Bookin’

For the 39th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Cara Black, author of the Aimée Leduc series, the most recent volume of which is Murder in Bel-Air.  Topics discussed include what it is like to write the same character for twenty years, the similarities and differences between San Francisco and Paris, mothers, the challenges of writing a series that takes place in the 1990s, characters that are animals, and much more.  Signed copies of Murder in Bel-Air can be purchased in-store and online here while supplies last.  

In this 38th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lost Roses.  Among the topics discussed are traveling to Russia as an American, trickle-down economics, whether marriage stifles creativity, tarot card readings, slavery in South Carolina, World War 2 novels, and much more.  Signed copies of Lost Roses are available in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online at www.quailridgebooks.com while supplies last.  

For the 37th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Julie Kibler, author of Calling Me Home, which was an IndieNext pick, a SIBA Okra pick, and a Ladies Home Journal pick.  Her most recent book, Home For Erring and Outcast Girls, will be released on Tuesday, July 23rd.  Julie and Jason discuss Kentucky, Library Science, the challenges of writing a historical novel, faith and religion, traumatic childhoods, writing scenes where bad things happen to good people, dating literary characters with references to pop culture, and much more.  Home for Erring and Outcast Girls can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here.

 

For the 36th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Charles Fishman to discuss his new book One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us To The Moon.  Charles and Jason discuss flying in zero-gravity, the Challenger disaster, the scent of moondust, JFK, the average American citizen of the 1960's lack of support for the race to the moon, and much more.  Signed copies of One Giant Leap can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).

For the 35th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jessica Handler, author of the magnificent new novel The Magnetic Girl, published by Hub City Press out of Spartanburg, SC.  Jessica and Jason discuss Lulu Hearst, mesmerism, electricity, the art of the historical novel, Jason Voorhees, and many other fascinating topics.  Signed copies of The Magnetic Girl can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).

In this week's episode of Bookin', Michael Parker joins host Jason Jefferies to talk about his fantastic new novel Prairie Fever, which is one of the best novels of 2019.  Michael and Jason discuss education, family dynamics, creativity and southern door disease.  Signed copies of Prairie Fever can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).

For our 33rd episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Randy Boyagoda, author of Original Prin.  Salman Rushdie says: “Original Prin is many things at once: a richly funny campus novel, a painfully humorous portrait of a modern family, an examination of a whole spectrum of religious faith from shaky to fanatical, and finally, in a climax of pitch-black comedy, a thriller too. Boyagoda writes with real panache and drive. An unputdownable book.”

Copies of Original Prin can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here.

For the 32nd episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by B.A. Shapiro, the winner of the New England Award for Fiction and the Boston Authors Society Award for Fiction.  Her most recent novel is The Collector's Apprentice, published by Algonquin Books.  Copies of The Collector's Apprentice can be purchased here.

Host Jason Jefferies is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Atkinson to discuss his newest book, The British Are Coming, part one of The Revolution Trilogy.  Signed copies of The British Are Coming can be purchased in-store or online here.

For our 30th episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jasper Fforde, author of the Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crime series, and most recently, Early Riser, published by Viking Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.  The conversation touches upon writers' block, sleep, viral dreams, zombies, and the moon landing.  Happy listening!