What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. Tell us something about yourself. I grew up in libraries for all intents and purposes and always knew I would write. That began in 1995 with social commentary on public radio, for which I twice won the National Federation of Presswomen Award for best commentary. That gave way to my first book published in 2004, … [Read more...]
Francie Healey, M.A. CHC, LMHC – Eat to Beat Alzheimer’s Cookbook
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. I’ve just published , which is a cookbook and a manual for anyone interested in eating healthy and using food to promote brain health and prevent dementia. Tell us something about yourself. I’ve been living in New Mexico for about 15 years now and prior to that lived along the East Coast of the U.S. My background … [Read more...]
David W. Berner – Night Radio
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. The book is a novel. Night Radio: A Love Story is about Jake Mulholland, a college student who dreams of becoming the next great rock 'n' roll radio personality. But like his father, his appetite for love conflicts with his thirst for success, leading to an unforgivable mistake. Jake finds fame but also the excess of … [Read more...]
Pamela Jane – An Incredible Talent for Existing
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. My new memoir, , is set in 1965, the era of love, light—and revolution. While I (the twenty-two year old romantic narrator), fanaticize a bucolic future in an old farm house with children climbing the apple trees, my husband plots to organize a revolution and fight a guerrilla war in the Catskills. Our fantasies were on … [Read more...]
Jennifer-Lynn Keniston – Afta-U
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. My debut novel is called Afta-U. The story details everything that happens after the death of a little girl named Hope, at age 11. Hope’s best friend Jean, who is now almost 40, narrates the story. The Afta-U is both a literal and figurative boat that quietly immortalizes Hope, since Jean is haunted by her past and … [Read more...]
Karen A. Wyle – Closest to the Fire
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. is my first nonfiction book, published after five novels. I sought to bring together my profession (attorney) and my avocation (writing fiction), and to give back (or pay forward? I have a mediocre sense of direction) to other authors of fiction. This hefty reference work has two purposes: --to help writers avoid … [Read more...]
Scott Keen – Scar of the Downers
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. is a young adult fantasy about two slaves named Crik and Jak, who are thrust into a difficult spot. Do they stay in the dark city of Ungstah under Kilvar, their cruel owner, or do they try and escape, knowing if they fail it is guaranteed certain death? It is a story about finding hope when no hope exists. It’s about … [Read more...]
Karen Mann – The Woman of La Mancha
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. First, let me say thank you for printing this interview. After 27 years of writing, two of my books, and , were published in the same week. The book I want to talk about today is The Woman of La Mancha, a companion book to Don Quixote. In Don Quixote, the old knight names his idealized love Dulcinea. This character was … [Read more...]
Herb Williams-Dalgart – The French Girl’s War
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. My most recent book is entitled, >. It takes place beginning in 1939; just when Germany has invaded Poland and France enters the war. Sophie Claveaux, my protagonist is an eighteen-year-old Jewish farm girl, who believes she carries a curse that threatens her loved ones. Her mother died giving birth to her and her father … [Read more...]
Maggie Anton – Enchantress: A Novel of Rav Hisda’s Daughter
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. My newest book is a historical fantasy, . Fantastic tales of demons and the Evil Eye, magical incantations, and powerful attractions abound in this novel that weaves together Talmudic lore, ancient Jewish magic, and a timeless love story set in 4th-century Babylonia, the land where “abracadabra” originated. Tell us … [Read more...]