Rebroadcasts for the week of December 30, 2013

Monday, December 30, 2013 - Michael Morris - Man in the Blue Moon

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - Sophie Littlefield - A Bad Day for Mercy

Wednesday, January 1, 2013 - Elaine Hussey - The Sweetest Hallelujah

Thursday, January 2, 2013 - Inman Majors - The Millionaires

Friday, January 3, 2013 - Courtney Miller Santo - The Roots of the Olive Tree

Rebroadcasts for the week of December 23, 2013

Monday December 23, 2013 - Michael Knight - The Holiday Season

Tuesday December 24, 2013 - Christmas Programming

Wednesday December 25, 2013 - Christmas Programing

Thursday December 26, 2013 - Jonathan Miles - Want Not

Friday December 27, 2013 - Larry Brown - Rabbit Factory

Podcast - Jonathan Miles

Jonathan Miles garnered much critical acclaim for Dear American Airlines, his 2008 debut novel. In addition to fiction, he also writes a cooking column for Field and Stream magazine and has recently released a collection of his recipes called The Wild Chef. His second novel is Want Not, which has again received much critical acclaim, including being named to the 2013 Notable Books list by the New York Times.

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Weekday Rebroadcasts for the Week of December 16, 2013

Monday, Dec 16 - Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

Tuesday, Dec 17 - Tony DiTerlizzi

Wednesday, Dec 18 -  Jon Agee and Loren Long

Thursday, Dec 19 - Russ Kick

Friday, Dec 20 - Sal Lizard

Podcast - Jon Agee

Jon Agee is known for picture books like The Incredible Painting of Felix Clouseau and Ellsworth. He also writes books based on his love of word play, especially palindromes, like Go Hang a Salami. I'm a Lasagna Hog. Dial Books for Young Readers recently published Little Santa in which Jon gives his idea about Santa Claus's early days at the North Pole.

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Podcast - Loren Long

Loren Long is best known for his series of picture books starring Otis the Tractor. In An Otis Christmas, Otis must brave the night and deep snow to help save a life on Christmas eve. We also talk about Long's illustration work for President Obama, as well as Long's appreciation of artists like Thomas Hart Benton and N.C. Wyeth.

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Podcast - Thomas Maltman

Thomas Maltman's first novel, the Civil War-era set The Night Birds won an Alex Award, a Spur Award, and the Friends of American Writers Literary Award. His new novel, Little Wolves is set in a small Minnesota town at the end of summer in 1987. A high school boy walks into town and kills a sheriff and then himself. His father and his English teacher both search for understanding in a town that has hidden many ills over the years.

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Podcast - Mark Greaney

Memphian Mark Greaney has just published the fourth installment on his Gray Man series. In Dead Eye, former CIA assassin Court Gentry finds himself in Eastern Europe being hunted by his fellow Americans. When he receives assistance from an unexpected source, Gentry must decide if it is worth the risk to take someone at their word. Greaney will be signing his novels at The Booksellers at Laurelwood (387 Perkins Road, Memphis) on Thursday, December 5 at 6:00 p.m.

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Podcast - George Pelecanos

 George Pelecanos is known for his high quality work as a novelist, as well as for writing on some of the most respected television shows around like The Wire and Treme. He's written over 20 novels including the Nick Stefanos series, The Night Gardener, The D.C. Quartet, and 2011 brought us The Cut, the first novel in the Spero Lucas series. Little, Brown has recently released the second book, The Double.

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Weekday Rebroadcasts December 2-6, 2013

Monday, December 02 - Michael Wiley - The Bad Kitty Lounge
Tuesday, December 03 - Keith Thompson - Twice a Spy
Wednesday, December 04 - Mark Greaney - Dead Eye
Thursday, December 05 - John Hart -  The Last Child

Friday, December 06 - Joseph Boyden - Through Black Spruce