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 →
Poor Little Bitch Girl! Not Jackie Collins—her new book! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jackie Collins, novelist, Poor Little Bitch Girl Sex? Check. Scandal? Check. Thinly veiled portraits of Hollywood celebrities? Check. Breathless, page-turning details? Check. JACKIE COLLINS podcast excerpt: "When I was just starting off, I was in New York being interviewed by this journalist. We were in a private room. I had a very... Continue Reading →
Adriana Trigiani shares her recipe for Valentine’s amore! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Valentine Roncalli is 35 and feeling every bit of her years. While her friends and siblings all have families of their own, she lives in her 80-year-old grandmother’s home, amongst all of her grandmother’s trinkets and memories, running her grandmother’s shoe company. Valentine wants—needs—a man. ADRIANA TRIGIANI podcast excerpt: "Thematically, the two things my... Continue Reading →
Romance writer Jodi Thomas likes ’em Tall, Dark and Texan! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Western romance novelist Jodi Thomas, author of Tall, Dark and Texan. We’ve never met, but somehow Jodi Thomas has written the story of my life in her latest novel, Tall, Dark and Texan. As long-time listeners will know, I grew up in the 1800s on Whispering Mountain in Texas. I was tall,... Continue Reading →
Novelist Michele Cameron shares her Moments of Clarity! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Michele Cameron, romance novelist, Never Say Never, Moments of Clarity Romance is the top genre in fiction with more than $1.47 billion dollars in sales for 2007. The average romance reader is voracious and goes through 6-7 books per month. Within the genre, there are many specializations, including tonight’s topic: romance novels... Continue Reading →
The Straight Man’s Pocket Guide to Picking Up A Hottie! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Robbie Lee, author, The Straight Man's Pocket Guide to Picking Up A Hottie, The Love Detour Chronicles Guys, here’s an offer you can’t refuse: a lesbian woman is going to give you tips on picking up a hottie. I know, I know – the whole idea made me laugh, too. But then... Continue Reading →
Kristin Harmel teaches Mr. Media The Art of French Kissing! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Kristin Harmel’s new novel, her fourth, in fact, is titled The Art of French Kissing. It’s a sweet, surprisingly gentle story of a young boy-band publicist, who’s a woman from Orlando, whose life there collapses, and she goes to Paris to escape and maybe find herself again. It’s chick-lit for sure, but I enjoyed... Continue Reading →
America Unzipped by journalist provocateur Brian Alexander! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Brian Alexander, author, America Unzipped : In Search of Sex and Satisfaction Sex, sex, sex. Seems like that’s all there is on the Internet some days. Well, this is one of those days, my friends. My guest today is Brian Alexander, author of America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction. Brian... Continue Reading →
67 Girlfriends editor Heather Findlay employed a straight woman! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Heather Findlay, editor of Girlfriends magazine. Originally published December 2, 1996 Just because Girlfriends is a magazine for lesbians, don’t assume everyone who works there is on their team. “We have bisexuals in the office,” notes editor-in-chief Heather Findlay rather brightly. “And we employed a straight over the summer! It’s not a job... Continue Reading →