Lights, Camera, Author!

"Lights, Camera, Author" is the #1 book interview show on the web and features authors (including actors, actresses and celebrities) who write about Hollywood, TV and everything in between, hosted by Jim Junot New episodes twice each week!

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Episodes

Lights, Camera, Author - Juliet E. Prowse

My interview with Juliet E. Prowse, author of "Juliet Prowse: Born to Dance"

Jul 03, 2025•26 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Todd S. Purdum

My interview with Todd S. Purdum, author of "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television"

Jun 27, 2025•27 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Dr. Jerry C. Drake

My interview with Dr. Jerry C. Drake, author of "Hazel Was a Good Girl: Solving the Murder that Inspired 'Twin Peaks.'"

Jun 21, 2025•34 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Brad Dison

My interview with Brad Dison, author of "The Trap"

Jun 19, 2025•28 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Larry Charles

My interview with Larry Charles, author of "Comedy Samurai"

Jun 17, 2025•28 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Howard Smith

My interview with Howard Smith, author of "My Friend Johnny"

Jun 06, 2025•29 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Sarah Hartshorne

My interview with Sarah Hartshorne, author of "You Wanna Be on Top?"

May 30, 2025•28 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Bruce Handy

My interview with Bruce Handy, author of "Hollywood High"

May 28, 2025•27 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Christopher Shaw Myers

My interview with Christopher Shaw Myers, author of "Robert Shaw"

May 24, 2025•25 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Mark Galley

An interview with Mark Galley, author of "How the Worst Was Won."

May 16, 2025•28 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Hanna Diamond

An interview with Hanna Diamond, author of "Josephine Baker's Secret War"

May 11, 2025•29 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Robert Sellers

My interview with Robert Sellers, author of "The Real Pink Panther"

Apr 22, 2025•29 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Miguel Conner

My interview with Miguel Conner, author of "The Occult Elvis"

Apr 17, 2025•27 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Alicia Malone

My conversation with Alicia Malone, TCM Host and author of "TCM Imports"

Apr 11, 2025•27 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Jem Roberts

Lights, Camera, Author featuring Jem Roberts, author of "Soupy Twists"

Apr 04, 2025•28 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Nancy Kwan

My interview with actress Nancy Kwan, author of "The World of Nancy Kwan"

Mar 31, 2025•21 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Jennifer Jones

My interview with Jennifer Jones, first African-American Rockette and author of "Becoming Spectacular"

Mar 27, 2025•26 min

Lights, Camera, Author - Michael Seth Starr

My conversation with Michael Seth Starr, author of "Nothin' Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield"

Mar 23, 2025•28 min

Lights, Camera, Author #298 - Nick Spake

My conversation with Nick Spake, author of "Bright and Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows." Order now at Amazon.com: Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows Volume I: 9798887716947: Spake, Nick: Books...

Mar 18, 2025•28 min

Lights, Camera, Author #297 - Kristin Casey

My conversation with Kristin Casey, author of "Casey Dancer"

Mar 08, 2025•29 min

Lights, Camera, Author #295 - Anne Soon Choi

My conversation with Anne Soon Choi, author of LA Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood"

Feb 15, 2025•26 min

Lights, Camera, Author #294 - Patrick McGilligan

My conversation with Patrick McGilligan, author of "Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham"

Feb 08, 2025•32 min•Ep. 294

Lights, Camera, Author #293 - Chris McKittrick

My conversation with Chris McKittrick, author of "Vera Miles, the Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away"

Feb 07, 2025•29 min•Ep. 293

Lights, Camera, Author #292 - Bruce Vilanch

My conversation with Emmy Award Winner Bruce Vilanch, author of "It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time"

Jan 25, 2025•28 min

Lights, Camera, Author #291 - Kevin Farley

My conversation with Kevin Farley, brother of Chris Farley and author of the upcoming graphic novel "Growing Up Farley"

Jan 23, 2025•23 min

Lights, Camera, Author #290 - Diane Kiesel

My conversation with Diane Kiesel, author of "When Charlie Met Joan: The Tragedy of the Chaplin Trials and the Failings of American Law"

Jan 18, 2025•31 min

Lights, Camera, Author #289 - David Roberts

Lights, Camera, Author #289 - David Roberts, author of "Protecting Whitney"

Jan 14, 2025•27 min•Ep. 288

Lights, Camera, Author #288 - Johnny Heller

My conversation with voice artist Johnny Heller, narrator of the upcoming audiobook "Harpo Speaks"

Jan 09, 2025•24 min•Ep. 287

Lights, Camera, Author #287 - Deborah Presley Brando

A conversation with Deborah Presley Brando, biological daughter of Elvis Presley and author of "Memoirs of a Starseed Child."

Nov 12, 2024•27 min•Ep. 286

Lights, Camera, Author #286 - Gene Popa

My conversation with Gene Popa, author of "The Colour of Your Dreams"

Nov 08, 2024•27 min•Ep. 286

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