Podcast appearances and mentions of Cara Black

Author Cara Black is back on the podcast! She is a friend of the show, and has been appearing on it since 2019!  We chat about writing mysteries set in Paris (she has penned over 20 of them), we talk about her upcoming book (which you can pre-order below), and we talk about Paris, of course.  Helpful links for Cara: Cara Black's official site: https://carablack.com/ Cara Black's Susbtack: https://carablack.substack.com/ Preorder her book Huguette here: https://www.amazon.fr/Huguette-Cara-Black/dp/1641294493 Also mentioned in this episode: The Earful Everywhere podcast (currently in Italy): https://theearfultower.com/2025/05/15/lets-explore-italy-with-the-earful-everywhere/ Our walking tours of Paris: http://www.theearfultower.com/tours Music by Pres Maxson. *********** The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its members. From $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris.  Membership takes only a minute to set up on Patreon, or Substack. Thank you for keeping this channel independent.  For more from the Earful Tower, here are some handy links: Website  Weekly newsletter   

To celebrate the new year, I'm re-releasing the three most popular episodes of 2024. This is #2...Tony Huber is the former coach of multiple doubles world #1 players including Liezel Huber, Martina Navratilova, Cara Black, Lisa Raymond, Ai Sugiyama, Latisha Chan, and Sonia Mirza. Today he coaches adult club-level players and I absolutely love his approach to the game.This is one of those conversations that you'll want to listen to multiple times. I believe it will change the way you practice and play. We cover:Tony's favorite doubles drills to help adult players better understand how points are won and lost in doubles.The one error you must avoid to improve.How to level up from 3.0/3.5 to 4.0/4.5.What most player get wrong about how they win or lose.The 3rd String Theory (this will help your volleys a ton!)The most important shots in doubles.How to captain a winning USTA teamand more...I expect this to be one of our most popular episodes and will have Tony on again.Mentioned in this interview:Baseline Vision CameraThe Bolt Tennis RacquetAustralian Open & Cincinnati OpenPressure Tennis by Paul WardlawFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt-----**Join the #1 Doubles Strategy Newsletter for Club Tennis Players** New doubles strategy lessons weekly straight to your inbox**Doubles Strategy Courses** These video courses will help you play smarter doubles and make winning easier.Net Play Strategy for Doubles - The Masterclass25 Winning Doubles Tactics Video CourseMental Game MasterclassLeague Doubles Training Masterclass Video Course**Doubles Ebooks** These guides offer proven advice to improve your doubles strategy.25 Winning Doubles TacticsReturn Strategy for DoublesServe Strategy for DoublesNet Play Strategy for Doubles

Tony Huber is the former coach of multiple doubles world #1 players including Liezel Huber, Martina Navratilova, Cara Black, Lisa Raymond, Ai Sugiyama, Latisha Chan, and Sonia Mirza. Today he coaches adult club-level players and I absolutely love his approach to the game.This is one of those conversations that you'll want to listen to multiple times. I believe it will change the way you practice and play. We cover:Tony's favorite doubles drills to help adult players better understand how points are won and lost in doubles.The one error you must avoid to improve.How to level up from 3.0/3.5 to 4.0/4.5.What most player get wrong about how they win or lose.The 3rd String Theory (this will help your volleys a ton!)The most important shots in doubles.How to captain a winning USTA teamand more...I expect this to be one of our most popular episodes and will have Tony on again.Mentioned in this interview:Baseline Vision CameraThe Bolt Tennis RacquetAustralian Open & Cincinnati OpenPressure Tennis by Paul WardlawFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt-----**Join the #1 Doubles Strategy Newsletter for Club Tennis Players** New doubles strategy lessons weekly straight to your inbox: https://www.thetennistribe.com/join-the-tribe/**Doubles Strategy Courses** These video courses will help you play smarter doubles and make winning easier.Net Play Strategy for Doubles - The Masterclass: https://the-tennis-tribe.teachable.com/p/net-play-strategy-for-doubles25 Winning Doubles Tactics Video Course: https://the-tennis-tribe.teachable.com/p/25-winning-doubles-tacticsMental Game Masterclass: https://the-tennis-tribe.teachable.com/p/the-mental-game-masterclassLeague Doubles Training Masterclass Video Course: https://the-tennis-tribe.teachable.com/p/league-doubles-training**Doubles Ebooks** These guides offer proven advice to improve your doubles strategy.25 Winning Doubles Tactics:  https://www.thetennistribe.com/25-winning-doubles-tactics/Return Strategy for Doubles: https://www.thetennistribe.

Cara Black is the author of Murder at La Villette. It's the 21st novel in her Aimée Leduc Investigation series. Join my free Novel Writing Workshop March 9th at 10am […]

Barbara Peters in conversation with Cara Black

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Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 20 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, and two World War II-set novels featuring American markswoman Kate Rees. Cara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal, which is awarded in recognition of contribution to international culture.Cara's Social Media:Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/CaraBlackAuthor/Twitter https://twitter.com/carablackInstagram https://instagram.com/carablackauthor/Website https://www.carablack.com*****************About Sisters in CrimeSisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Barbara Peters in conversation with Cara Black and Rhys Bowen

Cara Black took a break from her book tour to talk about Night Flight to Paris, the follow up novel to Three Hours in Paris, which introduced us to Kate Rees, the Oregonian sharpshooter whose considerable skills are put to work by England during World War Two. Clandestine work can often go sideways as it... Read more »

In today's edition of Sunday Book Review: ·      The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon   ·      Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsythe ·      Pursuit by James Stewart Thayer  ·      Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black ·      Night Work by David C. Taylor Resources Missed Targets: Seven Attempted Assassination Thrillers by William Martin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorenzo Beltrame and Emma Doyle met in Italy when they were both speakers at the Italian Coaches Symposium in Rome. They instantly connected on their passion to help players maximize performance by enhancing their mental toughness skills. What does Lorenzo think makes a great coach? Care (for your students) Knowledge (because you care - you want to always be learning so that you can help your players) Confidence (that you know what you are talking about when your players look to you for help) He asked us to reflect on, Why do you do what you do?What excites you when you wake up in the morning?Why do you get out of bed in the morning? Thank you Lorenzo for your humility, and enthusiasm, and for making us better coaches and people. LORENZO BELTRAME - President and Founder LB PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC Throughout his coaching career, Lorenzo has worked with dozens of ATP and WTA touring professionals including Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, and Cara Black. He has traveled extensively coaching players in major professional events including the four Grand Slams, Davis Cup, and Hopman Cup. He has developed numerous top juniors and collegiate players who were recruited by prestigious institutions like Harvard, William and Mary, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Army, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Samford, University of Chicago, and University of Georgia among others. An award-winning coaching authority, Lorenzo served as Director of Athletic Performance Coaching at the Johnson and Johnson Human Performance Institute, formerly known as LGE Performance Systems in Orlando, Florida from 1996 to 2016. While working at the Johnson and Johnson Human Performance Institute, Lorenzo has collaborated with Dr. Jim Loehr for over two decades and has been responsible for the designing, development, and delivery of the Mental Toughness Certification Program for coaches. Having worked with Olympic, professional, and collegiate athletes as well as with their coaching staff in a wide variety of sports (tennis, football, basketball, golf, rowing, shooting, archery, car racing, squash, soccer, surfing, water polo, cricket etc.) Lorenzo has developed a vast experience in mental toughness training for both team and individual sports. Lorenzo past and current clients include the Italian Tennis Federation, the Evert Academy, Harvard University, University of Southern California, University of South Florida, University of Virginia, Us Soccer, MLS, Rollins College, Indian Olympic archery and shooting team, and world-class individual athletes and musicians. Lorenzo is featured as a guest instructor on seven instructional DVD shows produced by the United States Professional Association (USPTA). The shows are part of the “On Court with USPTA” series and frequently aired on the Tennis Channel. He is a sought-after speaker, and he is frequently invited to present at numerous national and international conventions and symposia in which he addresses athletes, coaches, medical Doctor of Professional teams, psychologists, and corporate executives. Lorenzo completed an MBA in Leadership and Sustainability at the University of Cumbria, UK; he is a USPTA Master Professional and a PTR International Master Professional, and he is certified as Maestro by the Italian Federation. He is a USTA specialist in competitive player development, and an ACE-certified personal trainer. In 2007 Lorenzo was awarded the Coach of the Year and “Doc” Counsilman Science Award by the United States Olympic Committee. This award recognizes a coach who utilizes scientific techniques and equipment as an integral part of his/her coaching methods or has created innovative ways to use sport science. Lorenzo was awarded the 2015 Florida Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) Member of the Year, and PTR Professional of the Year in 2016.

Aimée Leduc is back in Murder at the Porte de Versailles, the 20th installment in Cara Black’s arrondissement-specific series that takes place in November 2001, in a fraught post-9/11 Paris. This time Aimée is racing around the 15th arrondissement, a residential part of Paris that, Cara explains, is where you move after you finish your... Read more »

Barbara Peters in conversation with Cara Black

A brand new episode of the #DStvPod is out and it introduces the new #TisuMaShark campaign. Larry also talks about the campaign to get Cara Black into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Carl Joshua Ncube's sad news and the new 'Add Movies' function as well as content coming to DStv and Showmax. All this and more.

Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 19 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which is set in Paris. Cara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal, which is awarded in recognition of contribution to international culture—and invitations to be the Guest of Honor at conferences such as the Paris Polar Crime Festival and Left Coast Crime. With more than 400,000 books in print, the Aimée Leduc series has been translated into German, Norwegian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew. Follow Cara on Facebook, Instagram, and check out her website, http://carablack.com.

Fernando Segal is a world-leading coach, tennis development expert and an influential figure in the tennis world. From Argentina, Fernando has more than 40 years experience in coaching. During that time he´s written 11 books, and directed development programs for National Tennis Federations in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, New Zealand, and others. From these, junior players have been developed who have won 16 Junior Grand Slams, Top 10 ATP / WTA and multiple Top 100 players including David Nalbandian, Paula Ormaechea, Guillermo Coria and Cara Black. His goal is to professionalise the tennis industry and between 27th-30th October 2021 his organisation Segal Institute, is hosting the first international virtual tennis event. TBD Innovation Week will bring together and give everyone involved in tennis the opportunity to connect and learn from more than 80 speakers at the online event. Dr Jim Loehr, Allistair McCaw, Janko Tipsarovic, and our own CTC Host Dan Kiernan are among the line-up, with topics like uniting tennis through technology, the future of college tennis, and female player development and communication and more! In this episode, Fernando Segal chats to CTC Host Dan Kiernan about:- Why he believes we should all know more about the history of our sport. Why he always knew coaching would be his calling. Why he wants to professionalise the tennis industry. His goal for everyone in tennis to work together to promote the sport. The role of Federations and coaches in promoting tennis. His belief that there´s too much emphasis on high performance, and not enough on grass roots tennis. Read more on Fernando Segal Sign up to TBD Innovation Week!

This week, my guest is American mystery writer Cara Black. Cara has written 20 books in her New York Times bestelling Aimée Leduc series, starring Aimée as a Paris-based private investigator. Last year, Cara decided venture away from PI Leduc to try her pen at something different, and wrote “Three Hours in Paris,” an historical thriller that begins with the fact that Hitler only spent three hours of his life in Paris, and imagines one possible, nail-biting reason why. Cara has been nominated for multiple Anthony and Macavity awards, and “Three Hours in Paris” has been nominated for the Dashiell Hammett prize. Cara's books have been translated into seven different languages. Together, we discuss what she and Aimée have in common, what's it's like to go behind the scenes of the French police world, and what it was like to let another woman into her life. You can find Cara Black on her website: www.Carablack.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CaraBlackAuthorInstagram: @carablack51Twitter: @carablackFind Us OnlineWebsite: https://www.parisundergroundradio.com/storytimeinparisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/parisundergroundradioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisundergroundradio/CreditsHost and Producer: Jennifer Geraghty. @jennyphoria; Website: http://jennyphoria.comMusic CreditsHip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU​About UsSince well before Victor Hugo looked up at Notre Dame and thought, "Huh... what if a hunchback lived in there?" authors have been inspired by Paris. The Storytime in Paris podcast will help keep this tradition alive with short interviews and readings from your favorite contemporary authors with a French connection. Every episode will feature five questions, asked by you, our authors' biggest fans, and answered live on air. Then, our authors will treat us to a reading of an excerpt from their book. Who knows? Maybe you'll even be inspired to write your own Great French Novel. Happy listening! 

Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 19 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, set in Paris. With more than 400,000 books in print, the Aimée Leduc series has been translated into many languages. Cara's most recent book, Three Hours in Paris, is a departure from her popular series. We talk about what it was like to step outside of her usual writing mode to launch into historical fiction. This is an inspiring conversation for anyone who loves Paris and wants to write.

Recorded on June 6, 2021 Book Talk starts at:  Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here Our Anything But Wool KAL has ended - 142 FOs!  Good job, everyone!  We will announce the prize winners in at the end of this podcast! Our annual Mother Bear KAL has started!     Any Mother Bear that you have knit or crocheted in 2021 is eligible to post in our FO Thread.  One post per bear please. Please see all the rules and participate in the Chatter Thread. #2021MBKAL2KL Let's turn out a record number of bears!   KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bears #237 & #238 Bankhead Hat #15 One Splendid Skein shawl by Fredi Baker, using Hedgehog Fibers Sock in the Budgie colorway Purl Strings tee by Heidi Kirrmaier, using Blue Sky Fibers Organic Cotton (Skinny) in the Sprout colorway Snow Day hat by Jerry Burch using Noro Furisode in 23 colorway Gnot Just Another Gnome MKAL by Sarah Schira Tracie finished: Mother Bears 240-247 Gnot Another Gnome MKAL by Sarah Schira in various acrylic worsted yarns from the Bear bin   BOOKS   Barb finished 3 books: The Riddle of Emmon Bodfish by Paul Holes - 4 stars You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism by Amber Ruffin - 3.5 stars Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black - 3 stars     Tracie finished 2 books: The Ramona Quimby Audio Collection by Beverly Cleary, narrated by Stockard Channing - 5 stars Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman - 3.5 stars  Interview with Joyce White Vance.  Joyce was a Federal Prosecutor for the Northern District of       Alabama, nominated by President Barack Obama.  She is  currently a Professor of Law at the University of Alabama and an MSNBC Correspondent on legal issues.  She is also an avid knitter!  Barb and Tracie talk to her about a myriad of subjects including the law, her work on MSNBC, her chickens, podcasting, but most of all, her knitting.  She also participates in our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down segment.    She is one of the hosts of the podcast #SistersInLaw, in    addition to being a co-host of the Cafe Insider Podcast with         Preet Bahara.     Joyce talked about her current knitting project, her Livia Cardigan.   It was so fun to interview Joyce - please enjoy!   Tracie talked about the Blue's Clues Pride Parade video

Barbara Peters in conversation with Cara Black and Rhys Bowen

In this must listen episode, I speak to Fernando Segal. Fernando is an Argentinian International development tennis specialist and builder. He is also a master coach. He is a very influential figure in the tennis world and has over 45 years experience in coaching, producing tennis programs, tennis clinics and camps, coaches' courses, teams, events and promoting his vision about how to play. He has written 11 books and has directed national development programs for federations and tennis projects in many countries including Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and USA. Hundreds of coaches are following his thoughts and tennis material. He is the GPTCA (Global Professional Tennis Coach Association) President of Argentina, Mexico and Chile. Owner and operator of Segal Institute. ATP/WTA players who have developed with his programs include Paula Ormaechea, Victoria Rodriguez, Ana Sofia Sanchez, Lucas Gomez, Guillermo Coria, David Nalbandian, Andres Schneiter and Cara Black just to name a few... Between the 25-28 March his organization, Segal Institute, together with the Global Professional Tennis Coaches Association (GPTCA) Certified by ATP is organizing the 1st World Tennis Conference for high performance tennis coaches and tennis people. This is an first - and an amazing virtual conference! Its purpose is to have intensive and online presentations about fundamental and key aspects of the development of Highly Competitive Worldwide Tennis Players and processes. There will be More than 56 main and Official Speakers (many famous names including Toni Nadal, Boris Becker and Nick Bollettieri!) all speaking about successful cases, experiences, keys aspects to recommend, creation of quality development tennis processes, how to master your tennis coach career and much more, all focused on high performance tennis, players and projects! You can find out more about the conference and about Fernando at: https://worldtennisconference.com/ https://www.fernandosegal.com/ Enjoy the episode! Please follow and subscribe to my podcast, you will find it on most platforms. Website: https://anchor.fm/gianluca-sola Instagram: tennis_lifestyle_podcast Twitter: @GlSola Ciao, Gianluca

Cara Black is the author of the Aimée Leduc mystery series. Cara was originally inspired to write about Paris when she heard the real-life story of her friend's mother, a hidden Jewish girl during the Occupation. Cara talked about how the Marais has changed since she set one of her books there in the 80s. Cara typically visits Paris once or twice a year; and she leads Aimée Leduc tours to the places featured in her books. Asked about her goofiest experiences while researching her books, Cara talked about an impromptu exploration of the Paris sewers - right before dinner - and posing as a journalist for a well-known US newspaper, so that she could gain access to the Passy Reservoir. Cara discussed her writing process, explaining that rather than outlining in detail a story, she takes more of a "by the seat of her pants" approach, beginning with the place the book will be set and going from there. Cara's latest book is not part of her Aimée Leduc series; rather, called Three Hours in Paris and out last April, it is a historical fiction mystery about the mere three hours that Hitler spent in Paris in June 1940, two weeks into the German Occupation.

San Francisco author Cara Black reads from her new book, "Three Hours in Paris."

This week I have friend of the podcast, and world famous author Cara Black back in studio. We talked Hitler in Paris and Cara's new book. Inspired by a mysterious footnote, Cara went down a rabbit hole of dates, times and events - leading her to write Three Hours In Paris. More on Cara and her books here on her official website. Become a Patron of The Earful Tower here to get the Scroll for this episode and to join the community: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower  

In this episode of Across The Margin: The Podcast host Michael Shields converses with actor and writer Michael Imperioli. Imperioli is best known for his starring role as Christopher Moltisanti in the acclaimed HBO TV series The Sopranos, which earned him a Best Supporting Actor Emmy Award. He also wrote five episodes of the show and was co-screenwriter of the film Summer of Sam, directed by Spike Lee. While best known for his acting, this episode focuses on another one of Imperioli’s gifts, his writing, exploring his contribution to a soon to be released short story collection The Nicotine Chronicles and his debut novel The Perfume Burned His Eyes. The Nicotine Chronicles (Akashic Books), which will be released on September 15th, is edited by Lee Child (best known for his Jack Reacher novels) and also includes stories from some of today’s most prolific writers including Joyce Carol Oates, Jonathan Ames, Eric Bogosian and Cara Black. The Perfume Burned His Eyes is a work of fiction published in 2018 and concerns the atmospheric coming-of-age story of 17-year-old Matthew, whose mother moves them from Queens to a posh apartment in Manhattan in 1976. Matthew is not your typical teenager — think Holden Caulfield without the cynicism — but, often afraid and awkward, he is a reactor, not an actor, who strikes up a fascinating friendship with legendary rocker Lou Reed. So join in on an episode that highlights Imperioli’s lesser known, but no less impressive, talent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cara Black and Jacqueline Winspear discussing the writing of fiction that takes place in World War II Europe. They explore topics that closely parallel many of the issues of the day as well as discussing the challenge and complexities of placing one's writing in a dynamic historic period. This event was originally broadcast via Zoom and hosted by Peter Maravelis. Cara Black's most recent book is "Three Hours in Paris," published by Soho Press. Jacqueline Winspear's essay "Writing about War" will be published in the new anthology, "Private Investigations: Mystery Writers On The Secrets", "Riddles and Wonders In Their Lives," published by Seal Press. Cara Black, doyenne of the Parisian crime novel, is at her best as she brings Occupation-era France to vivid life in this gripping story about one young woman with the temerity—and drive—to take on Hitler himself. Cara Black is also the author of the bestselling Aimee Leduc Series. The most recent release in that series being "Murder in Bel-Air" published by Soho Books. Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the Masie Dobb's Series, following the exploits of the renowned psychologist and investigator Masie Dobbs through her exploits in WW2 London. The most recent novel in the series is T"he American Agent (number 15)" published by Harper Collins. Additional books in the series include: "To Die But Once; In This Grave Hour; Journey to Munich" and many others.

Barbara Peters in conversation with Cara Black

Occupied Paris, 1940 and Kate Rees—an Oregonian sharpshooter by way of England—has been given a rifle and an assassination assignment in Three Hours in Paris, Cara Black’s first stand-alone thriller. The stakes—and the odds against her—couldn’t be higher, but Kate, raised on an Oregon ranch during the depths of the Depression, is descended from pioneers... Read more »

Cara Black is the author of Three Hours in ParisThe Hours in Paris, her first stand alone novel. Cara is known for 19 novels of of the literary investigation series […]

Second Sunday Books Welcomes Three Hours in Paris author Cara Black by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

In June of 1940, when Paris fell to the Nazis, Hitler spent a total of three hours in the City of Light—abruptly leaving, never to return. To this day, no one knows why. The New York Times bestselling author of the Aimée Leduc investigations reimagines history in her masterful, pulse-pounding spy thriller, Three Hours in Paris. Kate Rees, a young American markswoman, has been recruited by British intelligence to drop into Paris with a dangerous assignment: assassinate the Führer. Wrecked by grief after a Luftwaffe bombing killed her husband and infant daughter, she is armed with a rifle, a vendetta, and a fierce resolve. But other than rushed and rudimentary instruction, she has no formal spy training. Thrust into the red-hot center of the war, a country girl from rural Oregon finds herself holding the fate of the world in her hands. When Kate misses her mark and the plan unravels, Kate is on the run for her life—all the time wrestling with the suspicion that the whole operation was a set-up. Cara Black, doyenne of the Parisian crime novel, is at her best as she brings Occupation-era France to vivid life in this gripping story (her first stand-alone) about one young woman with the temerity—and drive—to take on Hitler himself. *Features an illustrated map of 1940s Paris as full color endpapers.

We're taking a week-long break from our usual "Bookreporter Talks To" interviews to bring you something different. The American Bookseller Association's Winter Institute brings hundreds of booksellers from around the country for networking, educating, and introducing upcoming books. ALA's Midwinter Meeting does the same for librarians. Carol takes a journey to both events and finds authors to share their new novels. Here we've got thirteen books you'll want to keep an eye out for in 2020! Books discussed in this episode: The Paris Hours by Alex George 1:47 ; Released May 5, 2020 Broken People by Sam Lansky 3:48 ; Released June 9, 2020 Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin 4:09 ; Released February 18, 2020 Filthy Beasts by Kirkland Hamill 4:46 ; Released July 14, 2020 The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles 6:35 ; Released June 2, 2020 Mother Daughter Widow Wife by Robin Wasserman 7:23 ; Released June 23, 2020 Tiny Imperfections by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans 8:40 ; Released May 5, 2020 The Book of V. by Anna Solomon 9:24 ; Released May 5, 2020 Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black 9:55 ; Released 2020 The Last Flight by Julie Clark 11:31 ; Released June 2, 2020 The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals by Becky Mandelbaum 12:07 ; Released August 4, 2020 Separation Anxiety by Laura Zigman 13:33 ; Released March 3, 2020   This episode was produced by Austin Ruh

For the 39th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Cara Black, author of the Aimée Leduc series, the most recent volume of which is Murder in Bel-Air.  Topics discussed include what it is like to write the same character for twenty years, the similarities and differences between San Francisco and Paris, mothers, the challenges of writing a series that takes place in the 1990s, characters that are animals, and much more.  Signed copies of Murder in Bel-Air can be purchased in-store and online here while supplies last.  

Join host Libby Fischer Hellmann in conversation with Author Cara Black as they discuss her latest release Murder in Bel-Air. Cara Black’s riveting 19th installment in her New York Times bestselling Parisian detective series entangles private investigator Aimée Leduc in a dangerous web of international spycraft, post-colonial Franco-African politics, and neighborhood secrets in Paris’s 12th arrondissement. Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc is about to go onstage to deliver the keynote address at a tech conference that is sure to secure Leduc Detective some much-needed business contracts when she gets an emergency phone call from her daughter’s playgroup: Aimée’s own mother, who was supposed to pick Chloe up, never showed. Abandoning her hard-won speaking gig, Aimée rushes to get Chloe, annoyed that her mother has let her down yet again. But as Aimée and Chloe are leaving the playground, Aimée witnesses the body of a homeless woman being wheeled away from the neighboring convent, where nuns run a soup kitchen. The last person anyone saw the dead woman talking to was Aimée’s mother, who has vanished. Trying to figure out what happened to Sydney Leduc, Aimée tracks down the dead woman’s possessions, which include a huge amount of cash. What did Sydney stumble into? Is she in trouble? About Cara: Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 19 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which is set in Paris. Cara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal, which is awarded in recognition of contribution to international culture—and invitations to be the Guest of Honor at conferences such as the Paris Polar Crime Festival and Left Coast Crime. With more than 400,000 books in print, the Aimée Leduc series has been translated into German, Norwegian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew. This is a trademarked copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.

Hello!  This week it's Cara Black, author of the Murder in Paris series - 19 books about fictional detective Aimee Leduc. Her newest one is out June 4th, Murder in Bel Air, and her first one, Murder in the Marais has been the subject of the Book Club this month. Here we chat about her books, how Cara would dispose of my body if she were to murder me in the studio, and a little about Paris in general.  She also shares a few writing tips and we planned our afternoon walk in the Marais, finding some scenes from her first book.  If you were a Patreon member of this show you could have watched it live - but hey, sign up now and you can see the replay.  More on Cara and her books here on her official website. Support the Earful on Patreon here. And to get that additional ten percent off from French Today, go via this link.

MURDER IN PARIS

Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 17 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which is set in Paris.

Episode Fifty Six Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Join our Goodreads Group! Purchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! Please subscribe to our email list here. – Currently Reading/Listening – The Prisoner in the Castle – Susan Elia MacNeal (CW) Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting Pot – Edward Lee (EF) All About Boats: The Evacuation of Manhattan Island on September 11, 2001 – edited by Mike Magee (CW) The Stars Are Fire – Anita Shreve (EF) Middlemarch – George Eliot (CW) – Just Read – Crazy Rich Asians – Kevin Kwan (CW) The Masterpiece – Fiona Davis (EF) – Biblio Adventures – Emily went to RJ Julia’s Booksellers in Madison, CT to see James R. Benn author of the Billy Boyle series in conversation with Cara Black author of the Aimee Leduc series.   Emily went to Vermont and visited Crow Bookshop in Burlington, VT. She also walked passed, but was unable to go inside, Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Portland, ME. Chris went to Chicago and visited the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, American Writers Museum and saw the Gwendolyn Brooks statue. She also visited Anderson’s Bookshops in Naperville, IL and Barbara’s Bookstore O’Hare. Chris went to Bookclub Bookstore & More to see our Mystery Man, John Valeri, in conversation with Emily Arsenault author of The Last Thing I Told You. Chris attended the grand opening of That Bookstore in Wethersfield, CT. – Upcoming Jaunts – August 8 – Chris will be headed to Bank Square Books to see Wick Griswold & Stephen Jones discuss their book Connecticut Ferries. August 24 – Institute Library in New Haven is hosting a Library Thing-a-Thon. Help them digitize their catalog! September 12-14 – Wyndham Campbell Prizes Festival September 15 – Chris will moderate a session with Kimberly McCreight, author of the Outliers Trilogy, at Book Club Bookstore & More. September 27, 2018 – The Book Cougars will be hosting an historical fiction author event in partnership with Bank Square Books at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. Please join us along with Fiona Davis, James R. Benn, Melodie Winnawer and Marie Benedict. You can order your tickets here. – Upcoming Reads – The Still Point of the Turning World – Emily Rapp (EF) Courageous Women of the Vietnam War: Medics, Journalists, Survivors and More – Kathryn J. Atwood (CW) Mrs. Dalloway – Virginia Wolff (CW) Song of Kali – Dan Simmons (CW)  – Also Mentioned – Books Are Magic Bookstore Smoke and Pickles: Recipes and Stories from a New Southern Kitchen – cookbook by Edward Lee Reading Envy Podcast The Book Barn in Niantic, CT Fiona Davis: The Address and The Dollhouse Rosemary’s Baby– Ira Levin A Prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving Maud Martha – Gwendolyn Brooks Chris blogs at WildmooBooks Poster Child: A Memoir – Emily Rapp The Classics Club Maurice – E.M. Forster

Cara Black is a New York Times and USA Today best selling author whose chic Parisian sleuth Aimee Leduc has been praised by Lee Child as “one of the best heroines in crime fiction today.” Hi there, I'm your host Jenny Wheeler and today Cara talks about her eighteen Murder in Paris mysteries,  working with the chief investigator in the Princess Diana enquiry, and why she chose a natty dressing, whip smart dwarf as Aimee's right hand man. Six things you'll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: How P D James convinced her to write mysteries The heart-breaking true story that got her started Her passion for all things French The writers she admires most What she's done that's the secret of her success How recordings of French street music inspire her Where to find Cara Black:  Website: http://carablack.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CaraBlackAuthor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carablack Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/carablack51/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carablack51/ YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/chamaret1 What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions. Jenny: But now, here's Cara.  Hello there Cara and welcome to the show, it's great to have you with us. Cara: Thank you for making this happen, I really appreciate it. Jenny: Beginning at the beginning - was there a “Once Upon A time moment when you decided you wanted to write fiction?  And if there was a catalyst, what was it? Mystery author Cara Black Cara: Well I think beginning at the beginning, it was about being readers in the family. My dad was a huge reader. I read all the time which I think as you've touched with other writers- we're all readers first. Maybe I thought "Oh, it'd be great to write some day", but it wasn't until I heard a story in 1984 when I was in Paris visiting my friend. She told me about her mother who was a hidden Jewish girl in the Marais. It really struck me, because her mother was 14 years old, came home from school one day and her family were gone. It was 1942, and of course they didn't know what we now know. She stayed hidden in the apartment thanks to the concierge, and later I found out thanks to the concierge that his son was a French policeman who contrary to many, actually helped her hide there until she found out her family had gone to Auschwitz. I found a lot of that out later; but I never forgot that because I grew up in California and I never had to worry about food on my plate or clothes to wear.  So I remember 1984, when I came back to San Francisco and I told my father about it. I'd never really met anyone, but I met her mother as well. I'd never really been that affected personally by World War II, but fast forward to 1993 - about ten years later- we were back in France. I had a young son, and we stayed one night in the Marais because we were coming back. I remember I put my son to bed and I went out on the street; I was looking for that apartment my friend had shown me in the Marais where she'd stayed. I think I found it, I'm not sure. But I stood in that street- it was 17th century and I thought about my friend's mother and I thought; what if I had been a mother in 1942? What would I have done to put food on his plate, a roof over our head, and to save him? What if what I did then came back to bite me fifty years later, because it was basically fifty years later. Le Marais - Historic Parisian district I really was struck by that. So I came back, and talked to my dad about it, and he said "you know you've always talked about that. You need to write about that, you need to write that down". So there you have it! That started my life of crime. Jenny: Your Aimee Leduc series has been a total hit - a USA Today and New York Time best selling series and now up to 18 books. . .

This week it’s award-winning author Cara Black, best known for her “Murder in…” Paris series. There's Murder in the Marais, Murder in Belleville… and murders in all but two of the other arrondissements. Anyway, in this podcast episode we spoke about everything from how Cara meets with cops in Paris for research, to why paying in euros ‘isn’t sexy’, and to what Julius Caesar’s Paris blog would be about.   And Cara was an excellent sport and hung around for two videos. First, here's when we traced the route between the home and office of her fictional detective, Aimee Leduc. And if you like that video, please subscribe on YouTube :) Cara also did a 30-minute live walk show with me as well, starting on Rue de Paradis (where she set the book Murder on the Rue de Paradis). Please consider supporting The Earful Tower on Patreon to unlock access to the full video and much more. Cara’s new book is Murder on the Left Bank and it’s coming in June. Find out more here. And lastly, a deep and sincere thank you to the lovely Patrons who keep this show going. You guys would be the heroes if I ever wrote a Paris detective novel. Oliver

As an adjunct to this week's podcast with Tim Russell, I also had the opportunity to chat with Dave Miley who has written a very detailed article about the ITF Transition Tour (https://www.facebook.com/davemileytennis/posts/987689468064829).  Dave Miley was the Executive Director of Tennis Development for the International Tennis Federation from 1991 until 2015 and in this role he lead the biggest department of the ITF and was responsible for the non professional activities of the ITF including junior tennis, senior tennis, wheelchair tennis, technical and anti-doping as well as the ITF’s Development Programme. During this time, he visited over 140 countries advising National Associations, conducting coaches’ workshops and directing junior training programmes. Dave was actively involved in the ITF’s High-Performance programmes, helping to establish 5 residential training centres in Africa, Central America and the Pacific and overseeing the ITF’s Grand Slam touring team programme which involved 150+ players per year and included Gustavo Kuerten, Marcos Baghdadis, Grigor Dimitrov, Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Hyeon Chung and Cara Black.  Dave established the ITF’s coach education programme in 1993 and was involved in producing the ITF’s recommended syllabi for coaches which is now available in over 20 languages. He started the publication “ITF Coaching and Sports Science review” in 1992 and was the author of 7 tennis books including the ITF Advanced Coaches Manual, the ITF Schools Tennis Initiative Teachers Manual and Developing Young Tennis Players. He also was responsible for the creation of the tennis i-coach which was launched in 2007 as the ITF’s distance learning platform. He oversaw the growth of the ITF Worldwide Coaches Conference which grew from 100 coaches in 1991 to 850+ coaches from 100 + nations in 2013. Dave has presented at many conferences worldwide including the Worldwide Coaches Conference, the European Coaches Conference, the USTA, LTA and Tennis Australia national conferences as well as at various IOC and Peace and Sport conferences.  In the area of tennis participation, Dave chaired the ITF Intro to Tennis Task Force which was instrumental in the development and implementation of the ITF “Tennis…Play and Stay” campaign to increase tennis participation which was launched in 2007 and for the development of tennis 10s and for the adult programme tennis express.  This led to the Tennis10s rule change in 2010 which mandated that 10 and under competition use one of the slower red, orange or green balls. He also was responsible for the development of the International Tennis Number (ITN) which was launched in 2003 in Australia as the rating system for world tennis.  Before working at the ITF, Dave owned and ran an indoor tennis and fitness centre in Kent with 6 indoor courts and 25 employees. On the playing side Dave was a Irish National Champion in 1982, 1984 and 1987.  Dave holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UCD (82) and a degree in Business and economics from Lander University in South Carolina, USA (81). He holds the top coaching qualification from the British LTA (84).  Dave was a member of the ITF medical commission (98-2015) and the Tennis Industry Association (2008-2015). You can listen to Part 1 of this discussion at http://traffic.libsyn.com/parentingaces/Tim_Russell_podcast.output.mp3 Thank you to our sponsor 10sballs.com! Thank you, too, to STØNE for our music! You can find more of his music at SoundCloud.com/stonemuzic

Serena Williams won the Australian Open whilst six week pregnant. Unusally, she says she intends to come back to play and being a mother won't stop her career. But how will the American be able to juggle both roles? And what challenges will she face? John Bennet is joined by Olympic football gold medallist, Norway's Solveig Gulbrandsen and the Zimbabwe born former doubles player Cara Black. (Photo: Serena Williams pregnant on the red carpet, Credit: Getty Images)

Join Brett Phillips, Paul Aitken and Sean Munaweera as they dissect the big talking points and results from Wimbledon. The panel also speak with current coach of Arina Rodionova and former doubles no.1 Cara Black, along with Dirk Hordorff, current coach of Janko Tipsarevic and former manager of the likes of Angelique Kerber. Val Febbo also joins the panel with his 'Febbo File'.

“A mystery as sharp as Aimée’s designer stiletto heels… Black juggles numerous plot lines with panache and brings to life the charm and grit of Paris.”—Publishers Weekly PI Aimée Leduc is walking through Saint-Germain when Suzanne Lesage, a Brigade Criminelle agent on an elite counterterrorism squad, finds her. Suzanne has just returned from the former Yugoslavia, where she was hunting down dangerous war criminals for the Hague. Suzanne is convinced she’s being stalked by a ghost—a Serbian warlord she thought she’d killed. She’s suffering from PTSD and her boss thinks she’s imagining things. She begs Aimée to investigate—is it possible Mirko Vladic could be alive and in Paris with a blood vendetta? Aimée is already working on a huge case, plus she’s got an eight-month-old baby to take care of. But she can’t say no to Suzanne, whom she owes a big favor. Aimée chases the few leads, and all evidence confirms Mirko Vladic is dead. Uuntil Suzanne’s team begins to turn up dead in a series of strange, tragic accidents. Are these just coincidences? Or are things not what they seem? Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 17 books in the Aimée Leduc series, set in Paris. Cara has been nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, and won a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation, and more. With more than 400,000 books in print, Cara's novels been translated into German, Norwegian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew. Libby Hellmann, host of 2nd Sunday Crime has published 15 Compulsively Readable Thriers.This is a copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on The Air Global Radio Network LLC.  

Worlds of Books which meets the third Sunday of each month at 5pm Eastern, 4pm Central will meet Sunday February 19th in the Book Nook Room of Accessibleworld.org to discuss Murder in the Marais by Cara Black.

Mystery favorite Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer behind the popular Aimée Leduc private investigator series. Set in and around Paris, Leduc’s adventures span fifteen installments to date. Black boasts an international following, with more than 400,000 books in print in eight different languages. She is also a two-time finalist for the Anthony Award, […]

Mystery favorite Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer behind the popular Aimée Leduc private investigator series. Set in and around Paris, Leduc’s adventures span […]

Mystery favorite Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer behind the popular Aimée Leduc private investigator series. Set in and around Paris, Leduc’s adventures span fifteen installments to date. Black boasts an international following, with more than 400,000 books in print in eight different languages. She is also a two-time […]

The world knows Aimée Leduc, heroine of 15 mysteries in this New York Times bestselling series, as a très chic, no-nonsense private investigator—the toughest and most relentless in Paris. Now, author Cara Black dips back in time to reveal how Aimée first became a detective in MURDER ON THE QUAI. Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 15 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which is set in Paris. Cara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal, which is awarded in recognition of contribution to international culture—and invitations to be the Guest of Honor at conferences such as the Paris Polar Crime Festival and Left Coast Crime. With more than 400,000 books in print, the Aimée Leduc series has been translated into German, Norwegian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew. You can find Cara at www.carablack.com, On Facebook at Cara Black Author, and on Twitter at @carablack. Host Libby Hellmann is also a best-selling, award-winning author of compulsively readable thrillers. You can find her at libbyhellmann.com, on FB at authorlibbyfischerhellmann, and on Twitter at @libbyhellmann. Because of Cara's busy schedule, this show will be pre-recorded and will be rebroadcast at 6 PM Sunday 3/8 at the regularly scheduled Second Sunday Crime time slot. Thanks. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.   

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"I get to go to Paris twice a year for research."