Authors Spotlight with Jay Watson and Kyle Wiltshire
09/23/24 • 19 min
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Jay Watson and Kyle Wiltshire and their novel “The Dead Rock Stars”.
What if famous rock stars from the past, those who died young, in sudden and tragic ways, actually faked their deaths to become secret agents? Welcome to the world of The Dead Rock Stars, the heroes we never knew we had.
The Dead Rock Stars is a tale about Cole Denton, a young tech genius who discovers the secret world of rock star secret agents. He is tasked with saving the world from an unknown threat—one that’s closer to home than either Elvis Presley or the team can imagine. But can they beat the clock before it strikes midnight on December 31, 1999?
In a twisting and nostalgic story, The Dead Rock Stars is an alternate history, placed squarely in the realm of real-world events, that happened without anyone knowing. Brimming with pop culture references for music lovers of every generation, the novel’s fast and hilarious plot will keep readers guessing at every turn.
Discussion Points:
- Why we should read their book
- The 27 club rock stars
- How the idea came about
- Harry Potter
- Popcorn fun, a movie on paper
- Manifesting a screenplay
- Spotify music soundtrack for the book
- Generation X Pop culture references
- Greatest book of all time
- Best sorbet you’ll ever read
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The Dead Rock Stars website -for your signed copy
During this mini episode we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Jay Watson and Kyle Wiltshire and their novel “The Dead Rock Stars”.
What if famous rock stars from the past, those who died young, in sudden and tragic ways, actually faked their deaths to become secret agents? Welcome to the world of The Dead Rock Stars, the heroes we never knew we had.
The Dead Rock Stars is a tale about Cole Denton, a young tech genius who discovers the secret world of rock star secret agents. He is tasked with saving the world from an unknown threat—one that’s closer to home than either Elvis Presley or the team can imagine. But can they beat the clock before it strikes midnight on December 31, 1999?
In a twisting and nostalgic story, The Dead Rock Stars is an alternate history, placed squarely in the realm of real-world events, that happened without anyone knowing. Brimming with pop culture references for music lovers of every generation, the novel’s fast and hilarious plot will keep readers guessing at every turn.
Discussion Points:
- Why we should read their book
- The 27 club rock stars
- How the idea came about
- Harry Potter
- Popcorn fun, a movie on paper
- Manifesting a screenplay
- Spotify music soundtrack for the book
- Generation X Pop culture references
- Greatest book of all time
- Best sorbet you’ll ever read
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The Dead Rock Stars website -for your signed copy
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The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! During this episode we take a glimpse behind the scenes while the Book Interrupted women discuss dealing with the heat, styling hair and stinky fruit.
Discussion Points:
- Heat waves
- Sweat in all the best places
- Styling hair
- Hearing the sound of your own voice
- Karma Brown interview reflection
- Hair in the Humidity
- How to cool off in the heat
- Colouring your hair
- Stinky fruit
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Karma Brown Interview Video Episode
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Lessons in Chemistry Episode
Virginia, Sarah and Kim discuss Bonnie Garmus’s debut novel Lessons in Chemistry. The women discuss the book, characters, and compare the novel to the limited series on Apple TV. They speak about the storytelling in the book vs the tv show, but most importantly how inspirational the character of Elizabeth Zott is. They reflect on the feminist themes in the book and how critics and writers may have lost the essence of the messaging. They even get into the chemistry of cooking, talking dogs and the many benefits of having a pencil handy.
This book was made into a TV Mini-Series in 2023 and stars Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Kevin Sussman, Stephanie Koenig and Patrick Walker.
Discussion Points:
- Elizabeth Zott was inspirational and true to herself, always
- The many changes they made in the limited series on Apple TV
- Directors and Screenwriters for the limited series
- The talking dog
- Feminism in the 1960’s and now
- Losing yourself after marriage
- Chemistry of cooking
- The theme of the pencil
- The knife, poison mushrooms and not needing to be saved
- Done Better, the low budget remake
- Women supporting women
- Do they recommend the book and/or movie
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry Limited Series on Apple TV
The Beach by Alex Garland’s Book
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Book
Killers of the Flower Moon Film
Shawshank Redemption Film
The Green Mile Film
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