Friday, June 22, 2012

Carrie Vaughn & Marguerite Gavin interview - Tantorious episode 45

Carrie Vaughn's website describes her as an "author, science fiction geek, and werewolf psychologist." She's the author of the New York Times bestselling Kitty Norville series of novels. Book 10, Kitty Steals the Show, will be published in July. Narrator Marguerite Gavin has recorded over 300 audiobooks in every genre, including all of the Kitty series. In this exclusive interview, Vaughn and Gavin discuss how they bring the characters to life.

Kent Hartman interview - Tantorious episode 44

Kent Hartman is an author as well as a longtime music business insider and entrepreneur. He is also a nationally syndicated radio show producer. His book, The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret, chronicles the uncredited studio musicians who provided the soundtrack for a generation during the Sixties and Seventies. In this exclusive interview, Hartman reveals who was in the crew, and how they helped make hits like "Layla."

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Florence Williams interview - Tantorious episode 43

Florence Williams is a freelance writer for the New York Times and other publications, and a contributing editor at Outside magazine. Her new book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, is an engaging narrative about a life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate. In this exclusive interview, Williams explains why breasts are arriving earlier and getting bigger.

Mainak Dhar interview - Tantorious episode 42

Mainak Dhar is the author of 12 books, including the Amazon bestseller Alice in Deadland. His new novel, Zombiestan, brings a terrifying new turn to the War on Terror. In this exclusive interview, Dhar explains why zombie stories are so popular right now.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr. interview - Tantorious episode 41

L. E. Modesitt, Jr. is the bestselling author of over 60 novels encompassing two science fiction series and four fantasy series. His new book, Princeps, is the fifth installment in the Imager Portfolio series, a fantasy epic in which an Imager is someone who can visualize things and make them real. In this exclusive interview, Modesitt explains how he keeps track of his numerous imagined worlds.