Laurie Harper

Laurie Harper, literary agent and author of Don Sherwood: The Life and Times of "The World's Greatest Disc Jockey".

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(Broadcast date: Dec 13, 2001)

Stacy Bierlein and Louise Erdrich

Stacy Bierlein, editor of A Stranger Among Us: Stories of Cross Cultural Collision and Connection and Louise Erdrich, author of The Plague of Doves.

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(Broadcast date: May 14, 2008)

Rachel Fershleiser and Sally Gunning

Marrie Stone interviews Rachel Fershleiser, co-editor of Not Quite What I Was Planning and Sally Gunning, author of Bound: A Novel.

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(Broadcast date: May 21, 2008)

Chris Bohjalian and Alice Feiring

Chris Bohjalian, author of Skeletons at the Feast and Alice Feiring, author The Battle for Wine and Love.

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(Broadcast date: May 30, 2008)

David Benioff interview

A couple of weeks ago my co-host Marrie Stone interviewed author David Benioff on the show. Sadly, a broadcasting glitch not only prevented the show from being heard but also canceled out the option of podcasting it. Thanks to Marrie, an excerpt of the interview has been transcribed and posted on my Pen on Fire blog. Click here to read it.

Gary Phillips, Susan Straight, Naomi Hirahara

Noir-related discussion with Gary Phillips, Susan Straight, and Naomi Hirahara; contributers to the "Los Angeles Noir" short story anthology.

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(Broadcast date: Jun 11, 2008)

Naomi Epel

Naomi Epel, writer of The Observation Deck: A Tool Kit for Writers.

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(Broadcast date: Dec 09, 1998)

Noir on tomorrow's show

If you're on my e-list for the radio show, you've received this. If not....

Tomorrow, Weds. June 11, for the entire hour, we'll have three authors--Naomi Hirahara, Gary Phillips, and Susan Straight--talking about noir. I'm excited!

Naomi is the author of the Mas Arai mystery novels and the noir short story: "Number 19." Gary is the author of the Ivan Monk and Martha Chainey series, and a lot of short stories including the noir story "Roger Crumbler Considered His Shave." Susan is a novelist ("Highwire Moon" was a National Book Award nominee), and the noir short story: "The Golden Gopher," which won an Edgar. All three of the stories highlighted above are in the collection: "los angeles noir," published by Akashic Books.

Tune in at 9 a.m. Pacific at 88.9 FM KUCI or listen on iTunes. Eventually the show will be podcast and you'll find it here.

Lisa See

Lisa See, author of Flower Net: A Red Princess Mystery.

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(Broadcast date: Dec 16, 1998)

Keith Snyder

Keith Snyder, author of Coffin's Got the Dead Guy on the Inside.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 21, 1998)