Season 1, Episode 8: Chatting with Hank Phillippi Ryan about “Her Perfect Life”
USA Today Best-Selling Author Hank Phillippi Ryan chats about her newest thriller, “Her Perfect Life,” on the podcast Tea with Jess, hosted by Jess Montgomery, mystery author.
Season 1, Episode 7: Chatting with Mariah Fredericks, Author of “Death of a Showman”
Tea with Jess Podcast: Chatting with Mariah Fredericks, author of Death of a Showman
Dear Reader: Pie of the Month, Ice Cream
Ice Cream Pie Recipe
Dear Reader: Check and Adjust
A marching band mantra becomes a life-hack metaphor.
Season 1, Episode 6: Chatting with Tiffany Yates Martin, Author of “Intuitive Editing”
Inspiration and insights from editing guru Tiffany Yates Martin, author of “Intuitive Editing.”
Dear Reader: Asthma… Cigarettes?
Asthma Cigarettes from the 1920s inform subplot of THE STILLS, by Jess Montgomery.
Dear Reader: Pie of the Month–Spiced Peach
About two months ago, The Peach Truck came up to our town on its tour all the way from Nashville, Tennessee. I admit... I didn't stand in line to buy a box of peaches. But my friend Mary did, and she brought a bag of peaches over to my house--just enough...
Season 1, Episode 5: Jessica Strawser, Author of “A Million Reasons Why”
Jessica Strawser writes compelling domestic thrillers that ask deep and insightful questions. In "A Million Reasons Why," the driving question is about what would you do if you took a DNA test on a lark, and it turned up surprising truths that upended everything you...
Season 1, Episode 4: Heather Webber, Author of “The Lights of Sugarberry Cove”
Heather Webber is one of the most prolific and delightful writers I know. (Full disclosure: she is also one of my best friends.) As Heather Webber, she's written two mystery series: The Nina Quinn Mysteries, featuring a landscape designer, and The Lucy...
Season 1, Episode 3: Jyotsna Sreenivasan, Author of “These Americans”
In this episode, I chat with Jyotsna Sreenivasan about her newest book, a collection of short stories and a novella, "These Americans." Jyotsna is also the author of the novel, "And Laughter Fell From The Sky." In her newest collection, she explores through fiction...
