Synopsis: From the incomparable Anna Quindlen, Miller’s Valley is the story of a woman coming of age, unearthing secrets about her family and her town, and learning surprising truths about…
Synopsis: Tombstone, Arizona, October 1880. Although the Civil War ended 15 years prior, the town’s loyalties remain split among Confederates and Unionists, Lincoln Republicans and Democrats. Naive and impressionable, teenage…
Synopsis: Gregg Olson’s “Notorious USA” series features a trilogy from from best-selling true crime novelist Caitlin Rother focused upon cases from Florida, George, and South Carolina, all available in one…
Caitlin Rother, one of my all-time favorite authors, returns to Colloquium today to further discuss the “shorts” she previewed when she was my guest earlier this year. Caitlin is a…
Matthew Norman’s debut novel, Domestic Violets, was a hilarious and poignant tale of a man trapped in a job he hated because he needed to provide for his family who…
Synopsis: Washington, D.C. is a city populated by people keeping secrets. Sean Serrat, a Supreme Court lawyer, is no exception. He harbors a secret from his childhood that, if revealed,…
Synopsis: Andy Carter fled his native Omaha when his marriage fell apart, but not before he humiliated himself by ruining his brother-in-law’s wedding reception (becoming the subject of a viral…
Today I welcome prolific children’s author Pamela Jane back to Colloquium. Pamela has penned a “personal, political, and psychological adventure” story chronicling her life that has been described as “the…
Synopsis: As a young boy, Shanley Keagan was forced to eke out a living as an aspiring vaudevillian in Dublin pubs. Thanks to his Uncle Will’s drinking and belligerence, the…
Caitlin Rother instantly became one of my favorite authors when I began — and could not stop — reading Dead Reckoning, her account of the murders of Tom and Jackie…
Synopsis: The first of three entries in Greg Olson’s “Notorious USA” series from best-selling true crime novelist Caitlin Rother, A Complicated Woman focuses upon three South Carolina murderers. Two were…
Synopsis: Outside observers would say Jillian Westfield “has it all.” She lives comfortably with her husband, Henry, a handsome and successful investment banker, and adorable 18-month old daughter, Katie, in…
Synopsis: Molly Arnette is good at keeping secrets and not just because, as an attorney, it is a job requirement. She has been keeping secrets for most of her life.…
I am thrilled to welcome best-selling true crime author Caitlin Rother back to Colloquium today. Her tenth book, Then No One Can Have Her, has just been published and is…
Synopsis: Carol Kennedy was a gentle-spirited artist, gifted teacher and therapist, and devoted mother to her daughters, Katie and Charlotte. For more than two decades, she remained a committed wife…
Synopsis: June Nealon has sustained unbearable heartbreaks. Not only did she lose her first husband in a tragic accident, her second husband, Kirk, and young daughter, Elizabeth, were murdered while…
Synopsis: Smoke is an evocative tale of two women navigating the secrets and lies at the heart of a wildfire threatening their town. After a decade-long career combating wildfires, Elizabeth…
Synopsis: Tess Monaghan’s life — like the recessed Baltimore of the late 1990’s in which she lives — is stagnant. On hold. In her late 20’s, her career as a…
My special guest today, Joan Steinau Lester, recently published her second novel, Mama’s Child. She describes writing as “totally involving, pleasurable, existing only for itself, not the end product. .…
Gloria Loring is no stranger to daytime television fans or music lovers. However, she is also well-known for her work on behalf of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, serving as…
Imagine your dog penning a diary or journal in which he/she not only recounts the developments in his/her life, but also reveals his/her thought processes. Consider how much easier the…
Through the telling of 115 short stories related by eleven canine authors, secrets maintained for centuries are finally revealed in Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know. Those brave…
I no longer remember the point at which I simply gave up. But I know it happened. My weight crept up and up and up as the years rolled by.…
In author Suzanne Jenkins’ first novel, Pam of Babylon, fictional Pam Smith has led a charmed life. She has a beautiful home by the water in tony Babylon, New York.…