The Story Craft Cafe Podcast

Author and anti-bullying advocate Griffin Stark is my interview guest today to talk about Immortal Girl5 and The Sheepdog Movement. THE ULTIMATE IN GIRL POWER! Rachel, Skylar, Caitlin, Beth and Bethany are all eighteen, immortal and can fly.But that is […]

Joseph Finder writes some of the tightest, white knuckle thrillers of anyone today. I was excited to host Joseph for this episode of Author Stories to talk about his new book Judgement. New York Times best-selling author Joseph Finder returns with […]

John Lescroart joins me again today to talk about his brand new book The Rule Of Law, and to drop some writerly wisdom on us from his more than two decade writing career. John Lescroart – the “master of the […]

Donna Everhart, author of the new book The Forgiving Kind, joins me today to talk all about the writing life. In this masterful new novel, set in 1950s North Carolina, the acclaimed author of The Road to Bittersweet and The Education of Dixie […]

Author and painter Wil Medearis joins me to talk about his writing journey and his new book Restoration Heights. “Noirish…compelling…innovative.”—New York Times Book Review “A big-bang debut.”—Library Journal A debut novel about a young artist, a missing woman, and the […]

Filmmaker and author Justin Wells joins me today to talk about storytelling and how to connect with people through visual medium and the communal aspects of documentary films, and his new book How to Film Truth: The Story of Documentary […]

I am honored to welcome James Rollins back to the show today to talk about his brand new Sigma Force novel Crucible. In the race to save one of their own, Sigma Force must wrestle with the deepest spiritual mysteries […]

My guest today is Lynda Cohen Loigman, author of the brand new book The Wartime Sisters, a dynamic historical novel set during WWII. For fans of Lilac Girls, the next powerful novel from the author of Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist The Two-Family […]

Nick Petrie returns to the show to talk about his fantastic new Peter Ash thriller Tear It Down. In the new edge-of-your-seat adventure from national bestselling author Nick Petrie, Peter Ash pursues one case–and stumbles into another–in the City of […]

On today’s show, Christopher Paolini returns to the world of Alagaësia with his new book The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia, and drops by the show to talk all about it. We talk fantasy, sci-fi, writing […]

Taylor Adams, author of the fantastic new book No Exit drops by the show today to talk about his history as a film maker and author, how the two intersect, and the story behind his stories. “What a box of […]

Thriller author Matthew Quirk stops by the show today to talk about his new book The Night Agent and shares the story behind his stories. “Plenty of breathless one-more-chapter, stay-up-late suspense wrapped around a meaty and timely story … irresistible.”   — Lee […]

Jessica Barry, author of the new thriller Freefall, joins me today to talk about the writing life. An Indie Next Pick and Amazon Best of the Month Thriller pick “Exhilarating, emotional — a thriller charged with genuine depth and raw […]

Today my author interview guest on Author Stories is Lyndsay Faye. Lyndsay’s new book The Paragon Hotel is an amazing historical thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat and turning pages. After the interview we have […]

Thriller author Andrew Grant joins me today to talk about his writing career and his new book Invisible. An Army veteran and intelligence agent goes undercover as a janitor at a federal courthouse to pursue his own brand of justice […]