Pamela Fagan Hutchins joins me for a convo about her latest novel, Red Grade. We’re talking inspiration, twists, small-town secrets, and more. Hear the Conversation: tinyurl.com/yer9tt33 Get the book: tinyurl.com/4yefmrrh Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/mtknh8cm

Julie Snider's debut, "Chapel Bay Secrets," addresses long-buried tensions force everything her protagonist thought was safe into question. Hear the Conversation: tinyurl.com/mpuw8bbn Get the Book: tinyurl.com/4ex5ua7w Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/5cvk82u9

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. - Plato

What did you write today?

Christopher Mannino believes that one of the most powerful tools in parenting isn’t a schedule, a screen limit, or a perfect plan—it’s play. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/ypsn4c4r Get the Book: tinyurl.com/2rekxn33 Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/4frmy3x5

So tragic. A brilliant light in a world with too much darkness.

Is he a bookseller? Or something more? If you need some short-story potato chips to munch on, this collection will tickle your literary taste buds. Get it here: tinyurl.com/m2rhs69u

What if #retirement is the beginning of something more intentional? In From Work to What’s Next, Sarah Karp Charles and Jim Charles rethink it as a redesign, not an ending. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/3hyefzsx Get the book: tinyurl.com/325pf2su Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/2s3723yc

What a treat to visit with @simongervaisbooks.bsky.social Gervais and @ryanstecken.bsky.social about their terrific collab, "The Second Son." Hear the Conversation: tinyurl.com/pun2cmfk Get the book: tinyurl.com/ytuj9txp Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/cnwe65r6

The Top 10 most listened-to conversations of 2025. Thanks to all 108 guests who joined me this year! Hear the entire collection at TerryShepherd.com

A centenery celebration today of the 🇺🇸 American actor, comedian, writer, singer and dancer #DickVanDyke born #OnThisDay 100 years ago in West Plains, Missouri

Nancy Cole Silverman digs into "A Spy in Saigon." Kat Lawsom is thrust into a web of secrets, double agents, and trafficked children who desperately need her help. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/24crcksk Get the book: tinyurl.com/4evs7a4t Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/ybsdm7a2

Michelle Yang’s new memoir, "Phoenix Girl," is an inspiring story of resilience, reclamation, and learning to rise from the fire instead of being consumed by it. Hear the Conversation: tinyurl.com/vaeaur2v Get the Book: tinyurl.com/ycxjkr3n Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/4uam6st2

"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines The main difference between people who want to ban books and me: They would feel threatened by that quote. I feel *energized* by it.

PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book! Links here: www.sjgroenewegen.co.uk/publications 💙📚

Happy #Thanksgiving!

Dr. Carolyn Larkin Taylor turns inward in "Whispers of the Mind, a Neurologist’s Memoir." Intimate essays on the quiet beauty found at the edge of life and memory. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/24v7tpaf Get the Book: tinyurl.com/mpp7y84h Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/5ds9xs29

Dr. Marissa Toussaint's Flambeau Kitchen blends Caribbean heritage with real, sustainable wellness and guidance for conditions like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Hear the Conversation: tinyurl.com/2jznn4vv Get the Book: tinyurl.com/4ddbeyx7 Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/75k2kpht

Savannah has always been a city of secrets, but none as haunting as the mystery at the center of Mark Murphy’s new novel, Rose Dhu. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/33xnxtnm Get the Book: tinyurl.com/tx5up7nk Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/5n63kxaf

This makes sense to me.

What if the next world war isn’t fought for ideology or territory, but for quarterly profits? That’s the unsettling premise behind Prophets of War, from Jack Brown. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/mrxvumr7 Get the Book: tinyurl.com/2vp85d3j Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/2tn6ed45

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

Some people witness history. Nancy Shear lived it. In "I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms," Nancy shares what it was like to grow up inside America’s classical music world. Hear the Conversation: tinyurl.com/bd6bth3v Get the Book: tinyurl.com/4cjwy3s5 Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/4rnvscb9

In The Accord, author Mark Peres explores grief, love, and the blurred lines between human and machine through the bond between a professor and her sentient AI. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/j856zc62 Get the Book: tinyurl.com/yenwyde3 Read my Substack essay: tinyurl.com/emh33sas

An unwanted daughter who became England's greatest Queen... Elizabeth #Tudor The Bastard Princess Just 99c! #Free #KindleUnlimited! #Histfic #KU #Books #Kindle #ElizabethI #Tudor t.co/e0aPd9RW4X

This was a fun read. @lindahuberauthor.bsky.social is an excellent story teller.

It's Election Day! Local elections matter.

Meet Gil Gillenwater — real-estate guy, Harley fan, and founder of Rancho Feliz. For 40 years he’s helped families along the U.S.–Mexico border with one surprising motto: Helping others should be fun. Hear the convo: tinyurl.com/4xcx6ry8 Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/48f6suzs

What happens when a gemologist writes a thriller? You get "The Fire Diamond"! CB Wilson discusses her new book, the high-stakes world of jewel thieves, and her "diamond detective" protagonist. Hear the convo: www.buzzsprout.com/2513727/epis... Read my Substack Essay: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Former CIA officer Traci Hunter Abramson trades classified briefings for bestselling novels, written with the kind of authenticity only experience can give. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/3cdkbsa5 Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/mu6rrkk4 Get the book: tinyurl.com/48sm9d48

Jennifer Dornbush kicks off this wonderful and enlightening visit with the legendary #author Lisa Jewell in our latest Outliers #Writing University convo from #Bouchercon 2025. Add Outliers' #YouTube feed to your faves. I always learn something there! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auku...

Raymond E. Foster, former LAPD lieutenant and renaissance man, discusses "Chasing the Surge: 10,000 Rides into the American Night," his unlikely second act as an Uber driver. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/2vfdejtf Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/2t69ysxu Get the Book: tinyurl.com/3fsyeefn

@blacktopkid.bsky.social - Shawn Cosby's fantastic book, All the Sinners Bleed is going to be a smash on Netflix. Look who just joined the cast.

In a world where loyalty can be the sharpest weapon, Heather Ogden invites us into the depths of her new dystopian fantasy, The Betrayal—the first in The Lies We Fear series. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/35rdvzm4 Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/46tvbfzx Get the book: tinyurl.com/db6z8dkv

Stephen Postema started running in Kindergarten. His strides through Ann Arbor, Michigan in the 60s and 70s became a metaphor for a city and nation in evolution. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/4zv6m34d Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/48mw7wxk Get the book: www.amazon.com/Running-Arou...

Sam Daley-Harris has updated and expanded his classic work, Reclaiming Our Democracy. And it's become a playbook for positive change. Hear the conversation: www.buzzsprout.com/2513727/epis... Read my Substack Essay: substack.com/home/post/p-... Get the Book: www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-O...

Charles Philipp Martin's Rented Grave delves deep into the underbelly of Hong Kong, a city caught between modern ambition and the legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/yzp2tvea Read my Substack essay: substack.com/home/post/p-... Get the Book: tinyurl.com/97pw8e2b

Seems appropriate today.

Totally me as a kid. I was a DC guy.

Books.

Sharon Eubank offers a wisdom-packed guide on how to enact impactful aid in the world through actions you can initiate in your own backyard. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/bdzd5zdv Read my Substack essay: substack.com/home/post/p-... Get the Book: tinyurl.com/2wu8s3kp

It’s my birthday so you should go pre-order my and Richy’s picture book as a gift to me ☺️🙏🏾! 🔗https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742021/mamis-magic-words-by-kiara-valdez-illustrated-by-richy-sanchez-ayala/

Stacy Bass delivers a transformative story of grief, offers a new way into resilience, and illustrates how photographs can be portals & love that loss cannot diminish. Hear the Conversation: tinyurl.com/bddfknsv Read my Substack Essay: substack.com/home/post/p-... Get the Book: tinyurl.com/yjeytzrj

What if Elvis died while serving in the Army? Author Tim Kirk discusses how his Hollywood chops influenced a tightly plotted tale of 4 men who were influenced by a seismic event. Hear the Convo: tinyurl.com/wh3ed3cj Get the Book: tinyurl.com/mvaywrmw Read my SubStack essay: tinyurl.com/ys5ychmd

This looks great! @espiers.bsky.social knows her stuff.

@everystarterpack.bsky.social is a great follow for finding interesting accounts, whatever your interests. All #StarterPacks all day.

Want an excellent read that could have emerged from California headlines? Here's my take on Alex Kenna's spellbinding "Burn This Night." Wanna hear @alexkenna.bsky.social talk about it? Check out our In Conversation visit: www.buzzsprout.com/admin/251372...

Glad to see @alexbpearl.bsky.social get some well deserved love. He's a excellent storyteller.

My take on @blacktopkid.bsky.social's latest, "All The Sinners Bleed." Read the full essay here: terryshepherd.com/s-a-cosby-al...

Cinderella, cira 2025.