Author Episodes

On this Halloween edition of The Palm Beach Current, Chris sits down with David Hess, local author and massage therapist, to explore the inspiration behind his supernatural horror novel, The Witching Wall, and the story behind his sports massage business in Palm Beach County. Set in 1989, The Witching Wall draws inspiration from a mysterious limestone passage on Palm Beach Island, also known as the Coral Cut, that has inspired local legends and spooky stories over the years. David shares how ...

On this episode of The Palm Beach Current, we sit down with local author Susannah Marren to discuss her latest novel, Palm Beach Confidential—a story of family, secrets, loyalty, betrayal, and the pressures of maintaining appearances in the glamorous world of Palm Beach. Susannah takes us inside the Barrows family, a powerful matriarch and her three adult daughters whose lives begin to unravel when secrets from the past threaten everything they've built. We explore the inspiration behind the ...

On this episode of The Palm Beach Current, Chris sits down with local author James Patrick Rooney, whose new book, For the Love of Money, chronicles an extraordinary life and a remarkable four-decade career in wealth management. James takes us from his early days growing up in New York and playing hockey at Providence College to a life-changing spinal cord injury that left him paraplegic—and the unexpected opportunity that led him from a questionable penny-stock boiler room to Merrill Lynch. ...

On this episode of The Palm Beach Current, we sit down with Dr. Anna Elton—relationship expert, licensed marriage and family therapist, clinical sexologist, and author of The Formula of Desire—to explore what really keeps love, intimacy, and connection alive in long-term relationships. Drawing from her work with more than 700 couples and years of research, Dr. Elton explains why love and desire aren't the same thing, how healthy relationships can slowly shift into "roommate" territory, and th...

On this episode of The Palm Beach Current, we sit down with Amy Woods, a longtime journalist and author of Secret Palm Beach: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, to uncover the stories of Palm Beach County that most people have never heard. With more than 25 years covering the area, Amy brings a rare, insider perspective shaped by decades of local reporting and a passion for human-centered storytelling. Throughout the conversation, Amy reflects on her career in journalism, including h...