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Club Calvi

Club Calvi

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Summary

 Mary Calvi hosts the book club where you pick what we read next. Club Calvi chooses three new fiction titles. Readers vote to decide the winner and then can engage with the author by asking their most burning questions in a monthly meetup. Every week, Mary talks with authors about their research, writing process, the journey to being published, and with book lovers about their favorite reads.CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Portions Recorded Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Daria Lavelle on her debut novel "Aftertaste" (July 2025)

    Daria Lavelle on her debut novel "Aftertaste" (July 2025)
    May 20 2026
    Daria Lavelle's debut novel "Aftertaste," a Club Calvi Readers' Choice in the summer of 2025, is a haunting story of a New York City chef whose foods can bring ghosts back from the afterlife for one last meal with their loved ones. The chef opens a restaurant serving closure, but it causes chaos. If you missed reading the book in hardcover, it's now out in paperback. Daria talked to Mary about how her Ukrainian heritage is sprinkled throughout the book and how she landed her book contract. Audio excerpt Copyright © 2025 by Daria Lavelle. Courtesy of Simon & Schuster Audio from the audiobook Aftertaste: A Novel by Daria Lavelle, read by Ari Fliakos, Tessa Albertson, André Santana, and Kristen Sieh published by Simon & Schuster Audio, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Lisa Unger on "Served Him Right" & advice for aspiring authors

    Lisa Unger on "Served Him Right" & advice for aspiring authors
    May 20 2026
    Bestselling author Lisa Unger has an opinion about authors and social media that she admits might generate pushback. She has a rare background for a published author. Before her first book contract, Unger spent years working in publishing, in publicity, helping authors spread the word about their books. She shared with Mary her advice for aspiring authors, how she discovers her characters as she's writing them on the page, being an introvert, and the inspiration for her latest book, the instant bestseller, "Served Him Right." Audiobook excerpted from "Served Him Right" by Lisa Unger, Copyright © 2026 by Lisa Unger Published by Park Row Books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • Laurie Gilmore on "The Daisy Chain Flower Shop" & Dream Harbor

    Laurie Gilmore on "The Daisy Chain Flower Shop" & Dream Harbor
    May 13 2026
    New York Times bestselling author Laurie Gilmore says she never dreamed of becoming an author. The first thought of writing a story came to her while she was pushing her children on a swing. While that story was not published, Gilmore's first book in her small-town Dream Harbor series, "The Pumpkin Spice Cafe," became a social media sensation. Gilmore talked to Mary about the latest book in the series "The Daisy Chain Flower Shop," and how behind the sweet and cozy covers of her books she sprinkles spice in the pages. Audio excerpt from THE DAISY CHAIN FLOWER SHOP by Laurie Gilmore. Copyright 2026. Published by HarperCollinsPublishers. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
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