In addition to writing fiction, I volunteer at my local community radio station, KBOO.FM. I host a program called Between the Covers which airs every third Thursday from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Pacific Time. It’s a program dedicated to books, writers, and all things writing related. Below are some recent author interviews.
Interview with Willy Vlautin
Check out this interview with local author Willy Vlautin. Willy is an author of eight novels and is the winner of the Joyce Carol Oates award and a Pen / Faulkner award nominee. Three of his books have been adapted into feature films. He is also the founder of the bands, Richmond Fontaine and the Delines. His current novel, The Left and the Lucky, is set in Portland.
Sam Lumley is the author of the Oliver Popp’s Travel Guides to Murder series, and like its protagonist, is both gay and autistic. He also owns a vintage Chevrolet Corvair and once lived in a basement apartment in Washington, D.C.—experiences that also make appearances in the series. Click on the link below to hear an interview with Sam on Between the Covers as we discuss his debut novel, How To Have A Killer Time in D.C.
Michelle Cox has always been obsessed with stories of the past and has spent a lifetime collecting them. She is the award-winning author of historical fiction, including the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, The Fallen Woman’s Daughter, and The Merriweather Novels. Michelle also pens the wildly popular, “Novel Notes of Local Lore,” a weekly blog chronicling the lives of Chicago’s forgotten residents.
Click below as we discuss her latest release and her love for Cary Grant, big band music, and marmalade.
Do you want to know what it’s like to be an independent bookstore owner? Click here for an interview with Cierra Cook, owner of Spoke and Word Books. She gave up a corporate job to pursue her passion for books and opened her own store. Cierra will give us the good, the bad, and the ugly of owning a bookstore. Learn how she made her dream become a reality.
What is it like to have your book banned?
New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Evison. Jonathan is the author of multiple novels including All About Lulu, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, and The Heart of Winter. His novel Lawn Boy was the target of censorship in 2022. According to the American Library Association, it was seventh-most banned and challenged book in the country due to its inclusion of LGBT+ content and being sexually explicit. Click below as we discuss his experience being banned, his latest release, and his fascination with dentistry.
