The Story Craft Cafe Podcast

Today’s author interview guest is Jeff Sweat, author of the new YA futuristic thriller Mayfly. A futuristic thriller that pits teens against teens. Jemma has spent her life scavenging tools and supplies in her tribe’s small enclave outside what used […]

My guest today is Katharine Smyth, author of All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf A wise, lyrical memoir about the power of literature to help us read our own lives—and see clearly the people we love […]

My guest today is Falguni Kothari, author of the new book The Object of Your Affections. Two best friends rewrite the rules of friendship, love and family…and change everything they thought they knew about motherhood Paris Kahn Fraser has it all—a […]

David Swinson stops by the show today to talk about his incredible journey to becoming one of the best crime fiction writers, making stops along the way in the 80’s punk scene, spending time with Timothy Leary and Hunter S. […]

Jasper Fforde, author of the new book Early Riser, joins me today to talk about his writing career, humor, satire, and more. The new standalone novel from bestselling author Jasper Fforde Every Winter, the human population hibernates. During those bitterly […]

Mother and son writing team Caroline & Charles Todd write and publish under the name Charles Todd. Their newest book, The Black Ascot, is the 21st release in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series. Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge seeks a killer […]

Today’s guest on Author Stories is Renee Knight, author of the new psychological thriller The Secretary. Renée Knight follows up her international sensation Disclaimer with this shivery tale of psychological suspense, featuring a character as disturbing and compelling as Mrs. Danvers in […]

Laura Benedict, author of the fantastic new psychological thriller The Stranger Inside. What if you came home to find a stranger living inside your house? An “oustanding, ever-twisting, surprise-filled” psychological drama (Publishers Weekly), in the tradition of Shari Lapena and […]

We have a special bonus episode of Author Stories today with my guests R. C. Bray and Rhett Bruno. Rhett’s new series Children of Titan, narrated by R. C. Bray is out now and one of the best science fiction […]

Jane Healey, author of the World War II historical novel The Beantown Girls is my guest today. A novel of love, courage, and danger unfolds as World War II’s brightest heroines—the best of friends—take on the front lines. 1944: Fiona […]

Jill Santopolo returns to the show today to talk about her new book More Than Words. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost comes a tender and moving new novel about a woman at a crossroads after the death […]

Fiona Barton, author of the new psychological thriller The Suspect stops by today to talk about the writing life. The New York Times bestselling author of The Widow returns with a brand new novel of twisting psychological suspense about every parent’s worst nightmare… When […]

My guest today is Mary Adkins, author of the brand new release When You Read This. A comedy-drama for the digital age: an epistolary debut novel about the ties that bind and break our hearts, for fans of Maria Semple […]

Today Imogen Edwards-Jones joins me to talk about her new book The Witches of St. Petersburg. Inspired by real characters, this transporting historical fiction debut spins the fascinating story of two princesses in the Romanov court who practiced black magic, […]

Today Meghan Cox Gurdon joins me to talk about her new book, The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction A Wall Street Journal writer’s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, […]