I Hear a Podcast

Are you itching to take advantage of that new smartphone (or tablet or other audio-playing device) you got for Christmas? Here are some links to podcasts, both audio and video, that you can stream, featuring stories, author interviews, news and tips on writing.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Podcasts
Each month , AHMM will post a reading of a story from their archives, supplemented with author interviews and interesting tidbits.

Authorlink
Interviews with writers about books, writing, and publishing.

Author Marketing Experts Inc.
Book marketing podcasts on topic such as Getting on Radio, Striking Internet Gold, Successful Press Kits, Find Your Niche.

Authors on Tour — Live!
Authors on Tour is a series of live podcasts made possible by the Tattered Cover Book Store, a premiere independent bookstore with three locations in Colorado.

Barbara Peterson Interviews
Barbara Peterson runs the with Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona and regularly interviews mystery authors who come in for book signings. Many of these are archived on the You Tube link above.

Behind the Black Mask: Mystery Authors Revealed
Writers of hard-boiled, pulp, mystery, and suspense novels reveal secrets about their fiction and the writing life. No longer posting new shows, but the archives is still there.

Booked TV
Podcasts feature interviews with crime fiction writers and real crime scene investigators.

Classic Mysteries
brief reviews of classic mystery novels by Les Blatt.

CrimeWav
A podcast series of crime stories created by Seth Harwood and featuring various authors reading from their stories.

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Podcasts
A companion feature to the print magazine, featuring monthly readings and dramatizations of stories by the world's leading writers of suspense chosen from the magazine's archives.

Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Library Podcasts
Featuring author interviews, primarily in the D.C. area, but also others, as well.

I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere
The podcast for those interested in the life and times of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, where it is always 1895.

KQED:  The Writers Block
KQED's weekly reading series featuring writers and performers of all stripes reading the latest short fiction, non-fiction, theater and poetry.

Litopia
Lotipia has two podcasts for writers, the oldest of which is “Litopia After Dark,” which takes a look at the publishing industry, as well as interviewing authors. The newer podcast is a daily feed and is titled “Litopia Daily.” It’s also interactive, in that writers can submit press releases or other relevant information that can be considered for the show.

Netdrag
Interviews With Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, and Crime Fiction Authors And Their Fans.

New York Times Book Review Update
Sam Tanenhaus, editor of The New York Times Book Review, discusses this week's issue.

Noircast
Podcasts about film noir and the fiction that inspired it.

NPR Books
NPR book reviews, news and author interviews — for people who love to read. The best of Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other award-winning NPR programs.

The O Line Mysteries
This is a comedy/mystery podcast, a cozy, called "The O Line Mysteries.” It’s a cross between "Friends" and "Murder, She Wrote",  set on a small island in the San Francisco Bay, and told in the old time radio drama fashion.

Reading and Writing Podcasts
Interviews with authors and writers about their books, their writing habits, their favorite novels, and how they got started writing.

Writers on Writing
Interviews with new and best-selling authors.

The Writing Show
Every week or so, they offer a new podcast designed to shed light on some aspect of writing, writers, publishing, and other topics of interest to people who write. They also post articles and other resources to help writers craft their works, get published, market their material, and just feel inspired.

If you have other favorites not listed here, pass them along, and I'll add them to the list!

Comments

[Alan Orloff]

The Fairfax County Library has a series of author interview podcasts. Many (most?) are local DC area authors, but there are some others (ie, Scott Turow):

http://fcplfoundation.podblaze.com/

[BV Lawson]

Thanks, Alan! I'll definitely add it to the list.