Erica Ferencik, author of Girl in Ice, and I talk about her new novel, creatures that can freeze and thaw out alive, why she’s a plotter, writing the book she wished existed, and more.  Erica Ferencik is an award-winning novelist … Continue reading →

Steve Almond, author of All the Secrets of the World (Zando, 2022) joins me to discuss his new novel and why he wanted to write a social novel, how it took him five tries to get it right, and much … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Fleishman, author of the brand new novel, Good Night, Forever (Blackstone), and I talk about setting your book where you live, side characters, crime fiction and social issues, and so much more. Download audio. Jeff Fleishman is foreign and … Continue reading →

Gary Phillips, author of One-Shot Harry, is my guest. Gary has been a community activist, labor organizer and has published various novels, comics, short stories as well as editing several anthologies including Orange County Noir (which is how we met; I have … Continue reading →

Kim Dower, West Hollywood poet laureate, instructor at UCLA Extension and Antioch LA, and book publicist, and I discuss her latest volume, I Wore This Dress for You, Mom (Red Hen Press). They talk about inspiration, on not getting an MFA, … Continue reading →

T. Jefferson Parker, author of the new novel, A Thousand Steps (Forge) and I talk about the book he’s wanted to write for years, finding his voice, rituals, and more. This interview was originally recorded as a Sisters in Crime Zoom … Continue reading →