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‘Maestra,’ A Conversation with L.S. Hilton

L.S. Hilton grew up in England and has lived in Key West, New York City, Paris and Milan. After graduating from Oxford, she studied art history in Paris and Florence. She has worked as a journalist, art critic, and broadcaster.

Her debut novel and the first in a trilogy, Maestra, is a psychological thriller about Judith Rashleigh, an assistant at a London art gallery. By night, she’s a hostess at a champagne bar and is familiar with the ways of the wealthy. When she’s fired from her art galle...

U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy’s Congratulations

Just received this letter from U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy regarding The Lovers’ Tango winning the Benjamin Franklin Award in Popular Fiction

‘A Man of Genius,” A Conversation with Lynn Rosen

Lynn Rosen has lived in the Midwest, on the East Coast, and in Japan. After earning three graduate degrees at the University of Rochester, she served on its faculty. She was the Dean of Liberal Arts at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. Her literary work has appeared in The Texas Quarterly and Caprice. A Man of Genius is her literary debut novel, which she completed after 15 years of writing, and had published at age 84.

A Man of Genius centers on Samuel Grafton-Hall, an architect whose...

‘A Man of Genious,” A Conversation with Lynn Rosen

Lynn Rosen has lived in the Midwest, on the East Coast, and in Japan. After earning three graduate degrees at the University of Rochester, she served on its faculty. She was the Dean of Liberal Arts at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. Her literary work has appeared in The Texas Quarterly and Caprice. A Man of Genius is her literary debut novel, which she completed after 15 years of writing, and had published at age 84.

A Man of Genius centers on Samuel Grafton-Hall, an architect whose...

‘War Hawk,’ A Conversation with James Rollins

James Rollins is known to millions of readers. His bestselling thrillers have been translated into more than forty languages. His books are noted for their originality, scientific authenticity and breakthroughs; as well as for being rich in historical facts and in revealing secrets ranging from findings far beneath the earth’s surface to those deep within its seas.

Along with co-author Grant Blackwood, James has launched a compelling spin-off series from his popular Sigma books. The first was...

‘Devotion,’ A Conversation with Ros Barber

Ros Barber is the author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning The Marlow Papers, which was written entirely in iambic pentameter. She began her career in the sciences and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex; lecturer in Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London; and Director of Research at the Shakespearean Authorship Trust.

Devotion, a novel, examines the distinction between faith and science to explore the story of a man struggling w...

The Gold Award

I’m proud to announce The Lovers’ Tango has won the Gold Award in Popular Fiction for this year’s IPPA Benjamin Franklin Award. The award was announced last evening in Salt Lake City. It’s quite an honor. It’s wonderful when your own hard work and effort is recognized by others in the same field.

‘Kill and be Killed,’ A Conversation with Louis Begley

Louis Begley is best known to readers of literary fiction for his observations about life among the upper crust denizens of New York City. One of his earlier novels, About Schmidt, was made into a movie starring Jack Nicholson. His first novel, Wartime Lies, won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Last year, Louis Begley made his suspense/thriller debut with Killer Come Hither. His new...

‘Fool Me Once,’ A Conversation with Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben is known to millions of readers. His books appear regularly on the New York Times bestseller list, and more than 60 million have been sold internationally. He was the first writer to receive the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony Awards.

Fool Me Once, his 28th novel, features Captain Maya Stern, a former Army special-ops helicopter pilot. While grieving the death of her sister during a home invasion, Maya witnesses her husband Joe’s murder during an attempted robbery. Left to care for her...

What Acclaimed Authors Love About The Writing Life

Over the years, I’ve had the incredibly good fortune of interviewing many of the most widely-read novelists on the planet. I often (but not always) ask certain questions of each author. One of my favorites is: What do you love about the writing life?

Here are excerpted answers from some highly acclaimed writers.

Robert Crais: What I love about the writing life–despite the bad days when I have to forcemy way through–is when I’m there ‘in the moment,’ when what’s happening on the page is real a...