Brian Andrews
Brian is a US Navy veteran, nuclear engineer, and former submarine officer. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in psychology, holds a Master's in business from Cornell, and is a Park Leadership Fellow. He is half of Andrews & Wilson, the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, & #1 Amazon best-selling co-author team behind multiple series including TIER ONE, SONS OF VALOR, THE SHEPHERDS, and the W.E.B. Griffin Presidential Agent Series. Brian is a husband, father, coffee lover, and occasional malcontent. Sign-up for his newsletter at www.andrews-wilson.com to stay informed about all his new releases!
85 Posts
Dana Isaacson
DANA ISAACSON worked as Senior Editor at Penguin Random House for thirteen years. There, he edited a wide variety of titles—from bestselling commercial fiction to literary biographies and historical narratives. Prior to that, he was an editor at various publishing houses, including Pocket Books and ReganBooks. He has also been an abridger, literary agent, writer, book doctor, and ghostwriter. Now a freelance editor, more information about Dana Isaacson can be found at www.danaisaacson.com.
110 Posts
Hank Phillippi Ryan
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the USA Today bestselling author of 13 psychological thrillers, winning the genre's most prestigious awards: five Agathas, four Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also the investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV, winning 37 EMMY for her groundbreaking journalism. Book reviewers call her “a master of suspense” and a "superb adn gifted storyteller." THE FIRST TO LIE (2020) garnered a Publishers Weekly starred review and is an Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark Award nominee. Her newest book is HER PERFECT LIFE, a chilling psychological standalone about fame, family, and revenge with starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, which called it "A superlative thriller."
180 Posts
Jessica Strawser
JESSICA STRAWSER is Editor-at-Large at Writer’s Digest, where she served as Editorial Director for nearly a decade and became known for her in-depth cover interviews. She is the author of five book club favorites from St. Martin’s Press: ALMOST MISSED YOU (a B&N Best New Fiction pick), NOT THAT I COULD TELL (a Book of the Month bestseller), FORGET YOU KNOW ME (awarded a starred review in PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY), A MILLION REASONS WHY (called "a standout" in a starred BOOKLIST review), and THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW (a PEOPLE MAGAZINE pick for Best New Novel). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and other fine venues, and she recently completed a term as 2019 Writer-in-Residence for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
71 Posts
Laura DiSilverio
The national bestselling and award-winning author of twenty-one published novels, LAURA DISILVERIO loves plotting murders and creating dystopian worlds. Her popular series include the MALL COP MYSTERIES (Berkley Prime Crime), THE READAHOLICS BOOK CLUB MYSTERIES (Berkley Prime Crime), SWIFT INVESTIGATIONS (MacMillan/Minotaur), and the INCUBATION. She wrote the SOUTHERN BEAUTY SHOP MYSTERIES as Lila Dare and authored the BALLROOM DANCE MYSTERIES as Ella Barrick. Her standalone, THE RECKONING STONES, won the Colorado Book Award for Best Mystery, and LIBRARY JOURNAL named CLOSE CALL one of the Top Five mysteries of 2016. A former president of Sisters in Crime, she teaches internationally on the craft and business of writing, and her articles have appeared in WRITER'S DIGEST and other publications. Helping writers improve their craft is part of her mission, and she accepts select manuscripts for developmental and/or line editing. Find her at lauradisilverio.com.
43 Posts
Paula Munier
PAULA MUNIER is a literary agent and the USA TODAY bestselling author of the Mercy Carr mysteries. A BORROWING OF BONES, the first in the series, was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award and named the Dogwise Book of the Year. BLIND SEARCH was inspired by the real-life rescue of a little boy with autism who got lost in the woods. THE HIDING PLACE debuted in March 2021. Paula credits the hero dogs of Mission K9 Rescue, her own rescue dogs, and a deep love of New England as her series’ major influences. Paula has also written three popular books on writing: PLOT PERFECT, THE WRITER'S GUIDE TO BEGINNINGS, and WRITING WITH QUIET HANDS, as well as FIXING FREDDIE and HAPPIER EVERY DAY. She lives in New England with her family and Bear the Newfoundland-retriever rescue, Bliss the Great Pyrenees-Australian cattle dog rescue, pandemic puppy Blondie, a Malinois rescue (much like Elvis in her books), and Ursula The Cat, a rescue torbie tabby who does not think much of the dogs.
206 Posts