A Mighty Blaze Podcast
98 episodes Last Updated: Aug 20, 23
A Mighty Blaze was created in 2020 to connect writers and readers in the age of Covid and beyond. Since then, we've had the pleasure of conducting hundreds of interviews with authors of every stripe, from bestsellers to debuts and everyone in between. The AMB Podcast brings you the very best of those interviews, starting with our "Friday Frontliners" like JOHN IRVING, ANNA QUINDLEN, EDWIDGE DANTICAT, CHERYL STRAYED, and ERICA JONG in Season One. If you're a writer, a reader, or just a lover of all things books, the AMB Podcast is for you! Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Episodes
Aug 20, 2023
Season 8, Bonus Episode 13: EMILY GIFFIN
Welcome to the Feel-Good Fiction Queen! Emily Giffin's candy-colored, bestselling books, including SOMETHING BORROWED, HEART OF THE MATTER, and THE LIES THAT BIND, take up an entire shelf at our favorite bookstore. She visited A Mighty Blaze to chat with host Jenna Paone about her latest lighthearted romp, MEANT TO BE. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Aug 14, 2023
Season 8, Episode 12: SNOWDEN WRIGHT
Authors Love Bookstores headed to Mississippi for a great Joe Moldover interview with Snowden Wright, author of AMERICAN POP and PLAY PRETTY BLUES, and the owner of Snowden's favorite independent bookstore, Square Books. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Aug 06, 2023
Season 8, Episode 11: JANE ROPER
AMB's own Jane Roper hits the scene with the release of her debut novel, THE SOCIETY OF SHAME! She spoke with The Thoughtful Bro, Mark Cecil, about the many complicated implications of writing satire and exploring so-called "cancel culture" with this witty and funny tale of celebrity gone wrong. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Jul 30, 2023
Season 8, Episode 10: ZOE SIVAK
Debut author Zoe Sivak visited A Mighty Blaze to talk with fellow historical fiction author Julie Gerstenblatt about her novel MADEMOISELLE REVOLUTION, which explores the Haitian and French revolutions through the lens of a biracial woman struggling to survive the tumultuous events. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Jul 23, 2023
Season 8, Episode 9: LAURA ZIGMAN
The wildly popular author of ANIMAL HUSBANDRY and SEPARATION ANXIETY came to A Mighty Blaze to talk books with fellow bestselling author (and AMB cofounder) Caroline Leavitt, and to delve into the backstory of her latest successful release, SMALL WORLD. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Jul 17, 2023
Season 8, Episode 8: JANET HORVATH
This is a special one. A Mighty Blaze honored Holocaust Remembrance Day with a visit from musician and debut author Janet Horvath, who compiled her fascinating family history into a book called THE CELLO STILL SINGS: A GENERATIONAL STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC. Janet spoke with NYT bestselling author Jenna Blum, who has interviewed Holocaust survivors for the Spielberg Survivors of the Shoah Foundation and wrote about the Holocaust in her books THOSE WHO SAVE US and THE LOST FAMILY. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Jul 09, 2023
Season 8 Episode 7: ROBERT MCKEE
When it comes to crafting a great story, few know more than professor, lecturer, and Fulbright Scholar Robert McKee. Actors, screenwriters, authors, and directors around the world flock to his "STORY" Seminars, and thousands more have devoured his bestselling book, STORY: SUBSTANCE, STRUCTURE, STYLE, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SCREENWRITING. We were thrilled when Robert came to A Mighty Blaze to share some of his secrets with "The Thoughtful Bro" Mark Cecil. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Jul 09, 2023
Season 8, Episode 6: AMY IMPELLIZZERI
Amy Impellizzeri has been churning out gripping novels for years, including WHY WE LIE and I KNOW HOW THIS ENDS. This "reformed lawyer turned author" visited Hank Phillippi Ryan's "Crime Time" show to talk about the unusual real-life relationship that spawned Book 1 in her Riversedge Law Club series: IN HER DEFENSE. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Jun 25, 2023
Season 8, Episode 5: BOYAH J. FARAH
Boyah J. Farah's book, AMERICA MADE ME A BLACK MAN, was an NPR Best Book of 2022 and an NAACP Image Award nominee. The author, poet, and entrepreneur visited A Mighty Blaze to talk with fellow author Jane Roper on "The Zeitgeist" about the challenges he faced after immigrating to the United States from war-torn Somalia. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet
Jun 11, 2023
Season 8, Episode 4: MAGGIE O'FARRELL
Who wants to hear Maggie O'Farrell read from her latest blockbuster? (Hands up...) Us, too! The bestselling author of HAMNET, MY LOVER'S LOVER, AFTER YOU'D GONE, and so many others visited A Mighty Blaze to share insights with fellow writer Kimberly Hensle Lowrance and to read a bit from her newest work, THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet