MARION ROSS- MY DAYS, HAPPY AND OTHERWISE- Who doesn’t remember HAPPY DAYS, the iconic show from the 70’s that launched HUGE careers for Henry Winkler, otherwise known as THE FONZ, and ron howard, one of the most wonderful and popular directors out there today. But it also was an iconic role for MARION ROSS, whose depiction of MRS. C was one of ...…

Does this book sound like a fantasy novel? Listen as I talk about that with Brendan himself, but this book is FAR from a fantasy novel. What a fun and absorbing interview to do, and one of the most pleasurable for me. We get into so much out the plot, and this book is so well written. The more I read the more I could not put it down. He sounds ...…

Joyce Bulifant – My Four Hollywood Husbands – Joyce is such a nice person, what a treat to talk to her, she is best known for the MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, and even more so, MATCH GAME, where she was a wacky, fun panelist that always sat on the bottom row right. Four Hollywood husbands? Who knew? And one was to JAMES MACARTHUR, from Hawaii 5-O! An ...…

Gregg Hurwitz is one of the best thriller writers out there today, and this new series, which started with ORPHAN X, is incredibly interesting. Hellbent is the third in the series, and I was totally glued to to pages on this one. I even gave up TV for a whole night just to finish it. : ) There are currently three books in the series, and you wi ...…

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A new author for me to read, and i did enjoy his writing very much, Paul Cleave writes about New Zealand, and all his books have been set there. Paul gets very mixed reactions to his books, and people are clamoring for more in his two series. Hear him talk about that, and about the process of writing, the ideas, and his continue struggle to gai ...…

Paul Vigna writes for the Wall Street Journal and is an incredible expert on the TV show The Walking Dead, having written recaps for the show since the beginning. A huge hit, the show has had at one point 19 million viewers every week. (The show has been the subject of speculation lately, after the death of a stuntman for the show. My heart goe ...…

Judd Lormand is one of the nicest guys to talk to. He is a southerner, need any more be said? What a pleasure to talk to him. And Seal Team, his new show on CBS, is one of the first hits for CBS this year. We spoke for almost an hour, and he is more than a little honest about his experiences on the set. He is working with one of my favorites, D ...…

One of the most accomplished cartoonists out there, Tom Batiuk will tell you all about his amazing 45 year career, and he is not done yet! He has drawn the Funky Winkerbean strip which is still in a lot of major newspapers. I am sure you have heard the name, and he will tell you all about his other things also. He is a very humble man who simpl ...…

Wow, what a book! And this one fooled me. I thought the innocent friendship between two women was all this book was about, but BOY was I wrong! Michael Robotham is one of the most incredibly talented authors out there today, and the twists that come in this book are certainly shocking. This is the second time reading one of Robotham’s books has ...…

How cool to interview a celebrity like CORBIN BERNSEN…and his wife AMANDA PAYS, also an actor. So cool to interview both, and Amanda is so refreshing with her accent and her wonderful sense of humor. These two have been together for almost 30 years, which in Hollywood is nothing short of shocking! The theme of this book is houses, and how they ...…

Robin Cook is one of a kind. Cook has written 35 books, so many of which are thought provoking, suspenseful and downright fascinating. He has been writing since 1977, when Coma came out and made such a huge splash, selling about 11 million copies! Here we are, 34 books later, and he is still at it. Charlatans is an incredible read, and I don’t ...…

An icon of B movies, Bruce Campbell has done so much, having worked with Burt Reynolds, William Shatner, David Duchovny, and many others, and yes, having made a movie called The Man With the Screaming Brain. This is a funny book. Check out his experiences with the phone company, Sam Raimi, and practical jokes he has played on others — just clas ...…

Sue Grafton’s books are so widely talked about, and her character Kinsey Milhone is a classic in the mystery genre. What a series, and so many of the books are so incredible. Q is one of the ones I remember so well. If you haven’t read that one, you must! Y is so different, with a story that spans both 1979 and 1989, and it goes back and forth, ...…

This book was recommended to me online, and boy is it good! J.D. Barker is one of the most fascinating authors I have interviewed. Listen to him talking about the prequel to Dracula, which he is writing for publication a year from now in the fall. This is one interesting man, and wait till you hear who he keeps in contact with, I am astounded! ...…

Karin Slaughter is a master. You never know what to expect. Slaughter is such a thoughtful, smart, honest, and likable person. I have been reading her since BLINDSIGHTED. I met her years ago at BOUCHERCON, and we have remained in touch ever since. You will hear during the interview just how interesting she is. So many facets to a women in her f ...…

Matt Goldman‘s Gone to Dust is a very engaging and fascinating mystery, the first in a new series. Matt is a TV writer also, currently writing for Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Interestingly, he has worked twice with Julia Louis Dreyfuss; he was a writer on both Seinfeld and The New Adventures of Old Christine. Goldman really seems t ...…

Deadfall is Book 19 of the Alex Cooper series. Linda Fairstein’s books are always fun to read. She always throws in final “Jeopardy” questions, which are real questions and answers. I’m not sure if they are straight from the show with Alex Trebek, but they are nevertheless factual, and add much to the story. Mike, Mercer and Alex are like the t ...…

Joan Hess is a legend in the mystery field, the author of the Maggody series and the Arly Hanks series. This is one fascinating woman, and it took her five years to complete this end to the Amelia Peabody series. This book was planned out and partially written by the original author, Elizabeth Peters, but she passed away before completing it. T ...…

A TALENT FOR MURDER- ANDREW WILSON- What a fun book to read. this is a fictionalized account of this authors view of what happened to Agatha Christie when she disappeared for 10 days back in 1926. Andrew Wilson has written biographies of Patricia Highsmith, and the titanic survivors, and two other biographies. He so fully captures the essence o ...…