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Lisa Gardner sold her first novel at 20, quit the cubicle job her father hated to see her leave, and three years later had a breakout with The Perfect Husband. Now the #1 New York Times bestselling author is back with her first standalone in years: You’ll Be Sorry.
AMFM’s Paul Salfen catches Gardner mid–book tour for a fast, sharp conversation about a New Hampshire town where nothing bad ever happens — except the family of six that vanished 30 years ago — and the newlywed couple who thought buying the crime scene would fix their marriage.
Gardner talks about the aha moment that started the book, the Hail Mary of walking away from a real job with benefits, why publishing is a team sport, the Raising Readers program in the back of the hardcover, and the question baked into the title: how much truth can you stand before you’ll be sorry?
You’ll Be Sorry is out now from Grand Central Publishing in hardcover, ebook, and audio. Instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller. No prior Lisa Gardner required.
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0:00 Welcome / “we’ll make it fast and fun”

0:36 A small town where nothing bad ever happens

1:09 The seed: a couple still madly in love — then tragedy

1:54 When she knew she had the gift

2:19 Advice for writers: love reading, love writing, find your team

3:14 Drew Pearson’s Hail Mary question

3:31 Quitting the day job for The Perfect Husband

4:25 Why we read suspense: problem-solving in the dark

5:29 Raising Readers

5:45 What she wants you to take from the book

6:43 Book tour, Texas, and “crime shopping”

7:07 Close
About the book

For Raquel and Theo Collins, it looked like love at first sight. After a terrible tragedy, they leave Boston for a remote New Hampshire lodge that was once the crown jewel of the mountains — until both parents and their four children disappeared one August night, leaving a trail of bloody footprints. When a stray dog leads to a skeleton on the property, the Collinses have to decide what to believe, who to trust, and how to survive.
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In theaters now is The End of Oak Street, the big dinosaur flick that's been the nice surprise of the summer movie season. Starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, the story follows a family in the 80s that has to band together - you know, without modern technology - to figure out why their neighborhood has been put back in prehistoric times with dinosaurs and other creatures causing chaos everywhere. Written and directed by David Roger Mitchell, who's now 3 for 3 after It Follows and Under the Silver Lake, this one delivers masterful suspense and some wild action with some great effects while still keeping the nostalgia of the 80s and feel of a classic Amblin film with a Twilight Zone twist. It's one of those that makes you think, "They just don't make movies like this anymore." It's fast, fun, full of personality with memorable characters and really takes over this segment now that the Jurassic Park films have lost their steam. It's definitely got the J.J. Abrams touch with a nod to Spielberg and Joe Dante, which is a great thing. It's probably the best popcorn flick this summer. See it on the biggest screen possible. That's it for this week. Join me next week and every week for another Movie Minute right here on 97.5 KLAK, AMFM MAGAZINE, and RECRD.

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In this exclusive AMFM Magazine interview, Motown legend Martha Reeves sits down with Paul Salfen to talk about her brand-new album Searching—her first in 22 years—her earliest “Hail Mary” moment at just 3 years old in her grandfather’s Detroit church, the faith that has guided her entire life, and the incredible partnership with manager and co-producer Chris Roe that brought this project to life.

From winning candy as a toddler and realizing she had a gift, to Motown classics like “Dancing in the Street,” “Heat Wave,” “Jimmy Mack,” and “Nowhere to Run,” to her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction and her 2024 star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Martha opens up about the journey that led to this powerful new chapter.

Chris Roe also joins the conversation to share how the album evolved into “Motown meets the Big Easy,” the making of the music video, and how the Eric Kupper remix of “To Know You Is to Love You” is introducing Martha’s voice to a whole new generation—reaching as high as No. 16 on the UK Music Week dance charts.

This is more than a career retrospective. It’s a living legend reminding us that great art has no expiration date.

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Paul Salfen sits down with Faith Channel CEO John Stewart to discuss the theatrical and streaming rollout of the award-winning family film Better Together. Stewart explains how Faith Channel Distribution came on board late after a soft Fathom event, the film’s focus on high-school-age mental health struggles timed for Mental Health Awareness Month, and why the Oklahoma-shot adventure resonates with teens facing peer pressure and isolation. He also shares the origin story of Faith Channel—from church technology roots to a free global streaming platform and new production arm—plus his personal journey of hearing God’s call to use technology for the Gospel, the roller-coaster of entrepreneurship, and practical advice for creators: listen to God and keep taking the next illuminated step. The conversation ends with a call to support Better Together in theaters and on streaming, visit FaithChannel.com, and champion quality Christian indie films so more stories like this can be told.

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Vic Carmen Sonne signed on to The Birthday Party a full year before Willem Dafoe joined the project — and then found herself going toe-to-toe with one of her lifelong acting idols.

In this exclusive AMFM Magazine interview, the Danish star of The Girl with the Needle opens up about the nerve and pride of playing Sofia Timoleon, the sole heiress to an Onassis-like tycoon, in Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s intense Mediterranean island drama.

Sonne discusses:
• Why she said yes immediately after reading a one-page outline
• What it was like working with Willem Dafoe (“He is not an asshole between takes”)
• The challenge of staying real-time with characters who don’t know each other’s agendas over a tense 36-hour birthday party
• How a quiet job in a video rental store and a free newspaper ad led her to acting at 13
• Her honest advice for anyone who wants to pursue acting
• The themes of autonomy, existential loneliness, and compassion at the heart of the film
• What’s next: The Temple and The Red Mask

Set in the late 1970s on a private island, The Birthday Party follows a ruthless shipping magnate (Willem Dafoe) throwing a lavish celebration for his daughter — while both father and daughter secretly prepare to upend each other’s lives.

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UFOs, Alien Abductions & the Authority of Jesus | Amanda Llewellyn Interview on UFOs and God

What if the UFO phenomenon isn’t just scientific or political—but deeply spiritual?

In this exclusive AMFM Magazine conversation, Paul Salfen sits down with filmmaker and experiencer Amanda Llewellyn to discuss her powerful new documentary UFOs and God. Amanda shares her own childhood abduction experiences, the four-year journey of making the film, and why she believes Jesus Christ holds the ultimate authority over these encounters.

They dig into:
• The Christian response to the current wave of UFO disclosure
• Why Disclosure Day left her frustrated both as a filmmaker and a believer
• Genesis 6, the Nephilim, and the supernatural realm
• How calling on the name of Jesus has stopped attacks for experiencers
• The message she most wants people to hear: “Don’t be afraid.”
Amanda and her husband Wes spent years exploring the phenomenon through science, theology, military insight, and personal testimony. The result is a documentary that refuses to leave God out of the conversation.

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If you’ve had unexplained experiences or simply want a faith-informed perspective on one of the biggest cultural conversations of our time, this conversation is for you.

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Anaïs Mitchell sits down with AMFM Magazine’s Paul Salfen to talk about the long road from a nighttime drive and a DIY Vermont folk opera to the big-screen capture of her Tony-winning musical Hadestown.
In this exclusive interview, the creator of Hadestown shares how the chorus of “Wait for Me” dropped into her lap while driving between gigs, why Orpheus became an avatar for her younger idealistic self, and what it felt like to finally see the original Broadway principals and Rachel Chavkin’s staging projected larger than life. She reflects on the collaborative magic of theater, the “Mary moment” of putting tickets on sale for a show that wasn’t even written yet, how motherhood keeps her grounded, and why she hopes audiences let the sung-through score carry them away.
Hadestown: The Musical — the live film capture featuring Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Amber Gray, and Patrick Page — brings the mythic, joyful, heartbreaking world of the show to cinemas for the first time.
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In this exclusive AMFM Magazine interview, Paul Salfen sits down with director Alysa Nahmias to discuss her heartfelt documentary Cookie Queens, a coming-of-age story that follows young Girl Scouts Ara, Shannon Elizabeth, Nikki, and Olive through the joys, pressures, and quiet complexities of cookie season. Nahmias opens up about the honor of working with these remarkably articulate girls, the universal themes of ambition and fairness that emerge, and her powerful advice for young people: stop waiting for permission and go after what you’re called to do. She also shares a simple yet profound meditation mantra—“I have enough”—and reflects on how the film invites audiences to take kids seriously, question the systems we all inherit, and remember that the rules of the game can be rewritten. A warm, insightful conversation about girlhood, creativity, and listening more closely to the next generation.

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Dennis Haysbert sits down with Paul Salfen of AMFM Magazine to talk about his role in the horror-thriller Time of Death — and the real haunted prison where they shot it.
“On the creepy meter, 1 to 10… it was a 12.”
In this exclusive interview, Haysbert opens up about filming inside a defunct Virginia prison (right across from an indigenous burial mound), the intense atmosphere on set, working with Michael Kelly, Kevin Pollak, and Mena Suvari, and what made this project special. He also shares career advice for aspiring actors, his personal “Hail Mary” moments (including the commercial that launched him and Major League), his lifelong mantra about the work, and a first look at what’s next — including The Gilded Age.
Time of Death (directed by Will Wernick) follows a detective investigating a disappearance inside a decaying prison. The film was released in select theaters and on digital VOD on June 12, 2026.
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