What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. (pronounced Ma-ra-vee-ya) is a contemporary story about the people who live in a remote village in northern New Mexico. The town was founded about 400 years ago when the Spanish settlers first showed up. So the book is partly about how the old ways find their place in modern society. Or not. It is also about love, … [Read more...]
Madeline Sharples – Papa’s Shoes
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. Papa’s Shoes, is a work of fiction about immigration with a feminist and historical bent. At 99,968 words, Papa’s Shoes is a stand-alone novel with series potential. Ira Schuman is determined to move his family out of their Polish shtetl to the hope and opportunities he’s heard about in America. But along the way he … [Read more...]
Albert Nasib Badre – Looking West
What is your book about? It’s about my coming of age immigration with my family from Beirut, Lebanon to the United States when I was fourteen years old. The news I’ll be traveling to America excited me to no end. What I didn’t realize when my parents told us we’ll be coming to America, was with limited English skills, it was going to be a tough road for me. I struggled as I … [Read more...]
Neill McKee – Finding Myself in Borneo
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. is an honest and buoyant chronicle of a young Canadian man’s adventures during 1968-70, while teaching secondary school as a CUSO volunteer in Sabah, Malaysia (North Borneo). Travel with Neill McKee on his unique journey through vibrant Asian cultures as he learns the craft of teaching, the Malay language and local … [Read more...]
Jane T. Bertrand – You Started WHAT After 60? Highpointing Across America
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. You Started WHAT after 60? Highpointing across America Searching for a challenge when I turned age 60, I decided to climb one mountain in every state – before realizing that “highpointing“ exists as a pastime, with its own club, foundation, annual convention, and website. My strategic error was to start with the easy … [Read more...]
David Myles Robinson – Son of Saigon
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. My new novel is called Son of Saigon. It’s about two older guys, Hank Reagan and Norm Rothstein, who are living in a high-end retirement community and hating every minute of it. When Mai, Hank’s former lover from his CIA stint in Saigon shows up to ask for his help finding the son he never knew he had, Hank enlists his … [Read more...]
Mary Maurice – The Suicide Letters of Jack Monroe
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. . This story is about Susan Jordan who hires Jack Monroe to write her suicide letter, but instead he bombards her with letters trying to convince her not to kill herself. Tell us something about yourself. I hail from the great city of Detroit, a suburb to be exact, and I’ve been writing since grade school. I write … [Read more...]
Nancy Friedman – Customer Service (Finally) Defined
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. “Customer Service (Finally) Defined.” My new books is a treasure troth of articles and vital information for the business world to compete in their quest for better customer service. From Four Useless Words to Why We Don’t Always Need to Agree with the Customer, to A Day in the Life of a Mystery Shopper and so much more, … [Read more...]
Dr. Gilda Carle – Don’t Lie on Your Back for a Guy Who Doesn’t Have Yours
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. PREFACE: I was the Love Doc for MTV, the weekly columnist for the Today Show’s, “30-Second Therapist,” and the “Ask Dr. Gilda” columnist for Match.com. I routinely hear from the heartbroken and the lovelorn. Especially troubling for me is the 1 in 4 number of girls raped at our nation’s colleges—and nothing is being done … [Read more...]
Catherine Spitale – The Mayor, The Mob & Me
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. . It’s a novel about being born into an Italian family with Mafia connections, and my search for my true identity. I have red hair and blue eyes, I knew there was more to my heritage than my Italian parents. I explain the search and my conclusion that my famous biological father may have never even known I was born. … [Read more...]