Open Road Media traveled to Santa Barbara, California, to visit bestselling author and psychotherapist David Richo at home.

We removed our shoes at the door!

Our team prepared for the video shoot by setting up the camera and lights. From left to right: David Richo, Paul Hokemeyer, and Luke LoCurcio.

Paul Hokemeyer interviewing David Richo inside the author’s home.

David Richo’s yard is landscaped with Eastern influences.

Our crew visited the beach to get a better look at David Richo’s hometown. Here, Luke LoCurcio sets up for a shot.

David Richo poses for a photograph near his home in Santa Barbara, California.

That’s a wrap! Paul Hokemeyer, Luke Parker Bowles, and David Richo pose for a final shot.

Capturing footage of Kevin O’Brien’s visit to a train depot similar to those he inspected before he became a full-time writer.

Kevin O’Brien being filmed in Volunteer Park.

Kevin with Luke Parker Bowles, preparing for a shoot in a cemetery in Seattle.

Danny Monico recording footage of Kevin chatting with a reader at Seattle Bookfest.

Kevin O’Brien signing one of his books behind his first novel, Only Son

Kevin O’Brien chatting with the folks at the Seattle Mystery Bookshop at Seattle Bookfest.

Bailey/Coy Books in Seattle, Washington.

Filming Kevin O’Brien at Bailey/Coy Books in Seattle.

A shot of the photos and magnets collected on Kevin O’Brien’s fridge.

Kevin O’Brien displays a few of his bestselling books in his living room.

A look at the manuscript for Vicious—two months before it came out!

Kevin and Danny Monico in Kevin’s writing alcove at his home in Seattle.

Open Road Media posing with the author. From left to right: Luke Parker Bowles, Kevin O’Brien, and Jeffrey Sharp.

The production team poses with the author. From left to right: Luke Parker Bowles, Kevin O’Brien, and Danny Monico.

A beautiful shot of Kevin O’Brien’s adopted hometown: Seattle, Washington.

Author Mary Monroe showing us a few of her titles in her Oakland home.

Cameraman Danny Monico filming Mary Monroe writing in her Oakland home.

Author Mary Monroe working on a manuscript on her computer.

Author Mary Monroe chatting with friends at Barnes & Noble in her adopted hometown of Oakland, California.

Mary Monroe cozying up with some of her favorite titles at Barnes & Noble.

Jack London Square in Oakland pays homage to one of Mary Monroe’s many literary forebears in the Bay Area.

Mary Monroe walking around her adopted hometown of Oakland, California.

Mary Monroe stands outside the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California.

A quick stop at Chinatown in San Francisco.

Danny Monico capturing footage of Mary Monroe in front of a mural in Oakland.

Near her home in Oakland, Mary Monroe takes a walk past a local mural.

The Open Road Media team traveled to Boston to film author Johnny Diaz. They spent time in the Blue Hills, where Johnny walks the trails to find peace of mind and work out writer’s block. From left to right: Danny Monico, Jeffrey Sharp, Johnny Diaz, and Luke Parker Bowles.

The lobby of the Boston Park Plaza, Open Road’s home base for the trip.

McCormick & Schmick’s was next to the hotel. The group ate at the restaurant between filming sessions.

The streets of Boston serve as muse as well as setting for Johnny’s writing. Two of his novels take place in the city, and they prominently feature real Boston neighborhoods and hangouts.

Boston’s architecture is one part of the city’s inspiration for Johnny’s writing.

The base of Eliot Tower, an observation tower in the Blue Hills. From it, hikers can view the Boston metropolitan area and the Atlantic Ocean on clear days.

Beneath Eliot Tower is space for hikers to take refuge in the shade.

The Blue Hill Observatory, founded in 1885, is a National Historic Landmark.

The Boston Public Garden was the nation’s first public botanical garden.

A page from a scrapbook William Styron’s father kept documenting his son’s childhood.

Announcing of the birth of William Styron on June 11, 1925.

A postcard of Elizabeth Buxton hospital in Newport News, Virginia, where William Styron was born.

Portrait of William Styron as an infant.

Styron’s mother, Pauline, proudly wrote a note on the back of one of her son’s baby pictures: “Billy at 14 months—weight 14 ½ pounds. The man rang sleigh bells to attract his attention and that accounts for the expression!”

Portrait of William Styron at ten months.

Snapshots of two-year-old Billy Styron walking on the beach. His mother wrote, “We love walking on the beach in our bare feet, but don’t think much of having our picture taken!”

Portrait of William Styron around age eight, circa 1933.

As a sophomore, William Styron (top row, far left) managed the football team at Morrison High School in Warwick County, Virginia.

Josephine Hart, author of Damage and Sin, at work on her laptop.

Danny Monico sets up Josephine Hart’s microphone as the Open Road Media team prepares to film Hart in her living room.

Luke Parker Bowles interviews Josephine Hart as Danny Monico films.

Author Josephine Hart being interviewed in her living room in London.

Recordings from many of the Josephine Hart Poetry Hour sessions, which have been held at the British Library since 2004. The author gathers actors and other celebrities to read from the works of great poets for large audiences.

Author Josephine Hart seated outside her home in London. She holds a memento from her close friend and fellow writer Iris Murdoch (1919-1999).

From left to right: Luke Parker Bowles, Josephine Hart, and Danny Monico at the author's home after wrapping the video shoot.

Open Road Integrated Media traveled to Beaufort, South Carolina, to visit the home of author Pat Conroy on Fripp Island. Here, the writer stands on the Beaufort Bridge, a few miles away from his home.

The Open Road Integrated Media team joined Pat Conroy at the Citadel, the military institute from which he graduated with an English degree in 1967. Conroy's four years at the school served as inspiration for his novel The Lords of Discipline.

Much of Pat Conroy's life and career has been recorded in scrapbooks compiled by his late father. Together with the author's wife, novelist Cassandra King, Open Road looked through many of these albums for photos and letters to share with his readers.

Pat Conroy enjoyed rediscovering important pieces of correspondence and photographs in his scrapbooks.

The Open Road Media team worked to digitize the contents of Pat Conroy's scrapbooks. Here, Open Road's Laura De Silva reads through a letter in preparation for scanning.

Pat Conroy's books are beloved for their Southern sensibilities and settings, and his hometown inspired many of his scenes. Here, a shrimping boat comes into view of the Beaufort shore.

The Open Road team concludes their time at Pat Conroy's home with a snapshot in his backyard. From left to right: Valerie Klos, Rachel Chou, Luke Parker Bowles, Cassandra King, Pat Conroy, Danny Monico, and Laura De Silva.

True-crime author M. William Phelps sits down for an interview with Luke Parker Bowles.

A shot of the author's workspace in his farming-town home in Connecticut.

A glimpse of the vast book collection of M. William Phelps.

Cameraman Greg Gordon captures footage of M. William Phelps making one of his specialties: fish tacos.

Danny Monico films Phelps gardening in his backyard.

A glimpse of some of the local inhabitants in Phelps's farming town.

The author poses for a quick photo near his Connecticut home.

Greg Gordon, author M. William Phelps, and Danny Monico in front of the Vernon Town Hall after a great shoot.