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Fiona Davis on the Met Gala, Ancient Egypt, and "The Stolen Queen" (February 2025)
Fiona Davis brings the forgotten histories and dramatic stories of iconic New York City buildings to life in her historical fiction novels. Among her books, she's written about Radio City Music hall…
Eloisa James on romance, revisions, and "The Last Lady B"
Eloisa James has been called a "Reigning Queen of Romance," and she certainly has had one of the most interesting day jobs in the industry. James is the author of dozens of historical romances, many…
Daria Lavelle on her debut novel "Aftertaste" (July 2025)
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…
Lisa Unger on "Served Him Right" & advice for aspiring authors
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,…
Laurie Gilmore on "The Daisy Chain Flower Shop" & Dream Harbor
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…
Tiffany L. Warren on "A Harlem Wedding"
Tiffany L. Warren is bringing to light the little-known story of love, scandal, and coming of age for the woman who was the most famous Black debutante of the Harlem Renaissance in a new novel "A…
Adriana Trigiani on "The View from Lake Como" (Aug. 2025)
Club Calvi is celebrating the paperback publication of "The View from Lake Como" by Adriana Trigiani, a Club Calvi 2025 Readers' Choice. The hardcover edition was an instant New York Times…
Susan & James Patterson on "The Mother-Daughter Book Club"
James Patterson is perhaps the most popular author of our time with more than 300 million books sold worldwide. He includes Dolly Parton and Viola Davis among his co-authors, but Susan Patterson…
Marie Benedict on fierce women, forgotten legacies
Bestselling author Marie Benedict has traveled the world for her research into women who have left behind crucial legacies, but their stories have largely been forgotten. Her latest book "Daughter…
Sadeqa Johnson on "Keeper of Lost Children"
Sadeqa Johnson's historical fiction novels have shared the emotional stories of Black women navigating love and motherhood in the 1950s with the book "The House of Eve," and the story of an enslaved…
Terri-Lynne DeFino on "Didn't You Use to be Queenie B?" (June 2025)
To mark the paperback publication of "Didn't You Use to be Queenie B?" Club Calvi is sharing its meetup with author Terri-Lynne DeFino from June 2025 when she talked to Mary Calvi and answered…
Wade Rouse on "That's What Friends Are For"
Wade Rouse is known to readers for the 13 books he wrote under his pen name Viola Shipman, which honors the legacy of his grandmother. "That's What Friends Are For" is his first novel under his own…
Allison Pataki on "It Girl," fame, and scandal
Allison Pataki is known for historical fiction focused on women. Her latest novel, "It Girl," reimagines the life of perhaps the most famous woman at the turn of the 20th century. Evelyn Nesbit was…
J.R. Ward on romantasy & ghosts
After 20 years of the bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series, J.R. Ward is taking a detour from vampires falling in love and fighting evil in upstate New York with her first romantasy. "Crown of…
Introducing: Club Calvi CBS New York
Welcome to Club Calvi, a new series from the book club where you get to choose which book we read next. Each week, host Mary Calvi talks to authors who are established and those we think should be…
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