On this edition of Conversations, Alice Henderson talks with host Dan Skinner about her latest novel, “A Blizzard of Polar Bears.” In addition to being a novelist, Henderson is a sanctuary monitor for the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust, where she checks remote cameras, does mapping, and undertakes wildlife surveys to determine what species are present.

On this edition of Conversations, Robbie Bach talks with host Dan Skinner about his debut novel, “The Wilkes Insurrection – A Contemporary Thriller.” Bach is best known for founding and leading the team that created the Xbox. Today he is an entertaining storyteller and catalyzing voice who writes books and speaks to audiences on leadership, creativity, strategy and civic issues.

On this edition of Conversations, Jeffery Deaver talks with host Dan Skinner about his latest novel featuring the character Colter Shaw, it’s an action-packed suspense thriller called “The Final Twist.” Deaver is the #1 international bestselling and award-winning author of more than forty novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. In addition to being an author, Deaver is a former journalist, folksinger, and attorney. 

On this edition of Conversations, Angeline Boulley talks with host Dan Skinner about her debut novel, “Firekeeper's Daughter.” Boulley is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. 

On this edition of Conversations, Eliza Jane Brazier talks with host Dan Skinner about her novel, "If I Disappear." It's the story of a True Crime podcaster who disappears and the dedicated listener who investigates. Brazier is an author, screenwriter and journalist. She currently lives in Los Angeles where she is also developing the novel for television.