Karina Kilmore says her pet dog Poppy encouraged her to take the leap to become a novelist and was there every step of the way.

Steve Cavanagh is a favorite at Crimespree, and his Eddie Flynn series is exceptional. We’re thrilled to welcome Steve to talk about Lolly, and if you haven’t yet read his books, the brand new audiobook, THE CROSS, is a prequel to the Flynn series and is guaranteed to delight!

I planned to write an ode to our dog Hannah. But since I’m not a poet, I began thinking instead of what we owed to our dog. One wintry day in Colorado, snow blowing past our windows sideways, my veterinarian husband brought home a twelve-week-old puppy. Now, I had...

Let me take you back in time. It’s 2009, I now have a literary agent, and my dream of becoming a published author feels within reach. I spent ten years honing my craft, and finally had a completed book that an agent loved, and was ready to shop (industry speak for selling it to a publisher).

After many years without a cat, in Sept. 2019 I adopted Tilly-Leguin (AKA “Baby Girl”). She was one-and-a-half-years-old, and so sweet and friendly. This pic of her on the table was taken within a few hours of her arriving in my then-apartment, and she...

I bought Coco, a Shih Tzu, thirteen years ago from a kid on a ten speed.