Brian Andrews
Brian is a US Navy veteran, nuclear engineer, and former submarine officer. He holds a psychology degree from Vanderbilt, a Master’s in Business from Cornell, and is a Park Leadership Fellow. He is a husband, father, coffee lover, and occasional malcontent. He co-authors the Wall Street Journal and Amazon #1 best-selling military & covert operations TIER ONE thriller series with fellow veteran Jeffrey Wilson. In addition to TIER ONE, Brian and Jeff have three other series: SONS of VALOR with Blackstone Publishing, THE SHEPHERDS with Tyndale House, and starting 2021 they will be writing W.E.B Griffin's PRESIDENTIAL AGENT series for Putnam. You can find him online at www.brianandrewsauthor.com or on Twitter @lexicalforge. His latest thriller, COLLATERAL is available for sale now.
60 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.
88 Posts
Hank Phillippi Ryan
USA Today bestselling author HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is also the on-air investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV, winning 37 EMMYs and dozens more journalism honors. The author of twelve novels of suspense, Ryan's also an award-winner in her second profession—with five Agathas, four Anthonys, two Macavitys, the Daphne, and Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her books are Library Journal's Best of 2014, 2015 and 2016, and SAY NO MORE is an Agatha, Daphne and Mary Higgins Clark Award nominee. Her 2018 book TRUST ME was named a BEST Thriller of the Year by the New York Post, Real Simple Magazine, Criminal Element and more. It is also an Agatha award nominee. Her 2019 thriller, THE MURDER LIST, won the coveted Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Year, and is an Agatha Award and Mary Higgins Clark award nominee. Her current thriller is THE FIRST TO LIE. The Publishers Weekly starred review says "Stellar. Ryan could win a sixth Agatha for this one."
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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 also the author of four book club favorites from St. Martin’s Press: ALMOST MISSED YOU (a Barnes & Noble Best New Fiction pick), NOT THAT I COULD TELL (a Book of the Month bestseller), FORGET YOU KNOW ME (now new in paperback), and A MILLION REASONS WHY (coming in March 2021). 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.
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Paula Munier
PAULA MUNIER is the Senior Literary Agent and Content Strategist for Talcott Notch Literary. Her specialties include crime fiction, women’s fiction, upmarket fiction, MG and crossover YA, high-concept SFF, and nonfiction. She’s also a writing teacher and author of the bestselling Plot Perfect, The Writer’s Guide to Beginnings, Writing with Quiet Hands, and the acclaimed memoir Fixing Freddie. Her debut mystery, A BORROWING OF BONES, was named one of Library Journal’s Best Debuts of Fall/Winter 2018/2019 and made Dru’s Book Musing’s Best Books of the Year. Since then she's added two more books to the series, BLIND SEARCH and THE HIDING PLACE—both available at your favorite book retailer.
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