What would happen if everyone in the world received an email (or telegram) at the exact same time, naming their true soulmate? This is the question Joan F. Smith explores in her thoughtful and original adult debut novel, Your Soulmail is Attached.

After years of rejection, losing his agent and editor, and a creeping number of novels sitting on his hard drive, Amin Ahmad said he was writing one more book and then he was done. Good thing he did!

Acclaimed author Lori Gold returns to discuss her new novel, Kiss, Mary, Kill, and shares how rejection fueled her success, why she writes across genres, and the craft secrets behind her latest speculative novel.

Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, author of The Fortune Tellers of Ru Daru, The Haunting of Moscow House, and The Witch and the Tsar, left a successful law career to write stories inspired by Slavic folklore, drawing from her own Russian heritage.

What happens when a celebrated children's author decides to explore the messy, vulnerable truth of adult friendships and motherhood? Corey Ann Haydu takes us behind the scenes of her vulnerable leap into adult fiction with Mothers and Other Strangers, a dual-timeline story exploring friendship, motherhood, and the weight of secrets across generations.

After spending four years crafting her novel and a full year querying agents only to hear "great writing, no market vision," Ariel Slick made the bold decision to self-publish her novel, The Devil Take The Blues, a Southern Gothic tale set in 1920s Louisiana.

Malcolm Kempt spent 17 years as a criminal lawyer in the remote Canadian Arctic before trading the courtroom for full-time writing. His journey from law to literature led to his critically acclaimed debut crime novel, A Gift Before Dying.

What happens when you weave together three centuries of women's stories, religious trauma, and a curse that won't let go? Author Kristi DeMeester takes us deep into the haunting world of Dark Sisters —a multi-generational horror epic that explores shame, rage, and the power of accepting all parts of ourselves.

Could a random scroll through Instagram turn into a debut novel? That's exactly what happened to Michelle Merrick when she spotted an Etsy ad for a 1920’s martini glass and immediately thought, "What if a person died holding this…and left their energy in the glass?" Four months later, she had a complete manuscript for her debut speculative thriller The Found Object Society.  

We’re back after a few weeks off! On episode 101 of Literary Prospects, we talk with Author Karen Winn about her addictive new novel, The Society.

On our 100th episode of Literary Prospects, we sit down with Comedian Aaron Leidecker to discuss his new children’s book, BOWIE’S BACKYARD.

On our 99th episode of Literary Prospects, we sit down with the brilliant Marisa Silver to talk about her new novel, At Last.

On episode 98 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Margaux Eliot about her debut novel, Honeymoon Stage.

In episode 97 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Kristin Bair about her uproarious new novel, Clementine Crane Prefers Not To.

In episode 96 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Amy Gallo Ryan about her piercing new memoir, You May Feel A Bit of Pressure: Observations from Infertility’s Heart-Wrenching Ride.

In episode 95 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Nick Medina about his terrifying new novel, The Whistler.

In episode 94 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Kristen Loesch about her haunting new novel, The Hong Kong Widow.

In episode 93 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Danilyn Rutherford about her new book, Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World.

In episode 92 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Susan Coll about her new novel, The Literati.

In episode 91 of Literary Prospects, we talk with Author Ken Miller about his debut novel, High Finance.