October Lineup There will be much activity on Charlotte Readers Podcast in October, where we turn two long episodes into five tighter episodes without compromising on the content. The episodes will include Charlotte Lit writing tips, listener engagement, and book recommendations by the hosts, Storied Charlotte Blog, and That’s Novel Books, and features of the […]
What’s Coming in September 2022 Episode 306 In episode 306 releasing on September 13th, we share more book recommendations and another Charlotte Lit 2 minute tip, and we feature four authors where we focus on writing poetry, writers and procrastination, two true crime novels and a Smoky Mountain family saga. We feature Benjamin Gilmer and […]
Episode 304 – Releasing August 9th In episode 304, we dive deep into the craft of writing and publishing. We have an in-depth craft talk with USA Today bestselling author Jenifer Ruff about how she navigates the world of Indie Publishing and how she does it so well, with plenty of tips and recommendations for […]
Episode 302 releases on July 12th when we will feature the following authors and writing/marketing discussions: We feature author Johnnie Bernhard and her novel, Hannah and Ariela, a thriller set on the Texas border that follows the underbelly of the cartels, human trafficking, and the voiceless people trapped in a justice system on the verge […]
The month of June features a literary fiction novel set in the South, a novel where vintage clothing reveals secrets of the past in supernatural ways, and the 300th episode of Charlotte Readers Podcast, where we spend time with New York Times Bestselling Author C.J. Box. The last episode of June is an episode where […]
The month of May features five books that span genres and time periods, including a novel about a Jewish-American teenager’s coming-of-age story in the turbulent late 1960s, a historical fantasy novel set in colonial America, an interview with characters from Landis Wade’s latest legal and historical thriller novel involving the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, a […]
The month of April features an exciting non-fiction book about the interesting and controversial stories about artists in the world of art history, a romantic suspense thriller in the spirit of Indiana Jones that takes readers to an unchartered artic island off the coast of Greenland, a historical novel set in 1943 Charlotte’s largest wartime […]
The month of March features three novels and two works of non-fiction. We have a medical thriller where patients are dying mysteriously, a novel about a young boy with Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder who makes a list of ten things he will do before he commits suicide, and a humorous detective story involving a […]
The month of February features four novels. We have a World War II soldier’s love story, a heartbreaking yet hopeful allegorical novel about a boy with a bird in his chest, a legal thriller where a small town lawyer searches for missing children, including his own, and a novel that features one patient’s difficult journey […]
The month of January features a fast paced mystery novel set in Washington, D.C., a work of non-fiction about the lives and deaths of two men who lost their heads but saved their souls when they stood up to King Henry VIII, a novel in stories set in a small community that explores dreams and […]
The month of December is an exciting mix of book and craft talks. On the book front, we have a non-fiction book that explores the faith of three towering figures, a suspenseful thriller set on the US-Mexico border, and host Landis Wade’s forthcoming Deadly Declarations mystery where an unlikely trio of retirees try to solve […]
The month of November is a mix of five books and four craft talks. On the book front, we have a novel inspired by a 1937 true crime murder in the Appalachian mountains, a poignant and humorous memoir about teaching in the Jurassic, a literary mystery set in the 1920s on Ellis Island, a historical […]
The month of October welcomes our 250th episode with award-winning author Craig Nova and his latest thriller, along with eight other talented authors and their stories.
We kick off September with Khalisa Rae’s poetry collection, “Ghosts in a Black Girl’s Throat” and “The Night She Disappeared” by Lisa Jewell, one of the most popular fiction authors in the United Kingdom. We also feature New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash’s new book, “When Ghosts Come Home,” and the novel “America,” by […]
We kick off the month of August with history, starting with Frye Gaillard, the award-winning author of over 30 books, where we explore his sweeping story, “A Hard Rain, America in the 1960’s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility, and Innocence Lost,” followed by Vanessa Riley’s “Island Queen,” a historical novel based on the true-life story […]
We kick off the month of July with New York Times bestselling author, Jason Mott, in an episode guest hosted by writer, editor and performer, Alice Osborn. The book is “Hell of a Book.” How about that for the title of a book where an African-American author sets out on a cross-country book tour and […]
We kick off the month of June with North Carolina Hall of Fame Storyteller, Clyde Edgerton. Fourteen time New York bestselling author Brad Taylor joins us, too, along with USA Today bestselling author Pamela Fagan Hutchins. We also have other award-winning authors with a variety of stories. The month includes novels, biography and non-fiction, exploring […]
The May line-up has eight exciting author guests, including three New York Times bestselling authors, two of whom call North Carolina home. As always, we have a variety of books and personal stories on the podcast. We have literary fiction by Jill McCorkle about love and loss, two memoirs (one about growing tall in journalism […]
In the month of April–our 200th episode month on Charlotte Readers Podcast–we have nine exciting episodes, including with New York Times bestselling authors Paolo Bacigalupi, John Hart and David Baldacci. We have a murder mystery, a non-fiction look at marriage chaos and connections, a climate change thriller, a literary thriller with our 200th episode guest, […]
March is looking good on the podcast. We have young adult, mystery, fantasy, true crime, romance, short story, thriller, literary fiction and travel non-fiction authors and companion episodes on Patreon for deeper dives into the writing lives of the authors. Check out the complete line-up, below: