NY Times Bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey and I are kindred spirits.  While I am not a NY Times Bestselling author, we both started out in IT and ended up in books and we both had stops along the way that included acting and stand-up comedy.  A couple of years ago I actually interviewed Eric on the phone for the radio show I was doing at the time, but this was the first time I was going to meet Eric in person, so I was pretty excited to meet him. And I was not the only one.  Eric had some adoring fans in our office who were happy to get to meet him too (and unhappy with me – because I gave them no advance warning so they didn’t have their books with them to get an autograph!) From Left: Kimeke Armstrong, Eric Jerome Dickey and Curtis Hoosier When we sat down to chat, we talked about everything from Eric’s stand-up comedy days to his summer vacation and of course we also got around to talking about his latest book, TEMPTED BY TROUBLE. The book is the story of a couple who lose their jobs and lifestyle during the current economic crisis and who are pushed (and pulled) into some (very) bad choices out of desperation.  It’s a dark tale about good people who do bad and bad people who do worse.  The book has all the shadows and grit of a classic black and white movie up to an including the mysterious man in the fedora.  It  will keep you turning pages until the very end. I hope you enjoy the interview – and pick up a copy of the book!  It’s a great discussion book for book clubs too. — Dana Barrett, Podcast Host Like this interview? Subscribe to the podcast today! Want more of the Better World Books Podcast now? Click here to check out the rest of the great authors who stopped by or called in for a chat! Comments or questions about the podcast? Feel free to comment here on the blog, or email me at podcast AT betterworldbooks.com.