Current Project Highlights:
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MUSIC IS IN EVERYTHINGby Ziggy Marley (Akashic Books, November 22, 2022)
The Today Show, Interview, 11/23
Access Daily, Access Hollywood, Interview, 11/15
ABC News Prime, Interview, 11/30
News 4 New York, Interview, 12/2
The Authors on the Air Global Radio Network, Books, Kids and Creations, Interview 12/23
Justabxmom, Feature on December Bookshelf, Date TK
Green Child Magazine, Gift Guide Feature, 12/18
Sirius XM Radio, The Beatles Channel, My Fab 4, Interview, Date TK
Adventure Seeking Mom, Children’s Book Feature, Date TK
City Book Reviews, Assigned for Review, Date TK
WHAT THE ERMINE SAW: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci’s Most Mysterious Portraitby Eden Collinsworth (Doubleday; May 24, 2022)
What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci’s Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth (Doubleday; May 24, 2022)
Media:
Crime Reads, Essay, 5/11
Crime Reads, 10 New Books Out This Week, 5/10
Daily Art Magazine, Review, 4/25
The Octavian, Interview, 5/16
Medium, Review
Shepherd, Best Books With a Work of Art as a Narrator, 5/16
New York Society Library Newsletter, Recommendation, 4/7
The First News, Review, 5/23
Lit Hub, Excerpt, 5/24
Lit Hub, Recommendation, 5/24
Book Riot, Recommendation, 5/25
The Arab News, Review, 5/30
Dear Author, Blog Review, 5/23
St. Louis Post Dispatch, Mention in Summer Reading Roundup, 5/12
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, Review Scheduled, 6/5
The Big Think, Excerpt, 10/22
The Journal of Art Crime, Fall 2022
The Curious Man, Interview via Skype, 6/1
Airwaves KWMR Radio, Interview, 6/21
KFMG Radio Culture Buzz, Interview, 6/13
KCUR Kansas Public Radio, Conversations, 7/28
Art Curious Podcast, Interview, 8/22
Event:
The Poisoned Pen, Book Chat, 5/26
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE: A Children’s Picture Book(Lyric Pop; Akashic Books, November 22, 2023)
Kirkus Reviews, Review, 9/7
Should I Read it Or Not?, Review, 11/23
R.E.M. I Heart Radio R.E.M. Channel, 11/22
Justabxmom.com, Feature on November Bookshelf, 12/4
Aimee Dars Reads, Review, 11/29
Both Books:
Cassandra M’s Blog, 11/14
Cassandra's M's Place, Review, 11/14
Brooke Bostic Library of Bookish, 11/20
Nurse Bookie,11/22, 12/4
Should I Read it Or Not?, Review, 11/23
Miss Behavior, Feature, 11/20
Jumpin Beans, Review, 12/26
Vicki Wilkinson - Mommy Blogger/Babies to Bookworms, Review TK
Megan Sargent Meg's Book Club, Feature, Date TK
WHAT CHILD IS THIS? A Sherlock Holmes Christmas Adventureby Bonnie MacBird (Harper Collins Collins Crime Club; November 6, 2022)
Media:
Publishers Weekly, Review, 9/13
The Doylockian, Review, 9/10
C.P. Lesley Blog Review, 10/22
I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, Interview, 10/30
Crime Reads, Excerpt, 11/13
Crossroads Reviews, Review, 11/15
Red Carpet Crash, Review, 11/1
KSQD NPR Santa Cruz/Narrative Species, Interview, 11/22
The Houston Chronicle, Event Preview, 11/8
The Wall Street Journal, Review, 11/22
Cover To Cover with Mary Elizabeth Jackson, Interview, 12/22
The Page 69 Test, New Books, 11/23
The Washington Post, Review in Holiday Roundup, 12/12
Book Society Podcast, 12/2 Interview, Air Date TK
KFMG Radio Culture Buzz, Interview, 12/5
The Globe and Mail, Review, 12/18
It Was a Dark and Stormy Book Club, Episode Feature, 12/18
Stevos Novel Ideas, Review, 12/22
Authors on the Air, Books, Kids and Creations, Interview, Air Date TK
Baker Street Journal, Review Scheduled, Date TK
The Historical Novel Review, Review, February Issue
Nashville Scholars, Review, End of the Year Roundup Issue
Events:
The Poisoned Pen, 11/2
Murder by the Book, 11/9
Baker Street West, 11/19
OLD TRUTHS AND NEW CLICHES: Essays by Isaac Bashevis Singer edited by David Stromberg (Princeton University Press; May 17, 2022)
Media:
Publishers Weekly, Review
Harper’s, Excerpt, 3/29
New Yorker, Excerpt, 3/23
New York Sun, Review, 5/1
Jewish Review of Books, Review, 4/8
Mosaic, Review, 4/13
American Prospect, Altercation Column, 5/7
Washington Examiner, Review, 5/7
Jewish Book Council, Jewish Books Daily, Essay, 5/9
Times of Israel, Interview, 6/9
Airmail, Original Essay, 6/15
Wall Street Journal, Review, 6/18
The Forward, Review, 6/28
Events:
Chevalier’s, LA, CA, Conversation with Aimee Bender, Virtual, 5/25
McNally Jackson, NYC, Conversation with Agi Legutko, Virtual, 5/26
DREAMS OF A LIFETIME: How Who We Are Shapes How We Imagine Our Future by Karen A. Cerulo and Janet M. Ruane (Princeton University Press; June 21, 2022)
Psychology Today, Original Essay, 5/18
The Conversation, Original Essay, 6/8
Arab News, Review, 6/22
Talk Cocktail, Interview, 6/22
The Conversation in Yahoo News, Essay Run, 6/23
The Curious Man Podcast, Interview, 6/23
WTUL Good Day Tulsa, Interview, 6/29
The Follow Up Question, Interview, 6/29
KERA NPR Think, Interview, 7/20
Conversations Kansas Public Radio, Interview, 7/22
Harvesting Happiness Podcast, Interview, 9/22
America Trends Podcast with Larry Rifkin, Interview, 8/22
Filled Up Cup, Interview, 7/22
Sociological Forum, Review
Contemporary Sociology, Review
The Displaced by Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre (Arte Público Press; June 30, 2022)
Media:
Publishers Weekly, Review, 1/22
KFMG Radio Culture Buzz, Interview, 4/4
Crime Reads, Original Essay, 5/25
Culver City News, Mention of Event, 6/28
Daily Art Magazine, Review, 8/22
Midwest Book Review, Review, 8/22
Nueva Paginas Con Lupita, Interview, 8/22
The Hard Luck Show, Interview, 7/22
Al Dia, Interview, 7/22
Downtown Writer’s Jam, Interview, 7/7
Book Society Podcast, Interview, 9/22
Holistic Housing Podcast, 10/22
Events:
Village Well, Reading and Discussion with Obed Silva, Culver City, CA, 7/8
Beyond Baroque, New LA Fiction, 9/22
BOOK OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAGEDIES by Joe Meno (Akashic Books; September 6, 2022)
Lit Hub, Excerpt, 9/1
Electric Lit, Excerpt, 9/7
Music ES, Conversation, 9/7
Chicago Reader, Review, 8/8
Your Favorite Book Podcast, with the Chicago Review of Books, Interview, 9/8
Washington Independent Review of Books, Review, 9/22
Chicago Tribune, Feature in Fall Preview, 9/14
Chicago New City, Interview completed, 9/5
Vol 1, Brooklyn, Weekend Bites, 9/10
Vine and Verse, Review, 9/22
Largehearted Boy, Playlist, 9/19
The New Dork Review of Books, Review, 9/20
The Journal Courier, Illinois, Chi Trib Review, 9/20
Razorcake, Review, 9/22
1 Week Critique, Interview, 10/6
Wildflowers Podcast, Review, 10/12
KFMG Radio,Culture Buzz, Des Moines, Iowa, 10/24, 2PM CT
Shepherd, Book Recommendation List, Date TK
WKNY Radio, Kingston, NY, Interview, 11/14
Book Society Podcast, Interview, Date TK
FUNERAL TRAIN: A Dust Bowl Mysteryby Laurie Loewenstein (Akashic Books; October 4, 2022)
New York Times, Five Fall Mysteries, 10/10
Washington Post, Fall Mysteries Roundup, 9/3
The Agony Column, KSQD Santa Cruz NPR, Interview 9/24
Crime Reads, 10 Books Coming out this Week, 10/4
BookNAround, Review, 10/4
Open Letters Review, Review, 10/4
Girl Who Reads, Review, 10/4
Crime Reads, Original Piece, 10/11
KFMG Culture Buzz, Interview, 10/24
WKNY Radio, Air Date TK
Book Society Podcast, Interview, 1/20/23
Historical Novel Review, Review, November Date TK
Mystery Scene Magazine, Review, Date TK
RANDOM by Penn Jillette (Akashic Books; October 11,2022)
Publishers Weekly, Interview, 8/22
Washington Post, Interview, 10/5 New York Times, Interview, 10/5
Crime Reads, Excerpt, Ten Books Out this Week, 10/10
Book and Film Globe, Review, 10/11
Crime Reads, Excerpt, Run Date TK
Mystery Scene Magazine, Review Scheduled, Run Date TK
The Stranger, Interview, October Run Date TK
TREASURES OF EGYPT: A LEGACY IN PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PYRAMIDS TO CLEOPATRA by Ann R. Williams (National Geographic; October 18, 2022)
Media:
Coast to Coast AM, Interview, 10/18
Shepherd, Book List, Date TK
Earth Ancients, Interview 11/17
The Big Think, Excerpt, 10/18
Kansas Public Radio, Conversations, 10/20
The Curious Man, Interview, 11/14
California Haunts, Interview, 11/15
Night Dreams, Interview, 1/13
KFMG Radio, Culture Buzz, Interview, Date TK
Events:
The Poisoned Pen, 11/30
FELONY & MAYHEM HISTORICAL MYSTERIES
NO ONE NOTICES THE BOYS: Baker Street Inquiries #2 by Michelle Birkby (Felony & Mayhem; December 14, 2021)
Illustrious Clients News, Review, 1/16
Publishers Weekly, Review, 10/18Foreword Reviews, January/February Issue Review
Red Circle, Review, January 2022
Historical Novels Review, Review, 2/1
Crime Reads, Original Piece, 2/3
Dark and Stormy Book Club, Newsletter, 3/1
The Moor, Feature, April 2022
Portland Book Review, Thriller Book Roundup, 5/12
THE PLAGUE ROAD: John Grey No. 3 by L.C. Tyler (Felony & Mayhem; April 25, 2022)
Historical Novel Society, Review
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, 3/21
Historical Fiction with Carolyn Pouncy, Blog Interview, 4/27
THE PREFECT’S ADVENTURES: Miss Blaine and the Vampire Menace by Olga Wojtas (Felony & Mayhem; June 28, 2021
Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review, 5/13
Midwest Book Review, Review Scheduled, 8/21
THE BUTCHER OF BERNER STREET by Alex Reeve (Felony & Mayhem, December 20, 2022)
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, 10/22