John Pollack interview - Tantorious episode 18

John Pollack is an O.Henry World Pun-Off champion who served as a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. Pollack's new book, The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics, is now an audiobook narrated by Pete Larkin. In this exclusive interview, Pollack has serious fun explaining how the lowly pun gave rise to human civilization.

Lisa Bloom interview - Tantorious episode 17

Lisa Bloom is an award-winning journalist, legal analyst, and trial attorney. A graduate of Yale Law School and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UCLA, she appears frequently on CBS News, CNN, The Early Show, and The Dr. Phil Show. Her New York Times bestseller, Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World, is now an audiobook narrated by the author. In this exclusive interview, Bloom explains how women can regain control of their lives.

Isabel Gillies interview - Tantorious episode 16

Isabel Gillies is the author of the New York Times bestseller Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story, and now the sequel, A Year and Six Seconds: A Love Story. The new book, narrated in the audiobook edition by Karen White, chronicles the author's efforts to pick herself up after her husband of six years leaves her. In this exclusive interview, Gillies reveals how she rebuilt her life and found true love.

Amy Stewart interview - Tantorious episode 15

Amy Stewart is the New York Times bestselling author of several books on the natural world, including Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects, and Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities. They are both available as Tantor audiobooks narrated by Audie Award winner Coleen Marlo. In this exclusive interview, Stewart recounts some of her favorite examples of wicked bugs and plants.

Taylor Anderson interview - Tantorious episode 14

Taylor Anderson is a gun maker and forensic ballistic archaeologist who has been a technical and dialogue consultant for movies and documentaries. In his acclaimed Destroyermen series of novels - narrated in the audiobook edition by William Dufris - a parallel universe adds an extraordinary layer to the drama of World War II. Anderson details the military history that inspired the series, in this exclusive interview.

Larry Beinhart interview - Tantorious episode 13

Larry Beinhart is the author of several novels, including Wag the Dog and Salvation Boulevard, both of which became major motion pictures. A thriller about death, faith, and God, Salvation Boulevard is now an audiobook narrated by Michael Kramer. In this exclusive interview, Beinhart explains how to stay sane when your novel is made into a movie.

Josh Kilmer-Purcell interview - Tantorious episode 12

Josh Kilmer-Purcell is the bestselling author of two memoirs, as well as the novel Candy Everybody Wants. He's also the co-star of Planet Green's documentary television series The Fabulous Beekman Boys. Josh's first memoir, I Am Not Myself These Days, chronicles his journey through Manhattan's underground club scene. The Bucolic Plague tells what happens when two New Yorkers (one an ex-drag queen) become gentlemen farmers. In this exclusive interview, Josh reveals which lifestyle is harder: drag queen or goat farmer.

Eva Gabrielsson interview - Tantorious episode 11

Eva Gabrielsson is an architect, a translator, and the author of several books, including There Are Things I Want You to Know: About Stieg Larsson and Me, an intimate memoir of her lifelong companion, the author of the popular Millennium trilogy of novels that starts with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Co-written with journalist Marie-Francoise Colombani, There Are Things I Want You To Know is now an audiobook narrated by Cassandra Campbell. In this exclusive interview, Gabrielsson reveals why Book 4 of the series may never emerge.

Diana B. Henriques interview - Tantorious episode 10

Diana B. Henriques is a senior financial writer for the New York Times. She has won a Polk Award and was part of the team recognized as a Pulitzer Prize finalist for its coverage of the financial crisis of 2008. Henriques is also the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, now an audiobook narrated by Pam Ward. In this exclusive interview, Henriques reveals the most remarkable thing Madoff told her from prison.

Christian Cantrell interview - Tantorious episode 9

Christian Cantrell is a science fiction writer and software developer living in Northern Virginia. He is the author of short stories including The Epoch Index, Anansi Island, Human Legacy Project, Venom, and Brainbox. His new novel is called Containment; the audiobook edition is narrated by William Dufris. In this exclusive interview, Cantrell explains how his background led him to self-publish his first novel as an ebook.