A Word With MJ Soni

Jun 6, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? As a teenager I loved all things Agatha Christie and suspense. In more recent years I wrote a number of suspense stories, but then my mom developed dementia, and...

A Word With Craig Robertson

May 30, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? Crime fiction was always my go to reading so I guess it was natural that was what I wanted to write. My mother read me Agatha Christie as bedtime stories from the...

A Word With Alexandra Sokoloff

May 23, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? My dad was a scientist but also an obsessive reader – we grew up in a house with not just full bookshelves in every room – I swear, the walls were propped up by...

A Word With Maria Kelson

May 16, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? Walter Mosley’s The White Butterfly and Alice LaPlante’s Turn of Mind inspired me to try mystery/thriller/suspense writing. Both are stories with ordinary...

A Word With Kay Pritchett

May 9, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? I have always found unanswered questions intriguing. That trait led me first into literary criticism, where I spent half a lifetime teasing out answers to the...

A Word With Iris March

May 2, 2026 | A Word With The Author

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre your write? I have always loved mysteries. I was an avid Encyclopedia Brown reader as a kid. I wasn’t inspired to write a mystery for a while though. Then, I read a cozy...