In this gripping new thriller, bestselling author Rick Mofina delivers a heart-stopping story of secrets, trauma, and survival. If Two Are Dead follows off-duty cop Luke Conway, whose split-second decision on a rain-soaked Texas road sets off a chain of events tied to a chilling unsolved murder—and the only survivor: his wife.It’s a haunting, emoti…

Veteran crime fiction and horror author Chuck Wendig joins Aaron Philip Clark to discuss his latest novel, THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, which explores childhood trauma and how meaningful friendships can withstand even the most horrific tragedies. They revisit Wendig's cult classic Miriam Black series and Star Wars novels and get the scoop on his upc…

Debut author Liann Zhang joins Aaron Philip Clark to discuss her moody thriller with a dab of horror, JULIE CHAN IS DEAD: A NOVEL. The two discuss the premise of her book that centers on the death of Chloe, a successful social media influencer, and Julie, her down-and-out twin sister, who assumes her identity.…

After four decades of reform and development, China is confronting a domestic waste crisis. As the world's largest waste-generating nation, the World Economic Forum projects that by 2030, the volume of household waste in China will be double that of the United States. Starting in the early 2000s, Chinese policymakers came to see waste management as…

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Susan Desmond-Hellmann is a physician and scientist whose remarkable career has spanned clinical medicine, oncology, biotech innovation, and global health leadership. In this episode, Susan shares insights from her jou…

Ryan Steck is the author of Fields of Fire, Lethal Range, Redd Christmas, and Out For Blood. He is also a freelance editor, the founder and editor-in-chief of The Real Book Spy, and was named an Online Influencer by Amazon. Visit his website at https://therealbookspy.com/Spies, Lies and Private Eyes is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio…

In The Promise of Sunrise: Finding Solace in a Broken World (Green Writers Press, 2025), a former Bronx Zoo zoologist and award-winning nature writer, Ted Levin, spent Covid rediscovering his valley and the joys of watching the season pass, day by day by day. The book is a chronicle of his rediscovery of the Thetford, Vermont hillside on which he l…

In Season 9, Novel Dialogue set out to find the Venn diagram intersection of tech and fiction—only to realize that Kim Stanley Robinson had staked his claim on the territory decades ago. With influential series on California, on the terraforming of Mars, and on human civilization as reshaped by rising tides, KSR has established a conceptual space a…

Sarah Maria Griffin has authored many works, including Spare and Found Parts, Other Words for Smoke, and Not Lost. Her latest book, Eat the Ones You Love, is part horror, part love story, and thoroughly intriguing. Eat the Ones You Love is out in the U.S. now, so readers can grab a copy and get to know Baby, the delicious plant villain who narrates…

On this episode of On the Air with Florenza, we welcome debut novelist Glen Peters, author of the evocative and heartfelt novel Where the Nights Smell Like Bread. Set in the vibrant and chaotic streets of Kolkata, this coming-of-age story follows Mark Anello, a 34-year-old American teacher searching for direction after personal and professional uph…

Meryl chats with Julie Metz about her memoir, Eva and Eve, which chronicles her research journey to discover her mother’s hidden past in Nazi-occupied Austria. They also discuss how researching and writing about her mother’s experience has impacted her own life and the life of her family. Julie Metz is the author of PERFECTION, a New York Times bes…

This week on Crime Wave: Andrew Welsh-Huggins’ THE MAILMAN is a pulse-pounding thriller that starts with a bang and never lets up. THE MAILMAN is the first novel-length outing for Mercury Carter, star of several Welsh-Huggins short stories. Mercury is a freelance courier who prides himself on never missing a delivery. All he wants to do is deliver …

Bold Voices / Good Yarns with Ian Henzel – Featuring Gregg Shapiro📚 Episode 7: Books, Bullies, and Becoming a Writer: A Conversation with Gregg ShapiroWhat happens when literature becomes a lifeline? 🌈📚 In this powerful and personal conversation, host Ian Henzel sits down with poet and author Gregg Shapiro to talk identity, storytelling, and the co…

Today’s Intermission, we're joined by USA Today bestselling author Pamela Fagan Hutchins to discuss her latest thriller, Her Burning Lies.In this gripping installment of the Detective Delaney Pace series, a deadly wildfire uncovers the body of a young woman—stabbed with a silver sword. As more victims emerge and the flames close in, Delaney must ra…

The growing concern about global environmental change and human impacts on the planet has led to the emergence of a broad field of study on the 'sustainability' of human societies. The term's common usage can be traced back to the advent of the Earth Summit in 1992 when 'sustainable development' was broadly embraced by the international community a…

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Sean Mackey is a professor of pain medicine at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, where his research explores the neural mechanisms of pain and the development of no…

In Episode 24 of Undercurrents of Romance, Tracey Devlyn sits down with award-winning author Emily Sullivan to discuss her new novel, A DEATH ON CORFU.Murder meets slow-burn on a sun-drenched Greek island. When a local maid is found dead, widow Minnie Harper teams up with her grumpy neighbor—an infuriatingly handsome mystery author—to seek justice.…

Scott McCrae has more than thirty books to his credit, including adventure novels, thrillers and westerns. Visit his website at https://talesoftommix.com/Spies, Lies and Private Eyes is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network#authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #authorsontheair #suspensebooks #authorssupportingautho…

Acclaimed hardboiled noir author Cristopher Chambers just released the third in the Dickie Cornish series, StreetWhys. Dickie finds himself pulled into a crime that has connections to the past and may well limit his future. Drawn in the Washington DC most readers never experience, Chambers illustrates the incestuous connection between crime and pol…

Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of farm machinery, fertilizer, seeds, and pesticides are sold to farmers around the world. Although agricultural inputs are a huge sector of the global economy, the lion's share of that market is controlled by a relatively small number of very large transnational corporations. The high degree of co…

Welcome to the season TWO of the Thought Garden - on Air! Host Alexis Quintal, CEO and Owner of Rosarium has invited entrepreneurs and media professionals with an understanding of personal branding to share their stories and journey.Our next guest for season 2 is Bernadette Pello, Co-Founder and President of the Board of Livingstone Schools, Inc., …

In Episode 23 of Undercurrents of Romance, Tracey Devlyn sits down with author Sylvia Mercedes to discuss her newest romantasy, HEART OF THE SHADOW KING.A kingdom on the edge. A queen unraveling. A king torn between love and loyalty. In HEART OF THE SHADOW KING, Sylvia Mercedes conjures a breathtaking storm of magic, war, and devotion—where soul-de…

PHILADELPHIA – Johnny Mnemonic meets John Wick in The Price of Everything, a heart-racing, near-future cyberpunk thriller from Jon McGoran, out April 8, 2025 from Solaris Books.In a world ravaged by climate change and corruption, cyberwarfare has cratered the internet, leaving an all-cash economy. A guild of elite couriers transports ultra-high den…

In this engaging podcast episode, host Maki Morris interviews LJ Andrews, a bestselling author known for her captivating fantasy series. They delve into Andrews' latest work, 'Broken Souls and Bones,' exploring its unique magic system rooted in Norse mythology, character development, and the intricacies of world-building. The conversation also touc…

Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau is a bilingual French author based in the U.S. She has previously published novels and nonfiction books for teens, which have been translated into over twelve languages. The French Honeymoon is her debut adult novel. After graduating university in France, she moved to Amsterdam to begin a career in advertising. She then spent…

USA Today bestselling author L.J. Andrews talks about writing trauma, her most tragic characters, which of her characters she just wants to hug, how she keeps track of her settings, characters, and magic systems, and much more! L.J.'s new book, Broken Souls and Bones, comes out April 29. You can find out more about L.J. at her website, where she ha…

In late nineteenth-century Latin America, governments used new scientific, technological, and geographical knowledge not only to consolidate power and protect borders but also to define the physical contours of their respective nations. Chilean and Argentine authorities in particular attempted to transform northern Patagonia, a space they perceived…

Myah Ariel returns with No Ordinary Love, a captivating celebrity romance that delves into the complexities of fame, personal growth, and unexpected love. The story follows Ella Simone, a Grammy-winning pop star navigating a high-profile divorce from her unfaithful husband and music producer, Elliot Majors. Amidst the media frenzy, a chance encount…

In Episode 22 of Undercurrents of Romance, Tracey Devlyn sits down with author London Sperry to discuss her debut romantic comedy, PASSION PROJECT.Fresh, flirty, and full of feels—PASSION PROJECT lives where heartbreak softens and love dares to bloom again.A twentysomething stuck in neutral. A charming maybe-something-more. One pact to chase joy ac…

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Michael Cody about his new thriller STREETS OF NASHVILLE. Michael Cody was born in the South Carolina Lowcountry and raised in the North Carolina highlands. He spent his twenties writing songs in Nashville and his thirties in school. He's the author of the novel Gabriel's Songbook (P…

This week on Crime Wave: Matt Goldman, NYT bestselling author (plus Emmy Award winning television writer!) has a wonderful new book, THE MURDER SHOW. Ethan Harris returns home to Minnesota looking for inspiration after the network rejects his pitch for the fourth season of his hit television crime drama, The Murder Show. And inspiration he finds: A…

Joining us today is Etta Easton. Etta is a contemporary romance author celebrated for her heartfelt storytelling, witty banter, and authentic portrayals of Black joy. Her novels, including The Kiss Countdown and The Love Simulation, blend humor with emotional depth, featuring relatable heroines and swoon-worthy heroes navigating love in unique sett…

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter dives deep into nicotine—a topic increasingly debated both scientifically and publicly. He clarifies the critical differences between nicotine and tobacco, highlighting wh…

Gene Koon is a former broadcast video director whose last post was directing the Yugoslavian war crime trials for the United Nations in The Hague, Netherlands. He now lives in Oregon, balancing his love for airplanes, wine, coffee and riding his Dutch bike. Not necessarily in that order. Visit his website at https://genekoon.com/Spies, Lies and Pri…

New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning television writer Matt Goldman pens some of the best work in fiction today. His Nils Shapiro series was fantastic and his latest standalone thriller, The Murder Show, is one you won’t be able to put down. Television showrunner Ethan Harris goes back to his childhood home while he tries to fin…

New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning television writer Matt Goldman pens some of the best work in fiction today. His Nils Shapiro series was fantastic and his latest standalone thriller, The Murder Show, is one you won’t be able to put down. Television showrunner Ethan Harris goes back to his childhood home while he tries to fin…

Art has long played a key role in constructing how people understand and imagine America. Starting with contemporary controversies over public monuments in the United States, in Temporary Monuments: Art, Land, and America’s Racial Enterprise (University of Chicago Press, 2024), Dr. Rebecca Zorach carefully examines the place of art in the occupatio…

Bill Blume is a 911 dispatcher with a history in broadcast journalism. He answers emergency calls by day, and writes fantasy and horror stories by night. His works include The Dragon Spy, West of Apocalypse, The Cold Shoulder, Gideon's Hunt, and Gideon's Blood. His most recent work, The Hand on the Wall, is an intriguing novelette about a man who w…

In Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World (Verso, 2024), Ståle Holgersen develops a conceptualization of 'crisis' that moves beyond simplistic understandings of societal turbulence or even disaster, arguing that crises have come to mean something very specific. Where previous analyses have treated economic and ecological crises …

Louise Hegarty’s work has appeared in Banshee, the Tangerine, the Stinging Fly, and the Dublin Review, and has been featured on BBC Radio 4’s Short Works. She was the inaugural winner of the Sunday Business Post/Penguin Ireland Short Story Prize. Her short story “Getting the Electric” has been optioned by Fíbín Media. She lives in Cork, Ireland.Kil…

In Episode 21 of Undercurrents of Romance, Tracey Devlyn sits down with international bestselling author India Holton to discuss her historical romantasy, THE GEOGRAPHER’S MAP TO ROMANCE.An exiled heiress returns to settle old debts. A bold investor sees more than profit. When danger strikes, unexpected passion may prove their greatest risk yet.A f…

This week on Crime Wave: It’s the Murdle Man himself! G.T. (Greg) Karber, author of the bestselling Murdle puzzle books, shares his insight into the puzzle universe, how his logic puzzles fit in and how he creates them. With five Murdle books out (and more coming this year!) Greg knows what he’s talking about. He even gives us armchair detectives h…

Each day, every single person in the United States, all 324 million, discards about five pounds of waste. Be it a bottle that gets placed in a recycling bin or a piece of paper crumpled and tossed into the waste bin, every bit of the daily 1.6 billion pounds cast-off has a story. Everyone's Trash: One Man Against 1.6 Billion Pounds (Peter E. Randal…

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Sanjay Mehta is a radiation oncologist with over 25 years of experience, and is currently the president of Century Cancer Centers in Houston, Texas (drsanjaymehta.com). In this episode, Sanjay explores the rapidly evol…