Mary Higgins Clark was in the studio with us and explained what THE LOST YEARS refers to, and how she has used this title of her newest book to tie together two extraordinary themes, over 2000 years apart.

BIO: MARY HIGGINS CLARK, #1 New York Times bestselling author, has written thirty suspense novels; three collections of short stories; a historical novel, Mount Vernon Love Story; and a memoir, Kitchen Privileges. She is the coauthor with Carol Higgins Clark of five suspense novels: Dashing through the Snow, Deck the Halls, He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, The Christmas Thief, and Santa Cruise. Her books are worldwide bestsellers, with over 100 million sold in the United States alone. She lives with her husband, John Conheeney, in Saddle River, New Jersey. For more information, log onto the author’s website at http://www.maryhigginsclark.com/

Jon Ronson, author of the international bestselling books The Men Who Stare at Goats and Them: Adventures with Extremists, did not actively seek out the disturbing realm of the criminally insane. It came to him. When dozens of the world’s top neurologists received copies of a taunting, expensive handmade book that was a puzzle on every level, they enlisted Ronson – an award-winning journalist with a keen interest in the fascinating fringes of society – to help them solve the mystery of its source and purpose. What began for Ronson as an international hunt for the perpetrator of an eerie prank soon became a deeper search for an understanding of psychopaths and the people who devote their lives to identifying, studying, and controlling them – a quest he captivatingly chronicles in THE PSYCHOPATH TEST: A Journey Through the Madness Industry.

What Ronson learns is chilling. As many as 2.5 out of every 100 people are psychopathic, meaning that they are so deficient in empathy and conscience that they pose a serious threat to their fellow human beings. Among prisoners, the percentage rises to about 25%, and up to 70% of violent crime is believed to be committed by psychopaths. Even more alarmingly, Ronson found that the higher up the professional and social ladder you go, the higher the percentage of psychopaths. Among top corporate officers, for example, nearly 4% score extremely high on the Psychopath Test.

In THE PSYCHOPATH TEST, Jon Ronson once again displays his extraordinary talent for telling compelling stories filled with unforgettable characters while mining offbeat, menacing worlds for rich and significant – and surprisingly hilarious – findings. His trademark mixture of humor, heart, and the ability to ask the right question at the right time to get the perfect (and sometimes absurd) answer makes his look at the madness industry eye-opening, witty, and uniquely engaging.

When the U.S. government calls on hitman Will Robie, he never questions his orders and always gets his target. Except this mission is anything but normal. Unlike his other targets, which have taken him from Edinburgh to Tangier, this one lands in his own backyard of Washington, D.C. And this time Robie does the unthinkable and refuses to kill—putting his life in the crosshairs of his own people. In his trademark style, with gritty, flawed characters and fast-paced action, David Baldacci is back with another sure-fire tale of suspense that will keep readers guessing until the very last page in his new book, THE INNOCENT.

Another great thriller from the best of the genre authors. David was in the studio with us last week talking about this new, exciting book and his process for writing.

Lauren Conrad knows about fame having grown up in front of the cameras. So who better to pen a novel about the trials and tribulations of becoming and staying famous? With back-stabbing co-stars, out of control siblings and baying paparazzi at every corner, Conrad weaves a tale that is surely spiked with reality. She takes readers behind the scenes of a fast-paced world that simultaneously dazzles and disgusts while daring them to wonder: could you survive the fame game?

Hoda Kotb and S Epatha Merkerson - Ladies in Red

At the 9th annual Women’s Day Red Dress Awards!
Woman’s Day is celebrating American Heart Month with a tribute to some heroes in the fight against heart disease, which remains the number one killer of women today. A host of stars and dignitaries turned out in red for the red carpet at Lincoln Center to cheer on the honorees.

Want to know what Fancy Nancy has been up to? We talked to author Jane O’Connor and Illustrator Robin Presiss Glasser who have released the next picture book in the highly-anticipated series, FANCY NANCY AND THE MERMAID BALLET.

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