Madame Perry's Salon

Julie Bloemeke's joins us tonight to discuss her first full-length collection of  poetry, Slide to Unlock. A semifinalist in numerous book prizes including the Crab Orchard Review First Book Award and the Crab Orchard Review Poetry Open Competition with Southern Illinois University Press; Slide To Unlock also took the Washington Prize through Word Works; and the Hudson Prize through Black Lawrence Press. Matt Coyle is the author of the best-selling Rick Cahill crime novels. He knew he wanted to be a crime writer when he was fourteen and his father gave him the simple art of murder by Raymond Chandler. He graduated with a degree in English from University of California at Santa Barbara. His foray into crime fiction was delayed for thirty years as he spent time managing a restaurant, selling golf clubs for various golf companies, and in national sales for a sports licensing company. Tru Athletix was created to provide a simple and effective way for student-athletes to find the right University or College. The