Book Case (#7) With Joshua Henkin

After "Matrimony," and "Swimming across the Hudson,"  Joshua Henkin releases, "A World without You," the story of a family coping with the death of one of theirs, who dies in during the war in Iraq. Joshua talks to Frederic Colier about his choices in crafting this highly heartfelt and poignant novel, which investigates the nature of grief between parents and children, between siblings, and between wives and husbands.

Leora Skolkin-Smith "Hystera" was selected this week for the Pick of the Week segment.

Book Case (#6) with Twesigye Jackson Kaguri

Frederic Colier interviews Nyaka School founder and executive director Twesigye Jackson Kaguri about his bestseller, "The Price of Stones," now in paperback under the title, "A School for My Village" and his work in Uganda helping HIV/AIDS orphans acquire an education and improve the prospects for rural Ugandans. Kate Ledger's compelling first novel "Remedies" graces the introductory Pick of the Week segment.

Book Case (#5) with Liza Marklund

The Queen of Scandinavia crime novel, Liza Marklund, makes a stop in Forest Park, IL, to address her entourage about her new novel "Last Will," featuring her name-sake character Annika Bengtzon and her quest to catch the feline murderer of a Nobel recipient.  But beyond the linear story, the book also investigates the nature of power, in the media and politics.

John Connolly on Book Case TV #4

Book Case #4 has arrived.  I interviewed the author of the Charlie Parker mystery series, John Connolly, while on tour in Dayton, OH, for the release of his new book, "Burning Soul," which further explores the themes of guilt, grief, empathy, and redemption first exposed in the Charlie Parker's books.

William Kent Krueger featured on episode #3

I caught up with mystery writer, William Kent Krueger, during the Great Mystery Book Tour, which was a bus tour, by the way, crossing the North East and the MidWest.  We met in Framingham, MA.  The bard from Minnesota discuss his early passion for Hemingway, the man and his style, which heavily influenced Kent's own writing in his earliest novels, and of course his new release, Northwest Angle, and something about tricksters.  Watch the clip below.

Ali Wentworth featured on episode #02

Watch our new Book Case interview with Ali Wentworth, regarding her new biography, Ali in Wonderland.  The actress and comedian talks about her mother, her sister, has some reflection about 9-11, and describes what it was like growing near the White house.