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Author News & Interviews

Interview: Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, author of Love Her Madly

Feb 1, 2002

February 1, 2002

In Mary-Ann Tirone Smith's latest thriller, LOVE HER MADLY, Rona Leigh --- a tiny wisp of a thing accused of hacking someone to death with an ax --- is about become the first woman executed in Texas since the Civil War. Of course, with the insatiably curious Poppy Rice on the case, Rona's promises to be a less than smooth and tidy execution. Learn more about the feisty Poppy, the intriguing Rona, George W. Bush, and more as Bookreporter.com writer Kate Ayers chats with the author.

Interview: Anne Ursu, author of Spilling Clarence

Jan 18, 2002

January 18, 2002

In Anne Ursu's debut novel, SPILLING CLARENCE, a town is subjected to a chemical accident that causes its population to relive their suppressed memories... for better or worse. Join Bookreporter.com writer Kate Ayers' discussion with Ursu as they chat about sustaining multiple characters, revisiting memories, casting the book, pajamas, jazz, websites and more!

Interview: Chris Mooney, author of World Without End: A Thriller

Jan 11, 2002

January 11, 2002

Author Chris Mooney's second thriller, WORLD WITHOUT END, tells the fast-paced and timely tale of terrorists, germ warfare and international intrigue. Join Bookreporter writer Chuck Leddy as he discusses these issues and more with the author.

Interview: Harold Schechter, author of The Hum Bug

Jan 4, 2002

January 4, 2002

With his debut novel, NEVERMORE, Harold Schechter created a most unlikely crime-solving duo when he teamed gothic master Edgar Allan Poe with "king of the wild frontier" Davy Crockett. In THE HUM BUG we again meet Poe, but this time he's paried with circusman P.T. Barnum --- as entertainingly ill-suited for the dark and drunken Poe as Crockett. Join Bookreporter.com writer Kate Ayers' discussion with Schechter to learn more about the conception of these odd couples, Poe's tendency toward excessive verbal flourishes, Caleb Carr and more.

Interview: Christopher Whitcomb, author of Cold Zero: Inside the FBI Hostage Rescue Team

Oct 12, 2001

October 12, 2001

COLD ZERO is a powerful, insightful book, unnerving in its timeliness. A former FBI sniper, Christopher Whitcomb delves into the inner workings of the FBI, explaining them in plain language to civilian readers. Author Dini Von Mueffling spoke with Whitcomb about the recent terrorist attacks and the strain of being an agent and a father.