Bestselling authors William Bernhardt and Rene Gutteridge discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview Henriette Lazaridis, the author of Terra Nova, a novel relating to the story of doomed British explorer Robert Falcon Scott in Antarctica in 1910.

Hollywood? Did he mean "holiday?" See it's those little slips of the tongue that remind you that this is recorded live, which makes it more exciting, right? It could be a drinking game, where you take a drink every time Bernhardt drops another malaprop...

Chapter 1: Introduction
Colleen Hoover is the bestselling American author—even in Egypt

Chapter 2: News
1) TikTok Will Sell Books Directly to Readers
2) The Random House/Simon & Schuster Merger is Not Happening

Chapter 3: Interview
Henriette Lazaridis' novel TERRA NOVA was just released by Pegasus Books and relates to the tragic effort by British explorer Robert Scott trying to be the first person to reach the South Pole. She is also the author of the best-selling novel THE CLOVER HOUSE, a historical novel set during WWII largely in Greece, the home of her ancestors. Her short work has appeared or is forthcoming in publications including ELLE, Forge, and The New York Times, and has earned her a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artists Grant.

In this interview, she will discuss:
1) plumbing history for fictional fodder;
2) getting to the heart of your characters;
3) the imprtance of mentoring;
4) balancing outlining and imagination; and
5) the value of taking risks.

Chapter 4: Parting Words
Bernhardt wrote a Christmas story, "Yuletide Splitsville," and you can download the story or listen to the audiobook.
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