Jay Jay's friend & special guest Peter Blauner joins the conversation this week, on The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music! Peter is a renowned author, journalist & television producer. Peter wanted to be a New York writer since ' as early as he could read.' Hear Jay & Peter discuss how New York has shaped their lives & careers - & get deep into what the writing process looks like behind the scenes in the literary, film & music worlds. Peter's most recent novel "Picture in the Sand" was published this year - on the book, Stephen King was quoted saying "On rare occasions I read a book that reminds me of why I fell in love with storytelling in the first place. This is such a book." Peter discusses his amazing journey with this novel, how it took nearly 20 years to develop and write, & the nuances behind writing a historically based novel. Don't miss this conversation, only on The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music!

Edited & Produced by Matthew Mallinger