Authors Between the Covers: What It Takes to Write Your Heart Out

“The Art Forger” turned Author B.A. Shapiro into an overnight success—more than two decades after she started writing books. A fantastic story centers on the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—still the largest unsolved art theft in history—one of the stolen Degas paintings is delivered to the Boston studio of a young artist. The main character, Claire Roth, has entered into a Faustian bargain with a powerful gallery owner by agreeing to forge the Degas in exchangeClick here to listen to the podcast!

Bestselling author Po Bronson is author of six books including his latest “Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing,” which he co-authored with fellow bestselling author Ashley Merryman. Their first book, “NurtureShock, upends what you might think of as good parenting. In this new book, the authors touch on an equally sensitive nerve—the science of competition. Chock full of prodigious research and keen analysis, they answer questions including: What are the differences between a winning and losing performance? WhyClick here to listen to the podcast!

All across the globe, small children spontaneously speak of previous lives, beg to be taken “home,” pine for mothers and husbands and mistresses from another life, and know things that there seems to be no normal way for them to know. For 37 years, Dr. Ian Stevenson traveled the world from Lebanon to suburban Virginia, investigating and documenting more than two thousand of these cases of past-life memory. Tom Shroder is the only journalist who has had the privilege ofClick here to listen to the podcast!

David Pendleton is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School and of Green Templeton College, Oxford. A Chartered Psychologist, he specializes in leadership, assessing and coaching senior executives and developing their abilities to lead change and create high performance cultures. He co-directs the Oxford High Performance Leadership Program with Tim Morris, and has made a major contribution to the Oxford Adavanced Management and Leadership Program, including a session on leadership and personality and how—through psychometrics—to assess the potential helping andClick here to listen to the podcast!

“I don’t know how Adriana Trigiani goes into her family’s attic and emerges with these amazing stories, I’m just happy she does,” says bestselling author Kathryn Stockett of Trigiani’s newest release, “The Shoemaker’s Wife.” “If you are meeting her for the first time, get ready for a lifelong love affair.” That endorsement from the author of “The Help” is typical of the buzz around Trigiani’s epic tale of Ciro Lazzari and Enza Ravanelli—the fictional characters who depict the real livesClick here to listen to the podcast!

Kristine Carlson is the author of the moving memoir, Heartbroken Open. Written after the loss six years ago of her husband and business partner, Richard Carlson — who is known for his bestselling Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series — the couple had a romantic marriage, two beautiful daughters, and all the comforts of the American Dream. But on Dec. 13, 2006, on a typical flight to New York, a pulmonary embolism took Richard’s life. “It catapulted me into heartbreak andClick here to listen to the podcast!

New York Times author Michael Levin has written, co-written, or ghostwritten more than 100 books, of which eight have hit the bestseller list. He is an Amherst College graduate, a Columbia Law School-trained attorney, and a non-practicing member of the Massachusetts bar. He served for many years as a member of the Authors Guild Council, and as Treasurer of the Authors Guild Foundation. And given his background, Levin has big insights into the publishing industry—including why publishers are loath toClick here to listen to the podcast!

JANUARY 7, 2013 Our radio show spotlight today is on: David Bruce Smith and Faye Moskowitz, creators of the George Washington University class, Jewish Literature Live Our hot topic: What inspired Smith and Moskowitz to create a program for undergrads that brings famous Jewish authors to George Washington University’s campus? And what makes them, as authors, tick? Your host: Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher of Be Inkandescent magazine, and founder & president of The Inkandescent Group On this episode of theClick here to listen to the podcast!