Wcbs Author Talks

What makes New York City like no other place in the world? We'd argue it's the people and author Craig Taylor spoke to hundreds of them for his new book about the Big Apple and its enduring spirit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We chat with Stephanie Dray about her epic historical fiction saga featuring 3 wars, 3 women and the French castle at the heart of it all. Then we introduce you to Deanna Raybourn's spunky female detective who defies the Victorian era stereotype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look back at the early days of the pandemic through the eyes of illustrator LeUyen Pham. Then we find out what it means to survive the surviving from historical novelist Patti Callahan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Santa Claus, Pinocchio and Martian beer, we cover it all with astrophysicist and author Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Then we get a hefty dose of body positivity from Young Adult debut novelist Crystal Maldonado. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We check out the international best seller "The Midnight Library" with its author, Matt Haig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We heat up this dreary winter with thrillers from Steve Berry and Lucy Atkins that will get your heart pumping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We chat with author and publisher Denene Millner about why it's so important for black children to read books featuring characters and stories that reflect them. Then we dive into the mysterious whereabouts of a long-lost Romanov tiara with M.J. Rose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Love is in the air! We chat with Madeleine Henry about her unconventional romance novel. Plus Melissa Croce assures us it's okay to be single AND happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We travel to the final frontier with Patricia Cornwell's 21st century heroine. Historical novelist Jennifer Robson shares the personal story that inspired her WWII era love story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we look to reconnect, an elephant expert shares with us the valuable lessons the animal kingdom can teach us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We kick off the new year with two books that transport readers to exotic locales that we can't wait to visit once we can travel freely again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We close out the year with two books that channel all the emotions 2020 has caused us to feel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a *star-studded* part two of our annual holiday gift giving guide with a space encyclopedia for kids and a new biography of one of greatest pitchers to ever play the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this first half of our annual book gifting guide we have suggestions for the youngest readers, stir-crazy travelers and that person who can't watch enough holiday romance movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk with Jane Igharo, author of one of the best romance novels of the year according to the Washington Post. Then Dominic Martell tells us why he decided to revive his anti-hero character after a 20 year hiatus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if guys read romance novels? Lyssa Kay Adams explores the hilarious results in her Bromance Book Club series. Then we jump to the distant future with Ariel S. Winter whose new mystery isn't your typical robot/human story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new kids book puts a humorous spin on how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended our daily lives. Then we turn up the heat with best-selling suspense novelist Mary Burton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We chat with author Tana French about her new suspense novel, set in rural Ireland, but inspired by classic American westerns. Then we hear about the new crime fiction series set in Chicago from author and well-known TV doctor, Ian K. Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We chat with debut British author Richard Osman and award-winning Australian author Charlotte Wood who both happen to highlight the joys (and pains) of getting old in their respective new novels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A fictional book about climate change that's rapidly becoming non-fiction. Then we get a physics lesson from best selling thriller writer Brad Parks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices