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  • Sadeqa Johnson on "Keeper of Lost Children"

    Sadeqa Johnson on "Keeper of Lost Children"
    Apr 15 2026
    Sadeqa Johnson's historical fiction novels have shared the emotional stories of Black women navigating love and motherhood in the 1950s with the book "The House of Eve," and the story of an enslaved young woman trapped in a notorious jail in Richmond, Virginia in the 1800s in "Yellow Wife." Mary Calvi talked to Johnson about her latest book "Keeper of Lost Children," which is based on the woman who found homes for abandoned mixed-race children of Black American GIs and German women during World War II. Johnson and Mary discussed the reasons why these children were left in orphanages, and why Johnson believes their story found her. Copyright © 2026 by Sadeqa Johnson. Audio excerpt courtesy of Simon & Schuster Audio from the audiobook KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN, read by Ariel Blake, Karen Chilton, Adam Lazarre-White, and Sadeqa Johnson, published by Simon & Schuster Audio, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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    10 min
  • Terri-Lynne DeFino on "Didn't You Use to be Queenie B?" (June 2025)

    Terri-Lynne DeFino on "Didn't You Use to be Queenie B?" (June 2025)
    Apr 15 2026
    To mark the paperback publication of "Didn't You Use to be Queenie B?" Club Calvi is sharing its meetup with author Terri-Lynne DeFino from June 2025 when she talked to Mary Calvi and answered readers' questions. "Didn't You Use to be Queenie B?" is a story of second chances and redemption. It's about a woman who was once a celebrity chef and reigned over the culinary world until she lost everything and vanished from public life. She meets a young cook and takes him under her wing. They share a love of food and troubled pasts. DeFino talked about how her love of cooking shows, and her son's battle with addiction, inspired the book. Audiobook Credit: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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    16 min
  • Wade Rouse on "That's What Friends Are For"

    Wade Rouse on "That's What Friends Are For"
    Apr 8 2026
    Wade Rouse is known to readers for the 13 books he wrote under his pen name Viola Shipman, which honors the legacy of his grandmother. "That's What Friends Are For" is his first novel under his own name, and he told Mary it's his most personal novel yet. The book, based on the classic TV show "The Golden Girls," is about four gay men of a certain age who share Zsa Zsa Gabor's mansion in Palm Springs, but not all their secrets. Wade told Mary that the history of these men, and others over the age of 60, is relevant today.
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    10 min
  • Allison Pataki on "It Girl," fame, and scandal

    Allison Pataki on "It Girl," fame, and scandal
    Apr 1 2026
    Allison Pataki is known for historical fiction focused on women. Her latest novel, "It Girl," reimagines the life of perhaps the most famous woman at the turn of the 20th century. Evelyn Nesbit was discovered when she was barely a teenager. She became a celebrity, with women wanting to be her and men wanting to be with her. She soon found herself at the center of "The Crime of the Century" murder trial. Pataki says she was haunted by her research, discovering a woman exploited for her beauty who was also resilient. You can read an excerpt from "It Girl" and get the book at ClubCalvi.com Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from It Girl by Allison Pataki, read by Barrie Kreinik. © 2026 Allison Pataki, ℗ 2026 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved.
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    16 min
  • J.R. Ward on romantasy & ghosts

    J.R. Ward on romantasy & ghosts
    Mar 25 2026
    After 20 years of the bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series, J.R. Ward is taking a detour from vampires falling in love and fighting evil in upstate New York with her first romantasy. "Crown of War and Shadow" became an instant New York Times bestseller. Ward told Mary that she came up with the idea for the book, as a backup for the Black Dagger Brotherhood, two decades ago. She dives into her process, which she doesn't call writing, her commitment to her readers, and how the hero of "Crown of War and Shadow" appeared to her in a vision, big, brooding, and ready for battle.
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    20 min
  • Introducing: Club Calvi CBS New York

    Introducing: Club Calvi CBS New York
    Mar 18 2026
    Welcome to Club Calvi, a new series from the book club where you get to choose which book we read next. Each week, host Mary Calvi talks to authors who are established and those we think should be on your radar. The conversations explore writing inspirations, rituals, and routines, achievements and challenges to becoming published, and advice for aspiring authors. Book lovers also share their favorite reads. Join Mary and Club Calvi to discover your next reading adventure.
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    3 min