Welcome back, Everyone! This week author Art Bell joins the show to introduce his latest book What She's Hiding, discuss the transition from writing memoir to thrillers, and share how his time at Comedy Central and Court TV informed and shaped his writing. Art is a wealth of knowledge and inspiration for readers, writers, and storytellers across the board.

Art Bell is a former television executive. As president of Court TV, he oversaw daily live courtroom coverage and the production of hundreds of hours of original true-crime television series, documentaries, and movies. His memoir Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor, was a finalist in the 2020 Best Book Awards in both the memoir and business categories. Bell has had short stories, nonfiction, and satire published in several journals, including Lowestoft Chronicle, Aethlon: The Journal of Sports Literature, The Ocotillo Review, Fiction Southeast, Castabout Arts and Literature, High Shelf Press, and Writers Read. What She’s Hiding is his first novel.

Find Art at his website: https://www.artbellwriter.com

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Books mentioned in this episode:

What She's Hiding by Art Bell

https://bookshop.org/p/books/stranger-to-danger-art-bell/21048144?ean=9781646047512&next=t

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-glass-castle-a-memoir-jeannette-walls/951745?ean=9780743247542&next=t