Feb 22, 2017

Hey there word nerds!

Today’s interview features Brian Meehl, author of four novels that have garnered several awards and starred book reviews: Out of Patience, Suck It Up, Suck It Up and Die, and You Don’t Know About Me. His latest genre-bending novel, Blowback ‘07, transports readers back to 19077, a time when...

Feb 15, 2017

Hey there word nerds!

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Sally Parry, the Executive Director of the Sinclair Lewis Society. She earned her PhD in American Literature (as well as 19th Century British Fiction and Medieval Literature) from Fordham University in NYC and wrote her dissertation on Sinclair Lewis (

Feb 8, 2017

Hey there word nerds!

Today I have the pleasure of interview award-winning author Sebastian Barry, about his latest book Days Without End.

Sebastian Barry is the author of seven novels, including A Long Long Way and The Secret Scripture (now a major motion picture starring Rooney Mara and Vanessa Redgrave). He has won...

Feb 1, 2017

Hey there word nerds!

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Shanthi Sekaran, author of the new novel Lucky Boy, a book that has been getting a lot of pre-publication buzz and is an Indie Next Great Read pick for January 2017.

In this episode Shanthi and I discuss:

• The importance of fiction in humanizing...