Good Morning, Booklovers!
Settle in with your coffee (or other favorite drink) and join me in welcoming this week’s guest author, BJ Magnani, bringing us her soon-to-be-released medical thriller, The Power of Poison!
Welcome, BJ. How do you take your coffee?
BJ: Light roast with skim milk, although now I’m drinking more tea.
Ally: Then tea is it. While I fix our drinks, please introduce yourself to readers.
Bio:
Dr. BJ Magnani is on her 4th career. After college, she became a high school and college teacher, obtained an M.S. & Ph.D., worked as a scientist, and then returned to medical school to become a pathologist. Now, writing fiction is her primary passion.
The former Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA, Dr. Magnani is currently Professor of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology/Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Something unique/unusual that isn’t in your regular bio: “I was a competitive equestrian from the time I was 8 years old until college. I had the privilege of riding and showing some of the best horses on the East Coast.”
Author Contacts:
Home | BJ Magnani
BJ Magnani, PhD, MD,FCAP (@bjmagnani) / Twitter
info@encirclepub.com
Dr. BJ Magnani is on her 4th career. After college, she became a high school and college teacher, obtained an M.S. & Ph.D., worked as a scientist, and then returned to medical school to become a pathologist. Now, writing fiction is her primary passion.
The former Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA, Dr. Magnani is currently Professor of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology/Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Something unique/unusual that isn’t in your regular bio: “I was a competitive equestrian from the time I was 8 years old until college. I had the privilege of riding and showing some of the best horses on the East Coast.”
Author Contacts:
Home | BJ Magnani
BJ Magnani, PhD, MD,FCAP (@bjmagnani) / Twitter
info@encirclepub.com
INTERVIEW:
Ally: What inspired you to write your featured book?
BJ: The Power of Poison is the sequel to my first novel, The Queen of All Poisons. Initially, I was asked to write short stories for a scientific journal to educate readers on poisons. Later, these stories were collected in Lily Robinson and the Art of Secret Poisoning. Too much science? Fans of Lily Robinson loved the tales but wanted a less technical rendering, and the novels were born.
Ally: Are you self-published or traditionally published?
BJ: I am published by a small indie press, Encircle Publications, located in Maine.
Ally: What do you find is the hardest part of writing?
BJ: Being able to juggle my medical obligations and have enough time for creative writing. I changed my schedule at the end of 2019 to devote more time to writing fiction.
Ally: What book/author was the biggest influence on your writing?
BJ: Michael Crichton was an enormous influence on my writing. He was also a physician, and I admired his ability to research a subject, distill it for the audience, and make his stories suspenseful. For me, taking my medical knowledge and incorporating it into my stories allows me to use the novels for a little science teaching.
Ally: What is your next writing project? Anticipated release date?
BJ: The Power of Poison will be released March 24, 2021, and I am currently writing the third in the Lily Robinson series, A Message in Poison.
Ally: Which of the trivia questions did you answer?
BJ:
Ally: What inspired you to write your featured book?
BJ: The Power of Poison is the sequel to my first novel, The Queen of All Poisons. Initially, I was asked to write short stories for a scientific journal to educate readers on poisons. Later, these stories were collected in Lily Robinson and the Art of Secret Poisoning. Too much science? Fans of Lily Robinson loved the tales but wanted a less technical rendering, and the novels were born.
Ally: Are you self-published or traditionally published?
BJ: I am published by a small indie press, Encircle Publications, located in Maine.
Ally: What do you find is the hardest part of writing?
BJ: Being able to juggle my medical obligations and have enough time for creative writing. I changed my schedule at the end of 2019 to devote more time to writing fiction.
Ally: What book/author was the biggest influence on your writing?
BJ: Michael Crichton was an enormous influence on my writing. He was also a physician, and I admired his ability to research a subject, distill it for the audience, and make his stories suspenseful. For me, taking my medical knowledge and incorporating it into my stories allows me to use the novels for a little science teaching.
Ally: What is your next writing project? Anticipated release date?
BJ: The Power of Poison will be released March 24, 2021, and I am currently writing the third in the Lily Robinson series, A Message in Poison.
Ally: Which of the trivia questions did you answer?
BJ:
- an author (living or dead) you’d love to take to lunch: Michael Crichton
- ebook or print? Definitely print! I need to hold a book in my hand.
- favorite accessory: High heels!
- favorite quote: "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle).
- Do you re-read books? Yes, I’ve re-read several books. For example, I’ve read the Tolkien trilogy multiple times (The Lord of the Rings). There’s always something new you see the second or third time around. (Ally note: a big fav of mine too!)
The Power of Poison, (A Dr. Lily Robinson Novel #2)
Release date: March 24, 2021
Genre: medical thriller/suspense
More than 20 years ago, Dr. Lily Robinson—the brilliant pathologist and toxicologist—was a member of a scientific expedition in Colombia, South America, that ended in the death of her colleagues and, presumably, her little girl. Unaware of the true circumstances of her tragedy, her memory blocked in self-preservation, Dr. Robinson’s despair made her fair game for recruitment by a secret government agency whose objective is to eliminate threats to a free and peaceful world. Her guiding mantra, “the good of the many outweighs the good of the one,” allowed her to rationalize, and to lead, a double life—a physician in one world, and a covert assassin in another.
Dr. Robinson is asked to assassinate a high-level Chinese missile scientist who is on course to sell his novel technology to the North Korean government. Unbeknownst to Lily, Grigory Markovic, a Russian terrorist Lily has encountered in the past, is also planning an arms deal with the North Koreans—warheads filled with deadly poison.
The Power of Poison—sequel to The Queen of All Poisons—is a tale of espionage, love, relationships, and loyalty, all meeting at the “intersection of obligation and conscience.” And whether it’s Boston, France, Seoul, or Hong Kong, as always, Dr. Lily Robinson is “dressed to kill.”
Buy Link:
Amazon pre-order link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08R6HHJ4J
Release date: March 24, 2021
Genre: medical thriller/suspense
More than 20 years ago, Dr. Lily Robinson—the brilliant pathologist and toxicologist—was a member of a scientific expedition in Colombia, South America, that ended in the death of her colleagues and, presumably, her little girl. Unaware of the true circumstances of her tragedy, her memory blocked in self-preservation, Dr. Robinson’s despair made her fair game for recruitment by a secret government agency whose objective is to eliminate threats to a free and peaceful world. Her guiding mantra, “the good of the many outweighs the good of the one,” allowed her to rationalize, and to lead, a double life—a physician in one world, and a covert assassin in another.
Dr. Robinson is asked to assassinate a high-level Chinese missile scientist who is on course to sell his novel technology to the North Korean government. Unbeknownst to Lily, Grigory Markovic, a Russian terrorist Lily has encountered in the past, is also planning an arms deal with the North Koreans—warheads filled with deadly poison.
The Power of Poison—sequel to The Queen of All Poisons—is a tale of espionage, love, relationships, and loyalty, all meeting at the “intersection of obligation and conscience.” And whether it’s Boston, France, Seoul, or Hong Kong, as always, Dr. Lily Robinson is “dressed to kill.”
Buy Link:
Amazon pre-order link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08R6HHJ4J
First book in series:
Amazon.com: The Queen of All Poisons (A Dr. Lily Robinson Novel) (9781948338738): BJ Magnani: Books (not recommended for YA)
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