Chris Whitaker – Author of We Begin at the End

Chris Whitaker – Author of We Begin at the End

Chris Whitaker is a UK based author of three Thrillers— We Begin at the End, is his latest. In this episode he talks about how it all began, having his novel optioned for a TV series, and why he chose to make his protagonist a thirteen year old girl. SHOW NOTES:Chris...
Local Author Spotlight: Robin Kardon interviews Carlos de los Rios

Local Author Spotlight: Robin Kardon interviews Carlos de los Rios

LOCAL AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT,  March 2021  “Kids in Cages,” by Carlos de los Rios  What does a Mexican American man see and feel when he’s raised in two worlds? Carlos de los Rios grew up in the affluent California suburb of Pebble Beach, but his parents’ roots, and much of...
Olga Grushin – Author of The Charmed Wife

Olga Grushin – Author of The Charmed Wife

Olga Grushin wrote her first story at just seven years old, and it happens to have been a fairy tale. She discusses why she chose to write in English, though Russian is her first language, and how it shapes the way she tells stories while retaining a Russian...
Stephanie Plymale – Author American Daughter

Stephanie Plymale – Author American Daughter

 Jeniffer talks with Stephanie Thornton Plymale about her memoir, American Daughter, via Warwick’s Books. The subtitle of Stephanie’s book says it all: A Memoir of Intergenerational Trauma, a Mother’s Dark Secrets, and a Daughter’s Quest for Redemption. This episode...
BOOK CLUB: What Could Be Saved, A Novel  by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz

BOOK CLUB: What Could Be Saved, A Novel by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz

April 28 (Wednesday) from 5 to 6:15 PM PST “This brilliant portrayal of the lives of expats and their servants is also a suspenseful mystery with ever-darkening twists. For fans of A Little Life and The Goldfinch.” —People, Book of the Week Washington, DC, 2019: Laura...