Authors on the Air Radio 2

John Saul has been a New York Times bestselling author since 1977.  He has written 37 thrillers.  His books cover the genres of psychological, occult, scientific and paranormal thrillers.  John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles was a best selling serialized novel and best selling adventure computer game.  Cry for the Strangers was made into a film.  He has also written a number of plays and published books under various pseudonyms.  He currently lives in both the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.  Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.  

Nashville native Jeff Zentner became a metaphorical rock star rather than a literal one. His debut novel, 2016’s THE SERPENT KING, received starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. It seemed like every media outlet that compiled a Best of 2016 list put his book on it. It won the William C. Morris award from the American Library Association. He has since published GOOD-BYE DAYS (2017) and has another book upcoming in 2019,RAYNE AND DELILAH'S MIDNITE MATINEE. He is a practicing attorney who writes books on his smart phone.   Radio host and author Laura Moe spent most of her working life as a librarian and English teacher in central and Southeastern Ohio, but has recently moved to Seattle where she writes full-time. Moe is the author of YA novels PARALLEL LINES (Fat Cats, 2015) and BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA (Merit Press, 2016, ) named by the New York Public Library as one the Best Books for Teens in 2016 and a Top Pick for VOYA. She is owned by a spoiled white cat and is working on a sequel to BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA. https://www.lauramoebooks.com/   This is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network LLC          

Bruce Coville has published 105 books for children and young adults, including the international bestseller My Teacher is an Alien, the“Unicorn Chronicles” series, and Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. His stories have won Children's Choice awards in a dozen states and the film version of his book Aliens Ate My Homework can currently be seen on Netflix. Before becoming a full time writer in 1986, Bruce worked as a teacher, a toymaker, a magazine editor, a gravedigger, and a cookware salesman. Bruce loves performing, and in 2001 he founded FULL CAST AUDIO, an audiobook company devoted to full cast, unabridged recordings of material for family listening. He has produced over 120 audiobooks, directing and/or acting in most of them. Much in demand as a speaker and storyteller, he has visited schools on five continents.  Bruce lives in  Syracuse, New York, with his wife, illustrator and author Katherine Coville. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio  

Jennifer Wolfe worked as a phlebotomist, a fiction writing teacher, a copywriter, and ran a concert venue before quitting to move to Los Angeles, where she performed odd jobs in the film industry for a decade. She now divides her time between Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, where she lives with her husband and a couple long-legged dogs. WATCH THE GIRLS is Jennifer's debut thriller. She also publishes young adult fiction under the name Jennifer Bosworth. Matt Coyle is the best-selling author of the Rick Cahill crime novels. His first book, YESTERDAY'S ECHO, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, The San Diego Book Award for Best Mystery, the IBPA Ben Franklin Silver Award for Best New Voice in Fiction, and was a Macavity finalist for Best First Novel. The second, NIGHT TREMORS, was a finalist for the Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Awards. The third Rick Cahill crime novel, DARK FISSURES, was a finalist for the Macavity and Lefty Awards. BLOOD TRUTH, is a finalist for the Shamus Award, a Silver Award winner for the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award for Thrillers and was a finalist for the Lefty Award for Best Mystery. His short story, The #2 Pencil is a Macavity Award nominee and a Derringer Award Finalist. WRONG LIGHT, the 5th Rick Cahill crime novel comes out in December, 2018. Matt lives in San Diego with his Yellow Lab, Angus. 

Michael Mahin is a children’s author, aspiring screenwriter, and recovering preacher’s kid. His debut picture book Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters (Atheneum) earned many honors, including being named an NPR Best Book of 2017 and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2017.   His first produced horror movie, REBORN, directed by Julian Richards (THE LAST HORROR MOVIE) completed filming in December and stars legendary scream-queen Barbara Crampton (RE-ANIMATOR), Michael Pare (EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS) Rae Dawn Chong (COMMANDO), Chaz Bono (AMERICAN HORROR STORY), and Kayleigh Gilbert. See more at https://www.rebornmovie2018.com/ Michael’s forthcoming children’s titles include Stalebread Charlie and the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band (Clarion) and When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana (Atheneum). You can find him online at www.MichaelMahin.com and on Twitter at @MahinWriter. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.  

Anthony Misiano began acting at the age of 14 and has since performed in dozens of stage productions throughout Southern California. As of 2008 he left theatre work to pursue acting on camera, and began producing and directing films through his company, Inventive Works. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio  

Mark Macjiewski (It's pronounced Maw-chee-es-key)follows up I AM FARTACUS with his hilarious and heartwarming sequel: ELECTRIC BOOGERLOO,  where Chub and his group of misfit friends—including some new recruits—try to track down the school’s missing mascot. Mark lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife and four kids. They have 2 dogs, 2 frogs, 6 glow-in-the-dark fish, and a cat they've "borrowed" from our neighbors. When he's not writing, he loves to Golf, fish, garden, and read, especially scary and humorous MG through Adult.   Radio host and author Laura Moe spent most of her working life as a librarian and English teacher in central and Southeastern Ohio, but has recently moved to Seattle where she writes full-time. Moe is the author of YA novels PARALLEL LINES (Fat Cats, 2015) and BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA (Merit Press, 2016, ) named by the New York Public Library as one the Best Books for Teens in 2016 and a Top Pick for VOYA. She is owned by a spoiled white cat and is working on a sequel to BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA. https://www.lauramoebooks.com/   This is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network LLC  

Before his thrillers landed him on The New York TimesBestseller list, Kevin O’Brien was a railroad inspector who worked all the live long day and wrote novels at night. His job took him all over the Pacific Northwest, and he wrote most of his first novel in Best Westerns and Red Lions. The result, ACTORS was translated into three languages. Kevin’s second book, ONLY SON was optioned for film rights thanks to interest from Tom Hanks. ONLY SON was also chosen by Reader’s Digest for their Select Editions—alongside John Grisham’s THE PARTNER. His first thriller, THE NEXT TO DIE became a USA Today Bestseller. Three more USA Today bestselling thrillers followed, and then came THE LAST VICTIM which hit the New York Times Bestseller list and won the Spotted Owl Award for Best Pacific Northwest Mystery. Kevin has continued to turn out New York Times best-selling thrillers and is on the board of Seattle 7 Writers, a collective of bestselling, award-winning authors, dedicated to supporting literacy, writing and education. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.  

Chandra Prasad’s first young adult novel, DAMSELFFY, was published by Scholastic in 2018. School Library Journal says, “Prasad’s [YA] debut is a compelling modern-day adventure,” while Booklist hails it “a compulsive read.” Damselfly is currently being implemented in middle school and high school curricula across the country as a modern “parallel read” with Lord of the Flies. Prasad is the originator and editor of, and a contributor to, Mixed: An Anthology of Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience, which was published to international raves by W.W. Norton.     Radio host and author Laura Moe spent most of her working life as a librarian and English teacher in central and Southeastern Ohio, but has recently moved to Seattle where she writes full-time. Moe is the author of YA novels PARALLEL LINES (Fat Cats, 2015) and BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA (Merit Press, 2016, ) named by the New York Public Library as one the Best Books for Teens in 2016 and a Top Pick for VOYA. She is owned by a spoiled white cat and is working on a sequel to BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA. https://www.lauramoebooks.com/   This is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network LLC

R.G. Belsky is an author of crime fiction and a journalist in New York City. His newest mystery, YESTERDAY'S NEWS, is the first in a series featuring Clare Carlson, the news director for a New York City TV station. He also penned the Gil Malloy series about a hard-driving newspaper reporter with a penchant for breaking big stories on the front page of the New York Daily News. Belsky is a former managing editor at the Daily News and writes about the media from an extensive background in newspapers, magazines and TV/digital news. At the Daily News, he also held the titles of metropolitan editor and deputy national editor. Before that, he was metropolitan editor of the New York Post and news editor at Star magazine. He was most recently the managing editor for news at NBCNews.com. His novels have been nominated for the David Award, the Silver Falchion, and have won the Claymore Award. Matt Coyle is the best-selling author of the Rick Cahill crime novels. His first book, YESTERDAY'S ECHO, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, The San Diego Book Award for Best Mystery, the IBPA Ben Franklin Silver Award for Best New Voice in Fiction, and was a Macavity finalist for Best First Novel. The second, NIGHT TREMORS, was a finalist for the Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Awards. The third Rick Cahill crime novel, DARK FISSURES, was a finalist for the Macavity and Lefty Awards. BLOOD TRUTH, is a finalist for the Shamus Award for Best Private Eye Novel, a Silver Award winner for the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award for Thrillers and was a finalist for Lefty Award for Best Mystery. His short story, The #2 Pencil a Macavity Award nominee and a Derringer Award Finalist. WRONG LIGHT, the 5th Rick Cahill crime novel comes out in December, 2018. Matt lives in San Diego  with his Yellow Lab, Angus.   

Keven McQueen was born in Richmond, KY. He is an instructor in the Department of English at Eastern Kentucky University and the author of 17 books on topics such as the supernatural, biography, natural disasters, historical true crime and what he likes to call "real life surrealism." Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.  

Laurie Ann Thompson is a former software engineer who now writes for children and young adults to help her readers—and herself—make better sense of the world. She strives to write nonfiction that gives wings to active imaginations and fiction that taps into universal human truths. She lives near Seattle, Washington, and is an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI.) Her books include award winning BE A CHANGEMAKER, EMMANUELS'S DREAM, and her new series TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE. http://lauriethompson.com/   Ammi-Joan Paquette is a Senior Agent with Erin Murphy Literary Agency, working from her home office in Massachusetts. She represents all forms of children's and young adult literature, but is most excited by a strong lyrical voice, tight plotting with surprising twists and turns, and stories told with heart and resonance that will stand the test of time. An EMLA client herself, Joan is also the author of numerous books for children, including co-writing TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE. with Laurie Ann Thompson. Her next novel, the magical adventure The Train of Lost Things, is forthcoming from Philomel in March 2018. https://emliterary.com/index.php   Th is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network LLC

James Ziskin is the author of the Anthony® and Macavity Award-winning Ellie Stone Mysteries. His books have also been finalists for the Edgar®, Barry, and Lefty awards. A linguist by training, he studied Romance Languages and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. After completing his graduate degree, he worked in New York as a photo-news producer and writer, and then as Director of NYU’s Casa Italiana. He spent fifteen years in the Hollywood post production industry, running large international operations in the subtitling/localization and visual effects fields. His international experience includes two years working and studying in France, extensive time in Italy, and more than three years in India. He speaks Italian and French. James grew up in Amsterdam, New York. He now lives in Seattle. Matt Coyle is the best-selling author of the Rick Cahill crime novels. His first book, YESTERDAY'S ECHO, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, The San Diego Book Award for Best Mystery, the IBPA Ben Franklin Silver Award for Best New Voice in Fiction, and was a Macavity finalist for Best First Novel. The second, NIGHT TREMORS, was a finalist for the Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Awards. The third Rick Cahill crime novel, DARK FISSURES, was a finalist for the Macavity and Lefty Awards. BLOOD TRUTH, is a finalist for the Shamus Award for Best Private Eye Novel, a Silver Award winner for the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award for Thrillers and was a finalist for Lefty Award for Best Mystery. His short story, The #2 Pencil a Macavity Award nominee and a Derringer Award Finalist. WRONG LIGHT, the 5th Rick Cahill crime novel comes out in December, 2018. Matt lives in San Diego  with his Yellow Lab, Angus. 

Jeffrey Konvitz was born in New York City, but after graduating from Cornell University and Columbia Law School, he headed to Los Angeles, where he lives and works as an entertainment finance attorney, producer, and novelist. His first published novel was The Sentinel, which rose to Number 2 on the New York Times Mass Market Best Seller List. The Sentinel sequel, The Guardian, was also a bestseller along with his next book, Monster.  This year, his newly-written historical novel, The Circus of Satan, will be published. It is a story of murder and revenge, set during the rise of organized crime in America from 1900 to 1912 when the Irish Mob ruled all major American cities, only to be taken down by its own hubris and the rise of the Jewish and Italian Mobs into labor racketeering and, then, bootlegging. Filled with real events and real heroes and villains, who rampaged from New York's Bowery through to Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Boston, it is the story of epic, transformative times and two violent men, who meet on a descent into blood and Hell. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.  

Michael Mahin is a children’s author, aspiring screenwriter, and recovering preacher’s kid. His debut picture book Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters (Atheneum) earned many honors, including being named an NPR Best Book of 2017 and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2017.   His first produced horror movie, REBORN, directed by Julian Richards (THE LAST HORROR MOVIE) completed filming in December and stars legendary scream-queen Barbara Crampton (RE-ANIMATOR), Michael Pare (EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS) Rae Dawn Chong (COMMANDO), Chaz Bono (AMERICAN HORROR STORY), and Kayleigh Gilbert. See more at https://www.rebornmovie2018.com/ Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.  

  Adam Marsh was an editor and agent at Reece Halsey North Literary Agency, and brings to his work a passion for storytelling and the knowledge of what it takes to publish in today's competitive market. Adam has taught classes and delivered presentations at numerous writers conferences and universities, including the Maui Writers Conference, Santa Barbara Writers Conference, San Diego State University Writers Conference, Willamette Writers Conference, San Francisco State University, Academy of Art University, University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Book Passage, and Writers Retreat Workshop in Erlanger, Kentucky. Alex Dolan is the author of The Euthanist and The Empress of Tempera. He is also the host of the "Thrill Seekers" show on the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. He was an executive committee member of the San Francisco Bay Area's Litquake festival, and is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. He holds an MS in strategic communications from Columbia University. This is a trademarked copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.

Brenda Drake is a New York Times bestselling author of Thief of Lies (Library Jumpers #1), Guardian of Secrets (Library Jumpers #2), Touching Fate (Fated Series #1), and Cursing Fate (Fated Series #2). She grew up the youngest of three children, an Air Force brat, and the continual new kid at school. She hosts workshops and contests for writers such as Pitch Wars and Pitch Madness on her blog, and holds Twitter pitch parties on the hashtag, #PitMad. When she’s not writing or hanging out with her family, she haunts libraries, bookstores, and coffee shops, or reads someplace quiet and not at all exotic (much to her disappointment).  https://brendadrake.com/   Radio host and author Laura Moe spent most of her working life as a librarian and English teacher in central and Southeastern Ohio, but has recently moved to Seattle where she writes full-time. Moe is the author of YA novels PARALLEL LINES (Fat Cats, 2015) and BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA (Merit Press, 2016, ) named by the New York Public Library as one the Best Books for Teens in 2016 and a Top Pick for VOYA. She is owned by a spoiled white cat and is working on a sequel to BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA. https://www.lauramoebooks.com/   This is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network LLC  

Lis Wiehl is one of the nation’s most prominent trial lawyers and highly regarded commentators. She was a legal analyst and reporter on the Fox News Channel for 15 years. She is also a Professor of Law at New York Law School. Prior to joining Fox News Channel Wiehl served as a legal analyst and reporter for NBC News and NPR’s All Things Considered. Wiehl served as a Federal Prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s office. She earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and her Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Queensland.      New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother has written or co-authored 12 books. She  just released a memoir short ebook, titled, SECRETS, LIES, AND SHOELACES. She leads narrative non-fiction workshops at San Diego Writers, Ink and local libraries, and regularly appears as a TV crime analyst and speaker. Depending on her busy calendar of book deadlines, TV interviews and speaking engagements, she also takes on a limited number of clients as a writing/research/promotions coach-consultant.  Matt Coyle is the author of the Anthony Award-winning Rick Cahill novels. This is a trademarked copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.                                                                                                                                                                                     

James hails originally from Yorkshire, England having relocated with his family to Houston, Texas in 2010. He has an honors degree in Zoology and a background in sales, marketing and business. His writing style and story telling has already been compared to James Herbert, Richard Laymon, Stephen King, Dan Brown and Robert Ludlum. An Affiliate Member of the Horror Writer’s Association, and founder of HellBound Books Publishing LLC, James has to date five novels published, plus his definitive short story collection, all in addition to three novellas and a whole bunch of short stories dotted about in myriad anthologies. www.jameslongmore.com www.hellboundbookspublishing.com Xtina Marie is a poet, podcaster, writer, editing services provider, mom, and bibliophile whose poetry and short stories have been published in fifteen books. Her first book, Dark Musings, was nominated for Bram Stoker Award and her next offering, Darkest Sunlight, should be out in the fall of 2018. To find out more visit her website: darkpoetprincess.com Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.  

Cindy Callaghan is both an award-winning writer and business professional. Her writing niche is ‘tween girls. Few other writers today match Cindy’s prowess in this genre. “I just ‘get’ them,” she says. “Somewhere inside me, I think maybe I still am one.” Her books: Just Add Magic (2010), Lost in London (2013), Lucky Me (2014)/Lost in Ireland (2016), Lost in Paris (2015), Lost in Rome (2015), Lost In Hollywood (2016), the award winning Sydney MacKenzie Knocks ‘Em Dead (2017), Just Add Magic: Potion Problems (2018) and Saltwater Summer Secrets (2019) magically capture the tween voice and experience. Cindy’s first book, the much-loved JUST ADD MAGIC, is now a breakout Amazon Original live-action series. https://cindycallaghan.com/   Radio host and author Laura Moe spent most of her working life as a librarian and English teacher in central and Southeastern Ohio, but has recently moved to Seattle where she writes full-time. Moe is the author of YA novels PARALLEL LINES (Fat Cats, 2015) and BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA (Merit Press, 2016, ) named by the New York Public Library as one the Best Books for Teens in 2016 and a Top Pick for VOYA. She is owned by a spoiled white cat and is working on a sequel to BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA. https://www.lauramoebooks.com/   This is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network LLC