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Author2Author
Bill Kenower, Editor-in-Chief of Author magazine, talks to writers of all genres about the books we write and the lives we lead, and how these two are one in the same.
Episodes
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with John Michael Cummings
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes novelist and short story writer John Michael Cummings back to the show. John is the author of three novels, two novellas, and…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Linda Stewart Henley
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes novelist Linda Stewart Henley to the show. Linda was born in Liverpool, UK, and grew up in Surrey. She attended school in…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Kristen Perrin
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes mystery author Kristen Perrin to the show. Kristen is originally from Seattle, Washington, where she spent several years working…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Boo Trundle
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist Boo Trundle to the show. Boo Trundle is a writer, artist, and performer whose work has appeared across various…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Martha Beck
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling memoirist and self-help writer Martha Beck to the show. My scheduled guest couldn't make it, so I thought I'd rerun…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Donna Conrad
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Donna D Conrad back to the show. Donna Conrad is an award-winning author, journalist, activist, and teacher. Her core…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Joseph Di Prisco
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes poet, memoirist, and novelist Joseph Di Prisco to the show. Joseph is the acclaimed author of two bestselling memoirs (Subway to…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Bonnie Jo Campbell
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes award-winning author Bonnie Jo Campbell to the show. Bonnie is the author of The Waters, a novel, which was the Today Show’s…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Carla Panciera
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Carla Panciera back to the show. Carla's collection of short stories, Bewildered, received the 2013 Grace Paley Short…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Paul Harding
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding to the show. Paul is the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tinkers, and Enon. He…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Kristin Hannah
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling historical novelist Kristin Hannah back to the show. Kristin is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Gary Gach
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author and translator Gary Gach back to the show. Gary Gach has ten books to his name. He’s author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Caroline Miller
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes novelist and memoirist Caroline Miller to the show. Caroline is a former elected member of the county commission of Multnomah…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Elizabeth Conte
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes literary romance writer Elizabeth Conte back to the show! Elizabeth is a women’s fiction writer bringing what she loves about…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Nick Petrie
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling suspense novelist Nick Petrie to the show. Nick Petrie is the author of eight novels in the Peter Ash series, most…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Mojgan Ghazirad
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist Mojgan Ghazirad to the show. A native of Iran, Mojgan Ghazirad is a medical doctor and currently works as an…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Lynne Golodner
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes novelist, poet, writing coach and entrepreneur Lynne Golodner to the show. Lynne writes emotional novels with compelling Jewish…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Susan Zurenda
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes novelist Susan Zurenda back to the show. Susan Beckham Zurenda taught English for 33 years on the college level and at the high…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Estelle Erasmus
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes essayist, coach, and teacher Estelle Erasmus to the show. Estelle is a professor of writing at New York University, the host of…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Teresa H. Janssen
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist Teresa H. Janssen to the show. Teresa's essays, poetry, and short fiction have appeared in a variety of journals…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Elaine Roth
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist Elaine Roth to the show. Elaine is a New Jersey based author who writes about young widowhood, grief, and dating…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Jonathan Evison
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes celebrated novelist Jonathan Evison back to the show. Jonathan is the author of the novels Small World; All About Lulu; West of…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Tess Gerritsen
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling novelist Tess Gerritsen back to the show. Tess has written thirty books that have been published in forty countries…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Jessica Hendry Nelson
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes memoirist Jessica Hendry Nelson to the show. Jessica is the author of Joy Rides Through the Tunnel of Grief, which was selected…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Christine Wells
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes historical novelist Christine Wells to the show. Christine writes historical fiction featuring strong, fascinating women. From…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes co-authors Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel to the show. Chris Bachelder is the author of four novels, including The Throwback…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Robert McKean
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Robert McKean to the show. Populating ROBERT MCKEAN’S novels and stories are some five hundred characters, steelworkers…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Jane L. Rosen
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes novelist Jane L. Rosen to the show. Jane is an author, screenwriter, and former Huffington Post contributor. She often takes…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Jennifer Banash
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes novelist Jennifer Banash to the show. Jennifer Banash is a former professor of English and creative writing, and author of the…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Holly James
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes novelist Holly James back to the show. Holly James holds a PhD in psychology and has worked in both academia and the tech…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Donna Marie Hayes
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut memoirist Donna Marie Hayes to the show. New York City resident and performer Donna Marie Hayes can be found on a stage or…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with T. C. Boyle
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes renowned American novelist and short story writer T. C. Boyle to the show. T. C. Boyle is a novelist and regular contributor to…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Tanmeet Sethi
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut author, MD, and activist Tanmeet Sethi to the show. Tanmeet Sethi, MD is a board-certified Integrative Family Physician…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Jarret Keene
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist and memoirist Jarret Keene to the show. Jarret earned his PhD in creative writing at Florida State University. A…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Lauryn Chamberlain
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes novelist Lauryn Chamberlain back to the show. Lauryn was born and raised in Michigan. She studied journalism and French at…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Stephen P. Kiernan
Send us Fan Mail Between seven books and decades in newspapers, Stephen Kiernan has had nearly five million words in print. A graduate of Middlebury College…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Beth Ann Mathews
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes memoirist Beth Ann Mathews to the show. Beth Ann Mathews grew up in the Midwest. She earned her undergraduate degree at Purdue…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Janice Deal
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Janice Deal to the show. Janice Deal is the author of a novel, The Sound of Rabbits (Regal House Publishing, 2023), and…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Gary Simonds
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist and retired neurosurgeon Gary Simonds to the show. Gary Simonds, MD is a retired neurosurgeon who’s treated tens…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Alli Frank and Asha Youmans
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes co-authors Alli Frank and Asha Youmans to the show. Alli Frank and Asha Youmans have co-written three novels together: Tiny…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Dana Stabenow
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling mystery author Dana Stabenow to the show. Dana was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised on a 75-foot fishing tender…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Joe Milan Jr.
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist Joe Milan Jr. to the show. Joe is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Waldorf University, was the David…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Andre Dubus III
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes celebrated novelist Andre Dubus III to the show. Andre's books include the New York Times’ bestsellers House of Sand and Fog…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Marc Lesser
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author and thought-leader Marc Lesser to the show. Marc is a speaker, facilitator, workshop leader, and executive coach. He is…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Philip Kenney
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Philip Kenney to the show. Philip Kenney writes and practices psychotherapy in Portland, Oregon. In the Spring of 2019…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Becky Chalsen
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist Becky Chalsen to the show. Becky is a film/TV development executive at the production company Sunday Night. She…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Cassandra Khaw
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes fantasy and science fiction author Cassandra Khaw to the show. Cassandra is an award-winning game writer and former scriptwriter…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Katie Lumsden
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist Katie Lumsden to the show. Katie Lumsden read Jane Eyre at the age of thirteen and never looked back. She spent…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with J. L. Yarrow
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes writing team John and Leanne Yarrow to the show. John, a lifelong Texan, dreams as big as he writes. Leanne is her husband's…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Leopoldo Gout
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author, artist, director and producer Leopoldo Gout to the show! Leopoldo is a Mexican immigrant, award-winning producer and…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Bethany Morrow
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling novelist Bethany C. Morrow to the show. Bethany is a national bestselling author writing for adult and young adult…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Brian Buckmire
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist and legal analyst Brian Buckmire to the show. Brian is a senior staff NYC public defender in the Criminal Defense…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Julia Kelly
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling historical author Julia Kelly to the show. Julia is the award-winning author of books about ordinary women and their…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Brittany Butler
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist Brittany Butler to the show. Brittany is a former CIA targeting officer with first-hand knowledge in the…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Kay Kenyon
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes science fiction and fantasy author Kay Kenyon back to the show. Kay Kenyon is a science fiction and fantasy novelist and writing…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Charlotte Maya
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut memoirist Charlotte Maya to the show. Charlotte was born and raised in California. She received her B.A. from Rice…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Claire Heywood
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling author Claire Heywood to the show. Claire Heywood is a scholar of the ancient world, with a bachelor's degree in…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Gunhild Øyehaug
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes poet, essayist and fiction writer Gunhild Øyehaug to the show. Gunnhild is an award-winning Norwegian poet, essayist, and…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Amy Tector
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Amy Tector back to the show. Amy Tector has spent more than 20 years plumbing the secrets squirreled away in archives —…
Author2AuthorAuthor2Author with Matthew Hollis
Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes poet and biographer Matthew Hollis to the show. Matthew is a poet, biographer, editor, and teacher. His first full-length…