On this edition of Conversations, John Kenney talks about Love Poems for People with Children. Kenney is the New York Times bestselling author of the humorous poetry collection Love Poems for Married People, and the novels Talk to Me and Truth in Advertising, which won the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

On this edition of Conversations, Ruta Sepetys talks about her latest novel, The Fountains of Silence, which is set in 1957 Madrid, during Franco's dictatorship. Sepetys is an internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of historical fiction. Her previous novels include Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt to the Sea. 

On this edition of Conversations, Craig Johnson talks about his latest novel to feature Sheriff Walt Longmire, Land of Wolves. Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of 15 mystery novels to feature Sheriff Longmire. The novels were also the inspiration for the six season Longmire series on Netflix.

Don't trust the idea of self-driving cars? This novel won't change your mind. On this edition of Conversations, John Marrs talks about his latest novel, The Passengers. What happens when autonomous cars are high-jacked and social media is charged with determining who lives and who dies? Marrs is the author of numerous novels including The One, which is being made into a 10-part Netflix series.

On this edition of Conversations, A. B. Jewell talks about his humorous tech/noir debut novel, The Man Who Wouldn’t Die. A. B. Jewell is the pseudonym for a Pulitzer Prize-winning technology reporter. The author behind the author has written numerous books including fiction and non-fiction, but using a pseudonym allows him to enter a new genre without readers having preconceived notions of what they will find.