In this episode of "Solved!", host Libby Fischer Hellmann is joined by journalist Bryan Gruley to discuss his thrilling crime novel, Bleak Harbor. Set in an idyllic small town, the most prestigious family discovers their troubled, autistic son

Stranger Than Fiction- Chris J. Hartley

Feb 25th, 2019 34m 21s

Host Bjorn Skaptason holds a dialogue with historian Chris J. Hartley about his latest book, The Lost Soldier, a study in the domestic lives of the men fighting in WWII. Based on the letters home of Pete Lynn, the diary of his wife, Ruth, and m

Solved!- Sara Paretsky

Feb 21st, 2019 40m 14s

In this podcast exclusive episode of "Solved!", host Libby Fischer Hellmann talks to Chicago Literary Hall of Fame writer, Sara Paretsky. Her novel, "Shell Game" is the latest in the V.I. Warshawski series, that begins with Vic trying to clear

A House Divided- Sean Wilentz

Feb 11th, 2019 1h

"A House Divided" host Bjorn Skaptason is joined by Sean Wilentz to discuss his book "No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation’s Founding". The Princeton historian invites fresh debate about the political and legal struggles ov

A House Divided- Timothy B. Smith

Feb 11th, 2019 58m 17s

"A House Divided" host Bjorn Skaptason is joined by historian Timothy B. Smith to discuss two of his books- "The Real Horse Soldiers" and "The Decision was Always My Own: Ulysses S. Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign". He examines Benjamin Griers

A House Divided- Aaron Sheehan-Dean

Jan 14th, 2019 55m 30s

Host Bjorn Skaptason is joined by historian Aaron Sheehan-Dean to discuss his new book, The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War, an examination of lethal violence and the attempt to contain bloody casualties in the Civil Wa

A House Divided- Peter S. Carmichael

Dec 31st, 2018 1h 5m

"A House Divided", the Author's Voice show devoted to Civil War related books, returns with host Bjorn Skaptason and guest Peter S. Carmichael to discuss his book "The War for the Common Soldier"- an examination of what was going through the he

Lady Bird and Friends- Anastasia Higginbotham

Dec 31st, 2018 27m 56s

Betsy Bird interviews author Anastasia Higginbotham about her latest title "Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness", a new children’s book about encouraging open mindedness in cultural awareness. It is a picture book that invites white children t

Lit With Love- Sonali Dev

Dec 27th, 2018 31m 58s

The tables are turned in this episode of "Lit With Love" as host Sonali Dev is the special guest to promote her book, "A Distant Heart". "A Distant Heart" is a passionate tale of impossible odds as a girl with a rare immune system disorder find

Solved!- Jamie Freveletti

Dec 27th, 2018 28m 50s

Host Libby Hellmann is joined by lawyer and author Jamie Freveletti in this exciting episode of "Solved!" to discuss her novel, "Blood Run". Freveletti is a thriller novelist who has been contracted to the Robert Ludlum estate and has written t

Lit With Love- Aimie K. Runyan

Dec 17th, 2018 38m 2s

"Lit with Love" host Sonali Dev is joined this episode by Aimie K. Runyan to discuss her latest historical romance, "Girls on the Line". "A Moving tale of solidarity and female courage", "Girls on the Line" tells the story of a young society g

Solved!- Lori Rader-Day

Dec 17th, 2018 33m 30s

"Solved!" host Libby Fischer Hellmann is joined by writer Lori Rader-Day to discuss her latest thriller "Under a Dark Sky". A woman plagued by night terrors and her paralyzing fear of the dark spends a week at a "dark sky park" when a murder oc

Solved!- Libby Fischer Hellmann

Nov 24th, 2018 35m 45s

In a brand new “Solved!”, host Libby Fischer Hellmann is the special guest to promote her latest entry in the Georgia Davis, PI book series, "High Crimes". Sonali Dev hosts. Chicago PI Georgia Davis is hired to hunt down those behind the assass

Lit With Love- Alyssa Cole

Nov 24th, 2018 40m 36s

This episode of "Lit With Love" features the romance novelist Alyssa Cole, talking about her new book, "A Princess in Theory". Cole addresses the importance of writing a heroine in a STEM field, avoiding cultural appropriation in writing about

Solved!- Julie Hyzy

Nov 24th, 2018 40m 33s

"Solved!", the popular Author's Voice mystery show, features writer Julie Hyzy to discuss her latest book, "Virtual Sabotage". She and host Libby Fischer Hellmann talk about the futuristic intrigue of this AI thriller, the realities of the Deep

Lit With Love- Suzanne Brockmann

Nov 24th, 2018 33m 37s

Host Sonali Dev is joined by 3 special guests- writer Suzanne Brockmann, director/actor Jason Gaffney and actor Kevin Held, to discuss the LGBTQ comedy film, "Analysis Paralysis", currently making the festival rounds. They also discuss her late

A House Divided- Doris Kearns Goodwin

Nov 20th, 2018 48m 40s

Daniel Weinberg interviews Pulitzer Prize winning author and friend of the show Doris Kearns Goodwin about her newest look at the American Presidency, Leadership In Turbulent Times. Perhaps no other writer has more to tell us about the qualiti