"Hot Tar Torture" with Smita Harish Jain
This episode Max talks to up-and-coming mystery writer Smita Harish Jain about her impeccably constructed short story "Kohinoor." We...
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Aug 17, 2023
"Assumptions" with Emilya Naymark
Max talks to Sue Grafton Memorial nominee Emilya Naymark about her short story "Exit Now." Along the way, we also talk about the...
Jul 28, 2023
"Start with a Guy and a Place" with Paul A. Barra
This week Max talks to author Paul A. Barra about his short story "Assignment: Sheepshead Bay." We also talk about Paul's (very...
Jul 21, 2023
"Hit Hard and Hit Fast" with Joe R. Lansdale
What a treat! This week we talk books with writing legend Joe R. Lansdale, who's won everything from the Edgar (for mysteries) to the...
Jul 18, 2023
"The Cutthroat World of Early Childhood Music Education" with Jacqueline Freimore
This time Max talks to Jacqueline Freimore, the Black Orchid winning writer of one the darkest stories in the collection, and somehow has...
Jun 24, 2023
Zoning Board Murders with Michael Koryta
We had a great time talking with editor and Michael Koryta. We discussed his fantastic short story "P.F.A., how the minutiae of New...
Jun 9, 2023
"Character is Everything" with Tina deBellegarde
This week Max talks to the Agatha-nominated writer Tina deBellegarde -- "the Louise Penny of Catskills" -- about her story Tokyo...
Jun 1, 2023
Hot Tub Encounters with Bryon Quertermous
To start things off we're talking with best-selling author Bryon Quertermous, the author of "Howard's Heart." It's a fantastically weird...
May 16, 2023
Great story! Now what?
One of the best things about a collection of short stories is that you discover all sorts of authors that you've never heard of -- people...
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