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Interview: John Sayles, author of To Save the Man

Feb 6, 2025

TO SAVE THE MAN, John Sayles’ latest novel, sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the “cultural genocide” experienced by the Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. In this interview conducted by Michael Barson, Senior Publicity Executive at Melville House, Sayles talks about the extensive research he did for the book, the one person associated with the Carlisle School who he feels should be known to all Americans, how the publishing industry has changed for the good and the bad since he became a published author 50 years ago, and what he’s working on now.

Interview: Warren C. Easley, author of Deadly Redemption: A Cal Claxton Mystery

Jan 9, 2025

DEADLY REDEMPTION is the 10th and latest entry in Warren C. Easley’s mystery series featuring small-town lawyer Cal Claxton. According to Jeffrey Siger, the internationally bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis series, the book has “a never-saw-it-coming ending resolving long-haunting memories and guilt. It’s a not-to-be-missed work of literary art.” In this interview conducted by Michael Barson, Senior Publicity Executive at Melville House, Easley talks about why he changed settings for this installment, how he developed Cal’s backstory, the benefits and drawbacks of editing his own work, and the feedback he has received from readers.

Interview: J.D. Barker, author of Heavy Are the Stones

Dec 5, 2024

Facing the truth can be deadlier than facing the killer in J.D. Barker and Christine Daigle’s newly released thriller, HEAVY ARE THE STONES. In this interview conducted by Bookreporter reviewer Ray Palen, Barker talks about the importance of covering serial killers and how they operate, the major contribution that his co-author made to the novel, the religious motifs in the story and what they are meant to symbolize, the significance of the book’s title, and the exciting project that he and Daigle are currently working on.

Interview: Austin Duffy, author of Cross

Nov 25, 2024

Acclaimed Irish writer Austin Duffy makes his US debut with CROSS, a masterful tale of betrayal and violence in a tight-knit community in Northern Ireland during the last days of The Troubles. In this interview conducted by Michael Barson, Senior Publicity Executive at Melville House, Duffy talks about his inspiration for writing the book, why he thinks it could work as a film or television series, the two Irish authors whose novels he admires the most, and his upcoming projects.

Interview: Graham Brown, author of Clive Cussler Desolation Code: A Novel from the NUMA Files

Nov 14, 2024

Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew face swarms of deadly bio-hacked sea locusts, a runaway AI system and a sinister cult in the newly released CLIVE CUSSLER DESOLATION CODE. In this interview conducted by Michael Barson, Senior Publicity Executive at Melville House and Clive Cussler’s primary publicist at G.P. Putnam’s Sons from 1999 to 2015, Graham Brown talks about collaborating with Cussler on this series, the changes he has made to Kurt as a character, and the impact that technological innovations have on these books.