Created in 2020 and hosted by award-winning author Jake Brown, who has penned nearly 60 books over 25 years, The Associated Press recently spotlighted that ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV “has found an audience among both fans of the writers they profile on the show along with an aspiring crowd of wordsmiths just learning the craft.” Profiled episodically, each author’s roots are explored in exclusive interviews from their discovery of story-telling as a child to how their talents first developed and were encouraged by favorite teachers, college professors, etc. How they broke into the publishing business, and from there we explore the creation of their signature characters, series and stand-alone books, along with weaving in advice for the millions of aspiring authors out there, many of whom along with fans of the authors we count among our viewers. With over FOUR MILLION and counting, our audience is treated season in and out to the best-selling authors in the world sharing their stories from word one to the present!

Season One Author Cast List: Karin Slaughter, Lawrence Block, Sue Monk Kidd, John Douglas, Catherine Coulter, Brad Meltzer, Heather Graham, Joseph Finder, Scott Turow, Steve Alten, Faye Kellerman, Johnathan Kellerman, Rachel Hauck, F. Lee Bailey, Pamela Callow, Rob Bell, Kristan Higgins, Kinky Friedman, George Anastasia, Beverly Jenkins, Neil Strauss, Lori Foster, Mark Victor Hansen.

Season Two Author Cast List: Chris Bohjalian, Tess Gerritsen, John Lescroart, Laurie R. King, T.C. Boyle, J.T. Ellison, Mark Edwards, Lisa Wingate, John Shors, Lori Roy, William Boyd, Gregg Hurwitz, Julie Kenner, Steven Gore, Nicola Kraus, Michael Zadoorian, Nancy Springer, Robert Ellis, Patti Callahan Henry, Kevin Mauer, Nancy Naigle, Martin Dugard, Anna Adams, Tessa Bailey, Ellen Feldman, Kevin J Anderson.

Season Three Author Cast List: Dean Kootz, Sara Paretsky, Dr. Kathy Reichs, Ret. FBI Agent Joseph Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, Candice Fox, Jay McInerney, Joyce Maynard, James Rollins, Dr. Naomi Wolf, Jeffrey Deaver, Tosca Lee, Megan Miranda, David Morrell, Cate Holohan, Elliot Ackerman, Lisa See, Barry Eisler, Prof. Blanche Boyd, Mary Burton, Trisha R. Thomas, Mary Kay Andrews, Meg Gardiner, Ben Mezrich, Joyce Carol Oates, Janet Fitch, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Deesha Philyaw, Prof. Sheila Kohler.

Season Four Author Cast List: Riley Sager, Charlaine Harris, Ivy Pochoda, Craig Alan Johnson, J.A. Jance, Lauren Beukes, Christopher Paolini, Erica Jong, Heather Morris, J.D. Barker, Sadeqa Johnson, Sophia Segovia, Homer Hickam, Megan McDonald, Daniel Kraus, Kim Stanley Robinson, Sheila Williams, James McGrath Morris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Walter Jon Williams, Francine Mathews, Brian Tracy, Laura Griffin, Lois Lowry, Christina Lauren, Meg Medina, Nina Sadowsky, Sara Bird, Charles and Caroline Todd, Jeanine Cummins.

Season Five Author Cast List: Tana French, John Banville, Ruth Ware, Elly Griffiths, Ian Rankin, Joanne Harris, Sophie Hannah, Adele Geras, Bernard Cornwell, Rhys Bowen, John Boyne, Fiona Cummins, Mark Billingham, William Boyd, Jane Green, John Connolly, Alison Weir, Jim Crace, Ian Gittins, Jeffrey Archer, Rachel Ward, Peter Robinson, Mark Edwards, Cavan Scott, C.C. Humphreys, Jane Corry, Dorothy Koomson, Santa Montefiore, Menna van Praag, Milly Johnson, Sadie Jones, Humphrey Hawksley, Glynis Peters, JF Penn, Nicci French, Victoria Hislop, Marian Keyes, Claire Mackintosh, Tom Rob Smith, Natasha Preston, Catriona Ward, Beezy Marsh, Robert Bryndza, Elizabeth Chadwick, Simon Toyne, Tracy Chevalier, Alex Wheatle, Lindsay Davis, Gillian McAllister, Catherine Ryan Howard, Jack Meggitt-Phillips, Martin Waddell, Chris Brookmyre, Brian Klein, Matthew Blake, Peter May, Margot Livesey, David Gibbins, Chris Whitaker, Cara Hunter, C.W. Ewan.

Season Six Author Cast List: James Patterson, Lisa Gardner, Andy Weir, Alice Hoffman, James Lee Burke, Leesa Cross-Smith, Sandra Brown, John Irving, Janet Evanovich, Joe Lansdale, Leigh Newman, Wally Lamb, Siri Huvtsted, Paul Auster, Jacquelyn Mitchard, John Hart, Robyn Carr, Percival Everett, Joan Silber, Anthony Bozza, Roxana Robinson, R.A. Salvatore, Beverly Donofrio, John Sayles, Anna Todd, Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, Lily Brooks Dalton, Nelson George, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Jeff Pearlman, Alka Joshi, William Kent Krueger, Mary Kubica, Victoria Chang, Jessamine Chan, Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket, Vanessa Riley, Matthew Quirk, Cristina Alger, W. Bruce Cameron, Lindsay Hunter, Nam Le, Attica Locke, Robert Greene, Ashley Elston, Stephen Graham Jones, Alexandra Kleeman, Melody Beattie, Tarryn Fisher, Preston & Child, Sally Hepworth, Jerry Stahl, Maggie Steifvater, Iris and Roy Johansen, Gianna Marino, Peace Adzo Medie, Allie Larkin, Kai Bird, Cassandra Clare, Jennifer Dugan, Deanna Raybourn, Meghan March, Joyce Carol Oates.

UPCOMING SEASONS

SCIENCE FICTION Edition: Andy Weir, Malka Older, Nalo Hopkinson, Kim Stanley Robinson, Nisi Shawl, Chana Porter, Daniel Jose Older, Martha Wells, Lois McMaster Bujould, Jonathan Strahan, Fonda Lee, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Larry Niven, Kameron Hurley, Walter Jon Williams, David Wellington, Pamela Sargent, Dean Koontz, Ann Charles, David Brin, Joe Lansdale, Daniel Abraham, Lauren Beukes, Matt Hughes, Nancy Holder, Christopher Paolini, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Steve Alten, Scott Sigler, Kevin J. Anderson, David Weber, James Kahn, A.G. Riddle, James Morrow, Carrie Vaughn, Charles Gannon, John Shirley, Robert J. Sawyer, Cavan Scott, Bob Mayer, Claudia Gray, Sheree Renee Thomas, K.C. Julius, Heather Graham, Stanton Friedman, John Scalzi, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Jeff Vandermeer, Shawntelle Madison, Sue Burke, and more!

FANTASY Edition: Holly Black, RA Salvatore, Rebecca Roanhorse, VE Schwabb, Wicked creator Gregory Maguire, Terry Brooks, Garth Nix, Maggie Stiefvater, Cassandra Clare, TJ Klune, Jim Butcher, Alice Hoffman, Raymond Feist, K.A. Linde, Jennifer L Armentrout, Nisha J Tuli, Charlaine Harris, Prashanth Srivatsa, Olivie Blake, Ally Dyer, Christopher Paolini, Victoria Aveyard, Meg Cabot, Chloe Gong, Alli Dyer, Peter S Beagle, Faith Hunter, Susan Stokes Chapman, AK Mulford, Aurora Ascher, Jennifer Estep, Lauren Blackwood, Sarah Gailey, Nancy Springer, Sara Wolf, Lev Grossman, Lauren Eliza Green, Shawntelle Madison, K Arsensalt Rivera, Jennifer Moorman, Kelley Armstrong, Kelly Braffett, Melissa Albert, Nancy Holder, Kaylie Smith, Tim Facciola, Nicola Griffith, Nisha J Tuli, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lilith Saintcrow, Julia Fine, Nghi Vo and more!

Regular Seasons 9 & 10: Patricia Cornwell, Richard Russo, Ana Huang, Robin Cook, Gillian Flynn, William Landay, Frances Mayes, David Baldacci, Beth Nguyen, Tobias Wolff, Rachel Kushner, Ron Kovic, Bobbie Ann Mason, Ridley Pearson, Junot Diaz, Carolyn Brown, Ernest Thompson, Kimberla Lawson Roby, Stephen Coonts, Buzz Bissinger, Sara Shepherd, Chris Grabenstein, Justice Malala, Brett Lott, Jillian Meddoff, Ace Atkins, Angie Kim, Chris Pavone, Diane Chamberlain, Lisa Jackson, Laura Prescott, Jill McCorkle, Issac Butler, A.M. Homes, Deon Myer, Doug Richardson, Gail Carson Levine, Brenda Novak, Eric Garcia, Lee Smith, George Schlatter, Breena Clarke, Dr. John Gray, Lydia Millett, Laura McHugh, Susan Verde, Lisa Sandlin, Gail Tsukiyama, Carolyn Leavitt, John Larison, Mary Munroe, Jill Santapolo, Rena Olsen, Dr. Moses Niam, Michael Farris Smith, Maria Hummell, Paula McClain, Mitzie Purdue, Catherine Newman, Allie Condie, Maggie Thrash, Karen Robards, Steve Berry & Grant Blackwood, Lara Love Hardin, Rebecca Nagle, Makenzie Campbell, Amber Smith, and more!

CRIME Fiction Edition: James Patterson, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Don Winslow, Tana French, Jo Nesbo, T.J. Newman, Gillian Flynn, Harlan Coben, Karin Slaughter, Scott Turow, Attica Locke, Brad Meltzer, Patricia Cornwell, David Baldacci, Catherine Coulter, Lawrence Block, Jo Nesbo, Sara Paretsky, Ian Rankin, Janet Evanovich, Ragnar Johasson, Jeffery Deaver, Sophie Hannah, Joe Pistone aka Donnie Brasco, Chris Bohjalian, Rachel Howzell Hall, John Lescroart, Ivy Pochoda, James Lee Burke, Alex Segura, Allison Brennan, Chuck Hogan, William Kent Krueger, JA Jance, David Morrell, Alex Finlay, Karen Dionne, Riley Sager, Jonathan Kellerman, John Connolly, Karen Robards, Jake Hinkson, Elly Griffiths, Lynwood Barclay, Mark Billingham, Peter Robinson, Dr. Kathy Reichs, Scott Phillips, Wendy Walker, Wallace Stroby, Tess Gerritsen, Lee Goldberg, Tod Goldberg, Meg Gardiner, William Landay, Ruth Ware, James Finn Garner, Tom Rob Smith, Lisa Unger, Megan Miranda, Robert Bryndza, Heather Gudenkauf, Eli Cranor, JT Ellison, Lou Berney, Lisa Gardner, Reed Farrel Coleman, Michael Ledwidge, Daniel Silva, Sean Doolittle, Libby Cudmore, Jeff Abbott, Dexter creator Jeff Lindsay, Mark Olshaker, Mindhunder John Douglas, Ellery Lloyd, and more!

HISTORICAL Edition: Amy Tan, Elizabeth George, Sarah McCoy, Beatriz Williams, Jennifer Chiaverini, Madeline Martin, Allison Pataki, Bernard Cornwell, Frances Mayes, Kate Quinn, AJ Pearce, Kai Bird, Sarah McCoy, Fiona Favis, Lynn Cullen, Debbie Applegate, Pam Jenoff, Heather Morris, Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Lisa Wingate, Melanie Benjamin, Thomas Maier, Greer MacAllister, Sarah Penner, Jennifer Moorman, Alison Weir, Julia Kelly, Lauren Belfer, Alka Joshi, Jim Crace, Margaret George, Meg Waite Clayton, Juliette Fay, Ilyon Woo, Sophfronia Scott, Nadia Hashimi, Tracy Chevalier, Martin Dugard, Charles Todd, Lisa See, Laurie R. King, Emily Sullivan, Patti Callahan Henry, Kristin Woodson Harvey, Sue Monk Kidd, Ellen Feldman, Stephanie Barron, Rhys Bowen, Alyson Richman, Ellen Marie Wiseman, Greer Macallister, Kate Manning, Jung Chang, Kristin Harmel, Carlene O’Connor, Lauren Willig, Kristina McMorris, Michael Punke, B.A. Shapiro, Beezy March, Cecelia Holland, Glynis Peters, Lisa Barr, Sierra Simone, Tom Claven, Elizabeth Chadwick, Jane Healey, M.J. Rose, Natalie Jenner, Eliza Knight, Tracy Enerson Wood, Erica Ridley, Crystal King, Natasha Lester, Shannon Monaghan, Susan Stokes Chapman, Candace Robb, Karen Hawkins, Sara Ackerman, Emily Bleeker, Mary Kay Zuravleff, Shelley Noble, Laura Morelli, Caro Derobertis, Emily Sullivan, and more!

More to Be Announced!