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.
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.
Click on the link below to hear an interview with New York Times best-selling author Jamie Ford. His debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, explores a father-son relationship set against the backdrop of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. It was awarded the Best Adult Fiction Book at the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. His latest work, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy, is a multigenerational epigenetic love story that explores the idea of inherited trauma. The book is a New York Times best-seller and a Read with Jenna book club pick.
