Outliers Writing University Podcast Series

GET TO KNOW: Jack Reacher: A Session with Lee and Andrew Child

GET TO KNOW Best-selling Author Jenny Milchman

Jenny Milchman is the Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of the psychological thrillers Cover of Snow, Ruin Falls, As Night Falls, Wicked River, and The Second Mother. Her work has received praise from media ranging from the New York Times to the San Francisco Journal of Books; earned spots on Top 10 lists from Suspense Magazine to the Strand Magazine; made Best Of lists from PopSugar to PureWow; and garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness, in addition to numerous other mentions. Before turning to fiction, Jenny earned a graduate degree in clinical psychology and practiced at a rural community mental health center for more than a decade. She lives in the Catskill Mountains with her family.
https://jennymilchman.com

GET TO KNOW Best-selling Author David Putnam

David Putnam
During his career in law enforcement, best-selling author David Putnam has worked in narcotics, violent crimes, criminal intelligence, hostage rescue, SWAT, and internal affairs, to name just a few. He is the recipient of many awards and commendations for heroism. The Diabolical is the eleventh novel in the acclaimed and best-selling Bruno Johnson Crime Series. Putnam lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Mary.
The Blind Devotion of Imogene comes out July 9th.
The Diabolical (a Bruno Johnson novel) came out last Feb.
A stand alone novel, The Obsession of Harvey Usher comes out next January.
Also, a third in the Dave Beckett series, A Gray Cadaverous Dawn comes out this October.
http://davidputnambooks.com/

GET TO KNOW Author and Film Maker Jennifer Moorhead

Jennifer graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton
Rouge. Geaux Tigers! She has written and produced three
indie short films that each made top 20 at the Louisiana Film
Prize and were awarded at festivals around the world. She
lives in Louisiana with her husband, two needy doodles, one
very un-needy shelter kitty, and a plethora of farm animals.
Her grown daughters are off creating their own life stories.
When she’s not writing, she’s photographing the swamps
and winding trails in her backyard or she’s on a tennis court
laughing and providing job security for her coach.
https://jennifermoorhead.com/

GET TO. KNOW Author Jacqueline Bublitz

Jacqueline Bublitz is a writer, feminist and arachnophobe who lives between Melbourne, Australia, and her hometown on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. She is the author of BEFORE YOU KNEW MY NAME and LEAVE THE GIRLS BEHIND.
 
https://jacquelinebublitz.com/

GET TO KNOW Author, Journalist, and Actor Maxie Dara

Maxie Dara is a writer and actor from Ontario, Canada. She has been a freelance journalist focusing on the local arts and culture scene for more than five years, with bylines in publications such as Hamilton Magazine and Beyond James, among others. She is also a two-time award-winning playwright, taking home the Best of Fringe award at the 2017 Hamilton Fringe Festival for the musical comedy This Is Not a Musical: The Musical! and the 2020 Torpedo Prize for her play Alone Together, a pandemic drama. Maxie knew she wanted to be a writer at the age of seven, when she first fell in love with the written word. She also wanted to be a mermaid but has mostly focused on the writing side of things.
https://maxiedara.wixsite.com/maxiedarawrites

GET TO KNOW Best-selling Author John Connolly

John Connolly is a bestselling author of mystery and supernatural fiction.
With over 30 published works, including the popular Charlie Parker series, his books have captivated readers around the world. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Shamus, and Macavity awards in the US, a CWA Dagger in the UK, and an Irish Book Award, as well as numerous international accolades, and has published more UK Sunday Times Top 10 Hardback Bestsellers than any other Irish writer.
 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Night-and-Day/John-Connolly/9781668081679

GET TO KNOW Best-selling Author Don Bentley

Don Bentley is the New York Times Bestselling author of eight books including the Matt Drake thriller series (Forgotten War, Hostile Intent, The Outside Man, Without Sanction), the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. series (Weapons Grade, Flash Point, Zero Hour, Target Acquired), and the Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp series (beginning in 2024).
Don spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot during which time he was stationed in South Korea, Germany, and Texas. While deployed to Afghanistan as a Troop Commander in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, Don was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with "V" device for valor. Following his time in the military Don worked as an FBI Special Agent and was a member of the Dallas Office Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team.
After leaving the FBI, Don worked for companies that developed technology for the U.S. Special Operations Community. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University, and an M.F.A in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University.
https://donbentleybooks.com

GET TO KNOW Best-selling Author Linwood Barclay

Linwood Barclay, a New York Times bestselling author with twenty novels to his credit, spent three decades in newspapers before turning full time to writing thrillers. His books have been translated into more than two dozen languages, sold millions of copies, and he counts Stephen King among his fans. Many of his books have been optioned for film and TV, a series has been made in France, and he wrote the screenplay for the film based on his novel Never Saw it Coming. Born in the US, his parents moved to Canada just as he was turning four, and he’s lived there ever since. He lives near Toronto with his wife, Neetha. They have two grown children.
https://www.linwoodbarclay.com/

GET TO KNOW Best-selling Author Zoe Sharp

Zoë Sharp was born in the East Midlands, but spent most of her formative years living aboard a catamaran on the northwest coast of England. She opted out of mainstream education at the age of twelve, and wrote her first novel at fifteen. She began her highly acclaimed series featuring no-nonsense ex-Special Forces trainee turned bodyguard heroine, Charlie Fox, after receiving death-threats in the course of her work as a photojournalist. Her work has been nominated for numerous awards, been used in a Danish school text book, inspired an original song and music video, and been optioned for TV and film. When not working on her novels or short stories, Zoë can be found improvising weapons out of everyday objects, renovating houses, or international pet-sitting. She is currently writing a new mystery thriller series for Bookouture, the second of which is The Girl In The Dark, published in March 2024.
https://www.zoesharp.com/