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Novelist Spotlight is a gathering place for people interested in reading and writing great fiction and literature. This is where you will hear from the authors who write the novels and learn of their motivations, writing process, characters, struggles and successes. Novelist Spotlight is hosted by Mike Consol, a lifelong journalist and author of four novels.
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Pit Chat from the 2024 European DH Championships in Champéry featuring (in order of appearance)… George Madley Daniel Bladon Ben Lovell Andi Kolb Billy Hall Henry Kerr Josh Lowe Lisa Baumann Charlie Hatton Emilie Siegenthaler Camille Balanche Remi Thirion Nina Hoffmann Benoit Coulanges Camille Balanche Matt Walker Dom Platt Taylor Vernon Mille John…
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In the spotlight is the late novelist Joseph Heller of Catch-22 fame, and one of his biographers, Tracy Daughtery, who is himself the author of six novels, a novella connection, six short story collections, a book of personal essays, and a collection of essays on literature and writing. In addition, he has published biographies of Donald Barthelme,…
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We’re over halfway through the 2024 World Cup season and in this episodeGeorge,Jack & Emilie round up the first half of the season and grade the teams on their performance so far... The Making Up The Numbers podcast is sponsored by:HopeTechnology www.hopetech.com @hopetechJ-Tech Suspension www.jtechsuspension.co.uk@jtechsuspension Revolution Bike P…
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We’re over halfway through the 2024 World Cup season and in this episode George, Jack & Emilie round up the first half of the season and grade the teams on their performance so far… The Making Up The Numbers podcast is sponsored by: Hope Technology www.hopetech.com @hopetech J-Tech Suspension www.j-techsuspension.co.uk @jtechsuspension Revolution B…
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In the spotlight is Tom Zoellner, the author of nine nonfiction books, including Island on Fire: The Revolt that Ended Slavery in the British Empire, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for the best nonfiction book of 2020 and a finalist for the Bancroft Prize and the California Book Award. He works as a professor at Chapman University…
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In the spotlight is biographer and storyteller Laurence Leamer, whose most recent bio, “Capote’s Women,” has been turned into a Hulu series and has been nominated for five Emmy Awards. He is the author of more than 18 books, including five New York Times bestsellers and one off-Broadway play. We discuss: >> His choice of subjects >> His work style …
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This week it's election time. We voted and we hope you did too. I this week's episode Mark reminisces about past Passporte du Soleil events and how one fellow journo didn't even make it to the start line. Benji gives us a load of new info on the 15th Specialized Stumpjumper that has just launched and Hannah has just come back from the Bespoked hand…
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Desert Island Disc Brakes is our interview format for the pro riders we keep bumping into. It is a 'tribute' to other similar formats you may have heard on the radio. This week Hannah talks to pro rider Josh Bryceland about his life as a DH racing pro around the world discussing everything from his mythical house boat to comparisons of life with do…
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In the spotlight is Amanda DuBois, author of the Camille Delaney mystery series. She is the founder and managing partner of the DuBois Levias Law Group, a woman-owned boutique family law practice in Seattle. She was also a former high-risk labor and delivery nurse at the University of Washington Medical Center, before beginning her legal career in …
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In the spotlight is Paula Treick DeBoard, novelist and new bookstore owner. In April 2024, DeBoard opened Bookish in Modesto, Calif., and discusses her motivation and her strategy for succeeding. She is also the author of four family dramas, the novels “The Mourning Hours,” “The Fragile World,” “The Drowning Girls” and “Here We Lie.” She also teach…
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Ask literary critics to name the greatest American novelists of the past 50 years and Don DeLillo’s name is sure to be there. DeLillo, now 87, has written more than 18 novels and has won awards ranging from the National Book Award and PEN/Faulkner Award to the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Discussing his career during this episode…
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Matt Coyle is the author of the best-selling Rick Cahill crime novels. Though he has wanted to be a crime writer since age 14, his actual foray into crime fiction was delayed for 30 years while he spent time managing a restaurant, selling golf clubs for various golf companies, and doing national sales for a sports licensing company. He wrote nights…
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In the spotlight is William Styron, the famed author of novels that included “Sophie’s Choice” and “The Confessions of Nat Turner.” Joining the great author in the spotlight is William Styron biographer Jim West, professor of English, emeritus, at Pennsylvania State University. He is a biographer and book historian, and the author of several books,…
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Pit Chat from the 2024 Fort William World Cup featuring (in order of appearance)… Part 1 Dan Bladon Reece Wilson & Joe Krejbich Will Longden Aaron Gwin Emilie Siegenthaler Ed Masters Matt Walker (NZ) & George Brannigan Tom Lloyd Dom Platt Part 2 Alan Milway Grant Wildman Ethan Craik & Rich Simpson Jordi Cortes Martin Whitely Neko Mulally Andi Kolb …
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In the spotlight is John Updike and University of Cincinnati literature professor James Schiff, author of the book “John Updike Revisited.” Schiff, who is also editor of the John Updike Review, talks about Updike’s more than 60 books, short stories, poetry, reviews and letters — and the two Pulitzer Prizes and other awards. We discuss his: >> Time …
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In the spotlight is D.H. Lawrence, the great and controversial novelist, and Richard Kaye, professor of literature in the English department at Hunter College, part of the city university system in Manhattan. Since 2017, Mr. Kaye has been the editor of The D. H. Lawrence Review, the 50-year-old journal dealing with the life and work of the British …
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In this episode George, Jack & Emilie are joined by the Privateer Project’s Wyn Masters to preview the 2024 World Cup Season… The Making Up The Numbers podcast is sponsored by: Hope Technology www.hopetech.com @hopetech J-Tech Suspension www.j-techsuspension.co.uk @jtechsuspension Revolution Bike Park www.revolutionbikepark.co.uk @revolutionbp Ride…
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In the spotlight is Ben Fox, founder of Shepherd.com, an upstart competitor to Amazon, Goodreads and other major online booksellers. Fox, who reads 100 books a year, believes that books build better human beings, and he is on a mission to help everyone find the book they didn't know they were looking for.  We discuss: >> The weakness of Amazon >> T…
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After a little break over winter, Making Up The Numbers is back! The 2024 race season is already underway and in this episode the gang chats about those races that have already taken place. Then, making her debut on the podcast, they’re joined by one of the new generation of female riders making waves in the Elite Women’s category, Cube Factory Rac…
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After a little break over winter, we’re back! The 2024 race season is already underway & in this episode we chat about those races that have already taken place & then making her debut on the podcast we’re joined by one of the new generation of female riders making waves in the Elite Women’s category, Cube Factory Racing’s Jess Blewitt!…
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In the spotlight is the author of “Bright Lights, Big City” — the explosively successful debut novel by Jay McInerney, selling 700,000 copies during its first year, and tens-of-thousands of copies annually for years running. Dubbed a member of the 1980s “brat pack” (along with Bret Easton Ellis and Tama Janowitz), McInerney followed his sensational…
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In the spotlight is Sasha Vasilyuk, author of the debut novel YOUR PRESENCE IS MANDATORY, now available for pre-order and soon to be published in the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany, France, Finland and Brazil. She is also a journalist who has written for The New York Times, TIME magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Harper’s Bazaar, NBC, USA Toda…
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In the spotlight is Jonathan Eller, author of a three-volume biography of science fiction novelist and short story writer Ray Bradbury. Eller is also founding director of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies at Indiana University. We discuss Ray Bradbury’s >> writing lessons >> work ethic >> fear of the dark >> love of magic >> passion for ideas >> …
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In the spotlight is romance novelist Audrey Carlan, a No. 1 New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller. She writes stories that help readers “find themselves while falling in love.” Some of her works include the Calendar Girl serial, the Trinity series, the International Guy series, 1001 Dark Nights series, and the Marriage Auctio…
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In the spotlight is T.C. Boyle, the author of more than 30 books of fiction, including titles such as “Blue Skies,” “The Harder They Come,” “The Terranauts," “The Relive Box,” “Outside Looking In,” “Talk to Me” and “I Walk Between the Raindrops.” He was a longtime lit professor at USC, and his books have been translated into more than two dozen for…
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In the spotlight is Joanna Penn, who teaches how to write, publish and market your book — and make a living with your writing. She is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author more than 35 books published and almost 1 million sold across 169 countries in five languages. She is also a podcaster, international speaker, and e…
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In the spotlight is Cornell University professor of literature Robert Morgan, who will discuss the life, times and writings of famed novelist Thomas Wolfe. Morgan has a good deal in common with the author. Thomas Wolfe hails from Asheville, N.C., and Robert Morgan hails from Henderson County, just south of Asheville. They have the same birthday (Oc…
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In the spotlight is TV and movie writer/producer/executive producer and creator Dean Hargrove. He has been writing and creating television series since 1961 when he became a staff writer on the first “Bob Newhart Show.” He became the sole staff writer on “The Man from UNCLE” and wrote the screenplay for the pilot of “Columbo.” Thereafter, he create…
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It took Carl Vonderau a long time to become a full-time author. He left his native Cleveland to study economics at Stanford, then spent more than 30 years as a banker in the United States, Latin America and North Africa — international settings that served as inspiration for his crime novels “Murderabilia” and “Saving Myles.” His work was honored w…
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Mark introduces our first episode of the new year. We've had a bit of a break but we are back now. In this episode we get to find out what's been happening at STHQ and what's coming this year. Then Benji and Hannah answer some questions from the forum starting off with a biggy from user Snotrag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…
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In the spotlight is Daniel Kraus, New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV and film. His collaboration with legendary filmmaker George Romero (“The Living Dead”) was acclaimed by The New York Times and The Washington Post, and during his collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored “The Shape of Water,” the Oscar-winning film. Kraus…
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In the spotlight is Tyson Cornell, who started his book publishing company, Rare Bird, after nine-and-a-half years as marketing and publicity director at Book Soup, the legendary independent bookstore on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Calif. We discuss: >> The Rare Bird concept and name >> The focus required for reading books >> Work as a life…
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It’s a bumper Christmas Special ‘double episode’ of the pod! We kick things off with Dean Lucas’ retirement 20 questions, then Loïc Bruni chats winning World Champs in 2022 & the World Cup overall in 2023, his relationship with Finn & Jordan, & the rider he’s “a little bit scared of”. Merry Christmas everyone, it’s a banger! The Making Up The Numbe…
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It’s a bumper Christmas Special ‘double episode’ of the pod! We kick things off with Dean Lucas’ retirement 20 questions, then Loïc Bruni chats winning World Champs in 2022 and the World Cup overall in 2023, his relationship with Finn and Jordan, and the rider he’s “a little bit scared of”. Merry Christmas everyone, it’s a banger! Hosted on Acast. …
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In the spotlight is family therapist, divorce mediator, Broadway and off-Broadway producer, screenwriter and screenwriting teacher Jennifer Manocherian, who has just published her first novel, “Alpha Bette,” a story influenced by her many personal and professional life experiences. Bette Gartner, the novel’s protagonist, is a 95-year-old widow who …
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Simon Toyne quit his job as a television producer at the BBC to pursue writing his first novel. That turned out to be “Sanctus,” the bestselling debut thriller novel of 2011 in Great Britain. He is now the author of six more novels: “The Key,” “The Tower,” “The Searchers,” “The Boy Who Saw,” “Dark Objects” and “The Clearing.” Toyne has also produce…
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It's another stonking podcast episode from Making Up The Numbers. From car mechanic to World Cup winner... In this episode our very special guest is Atherton Racing’s Andi Kolb. There’s also Jack Reading’s retirement 20 questions, and possibly the biggest #teamrumour of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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From car mechanic to World Cup winner… In this episode our very special guest is Atherton Racing’s Andi Kolb; there’s also Jack’s retirement '20 questions' & possibly the biggest #teamrumour of all time. Enjoy… The Making Up The Numbers podcast is sponsored by: Hope Technology www.hopetech.com @hopetech J-Tech Suspension www.j-techsuspension.co.uk …
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In the spotlight is Scott Lord, who has pulled many of his novels’ characters and situations from his 35 years as a practitioner of criminal and civil law. His first novel, “The Logic Bomb,” is a legal thriller, and his newly released novel, “Come November,” is a historical thriller about an assassination plot to disrupt the momentous 1947 vote of …
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In the spotlight is Vanessa Riley, author of 20 novels including “Queen of Exiles,” “Murder in Drury Lane” and “Island Queen,” the latter of which has been optioned by members of the team that helped produce the hit streaming series “Bridgerton.” She is also a trained engineer whose research skills have helped advance the agendas at NASA, GM, Hewle…
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In this episode George, Jack & Emilie discuss 2024; the World Cup calendar and some team rumours. Next up they’re joined by Mr 23 Degrees, Martin Whiteley who has exciting news about his 2024 plans and then it’s over to the 2023 DH World Champion, Charlie Hatton. It’s a huge one… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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In this episode George, Jack & Emilie discuss 2024; the World Cup calendar & some team rumours. Next up they’re joined by Mr 23 Degrees, Martin Whiteley who has exciting news about his 2024 plans & then it’s over to the 2023 DH World Champion, Charlie Hatton. It’s a huge one… The Making Up The Numbers podcast is sponsored by: Hope Technology www.ho…
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In the spotlight is Lawrence Schiller — photographer, movie director, producer, author, dealmaker, collaborator — someone who has been connected to the biggest names at the center of the biggest news events of the past 60 years. Think in terms of Marilyn Monroe, John Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, Lenny Bruce, Norman Mailer, Gary Gilmore, O…
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