Wcbs Author Talks

Best-seller Tana French is back with a new stand alone thriller that explores what happens when a charmed person's luck runs out. The cyberworld runs amok in the new book from Eric C. Anderson. And we give a silent film actress her due when we chat with author Jennifer Ann Redmond See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Mustich shares the 1,000 books we should read before we die. Thriller writer Kyle Mills shares why Putin scares him and P.J. Tracy reflects on what it's like to write without a long-time writing partner. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The All Souls universe expands with the latest book from best seller Deborah Harkness. Chelsia Rose Marcius shares her conversations with a convicted killer who orchestrated a prison break that captivated the country. And Joseph Olshan tells us about the real life events that inspired his new literary mystery. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett stops by to talk about his new book "Mr. Trump's Wild Ride" -- a look at the enduring moments of the President's first year in office. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Parnell turns his combat experience in Afghanistan into a heart-pounding military thriller. And we learn some quite interesting facts from QI's John Lloyd. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A debut thriller about sisters and we learn more about the business model of the future. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot is back in the new book from Sophie Hannah and Christine Brae takes us around the world in her newest romance novel. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk to Gray Basnight about his thriller where the math genius is the star. Mike Scardino tells us about the summers he spent working on a New York City ambulance. And we wrap up our beach read series with Mary Kay Andrews. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week: A crime fiction book that started out as a history book. A thriller that centers on the sometimes messy relationship between mothers and daughters. And a book that explores a world between life and death. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk the current state of politics with Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer. MJ Rose takes us on a tour of the Met. And Dawn Raffel explains why all the world loves a baby. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We chat with New York Times best-seller Daniel Silva about his new and timely spy thriller. We hear about the debut from Lucy Tan and Suzanee Rindell dips into her family's aviation past for her new book. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sue Halpern's new book imparts the importance of libraries. Two strong women helm the new thriller from Cristina Alger. And matchmaker-turned-novelist Hannah Orenstein dishes out some dating advice. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We shine a light on a dark chapter of New York City's past. And we get a lesson in shag dancing from the Queen of Southern Fiction Karen White. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new book posits a new theory about "The Great Gatsby". Maxine Rosaler borrows from her own life to write her debut novel about a mother and her autistic son. And Katy Regan taps into her inner child to channel her 10 year old protagonist. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Charles Rosenberg imagines an America without George Washington. Rebecca Makkai revists Chicago during the 80s AIDS crisis. And Brad Thor tells us how he consistently writes about current events before they happen. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zulema Renee Summerfield views divorce through the eyes of an 8 year old in her book "Every Other Weekend". Dale Brown imagines the future of combat. Plus Dr. Edward Hallowell shares how his crazy family inspired his career choice. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We travel to the Caribbean for this week's beach read from Charlie Donlea. Then we meet a writer who draws on her extensive travels and eccentric interests as inspiration for her debut novels. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We sit down with the woman behind the fight to rid Iran of mandatory hijab. Then we travel through Alaska with travel writer Mark Adams. Plus we learn how monsters in the closet inspired fantasy writer Sherrilyn Kenyon. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new biography of Nancy Reagan shares some never-before-heard stories of the former First Lady. Then we highlight a book that praises 29 past and present woman who embraced being difficult. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Congressman Steve Israel takes on the gun lobby in his latest satirical novel. Then we hear about the strange-but-true story behind the biggest natural history caper of this century. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices