Category Archives: New books

Tracy Chevalier: at the edge of the orchard and history

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Doug Dangler

It’s not often that trees, orchards, and apples find themselves at the center of a conflict, but that is exactly the case with Tracy Chevalier’s newest novel, At the Edge of the Orchard. The book follows the saga of the … Continue reading →

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Tim Dorsey and the coconut cowboy

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Coconut Cowboy is the 19th installment of New York Times Bestseller Tim Dorsey’s serial killer series, but don’t let that genre label fool you. Dorsey’s lethal central character, Serge A. Storms, prefers to be called a “sequential killer.” Where serial killers are … Continue reading →

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Fourth Messenger and the Migration Crisis

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Doug Dangler

To celebrate the release of The Fourth Messenger, I’m hosting the Craft Book Giveaway Bonanza during the Saturday, November 14, broadcast of my interview with Tanya Shaffer and Vienna Teng! The broadcast is paired with a great discussion of the … Continue reading →

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How to get a free copy of Sarah Vowell’s new book

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Her voice is like no one else’s, and so is her writing: Sarah Vowell has a new book releasing on October 20: Lafayette in the Somewhat United States. What questions would you ask her about life, writing, and what made Lafayette such … Continue reading →

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Sloane Crosley: “cracked in the head”

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Celebrated essayist and bestselling author Sloane Crosley has made the genre leap to fiction with her latest The Clasp. Listen in to learn what made her realize she is part of a group that is “cracked in the head:” authors. Explore … Continue reading →

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Karin Slaughter: Writing murder from life’s tragedies

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Karin Slaughter’s debut novel, Blindsighted, was shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association’s Dagger Award for “Best Thriller Debut” of 2001. Since then, she’s released over a dozen books which have sold over 30 million copies. She’ll be a guest author … Continue reading →

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Saturday MegaSpecial with Cokie Roberts, Larry Smith, Erin Foley, and Ali Wentworth

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Saturday, July 11, tune into WCBE, 90.5FM, to hear NPR and ABC correspondent Cokie Roberts, 6-word memoirist Larry Smith, comedian Erin Foley, and writer/actor Ali Wentworth. Listen in to my talk with all of these fine people at the top of … Continue reading →

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The Complex Legacy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Doug Dangler

“‘That’s what presidents do these days,’ we think nowadays, ‘They cover things up.’” James Tobin, professor of Media, Journalism and Film at Miami University and speaker of the above quotation, offers The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Chiaverini tells the strange tale of the wife of Ulysses S. Grant

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Doug Dangler

NYT bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, will visit Columbus’s Book Loft on March 9 for a reading and book signing, featuring her latest novel, Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule. This historical fiction re-imagines the relationship between Julia Grant, wife of Union general Ulysses S. … Continue reading →

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Matt Burgess: Writing Great Characters and Ambition

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Before graduating from Dartmouth College and the University of Minnesota’s MFA program, Matt Burgess grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens. His hometown has served as the location for both his first novel, Dogfight, A Love Story, which was a New … Continue reading →

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