Novelist Spotlight

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.

Novelist Spotlight is a fiction podcast hosted by Mike Consol, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Mike Consol hosts Novelist Spotlight, a fiction show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #207

  Episode 207: Novelist Spotlight #207: A look back at the life and writing of Charles Bukowski

  Sep 17, 20261h 8m

  In the spotlight in the late novelist and poet Charles Bukowski, as remembered by with David Calonne and Howard Sounes. Calonne is a lecturer with the Department of English Language and Literature at Eastern Michigan University. Sounes is an author, and his books include the title Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life. Charles Bukowski was a German American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his adopted city of Los Angeles. Bukowski’s work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, as well as his relationships with alcohol, women, and the drudgery of work. Learn more about Charles Bukowski here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski Learn more about David Calonne here: https://www.emich.edu/english/faculty/d-calonne.php Learn more about Howard Sounes here: https://www.howardsounes.com/ Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com

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  Episode #206

  Episode 206: Novelist Spotlight #206: Writing lessons from longtime Johns Hopkins professor Mark Farrington

  Aug 19, 20261h 7m

  In the spotlight is Mark Farrington, who recently retired after nearly 40 years of teaching writing, the past 25 of them teaching writing programs at Johns Hopkins University. Consider his accolades: His short fiction has won the Editor’s Choice Award in the Raymond Carver Fiction Contest He was awarded an Individual Artists Grant from the Virginia Commission on the Arts Four times he was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award in the Johns Hopkins MA in Writing Program He won the Outstanding Service Award from the Northern Virginia Writing Project And the Outstanding Alumni Award from the English department at George Mason University Farrington has just published his first novel, titled Loss of Life. The novel tells the story of 41-year-old Matthew Winton who awakens in a Virginia hospital after a car accident and has no memory of his life after the age of thirteen. Learn more about Mark Farrington and his writing instruction here: https://www.markfarrington.net Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com

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  Episode #205

  Episode 205: Novelist Spotlight #205: Literary agent Kate McKean on the myths of publishing success

  Jul 29, 20261h 3m

  In the spotlight is Kate McKean, literary agent at the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency in Brooklyn, New York. She earned her master’s degree in fiction writing at the University of Southern Mississippi, and her work has appeared in Poets & Writers, Electric Literature, and Catapult. She recently published her first book. The title is Write Through It: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life. She also writes the Agents & Books newsletter at agentsandbooks.com. Learn more about Kate McKean here: https://www.katemckean.com/ McKean’s book, Write Through It: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life, can be purchased here: https://snip.ly/nccjn7 Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com

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  Episode #204

  Episode 204: Novelist Spotlight #204: Author Nathaniel Popkin writes of Oct. 7 and fractured Jewish identity

  Jul 8, 20261 hour

  In the spotlight is Nathaniel Popkin, author of the new novel Partly Strong, Partly Broken. Set in suburban New Jersey during the fall of 2023 and told through the eyes of a passionate, inclusivity-minded Rabbi, the novel unfolds in the shadow of Hamas’ gruesome attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel's subsequent devastation of Gaza. Partly Strong, Partly Broken is Popkin’s fourth novel and his eighth book. He is also a writer and producer of history documentary films, the co-founder of the website and public history and journalism project Hidden City. His writing has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. Learn more about Nathaniel Popkin here: https://nathanielpopkin.net/ Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com

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  Episode #203

  Novelist Spotlight #203: Mega bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz

  May 16, 202659 minS0

  <p>In the spotlight is Jayne Ann Krentz, who has written more than 100 novels under three different pen names. Jayne Ann Krentz writes contemporary romantic/suspense. She uses the pseudonym Amanda Quick for her novels of historical romantic/suspense. And Jayne Castle (her birth name) is reserved these days for her stories of futuristic/paranormal suspense/romance. And she’s out with a new novel titled “Enter the Nightmare,” written as Jayne Castle. </p><p> </p><p>She is also full of writing advice for published and aspiring novelists. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about Jayne Ann Krentz here: https://ja...

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