Author News & Interviews

Interview: Graham Brown, author of Clive Cussler Cold Fire: A Novel from the NUMA Files

Jun 22, 2026

When a NATO weapon that could ensure peace or start World War Three vanishes in the Arctic, Kurt Austin and NUMA race to recover it before it falls into enemy hands in Graham Brown’s COLD FIRE, the latest installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series created by Clive Cussler.

In this interview conducted by former publicity executive Michael Barson, who was Cussler’s primary publicist at G.P. Putnam’s Sons from 1999 to 2015, Brown tells the remarkable story of how he began working with the “grand master of adventure,” reveals his favorite NUMA Files thriller, and names various authors whose work he especially enjoys.

Interview: Richard O'Rawe, author of Witch Hunt: A Grace O'Malley Thriller

May 7, 2026

How can you get away with murder in a city full of cameras? London’s Detective Superintendent Grace O’Malley must solve a puzzling case in WITCH HUNT, a highly addictive blend of gritty police procedural and creepy historical horror by Richard O’Rawe and his daughter, Bernadette O’Rawe. In this interview conducted by former publicity executive Michael Barson, Richard explains how the novel came about, the research that he and Bernadette did on notorious witch hunter Matthew Hopkins, and how they worked together to ensure that their first collaboration went as smoothly as possible.

Interview: Jeffrey Siger, author of A Study in Secrets: A Redacted Man Mystery

Feb 5, 2026

A retired gentleman with a complicated past. A missing priceless treasure. A young woman in trouble. A STUDY IN SECRETS kicks off Jeffrey Siger’s Redacted Man mystery series, which features a Sherlock Holmes-worthy sleuth. In this interview conducted by former publicity executive Michael Barson, Siger talks about his fascination with the world’s most famous fictional detective and why he made his protagonist a former intelligence agent; his decision to set the series in present-day New York City; and the biggest challenge he faced while writing this opening installment.

Interview: Svetlana Satchkova, author of The Undead: A Novel of Modern Russia

Jan 15, 2026

In THE UNDEAD, a gripping tale of contemporary Russia, a young filmmaker and her friends run afoul of a government that ruthlessly oppresses artists who dare to satirize the regime. In this interview conducted by former publicity executive Michael Barson, Svetlana Satchkova talks about her decision to write the novel in English and the impact it has had on her approach to fiction; explains the differences between life in Moscow and New York; and names the three authors who she believes have done the most effective job of writing stories that accurately depict the state of life in Russia.

Interview: David Margolick, author of When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy

Dec 4, 2025

WHEN CAESAR WAS KING is the first definitive biography of Sid Caesar, the founding father of television comedy and an icon to generations of Americans. In this interview conducted by former publicity executive Michael Barson, longtime New York Times and Vanity Fair writer David Margolick talks about his research for the book and the surprises he unearthed about Caesar’s rise to television stardom and subsequent fall; the frustrating unavailability of full episodes of Caesar’s iconic variety program, “Your Show of Shows”; and Caesar’s volatile relationship with Mel Brooks and what might have been had he pivoted to a film career as Brooks did.