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35 years after Michael Connelly's first book, and after more than 92 million books sold, Connelly is taking his signature character Harry Bosch back to his roots. Mary Calvi talks to Connelly about his new book, "The Hollow," which he says he's waited decades to write. Bosch investigates the 40-year-old mysterious death of a boy Bosch knew when he was a ward of the state at MacLaren Children's Center. It was an actual center for foster children in Los Angeles County, California, with many claims of abuse against it. Connelly was a reporter in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s when there were many investigations into MacLaren. It was closed in 2003. Connelly tells Mary about his visits to the facility, and about a 2025 news story that prompted him to write "The Hollow." Connelly also talks about his early days. He shares that when he was a teenager, he witnessed part of a crime and spent the night at police station talking to detectives. The experience sparked his fascination with true crime and crime fiction. Connelly also reveals the number one demand from readers about Harry Bosch. ClubCalvi.com Audio excerpted from THE HOLLOW by Michael Connelly. Copyright © 2026 by Hieronymus, Inc. Used with permission of Little, Brown and Company. New York, NY. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Readers have gone five years without a new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas. Now the wait is over. Mary Calvi talked to Kleypas about her new novel "Queen of Lombard Street." The book is historical fiction set in Victorian London where a female economist is determined to open a bank for women, but a mysterious man may destroy her dream. Kleypas told Mary that after a successful career writing dozens of historical romances, a health scare prompted her to step out of her comfort zone and take a risk. In 2020, Kleypas discovered a lump in her throat. She says her recovery and isolation during COVID pushed her toward an exhilarating challenge. She says in "Queen of Lombard Street" there is a strong romance, but the point is not whether the couple gets together. Kleypas says she is grateful for the support from her readers, calling them phenomenal. ClubCalvi.com Audio Excerpt from QUEEN OF LOMBARD STREET by Lisa Kleypas. Copyright © 2026 by Lisa Kleypas. By Permission of Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Renée Watson, an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for children and young people, tells Mary Calvi that each of her novels is her way of having a conversation with her readers as they navigate life. Watson says she wants to give them a space to process their thoughts and emotions. Her new book, "Everything New Again," is about first love. It also explores the complexities in some relationships between children and their parents, and the idea of home. Watson has written 20 books with more than one million copies sold. Her previous book, the middle grade novel "All The Blues in the Sky," won the Newbery Medal. It's considered one of the highest honor in children's literature. Watson shared her reaction when she got the phone call from the medal committee about the win. She also told Mary about how her experiences as a child, and her conversations with the many young people she's mentored and met, inspire her stories. ClubCalvi.com Audio excerpted with permission of Bloomsbury Children's Books Audio from EVERYTHING NEW AGAIN by Renée Watson, excerpt read by Bahni Turpin. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Calvi talks to Bonnie Garmus about her second novel "Peck & Peck," one of the most anticipated books of the year, and her follow-up to her blockbuster debut book "Lessons in Chemistry." Released in 2022, "Lessons in Chemistry" was on the New York Times bestselling list for 99 weeks, sold 9 million copies globally, and was adapted into a streaming series. Garmus told Mary how she handled the challenges of writing "Peck & Peck" after "Lessons in Chemistry," how she dealt with dozens of rejections at the beginning of her writing career, how "Peck & Peck" is her call to action for careers in the arts, and the power of poetry. ClubCalvi.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Chozick talks with Mary Calvi and answers questions from readers about her debut novel "With Friends Like You." The psychological thriller was voted a Club Calvi Readers' Choice. It's about an overwhelmed and lonely new mother in Manhattan who believes the answer to all of her problems is finding her college roommate who disappeared 15 years prior into the world of adult entertainment. Club Calvi readers loved the novel's jaw-dropping twist. Chozick also talked about the screenplay she wrote for a planned movie adaptation of "With Friends Like You," and her other projects including writing and executive producing a planned streaming series based on the book "The Nanny Diaries." ClubCalvi.com Audio excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from WITH FRIENDS LIKE YOU by Amy Chozick, read by Ellen Adair. Amy Chozick ℗ 2026 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices