Book Lights Podcast
Bestselling author Lisa Kessler interviews authors from every genre, shining a light on the stories, voices, and inspirations behind their books. Each week you’ll discover new reads, fresh perspectives, and the magic that keeps us turning pages.
🔦 Shining a light on good books
Episodes
346 episodes
Sailing into the Future with USA Today Bestseller Jeffery H. Haskell on Book Lights
USA Today bestselling author, Dragon nominee, and award-winning journalist, Jeffery H. Haskell, lives and breathes writing. A passion of his from a young age, he can’t remember a time when he wasn’t telling stories. As a full-time author, he no...
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Season 18
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Episode 9
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34:45
Getting Our Groove Back with USA Today Bestseller Sonali Dev on Book Lights
USA Today Bestselling author, Sonali Dev, writes Bollywood-style love stories that let her explore issues faced by women around the world while still indulging her faith in a happily ever after.Sonali’s novels have been on Library Journa...
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Season 18
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Episode 8
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38:08
Domestic Thrillers and Sorority Secrets with USA Today Bestseller Kaira Rouda on Book Lights
Kaira Rouda is an award–winning USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author of contemporary fiction that explores what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Reviews have touted her novels as “pure genius” (SheReads), “an ex...
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Season 18
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Episode 7
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32:18
Canadian Cozy Mysteries with Author Liisa Kovala on Book Lights
Liisa Kovala is an award-winning Finnish-Canadian author and book coach. Her most recent historical novel, Like Water for Weary Souls, won a Global Book Award for women's fiction. Surviving Stutthof, recounting her father’s experiences as a Fin...
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Season 18
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Episode 6
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31:10
Perfect Happily Ever Afters with Author Maria Jane
Romance author Maria Jane believes in the power of love. She sees that love may look messy and take a winding path, but there is magic in the journey. Her books are filled with fun moments, sweet gestures, surprising turns, and characters searc...
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Season 18
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Episode 5
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28:56
Coming of Age with Author Jennifer Lieberman on Book Lights
Jennifer Lieberman is from Maple, Ontario Canada and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from York University in Toronto. Jennifer has appeared in over thirty stage productions in Toronto, New York City, Los Angeles, Europe and Australia; in...
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Season 18
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Episode 4
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38:39
Skating on the Edge of the Blade with USA Today Best Seller Wendy Walker on Book Lights
Wendy Walker is the USA Today Best Selling author of the psychological suspense novels Blade, All Is Not Forgotten, Emma In the Night, The Night Before, Don’t Look For Me, What Remains, American Girl and the ...
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Season 18
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Episode 3
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31:21
Magic, High Stakes and Sigils with Fantasy Author Andrew Givler on Book Lights
Andrew Givler is the author of The Debt Collection & Ironbound series. He is also a gaming YouTuber known as Sigils with over 1.4 Million subscribers. He loves making people laugh, video games, and food. (Not always in that order.) He lives...
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Season 18
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Episode 2
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28:23
The Power of Community with Author Kristine Jensen on Book Lights
Kristine Jensen is a lifelong storyteller whose career has included writing scripts, screenplays, and narratives for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. With a talent for bringing characters and ideas to life, she has spent decades di...
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Season 18
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Episode 1
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35:49
Warming up Your Holidays with USA Today Bestseller Mary Leo on Book Lights
USA Today bestselling author, Mary Leo, writes small town, swoon worthy, sexy romance with enough humor to give you a giggle or two. She loves Italian food, a bubbly flute of Prosecco, meeting her fabulous readers, the company of other writers,...
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Season 17
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Episode 28
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31:49
Love and the Magic of the Holidays with Author Mia Heintzelman on Book Lights
Mia Heintzelman is a bestselling author of novels including Monopolove, The Friendship Contract, and The Accidental Crush. Her work has appeared on Book Riot, Romantically Inclined, and Readers Entertainment Radio. She writes fun, flirty, fiery...
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Season 17
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Episode 27
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30:25
Fantasy in the Desert with NYT Bestseller T. Kingfisher on Book Lights
T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of Ursula Vernon, an author from North Carolina. In another life, she writes children's books and weird comics. She has been nominated for the World Fantasy and the Eisner, and has won the Hugo, Sequ...
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Season 17
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Episode 26
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37:00
When war and music meet with Author Angela Shupe on Book Lights
Angela Shupe’s debut novel, In the Light of the Sun is available now. Her short stories have appeared in various literary journals, and her essays have been featured in publications such as MetroParent, Women’s Adventure, and Relev...
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Season 17
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Episode 25
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32:36
Halloween Scares and Dares with Author Lisa Morton on Book Lights
Lisa Morton is a screenwriter, author of non-fiction books, and prose writer whose work was described by the American Library Association’s Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror as “consistently dark, unsettling, and frightening.” She is t...
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Season 17
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Episode 24
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30:21
Haunting Horror with NYT Best Seller Kelley Armstrong on Book Lights
Kelley Armstrong is the author of over 50 novels in mystery, fantasy and horror. believes experience is the best teacher, though she’s been told this shouldn’t apply to writing her murder scenes. To craft her books, she has studied aikid...
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Season 17
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Episode 23
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32:09
Romantic Suspense Time Starts Now with author Jeri Bronson on Book Lights
Jeri Bronson was originally from Southern California. She now lives in Texas with her Coroner Investigator husband, who is the perfect resource for suspense novels. They have two grown children and two feisty part Siamese cats. Jeri enjoys outd...
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Season 17
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Episode 22
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29:29
Chasing Monsters with Author Jason Offutt on Book Lights
Jason Offutt teaches journalism at Northwest Missouri State University. He's the author of four previous books on paranormal topics, including Haunted Missouri and Paranormal Missouri (Schiffer), in addition to several novels....
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Season 17
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Episode 21
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33:26
Fiendish Family Secrets with NYT bestselling author Alma Katsu on Book Lights
Alma Katsu is the author of eight novels, most recently Red London, The Fervor, Red Widow, and The Deep. Prior to the publication of her first novel, she had a thirty-five-year long career as a senior intelligence ana...
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Season 17
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Episode 20
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32:02
Your Are the Detective with NYT Bestselling Author Maureen Johnson & Author Jay Cooper on Book Lights
Maureen Johnson is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of several YA novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Suite Scarlett, The Name of the Star, and Truly Devious. She has also done collaborative works, such as Let It Snow...
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Season 17
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Episode 19
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34:23
When Revenge Calls with Author Sandra L. Barone on Book Lights
Sandra L. Barone is a writer, storyteller, and community leader whose work blends honesty, humor, and heart. A moderator for The Mom Link, Sandra supports a global community of women, men, and families seeking prayers, healing, and connection a...
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Season 17
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Episode 18
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30:35
The Grave Artist with Best Selling Authors Jeffery Deaver & Isabella Maldonado on Book Lights
Jeffery Deaver is the award-winning #1 international and New York Times bestselling author of numerous series, including Lincoln Rhyme, Colter Shaw, and Kathryn Dance, as well as the Sanchez & Heron series with Isabella Mald...
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Season 17
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Episode 17
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35:31
Adventures of the Malevolent Eight with author Sebastien de Castell on Book Lights
Sebastien de Castell had just finished a degree in Archaeology when he started work on his first dig. Four hours later he realized how much he actually hated archaeology and left to pursue a very focused career as a musician, ombudsman, interac...
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Season 17
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Episode 16
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33:17
Lost Treasures and High Fantasy with Author Joel McKay on Book Lights
Joel McKay is an award-winning writer based in Northern British Columbia. His fiction includes the fantasy adventure novel The Dungeoneers and the Treasure of Roan, the werewolf novella Wolf at the Door and short dark fiction ...
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Season 17
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Episode 15
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26:44
Social Media and School Life with Author Tara Hodgson on Book Lights
Tara Hodgson has called herself a teacher of teenagers for 17 years and is now thrilled to call herself a published author as well.When she isn't teaching or writing, she is reading. She loves all genres of books, but especially YA Conte...
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Season 17
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Episode 14
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28:41
Magic and High Fantasy with Author JM Shaw on Book Lights
J.M. Shaw lives in Alberta, Canada with her husband and two young children. She and her family embarked upon a journey of understanding, acceptance, and life-long learning when they discovered their shared diagnosis of autism and ADHD. Writing ...
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Season 17
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Episode 13
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21:39
