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Making It Up with Lauren Nossett, author of The Resemblance
Jun 16, 2026
53m 46s
Making it Up with Katrina Denza, author of Burner and Other Stories
Jun 8, 2026
52m 39s
Making it Up with Tracy Clark, author of the Detective Harriet Foster series
Jun 2, 2026
48m 56s
Making it Up with Lee Goldberg, author of Murder By Design
May 28, 2026
47m 15s
Making It Up with Kate White, author of I Came Back For You
May 17, 2026
48m 08s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/16/26 | Making It Up with Lauren Nossett, author of The Resemblance | "Since so many thrillers are based around some kind of crime—which is a break in our social order—it is the perfect vehicle to explore the human condition... Thrillers and crime fiction really allow for an under the microscope, us looking at what happens when the social order breaks down." — Lauren Nossett Lauren Nossett is a professor turned novelist and the award-winning author of the thrillers The Resemblance and The Professor. Her books have been Amazon Editors picks and featured i... | 53m 46s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | Making it Up with Katrina Denza, author of Burner and Other Stories✨ | creative writingstorytelling+3 | Katrina Denza | Bread Loaf Writers’ ConferenceVirginia Center for the Creative Arts+1 | — | Katrina DenzaBurner and Other Stories+3 | — | 52m 39s | |
| 6/2/26 | Making it Up with Tracy Clark, author of the Detective Harriet Foster series✨ | writingmystery novels+3 | Tracy Clark | G.P. Putnam’s SonsDetective Harriet Foster series+1 | — | Tracy ClarkDetective Harriet Foster+3 | — | 48m 56s | |
| 5/28/26 | Making it Up with Lee Goldberg, author of Murder By Design✨ | writingfiction+3 | Lee Goldberg | Murder By Design | — | Lee GoldbergMurder By Design+3 | — | 47m 15s | |
| 5/17/26 | Making It Up with Kate White, author of I Came Back For You✨ | thrillersmysteries+3 | Kate White | CosmoI Came Back For You | — | Kate Whitethrillers+5 | — | 48m 08s | |
| 5/11/26 | Making It Up with Emily Carpenter, author of A Spell for Saints and Sinners✨ | Southern Gothichorror+3 | Emily Carpenter | Auburn UniversityA Spell for Saints and Sinners | Alabama | Emily CarpenterSouthern Gothic+5 | — | 47m 29s | |
| 5/4/26 | Making It Up with Jeffrey James Higgins, author of the Nathan Burke thriller series✨ | writingthrillers+3 | Jeffrey James Higgins | Nathan Burke thriller series | — | writingthrillers+4 | — | 1h 00m 16s | |
| 4/27/26 | Making it Up with Daniel G. Miller, author of The Orphanage By The Lake✨ | mystery-thrillerwriting rules+3 | Daniel G. Miller | The Orphanage By The Lake | — | mysterythriller+5 | — | 57m 53s | |
| 4/21/26 | Making it Up with Marlee Bush, author of Whispers of Dead Girls✨ | writingparenting+3 | Marlee Bush | Whispers of Dead Girls | Alabama | Marlee BushWhispers of Dead Girls+5 | — | 51m 45s | |
| 4/13/26 | Making It Up with Lisa Unger, author of Served Him Right✨ | publishingwriting life+3 | Lisa Unger | New York TimesServed Him Right | — | publishing contractwriting+3 | — | 46m 22s | |
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| 4/5/26 | Making It Up with Michael Kardos, author of Quick Change✨ | writingstorytelling+3 | Michael Kardos | Quick ChangeFun City Heist+3 | — | Michael Kardoswriting+3 | — | 45m 58s | |
| 3/27/26 | Making It Up with Amy Meyerson, author of The Water Lies✨ | writingbook publishing+3 | Amy Meyerson | Good Morning AmericaPeople Magazine+4 | — | Amy MeyersonThe Water Lies+3 | — | 56m 05s | |
| 3/23/26 | Making It Up with Ryan Steck and Simon Gervais, authors of The Second Son✨ | collaborationwriting process+3 | Ryan SteckSimon Gervais | The Second Son | — | collaborationwriting+5 | — | 41m 40s | |
| 3/15/26 | Making It Up with Jen J. Danna/Sara Driscoll, author of the FBI K-9s thriller series✨ | writingthrillers+4 | Jen J. Danna | FBI K-9sAbbott and Lowell Forensic Mysteries | — | thrillerFBI K-9s+5 | — | 47m 40s | |
| 3/7/26 | Making It Up with Clémence Michallon, author of The Quiet Tenant✨ | writingthrillers+3 | Clémence Michallon | The IndependentThe New York Times Book Review+3 | — | Clémence MichallonThe Quiet Tenant+3 | — | 1h 02m 37s | |
| 3/2/26 | Making It Up with Joseph Finder, author of The Oligarch's Daughter✨ | suspense novelsauthor interviews+3 | Joseph Finder | The Oligarch's Daughter | — | Joseph Findersuspense novels+4 | — | 50m 53s | |
| 2/20/26 | Making It Up with Gregg Hurwitz, author of the Orphan X series✨ | writingthrillers+3 | Gregg Hurwitz | International Thriller WritersOrphan X series | — | Gregg HurwitzOrphan X+3 | — | 51m 16s | |
| 2/13/26 | Making It Up with Wendy Walker, author of Blade | Episode 212 of Making It Up is out and features Wendy Walker, the bestselling author of psychological thrillers including Don’t Look for Me, The Night Before, and All Is Not Forgotten, as well as multiple Audible Originals. Her latest book, Blade, draws from her past as a competitive figure skater and marks a personal and creative turning point in her career. Before writing full-time, Wendy practiced law and raised her three sons. Among other things, Wendy and I discuss what it means to final... | 55m 11s | ||||||
| 2/7/26 | Making It Up with Matthew Sullivan, author of Midnight in Soap Lake | “If you're not exploring, if you're not really kind of pushing limits, then you really have to ask yourself, well, what am I doing here? Like, this isn't accounting, you know what I mean? It's creative writing.” —Matthew Sullivan Matthew Sullivan is the author of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, an Indie Next Pick, B&N Discover pick, a GoodReads Choice Award finalist, and winner of the Colorado Book Award. He received his MFA from the University of Idaho and has been a resid... | 1h 01m 22s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | Making It Up with Tod Goldberg, author of Only Way Out | “Writer’s block is a myth. It’s your brain lying to you. Chefs don’t have chef’s block.” —Tod Goldberg Tod Goldberg is a New York Times bestselling author of sixteen books, including the Gangsterland quartet, which have won/been a finalist for the Hammett Prize, the International Thriller of the Year and many more. His short fiction and essays appear widely and have been selected in Best American Mystery & Suspense and Best American Essays. He is a Professor of Creative Writing at ... | 49m 18s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | Making It Up with Jennifer Fawcett, author of Keep This for Me | “I’ve just always been drawn to dark stuff. I’m really fascinated by why people do the things that they do—particularly bad things.” —Jennifer Fawcett Jennifer Fawcett is an author, actor, and playwright. She grew up in Canada and spent many years in theatre there before moving to the US. She has an MFA from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop and was a founding member of Working Group Theatre. Her work has been produced in regional theaters across the US and UK. Her play Apples in Winter wo... | 53m 59s | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | Making It Up with Danielle Girard, author of Pinky Swear | “The idea that you could be at the whim of something as mercurial as a muse doesn’t work if you also have to show up for a job and a family and kids.” —Danielle Girard Danielle Girard is the USA Today and Amazon #1 bestselling author of sixteen novels. Her books have won the Barry Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and more. In addition, two of her titles have been optioned for screen. Her next thriller, Pinky Swear, will be on February 24, 2026. Danielle is also the cre... | 54m 44s | ||||||
| 1/11/26 | Making It Up with Courtney Psak, author of The Hostess | “You're really investing in yourself. And when I actually do get a check, I'm like—wait, I got paid for this one?” —Courtney Psak Courtney Psak is the author of two novels, and her third, The Hostess, is being released in April 2026. She graduated with a degree in Communications and Journalism with a master’s degree in Publishing. She is a member of the Crime Writers' Association, International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime and a board member for the Mystery Writers of America. A... | 39m 54s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | Making It Up with Chris Pavone, author of The Doorman | “Don’t wait for chapter five to be good. Be good immediately.” —Chris Pavone Chris Pavone is an international thriller author whose novels include THE EXPATS, winner of both the Edgar and Anthony Awards; the instant bestseller TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON; and THE DOORMAN, a New York Times Notable Book of 2025. His novels have appeared on all the major bestseller lists and have won or been shortlisted for Edgar, Anthony, Strand, Macavity, and ThrillerFest awards, among others. Chris worked in ... | 50m 40s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | Making It Up with I.S. Berry, author of The Peacock and the Sparrow | “(The CIA) redacted my height and weight. I kid you not—they redacted the color of the sky.” —I.S. Berry I.S. Berry spent six years as an operations officer for the CIA, serving in wartime Baghdad and elsewhere. She has lived and worked throughout Europe and the Middle East, including two years in Bahrain during the Arab Spring. I.S. Berry is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, International Association of Crime Writers, and the Association of For... | 59m 52s | ||||||
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