known as Sylviane Rochas leaves New York after the death of her mother in search of a new life in Marseille. Soon after she arrives, she changes Read More
National bestselling author of historical fiction, Erika Robuck, chats with Writer’s Voices to discuss her exciting new historical novel, The Last Assignment: A Novel of Dickey Chapelle. In it, she writes about the life of award-winning combat photojournalist, Georgette “Dickey” Chapelle, who was one of the first female war photographers in U.S. history and whose Read More
Former EMT and paramedic, Joanna Sokol, joins Writer’s Voices to discuss her powerful new memoir, A Real Emergency: Stories from the Ambulance. During the decade she spent working in the ambulance, Sokol often kept a small journal in her back pocket and wrote down patient notes as well as anecdotes about her day-to-day experiences with Read More
In The Wayward Girls, New York Times bestselling author, Susan Wiggs, writes a poignant historical fiction that takes readers back to 1968 in Buffalo, New York. Based on a true story, the book follows six teenage girls, Mairin, Angela, Helen, Odessa, Denise, and Janice, who are sent to the Good Shepherd, a Catholic reform school, Read More
In Cyborg Fever, critically-acclaimed author, Laurie Sheck, presents a complex and intriguing novel centered around an orphan named Erwin who falls into a year-long fever dream and wakes up with a plethora of information from esteemed scientists of the past. According to Sheck, “…in the book, I chronicle the beings that he meets during his Read More
In The Bayrose Files, award-winning poet and novelist, Diane Wald, writes an intriguing novella about a young journalist named Violet Maris who attends an artists’ and writers’ colony in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. In order to be accepted into the residency, Violet deceitfully applied using her friend’s short stories with the intention of writing Read More
Author and graduate of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Samsun Knight, joins Writer’s Voices to discuss his second novel, Likeness. Loosely based on his own parent’s open marriage, Likeness tells the story of Anne and her husband, Sebastian, who have a polyamorous marriage, as they navigate their relationship with Sebastian’s lover, Sandy. Told from multiple points of Read More
In The Scrapbook, award-winning author, Heather Clark, writes her debut novel, a historical fiction set in 1996 that follows Anna, a Harvard graduand, who falls in love with a visiting German student named Christoph. As their relationship grows, Anna travels back and forth to Germany to visit Christoph and while it’s known that both their Read More
In Romantic Friction, YA novelist, Lori Gold, formerly Lori Goldstein, presents her debut book club fiction novel based on a character not unlike herself. The story follows bestselling romantasy writer, Sofie Wilde, who is awaiting the release of the 10th book in her successful series, but is rivaled by a new author named Hartley West Read More
Award-winning writer and journalist, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, chats with Writer’s Voices to discuss her gripping, new political thriller, The Far Side of the Desert. Set in various locations all over the world, the book follows two sisters, Samantha and Monte Waters, who are vacationing together in Spain and are awaiting the arrival of their brother, Cal. Read More
In The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother, poet, novelist, and editor, Jill Bialosky, writes a moving family memoir centered around her mother, Iris Yvonne Bialosky. Her book starts in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic first begins and Iris has just passed away after succumbing to Alzheimer’s while in hospice Read More
In Mothers of Fate, award-winning author, Lynne Hugo, writes a poignant family drama centered around the intricacies of adoption. Set in Pittsburgh, her novel follows a middle-aged, disabled woman named Deana Wilkes who is searching for the son she gave up 30 years ago in a closed adoption. In the process, she reaches out to Read More
In her third book of poetry, Diorama, poet Sandra Marchetti presents a collection of over 50 poems that she completed throughout a ten-year period. Her previous collection, Aisle 228, which was centered around baseball, won the 2023 Twin Bill Book Prize for Best Baseball Poetry of the Year. This time around, Marchetti’s poems are heavily Read More
New York Times bestselling author, Martha Hall Kelly, joins Writer’s Voices to discuss her latest novel, a historical fiction set in Martha’s Vineyard, titled The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club. Based on her own family’s history, the story is told in dual timelines, with one set in 2016 and the other during WWII in Read More
In The Italian Soul: How to Savor the Full Joys of Life, award-winning journalist, poet, and spirituality author Judith Valente takes readers into the slow-paced, tranquil lifestyle of the Italians. Having visited Italy a number of times, her book is geared to anyone seeking to calm their busy lives and live a more mindful and Read More
In A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis, award-winning journalist, Jeanne Carstensen, takes us back to that fateful day in 2015 when hundreds of refugees traveling from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesvos were tossed into the water after their overcrowded, wooden boat collapsed while Read More
Award-winning journalist and author, Hayley Krischer, visits Writer’s Voices to discuss her third and newest YA novel, You Belong To Me. Her book takes us into the dark world of the wellness and beauty industry and reveals how their influence can have detrimental effects, specifically on young girls. She explains, “You Belong To Me is Read More
In her 7th novel, New York Times bestselling author, Jennifer Haigh, presents Rabbit Moon, a fast-paced, poignant drama that opens with a young American woman named Lindsey who moves abroad to teach English in Shanghai. As the story continues, “…[she’s] standing on a sidewalk shortly after dawn on a Sunday morning in the financial district Read More
Author, poet, and teacher, Dennis James Sweeney, joins Writer’s Voices to discuss his essential guidebook for aspiring authors titled How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses. In his book, prospective writers can find a myriad of tools and resources to assist them on the road to publication. He said, Read More
In The Murder Show, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning television writer, Matt Goldman, presents his 8th published novel, a mystery thriller, about a showrunner named Ethan Harris who returns to his hometown of Minneapolis and finds himself assisting in an unsolved death investigation of his high school friend, Ricky. As Goldman describes Read More
Journalist and independent researcher, John Lechner, talks with Writer’s Voices to discuss his compelling new book, Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare. His book tells the intriguing story of Russia’s well-known private military company, The Wagner Group, and begins with its arrival in Ukraine in 2014 and follows Read More
Former journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Bryan Gruley, joins Writer’s Voices to discuss the first book in his crime thriller series, Bitterfrost. Set in the fictious town of Bitterfrost, Michigan, the story follows former ice-hocky player, Jimmy Baker, who finds himself the main suspect of a double homicide. According to Gruley, “…Jimmy wakes up on Read More
Attending child psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Instructor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Meredith Gansner, stops by to discuss her important new book, Teen Depression Gone Viral: Why Kids Are More Vulnerable Than Ever & How You Can Protect Your Child’s Health and Happiness. In the book, Dr. Gansner writes about how Read More
Shelley Fraser Mickle, an award-winning author and storyteller for NPR’s Morning Edition, visits Writer’s Voices to talk about her heartwarming and hilarious new memoir, Itching to Love: The Story of a Dog. Along with various other things, her book is filled with anecdotes of the decade she spent with Buddy, her neighbor’s mischievous dog, who Read More
In The Perfect Rom-Com, bestselling author, Melissa Ferguson, writes a quirky, romantic comedy based on her own experiences as a writer. The story follows Bryony Page, an aspiring writer, who unexpectedly becomes a ghostwriter for Amelia Benedict, a well-known rom-com author. Along the way, she meets a literary agent named Jack Sterling who is helping Read More
In Babylonia, freelance journalist, author, and screenwriter, Costanza Casati, presents an epic tale set in ancient Mesopotamia of a commoner named Semiramis who rose to power to become the only queen of the Assyrian Empire. Part historical fiction, part myth retelling, Casati did immense research on Assyrian history to bring Babylonia to life. According to Read More
Professor of obstetrics and gynecology with an Infectious Disease Fellowship at the University of Washington, Dr. Linda Eckert, stops by Writer’s Voices to discuss her important new book, Enough: Because We Can Stop Cervical Cancer. Dr. Eckert’s book is a vital resource that focuses on cervical cancer education, prevention, and treatment, and is filled with Read More
Award-winning author, Mark Mustian, joins Writer’s Voices to discuss his latest novel, a southern gothic, titled Boys with Wings. Set in the Deep South in the 1930’s, the book follows Johnny Cruel, a boy born with a rare physical condition, that caused him to be treated as a pariah since birth. As Mustian describes it, Read More
Professor and award-winning nature writer, David Gessner, joins Writer’s Voices to discuss his latest book about the famed owl, Flaco, titled The Book of Flaco: The World’ Most Famous Bird. His book follows an owl named Flaco after he escaped from New York’s Central Park Zoo and spent the following year soaring around the city Read More