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Featuring Lisa Jackson, #1 New York Times Best-selling Author, discussing ABSOLUTE FEAR, a pulse-pounding new novel of madness, deceit, and twisted revenge that will take readers into the heart of fear…ABSOLUTE FEAR is now available in paperback!Lisa Jackson’s talent for exploring the dark side of life has placed her among those elite authors who repeatedly top national bestsellers lists. Her novel Fatal Burn was a number one New York Times paperback bestseller in March 2006, and in April 2006, her first book to be published in hardcover, Shiver, was number four on the New York Times bestseller list. Now, Jackson returns to New Orleans and the chill of Shiver’s Our Ladies of Virtue hospital in ABSOLUTE FEAR, just published in hardcover by Kensington Books.For the past three months, Eve Renner has struggled to remember the night she was nearly killed and her lover was tried for murder. She remembers getting the anxious call from a friend from her past: “Meet me at the cabin. I’ve got evidence.” She remembers s

Featuring Lisa Jackson, #1 New York Times Best-selling Author, discussing her new latest novel LOST SOULS, her most harrowing novel yet… as a young woman’s determined hunt for a serial killer draws her into a twisted psychopath’s unspeakable crimes…LOST SOULS reunites Jackson with Detective Reuben Montoya and returns to the familiar backdrop of New Orleans. Jackson also re-introduces readers to now twenty-seven-year-old Kristi Bentz, a woman who has nearly died twice at the hands of a serial killer, and lived to tell about it. Her dad—and Montoya’s partner—New Orleans detective, Rick Bentz wants Kristi to stay out of danger, but if anything, Kristi’s experiences have made her even more fascinated by the mind of a killer, and she’s determined to become a true crime writer. Kristi seems to find her perfect subject after discovering that four girls have disappeared at All Saints College in less than two years. All four were “lost souls,” troubled, vulnerable girls with no one to care about them, or come look

Featuring Daaimah S. Poole, Essence Best-Selling Author, discussing her new latest novel ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING, the tale of a young woman with a hot voice and superstar dreams determined to reach stardom. Kendra Michelle Thomas has always dreamed of becoming an R&B singing sensation. With a winning voice, the looks and high school talent shows under her belt, everyone thought she’d be the next Mariah Carey. But between Kendra’s father abandoning her mother, her mother’s alcoholism, and a tragedy that lands Kendra and her siblings in temporary foster care, there’s not much opportunity for making dreams come true. Before Kendra knows it, she’s twenty-five years old, working as a bartender, and trapped in a relationship of convenience.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

Featuring Mary Monroe, the NYT bestselling author, discussing her new latest novel DELIVER ME FROM EVIL. We can only wonder what incidents or people inspired the complex characters that inhabit DELIVER ME FROM EVIL... One such character is the protagonist, Christine Thurman, a woman from the wrong side of the tracks who made good by marrying Jesse Ray Thurman and helping him to build a business worth millions. Now, twelve years later, J.R. has become obsessed with his video store empire, and Christine feels trapped and alone in a dead-end marriage.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

Featuring Mary B. Morrison, the NYT bestselling author, discussing her new sensuous novel SWEETER THAN HONEY, in which she introduces a new cast of steamy characters, bringing her readers the drama, the thrills, and the danger of life lived on the edge.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

Featuring Marguerite O’Connor the co-author of Griefstruck: When a Death Changes Your Life, a Funeral Director focusing on Advance Funeral Planning, and the founder of Greiforum, LLC. When a person experiences a significant loss, their world can be turned upside down... Nothing feels right or seems normal... In Griefstruck , the authors blend their extraordinary experiences in counseling, bereavement education and funeral service to coach readers as they heal and transform their grief. With practical tips, thought-provoking journaling and inspirational stories, the help the reader explore critical relationships to loss, self, family and others. In the midst of mourning, there is an opportunity for growth and self-discovery... Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In Your Pocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

NYT best-selling author Lalita Tademy weaves together history and the story of her own family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an America deeply divided after the Civil War. A unique accomplishment, this is the history never before told, brought to life through the unforgettable lives of three generations of African American husbands and wives, parents and children. A saga of violence, courage, and most of all, dreams broken, repaired and strengthened over time, Red River explores issues that resonate to this day....as it illuminates the sometimes heartbreaking choices we all must make to claim the legacy that is ours. Tademy's first novel, CANE RIVER, was chosen as an Oprah's Bookclub(r) Pick.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In Your Pocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

Featuring #1 NYT bestselling author Lisa Jackson discussing her latest novel ABSOLUTE FEAR, a pulse-pounding new novel of madness, deceit, and twisted revenge that will take readers into the heart of fear… Lisa Jackson’s talent for exploring the dark side of life has placed her among those elite authors who repeatedly top national bestsellers lists. Her novel Fatal Burn was a number one New York Times paperback bestseller in March 2006, and in April 2006, her first book to be published in hardcover, Shiver, was number four on the New York Times bestseller list. Now, Jackson returns to New Orleans and the chill of Shiver’s Our Ladies of Virtue hospital in ABSOLUTE FEAR, just published in hardcover by Kensington Books.For the past three months, Eve Renner has struggled to remember the night she was nearly killed and her lover was tried for murder. She remembers getting the anxious call from a friend from her past: “Meet me at the cabin. I’ve got evidence.” She remembers seeing that friend lying in a pool of

Featuring Jill Conner Browne, the NYT bestselling author of the Sweet Potato Queens® series. “Boss Queen” Jill discusses her Sweet Potato Queens® series, and her hilarious new novel THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS' FIRST BIG-ASS NOVEL: STUFF WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO, BUT COULD HAVE, AND MAY YET. She founded the Sweet Potato Queens® in the early 1980s. Today there are more than 2 million copies of The Sweet Potato Queen’s books in print.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

Featuring NYT bestselling author Carl Weber and the members of the RAWSISTAZ Literary Group discussing his scandalously spirited new novel THE FIRST LADY. Weber returns with a tale of a woman who knows she's her husband's First Lady—-but doesn't want to be his last…The Bishop may be a man of God, but he’s still a man who needs a woman. Trouble is, T.K. is just as naïve as any other man when it comes to women—especially slick, bible-toting, man-hungry church women. That’s why Charlene has planned a way to hang around in spirit—to make sure her replacement is a good one.First in line is Marlene, the mother of T.K.’s illegitimate daughter, Tanisha. Then there’s Monique Johnson, First Lady of Plastic Surgery and Implants. The only thing real about Monique is how much she wants T.K. Next is Savannah Dickens, the church’s attractive new choir soloist, who’s also the daughter of a prominent church elder. And last but not least is Charlene’s good friend, Sister Lisa Mae Johnson, widow of Pastor Lee Jones.With the he

Featuring David Morrell, the NYT bestselling author of 28 books, including his award winning First Blood, which introduced the world to John Rambo. With more than eighteen million copies of his books in print, his fiction has been translated into 26 languages. His thriller CREEPERS, has received great critical acclaim and was recently nominated for the Stoker Award for Best Novel. David will also be giving us a sneak peek at his highly anticipated new novel, SCAVENGER which will be in stores on March 14th!Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

Featuring NYT bestselling author Carl Weber discussing his scandalously spirited new novel THE FIRST LADY. Weber returns with a tale of a woman who knows she's her husband's First Lady—-but doesn't want to be his last… The Bishop may be a man of God, but he’s still a man who needs a woman. Trouble is, T.K. is just as naïve as any other man when it comes to women—especially slick, bible-toting, man-hungry church women. That’s why Charlene has planned a way to hang around in spirit—to make sure her replacement is a good one.First in line is Marlene, the mother of T.K.’s illegitimate daughter, Tanisha. Then there’s Monique Johnson, First Lady of Plastic Surgery and Implants. The only thing real about Monique is how much she wants T.K. Next is Savannah Dickens, the church’s attractive new choir soloist, who’s also the daughter of a prominent church elder. And last but not least is Charlene’s good friend, Sister Lisa Mae Johnson, widow of Pastor Lee Jones.With the help of her friend Alison, Charlene anticipates

Featuring nationally best-selling author Carly Alexander in a special holiday edition podcast, discussing her hilarious holiday novel THE SECRET LIFE OF MRS. CLAUS. This Christmas, a little red suit can make all the difference...Three women hired by Rossman's Department Store to play Mrs. Claus in Baltimore, San Francisco and Chicago are about to learn that a woman should never stop making that Christmas list. For these Mrs. Claus stand-ins, it's a Christmas where miracles happen, love is magical, and changing their lives is as easy as changing their outfits...THREE HOLIDAY NOVELLAS, THREE MRS. CLAUSES...First up – comedy. Olivia Todd had hoped the worst was behind her after she broke her ankle, lost her chance to be a Rockette, and had to come home to Baltimore. Now the only job Liv can get is playing Mrs. Claus at Rossman’s Department Store – a nightmare gig of wrangling bratty kids alongside a biker Santa. Her Christmas wish? A “Do Over.” Fast!Second, in San Francisco, single mom Cassie Derringer wants j

Featuring David Angsten, the Los Angeles screenwriter and video director whose debut thriller DARK GOLD, was published this summer by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press. David is also a senior story analyst and editor for Atchity Entertainment International in Los Angeles. David grew up in Hinsdale, and worked for years in Chicago writing, directing and producing travel films, documentaries, animations, and dramatic shorts.Synopsis: Three college buddies, two ravishing shipmates, a wealthy yachtsman (and plenty of Mexican tequila) combine and combust in this thrilling tale of a search for sunken treasure—and survival against an awesome creature of the sea. After graduating college, Jack Duran and his two best friends, Rock and Duff, are looking forward to a carefree trip around the globe—a last stab at freedom before tackling the “real world.” But when Jack’s vagabond brother, Dan, vanishes in Mexico, they head off instead for Puerto Vallarta on a mission to find him. Following Dan’s trail of shady dea

Featuring Max Allan Collins, the NYT bestselling mystery novelist who has been called "mystery's Renaissance man". He is the author of more than three-dozen books including Saving Private Ryan, Road to Perdition, Carnal Hours, Chicago Confidential, Stolen Away, and True Crime. Collins has earned an unprecedented seven Private Eye Writers of America “Shamus” nominations, winning twice... He has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie adaptations and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel Road to Perdition (which was developed into the Academy Award Winning film). He scripted the internationally syndicated comic strip DICK TRACY from 1977 to 1993, and wrote three TRACY novels and a number of collections of his TRACY comic strip work have been published. One of the leading authors of film and television media tie-in books (Bones: Buried Deep, Pink Panther, Batman: Child of Dreams, I-Spy, Dark Angel,The Scorpion King, Windtalkers, The Mummy, The Mum

Episode One - Midwest Literary Festival "On the Road" seriesWe are proud to introduce the special twelve segment Authors In Your Pocket(tm) “On The Road” series featuring the authors and literary professionals at the 4th Annual Midwest Literary Festival which took place the weekend of September 16th and 17th, 2006.Episode one of this series will feature Midwest Literary Festival author liaison Henry Perez, Nancy Bush's ELECTRIC BLUE, Michael A. Black's FREEZE ME TENDER and Judy Merrill Larsen's ALLTHE NUMBERS.Nancy Bush is the author of more than three dozen novels in various genres. She has also worked as a breakdown writer on the daytime favorite, All My Children. Nancy’s newest novel, ELECTRIC BLUE, is the second in the Jane Kelly series of romantic mysteries, following Candy Apple Red. In this second smash outing, Nancy’s wickedly funny heroine, Jane Kelly, proves herself a worthy successor to Stephanie Plum, but with a wit, style, and dog that are definitely all her own.Michael A. Black is a former Army

Featuring Jon Katz, the best-selling author of A GOOD DOG: THE STORY OF ORSON, WHO CHANGED MY LIFE, telling the story of his lifetime dog, Orson... a beautiful border collie...who is intense, smart, crazy, and unforgettable...From the moment Katz and Orson meet, when the dog springs from his traveling crate at Newark airport and panics the baggage claim area, their relationship is deep, stormy, and loving. At two years old, Katz’s new companion is a great herder of school buses, a scholar of refrigerators, but a dud at herding sheep. Everything Katz attempts–obedience training, herding instruction, a new name, acupuncture, herb and alternative therapies–helps a little but not enough, and not for long.While Katz is trying to help his dog, Orson is helping him, shepherding him toward a new life on a two-hundred-year-old hillside farm in upstate New York. There, aided by good neighbors and a tolerant wife, hip-deep in sheep, chickens, donkeys, and more dogs, the man and his canine companion explore meadows, wood

Featuring Jan Underwood, discussing her debut novel, DAY SHIFT WEREWOLF, the creepy and comic winner of the 28th Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest.Happy Halloween from the TriCom PodSquad...In this hilarious spin on the traditional horror genre, an unproductive werewolf, a claustrophobic mummy, a freewheeling zombie, a demon with a hidden human and other incompetent monsters struggle to find new truth in life on the dark side. Jan Underwood's first published novel is a genre busting and unique piece of fiction, and a classic example of the kind of originality inspired by the 3 Day Novel Contest.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In Your Pocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

Featuring critically acclaimed author Philip Beard and the Fox Chapel Book Buddies discussing DEAR ZOE.Related as a series of letters from the main character to her deceased little sister Zoe, the novel reveals the mind, heart, and emotional struggles of fifteen year old Tess DeNunzio…DEAR ZOE was named one of Booklists Ten Best First Novels of 2005.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors and Bookclubs In Your Pocket(tm)... http://www.bookclubinyourpocket.com

Featuring L. Divine discussing the first novel of her new YA series DRAMA HIGH: THE FIGHT.Brimming with the same spirited sense of style and magic as Disneys Thats So Raven, Drama High introduces a fun, brazen new series featuring a young sistah whos learning that life in the hood is nothing compared to life in high school…Drama High is a remarkably assured debut, and L. Divine is a tantalizing and refreshing new voice. Jayd and her bold, honest, and laugh out loud funny assessment of life, along with her quirky cast of friends, classmates, loves, her magical family and eccentric neighbors make for an irresistible, cant put it down read...Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket(tm)... http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com