Wcbs Author Talks

We pay credit to a female monster movie designer lost to history. We revisit America's longest war. Then we find out what secrets our skeletons hold. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We reminisce about the '69 Mets with right-fielder Art Shamsky and sportswriter Erik Sherman. Steve Berry is back to talk about his latest Cotton Malone thriller. Plus we talk with Preet Bharara about his new book on the criminal justice system. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week: we experience the decline of a family dynasty. We feature a book with a unique storytelling style that will capture the attention of young readers. And finally we'll learn how breaking the rules can make you rich. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week: a mother's love, forgotten sacrifice and how Dickens influenced one thriller writer. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we learn what NOT to do with our money from CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger. Click here to check out video of the interview. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We get a look at a different side of George Washington in the new novel from NYC TV anchor Mary Calvi. Then Georgetown professor Cal Newport schools us in digital minimalism. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We celebrate Valentine's Day with a couple of new books that focus on love and relationships. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We explore the consequences of one bad decision with thriller writer Joseph Finder. Then we learn how to be a better drinker from beer journalist John Holl. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk to former NJ Governor and White House insider Chris Christie about his new book "Let Me Finish". Then we explore the future of A.I. with bestselling thriller writer James Rollins. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thriller writer Brad Meltzer chronicles the real-life plot to kill George Washington. Historian Eric Jay Dolin regals us with tales of America's pirates. And we find out how one little like can snowball in the new thriller from Tom Hunt. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We kick off 2019 with a handful of thrillers from Robin Cook, Preston & Child and Ron Barak. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we feature books from sports biographer Jane Leavy, humor columnist Jerry Zezima, National Geographic and professional Christmas caroler Renae Baker that are perfect for gifting. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two books, one fiction, the other non-fiction encourage us to take time to enjoy the great outdoors. Then we learn how to cope with disasters, both natural and manmade, from Dr. Laurie Nadel. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we talk to transportation expert Sam Schwartz about what the future of driving looks like. Howard Kaplan dishes about his latest Mid-East thriller. And we take a trip down memory lane with Gaby Moss. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Baldacci steps out of his comfort zone. Plus, real life twin sisters Ashley and Leslie Saunders talk to us about their new dystopian series featuring twins. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Between them, Mary Higgins Clark and Barbara Taylor Bradford have written nearly 90 books. They chatted with us about their latest books and if they have any plans to put down their respective pens. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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We learn what makes a great leader, warts and all, from retired General Stanley McChrystal. Jon Land introduces us to an edgier Jessica Fletcher. And crime writer Charles Salzberg shares what it's like to write a story from multiple perspectives. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We learn how the political polling process works with Anthony Salvanto. Career coach Kathryn Sollmann shares why women should never leave the workplace to care for family. Finally, Robin Payes tells us how she's tackling the lack of women in STEM fields. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We get the scoop on the Great American Read from host Meredith Vieira. Tony DeStefano tells us why people can't get enough of the old mobsters. And John Michael DeMarco puts a twist on the suburban book club. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices