Author Jasmine Guillory talks about her new book "While We Were Dating."

About the book:
Two people realize that it's no longer an act when they veer off-script in this sizzling romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.

About Jasmine Guillory:
Jasmine Guillory is a New York Times bestselling author of six romance novels, including The Wedding Date, The Proposal, and the upcoming While We Were Dating. Her work has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Bon Appetit, and Time. She lives in Oakland, California.

Authors Uncovered, Ep. 12: Jasmine Guillory

Author Ben Philippe talks about his new book "Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes From the Other Side of the Fist Bump."

About the book:
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend.
In the biting, hilarious vein of "What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker" and "We Are Never Meeting in Real Life" comes Ben Philippe’s candid memoir-in-essays, chronicling a lifetime of being the Black friend (see also: foreign kid, boyfriend, coworker, student, teacher, roommate, enemy) in predominantly white spaces. 

About Ben Philippe:
Ben Philippe is the author of the young adult novels "Field Guide to the North American Teenager", winner of the 2020 William C. Morris Award, and "Charming as a Verb". In 2021, Philippe published his first work of adult nonfiction, "Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend".

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Authors Uncovered, Ep. 13: Ben Philippe

Local true-crime author and historian David Kulczyk talks about his new book "1926: Homicide in America."

About the book:
1926 was a year with an unreasonably high number of allegedly normal people senselessly committing ghastly murders unlike any other time in American history.

About David Kulczyk:
David Kulczyk is a historian and author whose work has appeared in the Chico News and Review, the East Bay Express, the Sacramento News and Review, and the San Francisco Guardian. He lives in Sacramento, California.

Authors Uncovered, Ep. 04: David Kulczyk

Author and cartoonist Brian Fies talks about his new book "A Fire Story."

About the book:
Early morning on Monday, October 9, 2017, wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in 44 fatalities. In addition, 6,200 homes and 8,900 structures and were destroyed. Author Brian Fies’s firsthand account of this tragic event is an honest, unflinching depiction of his personal experiences, including losing his house and every possession he and his wife had that didn’t fit into the back of their car.

About Brian Fies:
Brian's work features personal experiences depicted through detailed drawings. His most recent book, "A Fire Story" is based on the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, CA that took his home.

Authors Uncovered, Ep. 05: Brian Fies

Author and Good Morning America correspondent Adrienne Bankert talks about her new book "Your Hidden Superpower: The Kindness that Makes You Unbeatable at Work and Connects You with Anyone."

About the book:
Kindness isn’t merely about getting along with people and being nice. It’s a game changer in business, the door-opener to opportunity, and the key to authenticity and confidence. It’s a superpower that can be honed through an intentional lifestyle of kindness and is especially important in these divisive times.

About Adrienne Bankert:
Adrienne is known for her versatility and ability to connect with people. She speaks regularly on the topic of kindness as a key to identity and genuine engagement for living life wholeheartedly.

Authors Uncovered, Ep. 06: Adrienne Bankert

Author and New York Times reporter Walter Thompson-Hernández talks about his new book "The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland."

About the book:
In Compton, California, ten black riders on horseback cut an unusual profile, their cowboy hats tilted against the hot Los Angeles sun. They are the Compton Cowboys, their small ranch one of the very last in a formerly semirural area of the city that has been home to African-American horse riders for decades. To most people, Compton is known only as the home of rap greats NWA and Kendrick Lamar, hyped in the media for its seemingly intractable gang violence. But in 1988 Mayisha Akbar founded The Compton Jr. Posse to provide local youth with a safe alternative to the streets, one that connected them with the rich legacy of black cowboys in American culture. From Mayisha’s youth organization came the Cowboys of today: black men and women from Compton for whom the ranch and the horses provide camaraderie, respite from violence, healing from trauma, and recovery from incarceration.

About Walter Thompson-Hernández:
Walter began his career with the New York Times in 2017 covering subculture and offbeat communities around the world. His work on The Compton Cowboys earned him the prestigious Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant.

Authors Uncovered, Ep. 07: Walter Thompson-Hernández

Author and U.S Navy SEAL Will Chesney talks about his new book "No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid."

About the book:
"No Ordinary Dog" is the powerful true story of a SEAL Team Operator and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life.

About Will Chesney:
Will Chesney served in the United States Special Warfare Development Group as an operator and dog handler. He participated in Operation Neptune Spear, which resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. Chesney received a Silver Star and a Purple Heart, and now helps veterans who have suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Authors Uncovered, Ep 08: Will Chesney

Author Karen Rose talks about her new book "Say No More."

About the book:
Mercy Callahan thought she’d escaped the cult decades ago, but its long fingers are reaching out for her again in this electrifying novel in the Sacramento series by New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose.

About Karen Rose:
Karen Rose is the award-winning, #1 international bestselling author of some twenty novels, including the bestselling Baltimore and Cincinnati series. "Say No More" is the second book in her Sacramento series. She has been translated into twenty-three languages, and her books have been placed on the New York Times, the Sunday Times (UK), and Germany's der Spiegel bestseller lists.

Authors Uncovered, Ep. 09: Karen Rose

Author Nancy Pearl talks about her new book "The Writer's Library."

About the book:
Twenty-three of today's living literary legends reveal the books that made them think, brought them joy, and changed their lives in this intimate, moving, and insightful collection that celebrates the power of literature and reading to connect us all.

About Nancy Pearl:
Nancy Pearl is a bestselling author, librarian, and literary critic. She can be heard on NPR’s Morning Edition, and can be seen on her monthly television show, Book Lust with Nancy Pearl. She received Library Journal’s 2011 Librarian of the Year Award and the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. Nancy created the program, If All of Seattle Read the Same Book, and was the inspiration for the Archie McPhee Librarian Action Figure. She’s the author of the best-selling “Book Lust” series, and her first novel, "George & Lizzie", was published in 2017.

Authors Uncovered, Ep. 10: Nancy Pearl

Author Ellis Cose talks about his new book "The Short Life & Curious Death of Free Speech in America."

About the book:
"The Short Life..." explores one of the most essential rights in America—free speech—and reveals how it is crumbling under the combined weight of polarization, technology, money and systematized lying in this concise yet powerful and timely book.

About Ellis Cose:
Ellis Cose has written several books, including the bestselling "The Rage of a Privileged Class". A former columnist and contributing editor for Newsweek magazine, editorial page chief for the New York Daily News, press critic for Time Magazine, and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, he is currently a columnist for USA Today. His writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and Yahoo News among other publications.

Authors Uncovered, Ep. 11: Ellis Cose

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