Book Interviews

Know that the body has our best interest at heart — and it doesn't lie, says chiropractic medicine practitioner Ya-Ling Liou, D.C., author of "Every Body’s Guide to Everyday Pain". Her book is a easy to follow, compassionate guide to working through your everyday pain. The best way to avoid chronic or disabling discomfort is to pay attention to what our body is telling us.

"I like the freedom that writing fantasy stories gives me."

My characters are very difficult individuals. From the moment I begin developing them, they take over entirely and, as I have very character-driven stories, they call all the shots.

Interview with Stephen Caputi author of "I Should Have Stayed In Morocco": "Trust …doesn't have to be treated like its a four letter word."

Promoting his new memoir, "Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink", Elvis Costello entertained DC area fans with anecdotes, jokes, and music.

Interview with Chris Belden author of "Shriver": "There’s no shortage of ego, pomposity, and arrogance in the publishing and academic worlds, so I had fun playing with that."

Interview with Steven Hancoff, author of "The Six Suites for Cello Solo" :"It is the mission, or the responsibility of each human being to give back, with interest, as it were, to whatever force it is that gave you life."

Procrastination is a process problem, not a personality problem, says Renate Reimann, author of Beyond Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing Your Life. Reimann's new book reminds us that the best way to overcome roadblocks to productivity is to keep it simple, and not beat ourselves up.

I still have struggles while writing. But, in most cases, those struggles mean that I have to look in more detail at the situations, the characters and the settings.

Interview with Mike Phillips author of "Hazard of Shadows": "Success comes every day with a well written paragraph, a good joke, a snappy comeback, or a villain getting his or her just deserts."