DIY MFA Radio

Today, Lori is interviewing May-lee Chai. They’ll be talking about understanding lives unlike our own and her book Tomorrow in Shanghai and Other Stories.

May-lee Chai is the author of eleven books o…

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Mike Trigg. We’ll be talking about the intricacies of Silicon Valley and his book Bit Flip.

Prior to becoming an author, Mike Trigg was an executive, founde…

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Kathryn Holmes. We’ll be talking about making the transition from YA to a chapter books series and her book Madison Morris is NOT a Mouse!

Kathryn Holmes is…

Today, Lori is interviewing Sarah Adlakha. They’ll be talking about time travel, alternate timelines and her book Midnight on the Marne.

Sarah Adlakha is a native of Chicago who now lives along the g…

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Patrice Gopo. We’ll be talking about Broad Topic and her book All the Places We Call Home.

Patrice Gopo is the child of Jamaican immigrants and was born and…

Today, Lori is interviewing Erin La Rosa. They’ll be talking about tropes in romance and her book For Butter or Worse.

Erin La Rosa is the author of the upcoming romance novel, For Butter or Worse. S…

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Stacy Willingham, Carolyne Topdjian, Allison Buccola, and Wanda M. Morris. We’ll be talking about the debut writer experience and their books.

Stacy Willing…

Today, Lori is interviewing Natalka Burian. They’ll be talking about time travel, multiple mysteries, and Natalka’s book The Night Shift.

Natalka Burian is the co-owner of two bars, Elsa and Ramona, …

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Alexis Schaitkin. We’ll be talking about tone, voice, mood and her book Elsewhere. 

Alexis Schaitkin is the author of Saint X and her short stories and essa…

Today, Lori is interviewing Shelley Blanton-Stroud. They’ll be talking about historical mysteries and Shelley’s book Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel. 

Shelley grew up in California’s Central Valley, th…

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Michele Scott. We’ll be talking about cozy mysteries and her book Murder Uncorked. 

Michele Scott is an American author and the CEO/owner of equestrian spor…

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Scott Gates. We’ll be talking about his novel, Gone, the Redeemer. 

Scott Gates is the author of Hard Road South, published by Blue Ink Press. He is a magaz…

Today, Lori is interviewing Taylor Hahn. They’ll be talking about her debut romance novel, The Lifestyle. 

Taylor is a second-grade teacher turned lawyer turned author. After graduating from Loyola M…

Today, Lori is interviewing Rebecca Scherm. They’ll be talking about her science fiction-thriller novel, A House Between Earth and the Moon. 

Rebecca Scherm is the author of Unbecoming. She lives in …

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jennifer McMahon. We’ll be talking about her genre-defying novel, The Children on the Hill.

Jennifer McMahon has been lauded by Chris Bohjalian (The Flight …

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Brett Riley. We’ll be talking about his YA fantasy/thriller novel, Freaks. 

Brett Riley is the author of The Subtle Dance of Impulse and Light (Ink Brush Pr…

Today, Lori is interviewing Amy Lea. They’ll be talking about her debut romance novel, Set on You. 

Amy Lea is a Canadian bureaucrat by day and contemporary romance author by night (and weekends). Sh…

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jessi Honard and Marie Parks. We’ll be talking about their contemporary fantasy debut, Unrelenting. 

Jessi and Marie have been co-writing speculative fictio…

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Leslie Johansen Nack. 

Leslie’s newest book, The Blue Butterfly, A Novel of Marion Davies, comes out next week and it’s what we are going to be discussing t…

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing G.G. Kellner

Gayle is a poet, essayist, artist, educator, and Author of Hope: A History of the Future, a novel in which she imagines a peaceful, just, susta…