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Author Episodes

Nov. 9, 2023

626 | Meet the Author: A New Literary Voice - Interview - Kim Lengling

Kim coordinates and is the lead author on a collaborative 3-book faith series, When Grace Found Me, with additional collaborative efforts to come in 2021. Kim has been writing since 2004 as a writer, author, and freelance writer. Her writing …

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Oct. 30, 2023

621 | Author’s Odyssey: From Dreams to Bestsellers - Interview - Rhon…

Rhonda Parker Taylor is an American writer, entrepreneur, and academic researcher. Born on October 18, 1964, in Noblesville, Indiana, she is the second youngest of five children to Anita and William Parker, founders of a steel manufacturing company. Rhonda’s childhood …

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Sept. 28, 2023

609 | A Truly Inspiring Memoir! - Interview - Merrie Reagan

Life Flashes: A Memoir, comprising nearly 119,000 words, is a genre-bending combination of diary, memoir, biography, and spiritual commentary written across a fourteen-year span by the author based in Cohasset, Massachusetts. The book folds snapshots of history, pop culture, and …

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Sept. 25, 2023

608 | Breaking the Generational Trauma! - Interview - Susan Gold

Intense, boldly told, and blatantly impactful, Toxic Family: Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom is an activation of new world order from a brave and love-filled human heart. Not your ordinary life cycle, this piece will draw you into an …

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Sept. 25, 2023

606 | Read Your Way To A Better World! - Interview - Frances Moore La…

Frances Moore Lappé is the author or co-author of 20 books, many focusing on themes of “living democracy”—suggesting not only a government accountable to citizens but a way of living aligned with the deep human need for connection, meaning, and …

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Sept. 22, 2023

604 | Planning to write a Novel? WATCH THIS! - Interview - Michael Sc…

Michael Schnabel is the author of Daddy's Girl, a memoir about the challenges and struggles of parenting through a medical crisis. A graduate of Northern State University, Michael developed his passion for writing and storytelling during his thirty-year career at …

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Sept. 22, 2023

599 | How to Secure Your Future! - Interview - Jennifer Silva Redmond…

Jennifer Silva Redmond is a writer and editor from California. Born in Los Angeles, she grew up all over the Golden State from beachfront apartments to a hippie commune. She was an actor in LA and NYC for many years …

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Sept. 22, 2023

597 | Saborna Roychowdhury - A Must-watch Interview For Book Lovers!

Saborna Roychowdhury is the author of the novel, The Distance (Istoria Books 2013) and Everything Here Belongs to You, which will be published by Black Rose Writing in June 2022. Kirkus Reviews called Everything Here Belongs to You, "a heart-wrenching …

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Sept. 19, 2023

596 | The Touching Story Of ”Daddy’s Girl” book - Interview - Michael…

Michael Schnabel is the author of Daddy's Girl, a memoir about the challenges and struggles of parenting through a medical crisis. A graduate of Northern State University, Michael developed his passion for writing and storytelling during his thirty-year career at …

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Aug. 28, 2023

584 | Lord of the Wood: search for Bigfoot! - Interview - Frank Giamm…

Frank Giammanco is an author and a business consultant living in northern New Jersey. He went to West Babylon High School and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Fordham University. After completing his bachelor’s degree, Frank Giammanco …

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Aug. 28, 2023

583 | Love Horror Stories?! WATCH THIS! - Interview - Mo Moshaty

Mo Moshaty is a horror writer, lecturer and producer. Flexing her horror acumen, coupled with her additional vocation as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, Mo has lectured with Prairie View A&M in Texas as a keynote speaker! Support our podcast show …

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Aug. 14, 2023

574 | Story of a 16-year old Author. WOW! - Interview - Asher Warren

Asher Warren is a 16-year-old from San Diego, California. He found his love for writing at the age of seven when he went to a summer program about writing a short story and his work was published shortly after. Ever …

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Aug. 14, 2023

573 | Tips from an Edgar® Award-nominated author! - Interview - Kam M…

Kam Majd is an Edgar® Award-nominated author of edge-of-your-seat thrillers and suspense novels. Kam has climbed in and out of cockpits for forty-four years, thirty-five of which have been at American Airlines, with his most recent position as a Boeing …

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Aug. 11, 2023

571 | Process of Writing Horror Stories - Interview - Mo Moshaty

Mo Moshaty is a horror writer, lecturer and producer. Flexing her horror acumen, coupled with her additional vocation as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, Mo has lectured with Prairie View A&M in Texas as a keynote speaker! Support our podcast show …

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Aug. 4, 2023

566 | The Author of ”I Am Not Your Black, America!” - Interview - MeS…

I am a descendant of American Slaves (not "black"). I was raised in Miami, Florida. My mother was the greatest influence in my life; she discouraged me from relying on traditional irresponsible indoctrinations. She wanted me to become a responsible …

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