Eric Jerome Dickey fans rejoice! The master of obsession, intrigue, romance and deceit is back with a brand new page-turning novel. AN ACCIDENTAL AFFAIR tells the story of James Thicke, a well known Hollywood screenwriter, his A-List actress wife and the sex scandal that turns their world upside down.
Eric joined me in studio the day before the book release to tell his story and to talk about the book, the crazy world of Hollywood and (randomly) laundry!
Intrigued? You should be. If you already an Eric Jerome Dickey – you’ll want to get to know him better and hear right from the man, where he gets his ideas…
If Eric Jerome Dickey is a new author you, don’t be fooled by the pretty pink cover. This book is as gritty and fast-paced as they come.
As always, I hope you enjoy the interview… and be sure to check out the rest of the author interview series on iTunes!
PS – Here’s a little quiz for you… which of the following jobs do you think Eric Jerome Dickey has had in his career?*
a) cook
b) software engineer
c) substitute teacher
d) all of the above
*For the answer, you’ll have to listen to the interview! (Of course!!)
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New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James already lives a double life. She is both the beloved and bestselling romance author Eloisa James AND Professor Mary Bly who teaches Shakespeare at Fordham University and has degrees from Oxford, Harvard and Yale.
But now Eloisa is taking on a third role – that of memoirist. Her new book is called PARIS IN LOVE and it is the story of a year she and her family spent in Paris.
The book will in turn have you laughing, hoping for love for Florent, wanting to meet Milo the dog, and wishing you were as chic as the french women Eloisa encounters. It will also make you hungry! There is plenty of chocolate in this one, along with tucked away French bistros and interesting groceries and markets.
If you think uprooting your life and moving to Paris would be a challenge – imagine what it Read More
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Here at Midtown Review, we love watching an author’s career take off… and that is just what has happened with Brad Taylor. When he visited last year for the an interview about his debut novel ONE ROUGH MAN, I knew he was going to be big. And I was right… ONE ROUGH MAN, the first in the Pike Logan series became an instant New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller! Can Midtown Review take credit for that? Er, well… probably not, but I’m still proud of Brad’s success and thrilled that he was willing to come back for an interview about his new book ALL NECESSARY FORCE.
ALL NECESSARY FORCE picks up the story of Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill not too long after we left them at the end of ONE ROUGH MAN. Pike is not going Read More
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Guess what happens tomorrow? No? Okay let me help you… Joshilyn Jackson’s new book A GROWN UP KIND OF PRETTY hits bookstore shelves – and if you pre-ordered then maybe your mailbox too!
Joshilyn is one of our favorite authors here at Midtown Review, and I for one, can’t wait to start reading this one. Here’s the description of A GROWN UP KIND OF PRETTY from Joshilyn’s website - or even better listen to Joshilyn describe the book and bring the characters to life in my most recent interview with her.
As with all the Midtown Review podcasts, this one also contains a sneak peek of what Joshilyn is working on next!
As always, I hope you enjoy the interview! And be sure to check out the rest of the author interview series on iTunes!
– Dana Barrett, Managing Editor
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Sue Grafton is is one of America’s most popular and most honored crime novelists. Named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2009, Sue Grafton is the #1 NY Times bestselling author of the Kinsey Millhone Mystery series which started with A IS FOR ALIBI back in 1982 and continues through the alphabet and through the years to her most recent release V IS FOR VENGEANCE. Sue is on tour for the new book and joined me by phone last week to talk about the book and the series in general.
Want to know how Sue comes up with her titles? If she always planned to write 26 novels? Why she kept Kinsey in the 80′s and the amount of research she now has to do to be true to the time period? We talked about it all, as well as digging into some of the themes and details in V IS FOR VENGEANCE. As it turns out, the frank and funny Ms. Grafton is a big fan of vengeance. She says forgiveness is fine, but vengeance is far more Read More
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Last week I had the pleasure of moderating a talk with authors Amy Waldman and Mary Glickman at the Book Festival of the MJCCA here in Atlanta. The cool thing about the talk was that it was about bringing what the festival calls “Rising Literary Voices” to the attention of the reading public… which is something I am passionate about.
To that end, last week I shared my interview with Amy Waldman, and this week it is my pleasure to bring you another “rising literary voice”, Mary Glickman.
Mary says she has always been a writer, but her personal story of perseverance should inspire would-be novelists everywhere. (Especially this month – what with NaNo WriMo and all!) After writing 6 novels that did not get published… Mary finally made her debut last year with HOME IN THE MORNING. Her second book which ONE MORE RIVER is a sequel of sorts in that it is the story of one of the minor characters from HOME IN THE MORNING.
Mary and I had the chance to sit down for a quick interview after our onstage performance at the Book Festival of the MJCCA. We chatted about both books and Mary’s personal journey. As always, I hope you enjoy the interview (and will check out the rest of the podcast series available on iTunes)!
Oh – and if you’re in Atlanta, there’s still time to be a part of some of the wonderful Book Festival programming. Check out http://www.atlantajcc.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=SE-BookFestival for details!
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Atlanta is a great place to be in November. The weather is usually pretty great and if you’re a book lover you can expect to be entertained all month by the breadth of programming presented by the Book Festival of the MJCCA. From celebrities Regis Philbin and Dyan Cannon to fiction superstars including Alice Hoffman and Myla Goldberg to political experts like Jim Lehrer, the Book Festival of the MJCCA has something for everyone.
This year I was honored to moderate a conversation called Rising Literary Voices which featured Mary Glickman, (HOME IN THE MORNING) and Amy Waldman (THE SUBMISSION). Both Mary and Amy were kind enough to sit down with me backstage to share some insight into their work. Today’s interview is with Amy – and stay tuned for my talk with Mary which will air next week.
THE SUBMISSION which came out in August of this year is the story of an attempt to select a design for a memorial in the wake of a terrorist attack in New York City. Read More
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Ah yes, November is here… holiday season is upon us… the season of overeating, overspending and personal reflection. Sometimes what is supposed to be a time of joy can be just the opposite and this can be especially true if you’re single. Well, Midtown Review is here for you. We are actually delivering the perfect man or woman to you door. Okay, maybe not. But WHY HIM? WHY HER? by Dr. Helen Fisher, Advisor to the matchmaking website Chemistry.com WILL help you figure out who you should be looking for and maybe why your past attempts haven’t worked so well.
I interviewed Dr. Fisher a couple of years ago when the book came out in hardcover and this remains one of my favorite interviews of all time. Dr. Fisher and I hit it off right away (very possibly because of our similar brain chemistry) and the book provided some amazing PGOs… “penetrating glimpse(s) of the obvious”. (For more about PGOs – listen to the interview – or of course, read the book!)
If you’re not looking for love at the moment, but just want to understand your family Read More
I love when I get to combine an author interview with a “Debut Spotlight“, and I love it even more when I feel like I’m helping bring attention to what I know will be THE NEXT BIG THING. Seriously my friends, THE TAKER, the first in a trilogy by debut author Alma Katsu, is that good.
For starters, it has all the right ingredients; love, sex, immortality, history, royalty, alchemy, violence – and that’s just in the first couple pages. Kidding. But seriously, even though you may think you know these ingredients and have tasted this cake before… trust me, you haven’t. Alma manages to mix these ingredients up in a whole new way, creating a delicious page turning novel that will keep you up at night and make you long for more.
Want more details? Here’s the publisher’s summary of the book:
True love can last an eternity . . . but immortality comes at a price. . . .
On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. But the minute Lanore Read More
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Today’s episode of the Midtown Review Podcast comes from the archives. It was one of my favorites back in 2009, and I thought it was worth another listen.
Norris Church Mailer passed away last November at age 61. She was a model, actress, writer, wife and mother who live the kind of life most of us can only dream about. And that’s saying a lot for a little girl who grew up in rural Arkansas. A TICKET TO THE CIRCUS is the story of her life and her love affair with and marriage to Norman Mailer. I had the privilege of interviewing Norris (and touring the Margaret Mitchell House with her) back in 2009 when she was in Atlanta for the hardcover release of the book.
The paperback, which came out this spring will make an excellent read for book clubs who are searching for a compelling memoir. In the book, Norris was very forthcoming about the extramarital affairs Norman had and her subsequent decision to stay with him. She was also quite up front and unapologetic about the way she chose to live her life. It was this strength of spirit and character that I saw in Norris when I met her though she was clearly already physically in decline.
Not only was she strong, smart and beautiful, Norris was one of the warmest people I have ever met. We chatted like old friends from the second we were introduced and when the interview was over she even gave me her phone number and said I should call her if I was ever in New York. Sadly I didn’t get up there before she passed away, but I will always remember her fondly.
I hope you enjoy getting to know Norris as much as I did, and be sure to check out the rest of our author interview series on iTunes!
– Dana Barrett, Managing Editor
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