Larry Watson's "As Good As Gone"

Larry Watson grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota, and received his BA and MA from the University of North Dakota and his PhD in creative wr...

Robert H. Patton's "Cajun Waltz"

Robert H. Patton holds degrees in literature and journalism from Brown University and Northwestern University. He worked as a Capitol Hill ...

Jessica Anya Blau's "The Trouble with Lexie"

Jessica Anya Blau 's books include The Summer of Naked Swim Parties , Drinking Closer to Home , and The Wonder Bread Summer . Here she d...

Joy Callaway's "The Fifth Avenue Artists Society"

Joy Callaway ’s love of storytelling is a direct result of her parents’ insistence that she read books or write stories instead of watching ...

Walter Shapiro's "Hustling Hitler"

Walter Shapiro has covered every presidential campaign since 1980. A columnist at Roll Call , he is also a fellow at the Brennan Center for...

Bill Schutt and J. R. Finch's "Hell’s Gate"

Bill Schutt is a vertebrate zoologist and author. He is a research associate in residence at the American Museum of Natural History and a pr...

Karin Salvalaggio's "Walleye Junction"

Born in West Virginia and raised in an Air Force family, Karin Salvalaggio grew up on a number of military bases around the United States. ...

Doreen Mattingly's "A Feminist in the White House"

Doreen Mattingly is Associate Professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University. Here she dreamcasts an adaptation of her new ...

Steven Rowley's "Lily and the Octopus"

Steven Rowley has worked as a freelance writer, newspaper columnist and screenwriter. Originally from Portland, Maine, he is a graduate of ...

Peter Newman's "The Vagrant"

Peter Newman lives in Somerset with his wife and son. Growing up in and around London, Peter studied Drama and Education at the Central Sch...

John Farrow's "Seven Days Dead"

John Farrow is the pen name of Trevor Ferguson, who has written numerous novels and plays, all to extraordinary acclaim. His Émile Cinq-M...

Gina Wohlsdorf's "Security"

Gina Wohlsdorf was born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota. She triple majored at Tulane University. Following graduation, she lived ...

Jo Perry's "Dead Is Best"

Jo Perry earned a Ph.D. in English, taught college literature and writing, produced and wrote episodic television, and has published...

Gary Corby's "The Singer from Memphis"

Gary Corby is the author of the Athenian Mystery series, starring Nicolaos, his girlfriend Diotima, and his irritating twelve year old bro...

Teresa Toten's "Beware That Girl"

Teresa Toten is the author of the acclaimed Blondes series, as well as The Game , The Onlyhouse , among other books. Toten has twice been ...

Mike Brooks's "Dark Run"

Mike Brooks was born in Ipswich, Suffolk and moved to Nottingham when he was 18 to go to university. He’s stayed there ever since, and now ...