Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience that includes the loyal staff from Joe Redner’s Mons Venus Club in Tampa … across the bay in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Part 1 of 3 Colin and Angie Rowntree thought mail–order might be a good business for them.... Continue Reading →
Robert Barclay writes If Wishes Were Horses; asks for a ride! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Robert Barclay, novelist, If Wishes Were Horses Part 1 of 2 Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of men who cried real crocodile tears after reading If Wishes Were Horses … in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Believe it or not, there is... Continue Reading →
Ashwood novelist Cynthia Kraack is serious about our future! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Cynthia Kraack, speculative fiction author, Ashwood trilogy: Ashwood, Harvesting Ashwood and Leaving Ashwood. Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of ambitious, future agricultural estate mistresses… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Part 1 of 3 (More below) Visions of the future tend not to... Continue Reading →
729 Writer W.K. Krueger sends Cork O’Connor into Vermilion Drift! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: William Kent Krueger, novelist, Vermilion Drift Don’t you love it when a friend recommends a book and it turns out he was right? That’s how I got turned on to William Kent Krueger’s new book, Vermilion Drift. A friend knew I would love a good mystery and said, “Read this.” WILLIAM KENT... Continue Reading →
Attention, White Heat novelist Brenda Novak! Mr. Media hates you! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Novelist Brenda Novak, author of White Heat. Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of extremely romantic neighborhood dogs in the new new media capital of the world and home of the best team in baseball… St. Petersburg, Florida! Brenda Novak, I hate you. I’m saying this now, while you’re... Continue Reading →
693 Romance novelist Tracy Anne Warren teases Wicked Delights! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Romance novelist Tracy Anne Warren, author of Wicked Delights. Before I bring on today's guest, historical romance novelist Tracy Anne Warren, let me describe my strategy for reading any historical romance novel with which I might be presented. YAWN. Sorry, Tracy, but it's true. And I'm sure I'm not the only guy who... Continue Reading →
626 Novelist Anna David watches way too much reality TV! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Anna David, author, Reality Matters Has your television viewing been subsumed by reality television in recent years? I know mine has. Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmare, Big Brother, Survivor, The Dog Whisperer, The Apprentice—original, not the extra-crispy celebrity edition--and even I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here have... Continue Reading →
Novelist Nathaniel Lande shares secrets behind “The Life and Times of Homer Sincere”! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I looked at the title of Nathaniel Lande’s new book and thought, no publisher sticks a book with a title that long and promising unless they’re really confident about the story inside. So with a lot of titles competing for my attention these days, I took a leap of faith with The Life and Times... Continue Reading →
603 The Last Airbender gets graphic novel treatment! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guests: Dave Roman, Alison Wilgus, co-authors, The Last Airbender: Prequel: Zuko's Story “Dad, my friends and I want to have an ‘Avatar’ sleepover marathon and then go see The Last Airbender movie in the morning. You said that would be okay weeks ago…” Apparently, Aang is knocking at the door and I’m in danger... Continue Reading →
Superspy Jordan Sandor inspired by real-life, novelist says! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mr. Media had no reason to expect this quiet spring morning to erupt with the familiar sounds of his violent past… Oh, sorry. I was just seeing myself in the words of lawyer turned novelist Jeffrey Stephens. I inadvertently injected myself into the opening sentence of Stephens’ first published book, Targets of Deception, a spy... Continue Reading →