Is there something worse than a knock at the door when no one is there? 👻📖On this episode of On The Town with Tanya, I sit down with horror author Ed Perratore, a former U.S. Coast Guard damage controlman and longtime Consumer Reports and PC Magazine writer, to talk about his new small-town chiller, "The Knock from Nobody".Five childhood friends return to Mount Kisco, New York, after a near-tragedy and revisit a ramshackle house they used to skip around while chanting a rhyme. This time, the door cracks open, and nothing will ever be the same.In this interview, Ed shares:✅ How a lifelong love of Creature Features and Chiller Theater led him to horror✅ His writing process and where his characters come from✅ The real Westchester towns behind the story, from Pleasantville to Pound Ridge✅ The stories behind The Coven Tree and Hindred Spirits✅ What's coming next📚 Ed's BooksThe Knock from Nobody (2025)The Coven Tree (2021)Hindred Spirits (2021)One Man's Journey: A Walk on the Croton Aqueduct Trail (nonfiction)🌐 Website: edperratore.com📸 Instagram: https:@edperratore👍 Like, subscribe, and tell us in the comments: what's the scariest book you've ever read?Hashtags:#horrorbooks #horrorauthor #authorinterview

From revolution and war to poverty, addiction, and vitiligo, Dr. Seyed Nourashrafeddin's journey from Motel Qu, Iran, to a PhD in Molecular Medicine in Pittsburgh is one of the most powerful stories of resilience you'll hear this year. In this episode, he opens up about his award-winning memoir "In Search of Rain: From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh.", recently named an International Impact Book Award winner, his childhood in the "burnt generation," his battle with vitiligo, and how he became a leading scientist in cancer and reproductive health research.We also touch on his expertise as a molecular medicine researcher, including his take on where cancer research stands today and what first drew him to this field.📖 Book: "In Search of Rain: From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh" International Impact Book Award WinnerBook: https://www.strandbooks.com/in-search...

Traditional habit advice wasn't built for women, and that's exactly why it keeps failing us. In this episode, I sit down with Monica Packer, host of the top .5% podcast, About Progress, and author of the new book "Sticky Habits", to talk about ditching perfectionism, breaking the shame cycle, and building habits that actually stick to real, imperfect life. If you've ever felt like a failure for falling off a routine, this episode is for you.Find Monica: • Website: aboutprogress.com • 🎧 Instagram: @aboutprogress • 📖 Book: Sticky Habits: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop.org • Media inquiries: hello@aboutprogress.comJoin us: Subscribe: • 📺 Facebook/YouTube: On The Town With Tanya • IG: @hosttanyacooper #breakinghabits #authors #stickyhabits #femalepodcast