Author Interviews

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am the author of THE ANCIENT WISDOM OF BASEBALL: LESSONS FOR LIFE FROM HOMER’S ODYSSEY TO THE WORLD SERIES. I am professor of Liberal Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. # What is the real-life story behind your book(s)? My writing and thinking … Continue reading “Interview With Author Christian Sheppard”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Laurel Anne Hill, author and former underground storage tank operator. Really! I write speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, steampunk and horror). My three novels have been published by small publishing houses. Other publishing credits include over thirty short stories, a bunch of short nonfiction pieces and one … Continue reading “Interview With Author Laurel Anne Hill”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Matt Simons from the deserts of Arizona. I have written two books in my series “The End Of Earth.” With the third scheduled to be released next year. # What inspires/inspired your creativity? The classics that came before. I like revisiting old stories that I loved … Continue reading “Interview With Author Matt Simons”

# Please introduce yourself and your books! a. My name is Josiah Akhtab and I’ve been writing for over ten years. My hobbies include Martial Arts, Calisthenics, Reading, Hanging out with my girlfriend, and Blogging. My first novella, Confession, was published in 2017 with Dorrance Publishing. My first novel, The Jake Matthews Saga: Ascension, was … Continue reading “Interview With Author Josiah Akhtab”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am H.L. Howard, Author of “A Journey Must be Taken – Playlist”, an Independent Press Award 2024 winner. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Some real-life personal stories are behind my book, especially related to my corporate life. # What inspires/inspired your creativity? A … Continue reading “Interview With Author H.L. Howard”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, Folks! I’m Diane Namm and I’ve written over 65 books that have been published by traditional publishers. Latkes & Lefse is the first book I’ve ever self-published, and I’m really loving the freedom it’s afforded me. One of my traditional-publishing editors, Alli Brydon, served as the editor. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Diane Namm”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! Hello, Tony, Thanks for having me. My name is Patti C Smith…I write under the name of P.C. Smith,..the title of my book is “The Shingle Weavers Picnic” This is my first book….I am 87 years old and have just moved from California to a cozy little cabin … Continue reading “Interview With Author Patti C Smith”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Yasmin Azad. I was born in Sri Lanka (a little island near India) and grew up in a traditional Muslim community. I moved to the United States over 40 years ago, in my late twenties. I was the first girl in my family to go to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Yasmin Azad”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Salma Hasan Ali and I’m an author, writer, speaker, and nonprofit leader. I describe myself as a “storyseeker”, a word and definition that I’ve coined for myself: someone who gently uncovers the ordinary stories that make our life extraordinary. I believe in the power of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Salma Hasan Ali”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! We are Sally and Jonah Ismael, 17-year-old twins from Plano, Texas, practitioners of taekwondo, founders of the nonprofit organization The Power Within, co-authors of the memoir – The Night Blooming, and students of Plano East Senior High School. The Night Blooming is a memoir based on the journals … Continue reading “Interview With Authors Sally and Jonah Ismael”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! My name is Judith Peck. I am a sculptor, Professor Emeritus of Art at the state college Ramapo College of New Jersey and author of the novel Naked Under the Lights. The book is about art and family dynamics. That I am a working artist (currently showing four … Continue reading “Interview With Author Judith Peck”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Matthew Johnson, and I am a poet, publisher, and editor. I am the managing editor of the regional magazine, Portrait of New England, and I am the poetry editor of the baseball-themed magazine, The Twin Bill. My latest poetry collection is titled, Far from New … Continue reading “Interview With Author Matthew Johnson”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I was born and grew up in a small Nepalis’ hamlet, Bhanjang (also known as Bhunjung) Basti, via Mahadev Tilla, just a few kilometer from Haflong, the district headquarter of NC Hills (now Dima Hasao district), India to late Pitamber Upadhaya (father) and Nandakala (Bawni) Upadhaya (mother). My … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Rishikesh Upadhyay”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s) I am the antithesis of a professional publisher. I set up EnvelopeBooks during lockdown because readers of my British books magazine, Booklaunch, were asking for help in getting published. I reckoned that not only could we help them but actually do a better job than many publishers do.  … Continue reading “Interview With Publisher Dr. Stephen Games”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Stephen G. Eoannou, a novelist and short story writer based in Buffalo, New York. I write from five to seven in the morning. I’ve been doing that for a long time. A really long time. A super long time. It took me over thirty years of rejections … Continue reading “Interview With Author Stephen G. Eoannou”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Lynda Rees, The Murder Guru, author of romantic mysteries and suspense. I live with the hero of my story, extremely supportive Hunky Hubby, on a small horse farm between Cincinnati, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky. The community is so small that people notice when I’m gone. We share … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lynda Rees”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am the author of two critically-acclaimed suspense novels under the pen name Colin Kersey. For 48 years, I’ve been employed creating advertising, PR and other marketing materials for numerous companies, large and small. Advertising is essentially creating company stories and it’s one of many ways to earn … Continue reading “Interview With Author Colin Kersey”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Carl H. Mitchell, author of two futuristic thriller novels: Sundown (Derailing Dystopia — Book 1) (First in a trilogy) Friendship City: Hanging By a Thread (Second in a trilogy) # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? I constructed the plot outlines for the trilogy … Continue reading “Interview With Author Carl H. Mitchell”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! The below is from the “About The Author” section of my website; booksbymarvinblake.com In 1957, three years following the Supreme Court landmark decision, i.e., Brown v. Board of Education, ruling that state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools as being unconstitutional, following his graduation from Cherry Hill … Continue reading “Interview With Author Marvin Blake”

# Please introduce yourself and your books… I am an intensely curious person who has never followed a straight career path trajectory. I started off as a researcher and associate producer for CBS-TV News in NYC back in the late 70’s. I was researching a story on childhood cancer at the new NYC Ronald McDonald … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kathy J. Forti”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Gina Buonaguro, and I write historical fiction. Thank you for your interest! My newest novel, set in 1509 Italy, is The Virgins of Venice. I started my writing career with a coauthor, and we wrote six books together. Three are historical fiction: The Sidewalk Artist (a dual … Continue reading “Interview With Author Gina Buonaguro”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! John James Minster was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He commenced a successful international business career since the 1980s in the technology sector, all the while publishing horror short stories in major magazines and horror anthologies since 1990. In July, 2018, his first middle-grade full-length horror novel, Dreamjacker, which … Continue reading “Interview With Author John James Minster”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m a bestselling author of five award-winning contemporary suspense novels that re-imagine Old Testament stories in the Bible. My newest book, The Wise Man, is a modern suspense novel that re-imagines the story of Solomon in which the main character is a U.S. Supreme Court justice hearing a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michele Chynoweth”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, my name is Avianna Lemonier. I am an author currently residing in Tallahassee, FL. My latest book is a children’s book titled Gerald’s Bicycle Ride and it was illustrated by Mangalik Sobhakar who is a wonderful artist. It is inspired by my father and his childhood. # … Continue reading “Interview With Author Avianna Lemonier”

La Carmina is an award-winning alternative and Goth culture journalist, blogger and TV host. She runs the leading blog about Gothic travel, fashion and subculture (LaCarmina.com/blog), which was featured in The New York Times and Washington Post. La Carmina is the author of four books including The Little Book of Satanism: A Guide to Satanic … Continue reading “Interview With Author La Carmina”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Monte Schulz, author of Metropolis, and several other novels. I’ve been writing since my early twenties and have a B.A. in English and a M.A. in literature and history as part of American Studies at UC Santa Barbara, where I taught later on in the College … Continue reading “Interview With Author Monte Schulz”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, my name’s Sue Wilkes. I’ve written about social history and genealogy for over twenty years. I’m a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a member of the Society of Authors. My most popular work to date is A Visitor’s Guide To Jane Austen’s England, (Pen & … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sue Wilkes”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Joseph Connole, though my friends and family call me Joe. I have three articles and one book. It all started in 2009 when I was a graduate student at the University of Dallas pursuing a Master of American Studies. I was taking a class on … Continue reading “Interview With Author Joseph Connole”

# Please introduce yourself and your book, CHAMPAGNE WIDOWS! I’m Rebecca Rosenberg, lavender farmer, champagne geek and historical novelist. I live on a lavender farm in Sonoma, California in the midst of vineyards. I am a champagne historian, tour guide, and champagne cocktail creator for Breathless Wines, and became obsessed with all things champagne! # … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rebecca Rosenberg”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I am Kahlil Crawford & I have authored the new book ØRGΛN C1TY. I am also a Co-Editor for Synchronized Chaos & I have contributed to several other publications in the past. ØRGΛN C1TY is my first book. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kahlil Crawford”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! My name is A.I. Winters and I’m an award-winning fantasy and horror author. My titles include Summoner of Sleep, Strange Luck, The Nightmare Birds, and A Darling Secret. I was born in Northern California, but currently live in La La Land. I’ve published many articles on writing … Continue reading “Interview With Author A.I. Winters”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Stacey E. Bryan and book 1 of my paranormal comedy series Day for Night is available on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, and Goodreads. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? One night I had a dream that I was in a huge warehouse … Continue reading “Interview With Author Stacey E. Bryan”

As a young man I rode freight trains around the country – pausing in boxcars, under streetlamps, and in hobo jungles to record the beats and rhythms of the road. My upcoming novel The Last Professional — which began in a boxcar 40 years ago— will be released in January, 2022. My short stories have appeared … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ed Davis”

I am D.L. Lang, a former poet laureate of Vallejo, California. I am the author of 13 poetry books most recently This Festival of Dreams. I’ve also been published in dozens of anthologies around the world. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? When I have a powerful experience, I translate it into … Continue reading “Interview With Author D.L. Lang”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Emmanuel M Arriaga and I’m a Philly native who moved to the west coast to take a job in Silicon Valley. I hold a Master of Science in Information Science from Pennsylvania State University and have a background in engineering with several publications for new … Continue reading “Interview With Author Emmanuel M Arriaga”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Rob Kirby. I’m a cartoonist who has been creating and publishing since the early 1990’s, mostly in the LGBTQ realm. My biweekly comic strip “Curbside” ran in LGBTQ & alternative newspapers throughout the US during most of the nineties and well into the 2000’s. In … Continue reading “Interview With Author Robert Kirby”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Jennifer Greene-Sullivan, and I am from Roddy, Georgia. I teach high school English while focusing on my passion for writing. I have several children’s books: Esmerelda’s Surprise, Purposeful Day, Adventures of Lee-Lee Series, and upcoming A Friend for Festus. I have two Kindle Vella stories … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jennifer Greene-Sullivan”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Greetings. My name is Michael Embry. Although retired from the daily grind of the formal workplace, I remain busy as a novelist. I’m the author of 15 books including 11 novels, three nonfiction sports books, and a short-story collection. My latest novel was released on Sept. 1, 2021, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michael Embry”

# Please introduce yourself! Hello! My name is Allison Alexander. My day job is Editorial Director at Mythos & Ink publishing, and I’m a host of the Wayfarer’s Guide to Worldbuilding podcast. I’m also the author of Super Sick: Making Peace with Chronic Illness (part memoir, part research, part pop culture analysis about living with … Continue reading “Interview With Author Allison Alexander”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Hugo Cukurs, I’m Brazilian, 43 years old, and I’ve been living in Toronto with my wife and daughter since 2016. I’m a creative professional (designer, art director, writer) with more than 20 years of experience, but I started writing just a few years ago. My … Continue reading “Interview With Author Hugo L. I. Cukurs”

# Please introduce yourself and your books. L. A. Starks. I write the Lynn Dayton energy thriller series—three books so far. Conflict is the engine of plot: I write about many kinds of conflict: cross-cultural, personal, physical, boardroom, family, you name it. While the series does not have to be read sequentially, in order the … Continue reading “Interview With Author L. A. Starks”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi everyone! I’m Nikki A Lamers and I write adult romance, mostly contemporary and new adult with a variety of tropes and characters. I’ve been writing my whole life, but I published my first book in 2014, which became the start of The Unforgettable Series. I was born … Continue reading “Interview With Author Nikki A Lamers”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Greetings! I am the author of 3 books, Finding Home, a family memoir, Fill the Sky, which is contemporary fiction, and most recently, Leaving Coy’s Hill, historical fiction inspired by the real life of Lucy Stone, an abolitionist in the 1800s and the first woman to publicly fight … Continue reading “Interview With Author Katherine A. Sherbrooke”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Nathan Kingsly and I am a new male romance author whose debut novel won The Most Anticipated Read of 2021 from the Redheads Book Blog & Nominated for the April 2021 Most Anticipated Romance Book Releases on Goodreads.com. I am ever the gentleman with the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Nathan Kingsly”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi there, I’m Alice Coldbreath, author of The Vawdrey Brothers, Brides of Karadok and Victorian Prizefighter series. I write mostly historical romance fiction, of the medieval and Victoria era. My Medieval books are based in the fictional kingdom of Karadok, which is based loosely on Britain/ Europe in … Continue reading “Interview With Author Alice Coldbreath”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Anne Goodwin, a former clinical psychologist, living in a small town in near enough smack in the centre of England, not far from the birthplace of DH Lawrence and the supposed setting for Lady Chatterley’s Lover. I’m a forty-minute drive from the Peak District National Park, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Anne Goodwin”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m Nancy Schumann, a German writer, now based in the UK. I write poetry, short stories, academic papers, and novels in both German and English. So my publication history is bilingual by default. My topics can be whatever sparks my fancy at the time but it tends … Continue reading “Interview With Author Nancy Schumann”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi all, I’m Lynette Eason and I write Romantic Suspense stories with strong female leads and the men who fall in love with them. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? I don’t really have any real-life stories behind the books. In general, my stories are … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lynette Eason”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello! I’m Valerie Fraser Luesse, and I write Southern fiction, always rooted in a place that means something to me. I have to know where I am. My first book, Missing Isaac (Revell, 2018) won a Christy Award for best first novel and was set in rural Alabama … Continue reading “Interview With Author Valerie Fraser Luesse”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I wrote my first short story at seven and signed my first book contract at 27. And I haven’t stopped writing since. I’ve been a fan of sweet romance since I was 13, so that’s what I write—stories filled with hope and happily ever afters. I’ve written more … Continue reading “Interview With Author Liz Johnson”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Ash: I’m an English born dual citizen living in Massachusetts with my husband and German Shepherd puppy. I recently left teaching High School physics to become a full time writer and creator. Travel is a huge passion, along with escaping into epic stories through books, movies, and many … Continue reading “Interview With Authors A. C. Harvey and Talia Rothschild”

# Please introduce yourself and your books Hello. I’m Geraldine Harris Pinch, a British author of fiction and Egyptology books. I was born in Lancashire, adopted as a baby and brought up in a small Worcestershire village. I was a lonely bookish child who never fitted in at school but I loved to write poems … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Geraldine Harris Pinch”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! Hi. My name is Gwen Wilson and thank you for inviting me to contribute. I hail from Wollongong, an Australian city on the Pacific Ocean coast, about ninety minutes south of Sydney, where I live with my husband Bill, and, sadly, no pets. After careers in shipping, logistics … Continue reading “Interview With Author Gwen Wilson”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Published historical fiction author Paul Rushworth-Brown author of Skulduggery and soon to be released Winter of Red and Dream of Courage. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Five years ago I set about investigating my family history for my children and found that my oldest … Continue reading “Interview With Author Paul Rushworth-Brown”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’ve been writing and editing science fiction and fantasy for 35 years now. My first professional sale (under my previous name, Deborah Wheeler) was to the very first Sword and Sorceress anthology in 1982. Other sales of short fiction followed to F & SF, Asimov’s, Realms of Fantasy, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Deborah J Ross”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi NFReads, Im Kim, also known as K E Barden and I’m a young Australian author. I’m the author of the Finding Ever After series which currently has book one published, The Gilded Mirror. It centres on the darker Grimm tales and is about a girl finding her … Continue reading “Interview With Author K E Barden”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s) Hello, my name is Sheila Johnson. Brought up on a farm in the south east of England, I wanted to write from an early age. Apart from creating a couple of issues of a newspaper while still at school, my first main foray into writing was as a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sheila Johnson”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi. My name’s Luke Walker. I’m yet another bald writer – horror, spec thrillers, dark stuff. It’s what I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. Ditto what I’ve wanted to do for as long as I can remember. I started taking it seriously in my … Continue reading “Interview With Author Luke Walker”

# Please introduce yourself and your book My name is Jennifer L Wright, and my debut novel is ‘If It Rains,’ which released July 6 from Tyndale House Publishers # What inspires/inspired your creativity? I find inspiration for my stories through life experiences. I have always been a naturally curious (or nosy, depending on your … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jennifer L Wright”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Philip Fracassi, and I write horror fiction and the occasional screenplay. To date, I’ve written two story collections (BEHOLD THE VOID and BENEATH A PALE SKY), the former of which won a couple awards and had a story reprinted in BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR, and the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Philip Fracassi”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Shawn Smucker and I live in Lancaster, PA, with Maile and our six kids. And Winnie. We have a Labrador Retriever named Winnie. Maile and I teach writing classes at a website called The Stories Between Us. My newest book is The Weight of Memory, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Shawn Smucker”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! I am former fighter and stealth bomber pilot who was blessed with the opportunity to work some interesting, classified assignments outside the flight deck. While I can’t write about those experiences, the relevant program security offices allowed me to write fiction in the form of military and spy … Continue reading “Interview With Author James R. Hannibal”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am a USA Today best-selling author who has been writing romantic suspense for over twenty years. I’ve lived overseas most of that time, and love to travel. The Chase is book two in my US Marshal series. It’s set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest from Seattle to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lisa Harris”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Jennifer Lieberman, from Maple, Ontario, Canada. I’m a multi-hyphenate writer-actor-producer and have appeared in over thirty stage productions in Toronto, New York City, Los Angeles, Europe and Australia; including my Award-Winning Solo Show Year of the Slut, which was adapted into my novel Year of the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jennifer Lieberman”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello! Thank you for this interview opportunity. I’m S. Lynn Helton; just call me Lynn. I live in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, U.S.A. with my husband and two children and a water-loving Manx-mix cat. I’m a voracious reader and love writing, animals, crafting, and being in … Continue reading “Interview With Author S. Lynn Helton”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Michael Chin. I primarily write fiction. My first three books were short story collections, You Might Forget the Sky was Ever Blue (Duck Lake Books), Circus Folk (Hoot ‘n’ Waddle), and The Long Way Home (Cowboy Jamboree Press). My fourth book is my debut novel, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michael Chin”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Liz Alterman, author of He’ll Be Waiting, a young adult novel that combines the elements of a thriller with a coming-of-age storyline. # What inspires/inspired your creativity? I read a lot across different genres. I love visiting museums and catching live music whenever possible. # How … Continue reading “Interview With Author Liz Alterman”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m Robert Crouch. I write the Kent Fisher murder mystery series. They’re a contemporary and irreverent homage to the classic whodunit by authors like Agatha Christie. So far I’ve written seven novels with plans for more. The first, originally published in June 2016, sees environmental health officer … Continue reading “Interview With Author Robert Crouch”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Victoria Hamilton and I write three ongoing series: My Vintage Kitchen Mysteries are set in Michigan, on the shores of the St. Clair River, and feature Jaymie, a vintage kitchen collector who also collects vintage recipes! Since she stumbled into a murder mystery in A Deadly Grind … Continue reading “Interview With Author Victoria Hamilton”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My first books were cozy mysteries in the Jesus Creek series, and most recently there’s {This Tale Is True}, a speculative fiction novel about ancient goddesses trying to navigate the 21st century. # How do you deal with creative block? During one of my early books, I learned … Continue reading “Interview With Author Deborah-Zenha Adams”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am a young adult dystopian author. I self-published my first novel, Darkness Falls, in 2019. Since then, I’ve released three more books in the Nature’s Fury series. The fifth, and final, book in the series will release in 2021. The series follows two sisters as they are … Continue reading “Interview With Author A.E. Faulkner”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Laurie Bell. I am an Australian author and a lover of fantasy and science fiction of all kinds. I volunteer at my local theatre company and am often found in coffee shops or on trains writing madly in one of my many notebooks. Oh, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Laurie Bell”

# Please introduce yourself and your book. I worked as a journalist covering regulatory issues in Washington, D.C., for many years before I decided to quit and write fiction full-time. It wasn’t a decision that I took lightly. I’ve wanted to write since I learned to read as a child growing up in Singapore. I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Yin Leong”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Although my latest book BERYL KENT AND THE BLEEDING MAN is finished but unpublished as of yet, I have written other works and own all rights and copyrights. My love of the mystery genre began when I was eight years old stealing ‘who dunnits’ from my Dad’s suitcase … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kathleen B. Pellegrino”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, everyone! I’m Dale E. Lehman. I write mystery, science fiction, humor, and whatever else taps me on the shoulder and begs to be written. I’m also a veteran software developer, amateur astronomer, and bonsai artist-in-training. I’ve been writing practically my whole life, and for a span of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dale E. Lehman”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello! I’m Jennifer Soucy, and I love stories. My greatest passion is dark fiction, particularly horror and fantasy books, movies/tv, and more. I officially became a writer again three years ago, and my books reflect the type of stories I love. I’m a big fan of the concept … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jennifer L. Soucy”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s) I was born in Essex England, and grew up on the Isle of Wight from the age of three. At the age of 22 I moved permanently to Ireland, where I lived in West Cork, and more recently on the border of Counties Roscommon and Longford in Termonbarry. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Eileen Moynihan”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Violet Lumani, and my debut work Foretold is the first book in a young adult fantasy/sci-fi trilogy. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Foretold is a book about grief and mental illness wrapped in a candy-coated fantasy shell. While my main character … Continue reading “Interview With Author Violet Lumani”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m an Aussie author of four books, one collection of short stories and three novels. I write dark fiction/horror, though most of my work crosses over. # How do you deal with creative block? One of the best pieces of writing advice I’ve ever heard was from James … Continue reading “Interview With Author Liz Butcher”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I am Rachel McMillan! I write in a few genres! Currently, I write historical romance for Harper Collins, the most recent being The London Restoration. I have also written non-fiction including Dream, Plan and Go: A Travel Guide to Inspire Independent Adventures and A Very Merry Holiday … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rachel McMillan”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hey, all! Thanks for having me on NFReads, I appreciate this opportunity. I’m Sharon Ledwith, author of the middle-grade/young adult time travel adventure series, THE LAST TIMEKEEPERS, and the teen psychic mystery series, MYSTERIOUS TALES FROM FAIRY FALLS. When I’m not writing, researching, or revising, I enjoy reading, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sharon Ledwith”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Utanu Maa, author of the poetry book “Rise and Fall of My Beloved”, also known as Utanu Adele Mafandala, my birth name. I published my debut book of poetry last year using a pen name, Utanu Maa, just to keep it short on the book. I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Utanu Maa”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! O.E. Tearmann is a pen name for a writing duo: Olivia Wylie and E.S. Argentum. Together, we’ve written the six books of the ‘Aces High Jokers Wild’ series. So, why are we writing under a pen name? When we decided that we were going to work together, we … Continue reading “Interview With Author O.E. Tearmann”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m Dr. Joni Johnston, a clinical/forensic psychologist, private investigator and the author of Serial Killers: 101 Questions True Crime Fans Ask. I live in southern California, where I can often be found either traveling to various prisons and jails to evaluate inmates who are up for parole … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Joni Johnston”

# You’ve just published your ninth novel, CITY OF STONES, the fourth book in the critically acclaimed Detective Matt Jones Thriller Series. Tell us about yourself and your books? The truth is that writing thriller novels came to me almost by accident. I was a film major in college. After I graduated, I began writing … Continue reading “Interview With Author Robert Ellis”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m so glad to be here to talk to you about my writing and my books. I’m Ann H. Gabhart. I do have some cozy mysteries published under a variation of my name, A.H. Gabhart, just to let readers know those stories are different from my historical … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ann H. Gabhart”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Pete; I make stuff up and write it down. I live in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Yes, where the devils are from. I have a day job, but I also write stuff. I jog, bush walk, hike and sometimes ride a bike. I also play D+D. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Peter Diggins”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, I’m an Australian writer, mainly known for my off-beat crime novels but have also produced an historical fiction story, and am just about to have my first sci-fi novel published. If there is a unifying theme to all my work, I guess you might say that there … Continue reading “Interview With Author Adrian Deans”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! We are E.M. Jeanmougin and Jay Wright, an American/Canadian writing duo who are currently working on our Urban Fantasy Gay Romance series The Hunter and The Spider. # What inspires/inspired your creativity? We’ve both been long time lovers of stories of every kind– books, movies, television, theater, music. … Continue reading “Interview With Authors E.M. Jeanmougin and Jay Wright”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Lisa Rose Wright and my books are travelogue memoirs. I used to catch great crested newts and frogs for a living then I met my prince, dumped the rat race and ran away to beautiful green Galicia in the remote northwest of Spain. Here we set … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lisa Rose Wright”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Thank you so much for this opportunity. My author’s pen name is Lali A. Love, and I have published three novels and two poetry anthology award winning books since July 2019. An interesting tidbit about me is that my middle name is actually Love. I am a proud … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lali A. Love”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Thomas A. Burns, Jr., and I’m the author of the Natalie McMasters Mysteries. The series comprises five (soon to be six!) sexy thrilling mysteries with an LGBTQ twist. Natalie McMasters is twenty, short and blonde (OK, it’s bleached!), way cute, and a pre-law student at … Continue reading “Interview With Author Thomas A. Burns Jr.”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi there. I am Laelia Starla, author of steamy romance and thrilling fantasies. I was a bookworm at a young age, often raiding my mother’s shelves for any form of fiction I could get my hands on. My first love was the horror genre, but I owe my passionate … Continue reading “Interview With Author Laelia Starla”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s) I am Bettina M. Johnson, author of The Lily Sweet Mysteries Series set in the fictitious town of Sweet Briar, Georgia, that is centered on a family of witches, specifically Lily Sweet and her friends and family, and author of The Fortune-Telling Twins Mysteries which are tied to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Bettina M. Johnson”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My pen name is Rose Auburn and my romantic suspense novel, Cobwebs of Youth, was published in 2017. Aside from writing, I am a freelance Editorial Reviewer and currently review for two online publications based in the US. I also review by request for mainly independent authors through my … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rose Auburn”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s) I am British Paranormal Author Catherine Green, author of The Redcliffe Novels series set in Cornwall England, also author of Vampire of Blackpool, Return of the Vampire Hunter, and The Darkness of Love. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? My books are centred around how … Continue reading “Interview With Author Catherine Green”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m S.G. Browne and I write dark comedy and social satire mixed with a heavy dose of the supernatural or the fantastic. Most bookstores don’t tend to have a section for that, so I end up being categorized all over the place. My stories range from zombies to … Continue reading “Interview With Author S.G. Browne”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Thank you for having me as a guest at NFReads. My name is N.J. Walters. I’ve been a full-time author for almost seventeen years and have published more than a hundred romance novels for several different publishers—Ellora’s Cave, Samhain Publishing, Carina Press, Beyond the Page Publishers, Entangled Publishing, … Continue reading “Interview With Author N.J. Walters”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! I’m the author of the novel Down in the River (Slant, 2014). This book received some attention when it was published, and it enjoyed a kind writeup in the May/June 2021 Poets & Writers (“The Thousand Pages”). The novel explores the grief and mental fissure of a teenage … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ryan Blacketter”

# Please introduce yourself and your books! I always dreamt of becoming a writer. After graduating from college, I went to Columbia University Writing Program on a Doubleday-Columbia Fellowship and then went on to Stanford University writing program on a Wallace Stegner Fellowship. Soon after completing the program at Stanford, I returned to NYC. Got … Continue reading “Interview With Author Nahid Rachlin”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Aaron S. Jones, author of The Broken Gods trilogy which currently includes Flames of Rebellion and the recently released Paths of Chaos. I write fantasy novels, often in the grimdark genre and when not writing, I can be found teaching in a primary school in Kent, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Aaron S. Jones”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Gabriele Goldstone and live in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. My new book is Tainted Amber and will be released this July by Ronsdale Press in Vancouver. The book is set in 1937 and is inspired by my mom’s life as a young woman in former East … Continue reading “Interview With Author Gabriele Goldstone”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I have a couple of names: Suzanne, Mom and Mimi. My husband and friends call me Suzanne, my four young adult children know me as Mom. And Mimi is my nickname used by my grandchildren. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband and two … Continue reading “Interview With Author Suzanne Woods Fisher”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello! I am Ali Sparkes – author of children’s and YA fiction. I am also A D Fox, author of crime thriller fiction for adults. # What are the real-life stories behind your books? Most of my 50+ books are made up – but there are definitely some … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ali Sparkes”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I have published five novels, all available as ebooks, Eileen McHugh, One On One, A Search For Donald Cottee, Mission and A Fool’s Knot, and a set of travel stories, Voyagers. Mission and A Fool‘s Knot are set in Kenya and look at cultural difference and similarity. A … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Philip Spires”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I was born in rural England and grew up with dreams of becoming a novelist, which doesn’t explain why I studied medieval history at university or ended up as a publicist for the London fashion industry. But after I married an American professor, his support allowed me to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Barbara Claypole White”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi Everyone, My name is Susan Hancock and I really appreciate the opportunity to talk to you all from my desk at home in the UK. As a former University Lecturer, I have written and published non-fiction over a number of years. However, I had to give up … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Susan Hancock”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Alina Leonova, a nomad, a book geek, a teacher and a sci-fi author. I write sci-fi because that’s my favorite genre to read. It excites my imagination the most and allows me to explore the subjects that fascinate me. In my writing, I try to take … Continue reading “Interview With Author Alina Leonova”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Caroline Topperman and I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. I actually have a degree in screenwriting. For many years now I’ve mainly been writing for online publications, various websites as well as my blog Style On The Side. I’m currently working … Continue reading “Interview With Author Caroline Topperman”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello. I’m Lee Martin, one of a number of Lee Martins who are writers. I’m the one who writes literary fiction and memoirs. I’m the author of six novels, one of them a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction; four memoirs; two short story collections; and a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Lee Martin”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Stephanie Reisner, I am a full-time novelist/writer, and I write under four pennames. S. J. Reisner (Rated PG13 fantasy and romance), Anne O’Connell (Rated X – steamy romance both contemporary and paranormal), Audrey Brice (Rated R – Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural Horror, Cozy Mystery), and finally, S. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Stephanie Reisner”

# Why did you choose to write in your particular field/genre? I am all about the romance. Let’s face it – we live in a very hectic and stress-filled world today. Reading, particularly a romance novel with its guaranteed HEA or happily ever after, allows us to escape for a while and live vicariously through … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dana Wayne”

My name is Irene Wittig, and I am the author of ALL THAT LINGERS, an historical novel inspired by my family’s experiences. The basic story: The rise of Nazism in Austria catapults Emma’s once idyllic life in Vienna into chaos. As she grapples with the harsh new reality of her country’s betrayal, she desperately clings … Continue reading “Author Feature: Irene Wittig”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Willow Croft aka “Bringer of Nightmares and Storms” and I have a self-published poetry book titled Quantum Singularity: A Poetic Voyage Through Time and Space. I also write horror/speculative fiction, and my short stories can be found in a number of great anthology collections. # What is/are … Continue reading “Interview With Author Willow Croft”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Allan Batchelder, and I’m the author of the Immortal Treachery series of grimdark novels. It’s a five-book series that is, by turns, morally ambiguous, gritty, violent, funny, tragic and absolutely epic. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Well, I’ve been into role-playing … Continue reading “Interview With Author Allan Batchelder”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Caramel Lucas, a serial entrepreneur who is an acclaimed author, poet, podcaster host, motivational speaker, standup comic, creative writer, director, model & actress. My book is “In Love With The Other Man” # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? You do not have to settle being … Continue reading “Interview With Author Caramel Lucas”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Jessica Taylor-Bearman and I am an award winning author of the bestselling book A Girl Behind Dark Glasses. The sequel called A Girl in One Room was published in March of this year. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Both my books … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jessica Taylor-Bearman”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Mary Soon Lee. I grew up in London, but have spent over twenty years living in Pittsburgh. My two latest books are from opposite ends of the poetry spectrum: “Elemental Haiku“, containing haiku for the periodic table (Ten Speed Press, 2019) and “The Sign of the Dragon“, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Mary Soon Lee”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello from Louisiana! My name is Pamela S Thibodeaux. I am the Co-Founder of Bayou Writers Group and write “Inspirational with an Edge!” ™ romance, women’s fiction and creative nonfiction. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Many of my stories have real (to my) life … Continue reading “Interview With Author Pamela S Thibodeaux”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Jacey Bedford, an English writer with a publishing deal with DAW Books in the USA (part of the Penguin RandomHouse group). I have six novels out so far and another in the pipeline. I write science fiction and fantasy. My Psi-Tech trilogy consists of Empire of Dust, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jacey Bedford”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Chris Benjamin and I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I’m the author of a novel called Drive-by Saviours, a short story collection called Boy With A Problem, and two nonfiction books: Indian School Road and Eco-Innovators. # How do bad reviews and negative feedback affect … Continue reading “Interview With Author Chris Benjamin”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I live in Kent in the south of England. I always wanted to be a spy, but having confessed to everyone without them even resorting to torture, I decided it was not for me. Volcanology scorched my feet. A morbid fear of sharks put paid to marine biology. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Barbara Elsborg”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Kelly Young and I am the Canadian author of The Travel Writer Cozy Mystery series, set in the province of Ontario. It follows a retired reporter turned travel writer who highlights small towns and, along with her husband and a collection of cohorts, gets embroiled … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kelly Young”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! The Milan Contract is my debut novel. It was published in December 2020 but didn’t go live until February of this year. The Milan Contract is a sort of Italian Maigret with its roots in the cold-war. A tale of two immigrant families living in Milan who manage … Continue reading “Interview With Author Stephen Franks”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  My name is Rhiannon D’Averc. I’m an author based in the UK, near London, and I currently write a crime series called Serial Investigations. I’ve also written two standalone books: Mira’s War, with City Limits Publishing, and a narrative non-fiction book called Boy Under Water – Dennis Nilsen: … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rhiannon D’Averc”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  Thank you so much for inviting me to your site. My name is Danah Logan, and I’m the author of The Dark Series.  I was born and raised in Germany and moved to the United States about 15 years ago. I have twin daughters who keep me on … Continue reading “Interview With Author Danah Logan”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! We are authors, Richard Starks and Miriam Murcutt, whose latest novel, ‘In A Town Called Paradox’, was published in 2021. We have written ten books between us, some fiction, some narrative nonfiction, some published by traditional publishing houses in the US, Canada and the UK, others published by … Continue reading “Interview With Authors Richard Starks and Miriam Murcutt”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! My name is Sam Kench. I’m a screenwriter, indie filmmaker, and author. The Fall of Polite is my debut novel and was released amidst the pandemic. It’s a brutal, post-apocalyptic tale of survival and revenge set in a freshly lawless New England in the dead of winter. Critics … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sam Kench”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m so happy to be here and want to thank NFReads.com for inviting me. Thanks! I write mostly as Kaye George, but did do a three-book series as Janet Cantrell. I’ve lived all over the country and am now in Knoxville TN, near the family of one of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kaye George”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Claire Fullerton, the traditionally published author of  Little Tea, Mourning Dove, Dancing to an Irish Reel, and A Portal in Time. I also have a novella titled, Through an Autumn Window, which is included in the book, A Southern Season: Scenes from a Front Porch Swing. I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Claire Fullerton”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m a reporter, author of nine books and the host and producer of the Cold Case Canada podcast. I fell in love with my city’s murky underbelly on a trip to the Vancouver Police Museum and Archives in the 1990s. Axe murders, murder by milkshake, Vancouver’s first triple … Continue reading “Interview With Author Eve Lazarus”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! I’m Shae Bryant, author of “The Tin Photo” which is part of the “Appalachian Roots” historical fiction series. # What are the real-life stories behind your book? “The Tin Photo” is based on the true story of my Great Grandparents. Both of them Serbian immigrants who arrived in … Continue reading “Interview With Author Shae Bryant”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is L. Marie Wood and I am an award-winning psychological horror author and screenwriter. I won the Golden Stake Award for my novel The Promise Keeper. My screenplays have won Best Horror, Best Afrofuturism/Horror/Sci-Fi, and Best Short Screenplay awards at several film festivals. My short fiction … Continue reading “Interview With Author L. Marie Wood”

# Please introduce yourself and your books! I’ve been married for over thirty years to my college sweetheart. My husband has been one of my biggest cheerleaders over the years, doing his best to understand and support my writing even in the days when publication was only the whisper of a dream. We have five … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jody Hedlund”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Susie Finkbeiner and I live in West Michigan with my husband, three kids, and cat. I’m a novelist who is most intrigued by stories about family life and how those relationships form who we are and who we are becoming. My latest The Nature of Small Birds … Continue reading “Interview With Author Susie Finkbeiner”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, my name is Chelsea DeVries. I am a poet and author of Sticks and Stones: Poetry and Prose. This collection came together after spending 10 months working in a toxic work environment. It is currently nominated for Book of the Year through OnlineBookClub.org. # What is/are the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Chelsea DeVries”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Leslie Edens is a kneejerk reaction living in Bellingham, Washington, where you can’t throw a rock without hitting a writer. I’ve been writing with one writing group or another since 2012, and doing events like NaNoWriMo and the Village Books Open Mic for a couple of years. We … Continue reading “Interview With Author Leslie Edens”

# Can you please introduce yourself and your book? I am Helene Munson, the author of ‘Boy Soldiers, The story of an elite Nazi education and a legacy of trauma,’ to be published in the UK in the fall of 2021 and the USA in the spring of 2022. # What is the real-life story … Continue reading “Interview With Author Helene Munson”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  In a desperate attempt to appear windswept and interesting I used to claim to be the only lute playing kayaking medievalist to have been ‘smuggled’ over the Kazak border in the back of an apple truck before being given twenty-four hours to leave Samarkand. My name is Liam … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Liam Guilar”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Jenna Greene and I am a YA/ Children’s author. I also co-host “Quill and Ink: A Podcast for Booklovers,” where I interview authors from around the world. In 2019, my YA novel REBORN won the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award. The sequel, RENEW, is being released … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jenna Greene”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Thanks for inviting me to your site. I’m thrilled to be here. My name is JP McLean. I write urban fantasy and supernatural thrillers. Secret Sky is the first book in a seven-book series called The Gift Legacy. It tells the story of a secret society of people … Continue reading “Interview With Author JP McLean”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Linda Harris Sittig, and I write about Strong Women. I have three novels: Cut From Strong Cloth, Last Curtain Call, and Counting Crows. They are a series entitled “Threads of Courage” (published by Freedom Forge Press) and recount three generations of the Canavan Family from … Continue reading “Interview With Author Linda Harris Sittig”

# Please Introduce yourself and your writing Hello. I am Margaret Holbrook and I live in Cheshire, UK. Apart from a short dalliance with Lancashire when I first married, I’ve never lived anywhere else. I’ve always loved the countryside and we are only a few minutes from fields of cows and sheep and walking country. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Margaret Holbrook”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! As a youngster, I discovered books on the shelves of family members’ homes and became engross in the plotlines, the tension and characters. Later at the school and municipal library that I devoured with keen interest. I was absolutely lost within the pages and could not get to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lynelle Clark”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Narrelle M Harris, and I write across a range of genres – crime, fantasy, adventure, horror and romance. My most recent books are Kitty and Cadaver, about a rock and roll band that fights monsters using music as magic, and The She Wolf of Baker … Continue reading “Interview With Author Narrelle M Harris”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Robert Herold, author of two award-winning supernatural horror novels in The Eidola Project series. The first is cleverly titled, The Eidola Project. It’s about a team of paranormal researchers in 1885 who become ensnared in a deadly investigation of a haunted house. Book two has the team … Continue reading “Interview With Author Robert Herold”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My formal background is in physics and computer engineering. After thirty years at some of the country’s premier high-tech companies (and some small companies few people have ever heard of), at every level from individual technical contributor to senior VP, I was ready to do something new. By … Continue reading “Interview With Author Edward M. Lerner”

# Who are you and what do you write? I’m Terry Shepherd, a former corporate guy who turned to writing fiction full time last year. I write about awesome female detectives and also write for kids in a wide array of genres, from mysteries to protecting yourselves during a Pandemic. Chasing Vega is my debut … Continue reading “Interview With Author Terry Shepherd”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! My name is Nathan Wilson and I’ve enjoyed writing about fantasy, mystery, and horror for as long as I can remember. Writing is my way of exploring new worlds and breathing life into characters that I would love to meet. I’ve written six novels, four of which … Continue reading “Interview With Author Nathan Wilson”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s) Born in 1946, my name is Vivienne Diane Neal. I am a writer, blogger, and author of seven books and three very short stories. I am a storyteller with a wicked sense of humor, have been writing articles for over 35 years, and started penning fictional short stories … Continue reading “Interview With Author Vivienne Diane Neal”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Amber Jakeman and I love to write “#uplit.” In an age when non-stop tragic news depletes our reserves of optimism, I crave the uplifting escapism of feel-good fiction. There’s real power in a “happy for now” ending. In my early career as a “hard news” journalist, I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Amber Jakeman”

# Please introduce yourself and your books. I come from Northumberland in the northeast of England, though have lived in Scotland for the last 17 years. I mainly write murder mystery books, along with a few children’s adventures and the odd horror novel. # What inspires your creativity? I like to create a puzzle for … Continue reading “Interview With Author Colin Garrow”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is T. A. Bruno, and I am the author of the science fiction fantasy trilogy, the Song of Kamaria. I work in the film industry as a previz artist, have two boys and an amazing wife, and love reading and writing. # What inspires/inspired your creativity? … Continue reading “Interview With Author T. A. Bruno”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Kate Hershberger. I am an indie author who writes a little bit of everything, but mostly focus on lesbian fiction. I have self published a murder mystery as well as a trilogy of urban fantasy books. I’ve also just recently finished my first draft of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kate Hershberger”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, hello! Thanks for having me. I’m Rachel Fordham, busy wife and mom (foster and biological kids), road tripper, Pacific Northwest girl and lover of all things bookish. I started writing a few years ago in a busy season of life when I found myself in need of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rachel Fordham”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Vicki Fitzgerald, a UK crime thriller author. I’ve published two thrillers Kill List and Briguella, plus a memoir, Still Standing. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? My memoir conveys my life journey to date and all the obstacles I’ve overcome from divorce, betrayal, suicide … Continue reading “Interview With Author Vicki Fitzgerald”

# Please introduce yourself and your books.  My name is Rebecca Rossi and I am an author/blogger from Melbourne, Australia. I have written two books (with a third in the works) that are part of a trilogy.  I’ve written a YA fantasy series that follows a bunch of teenagers that form an astrological group in … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rebecca Rossi”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Born in California, I retired early from university teaching to focus on writing and travel. I now live half the year in Mexico, and the other half I travel–doing a lot of housesitting and pet care along the way.  I’m an eclectic writer, having published novels, poetry collections, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Kate Evans”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My real name is John McGee, a 65 year old Scottish-born author living near Glasgow, Scotland. I’m a retired railway accountant and one of my bucket-list goals was to write and publish a novel. I achieved this in 2016 when I self-published 2084 The End of Days under … Continue reading “Interview With Author John McGee”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, I’m Lidia Longorio. I’m twenty one years old and I’ve published two books so far. “Hey Humanity” is my debut book. It’s a poetry book with my musings as I consider myself an observer of humanity . “Death’s Rattle” is a dark comedy novel about death personified. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lidia Longorio”

# Please introduce yourself and your books! I’m Emerald Dodge, author of superhero urban fantasy. My Battlecry series is about a superheroine who was raised in a cult, and how she escapes from the cult and ultimately destroys it. I’m a Navy spouse and mother of two young boys. We currently live in San Diego, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Emerald Dodge”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m Anna Koski. I’m just shy of thirty, have been writing for 19 years. Its such a part of me its a necessity like breathing at this point because I’ve spent more of my life writing than I haven’t. I have quite a few books but only … Continue reading “Interview With Author Anna Koski”

# Please introduce yourself and your books! Hello! My name is Damian Serbu, and I write gay horror/speculative fiction. I currently have two series in print, The Realm of the Vampire Council and the Simon the Elf series. My vampire series follows a set of vampires beginning during the French Revolution until today, with a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Damian Serbu”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Katherine Forrister, and I live in Kansas, U.S.A. I enjoy reading, playing video games, baking, traveling, and hanging out with my family. I have a loving partner, two great kids, and a little hound dog named Special Agent Cooper. I am a speculative fiction author … Continue reading “Interview With Author Katherine Forrister”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi – I’m D.A. Holdsworth and I have not always wanted to be a writer. There – that’s my confession out the way! In fact, for most of my adult life I was insistent that writing was precisely what I did not want to do. With hindsight, perhaps … Continue reading “Interview With Author D.A. Holdsworth”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I have been a writer since I was five, when my love of writing began. And I wrote all the time. I published my own stories into folders or filled journals with stories and shared them with friends. I entered contests and went to writing conferences. This is … Continue reading “Interview With Author A.Y. Berthiaume”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I write under my real name, Melissa Bowersock, because I don’t have to worry about being confused with anyone else. I’m pretty prolific—have 48 titles in release now—and eclectic in that I write across many genres: paranormal, action/adventure, time-travel, ghost stories, fantasy, romance, biography, satire and spiritual. Basically … Continue reading “Interview With Author Melissa Bowersock”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Megan Cutler. I fell in love with the written word early in life. (I used to sneak books with me to the playground during my school days.) So writing stories of my own seemed like the next logical step. I write primarily Science-Fiction and Fantasy stories. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Megan Cutler”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Sue Moorcroft and I live in Northamptonshire, England. I write two books a year for Avon HarperCollins – one summer and one winter. I’m a Sunday Times bestseller and have been to #1 in the UK Kindle charts and top 100 US Kindle chart. I’ve won the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sue Moorcroft”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m MK, a writer of books, short stories, and poetry. My books are for the most part adventures in the ordinary, making everyday life that much more fun because, well, if you can’t find the joy in the small things then what is the point to anything? … Continue reading “Interview With Author MK Lee”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi – I’m Adele Buck. I’m an author of romance and general fiction, with two published books and more on the way. My current romance series is Center Stage, which is set in/around the American theater scene. Book one, Acting Up, features a director and his best friend … Continue reading “Interview With Author Adele Buck”

Hi there. My name is Kristin Butcher and I am in love with story. I always have been. I was a voracious reader as a child, and writing naturally grew out of that passion. I began by dreaming up new adventures for the characters in books I deemed had ended too soon. I didn’t write … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kristin Butcher”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Shannon Jump, an avid reader and indie author based out of small-town Minnesota. I’m a mom to two teenagers (one girl, one boy) and married to a wonderful man. I’ve been writing ever since I can remember, but only recently set out to publish at the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Shannon Jump”

As a writer I’ve had the great good luck of having an unusual variety of careers. I’ve been the assistant curator of a museum, worked for a radio telescope observatory and for several years I was the lead reviewer and feature writer for The Saratogian newspaper, covering the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and its resident … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lawrence Dudley”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  Hi! I’m Heather Frese, and I live in North Carolina where I write, edit, and spend a lot of time wrangling three small kids. The Baddest Girl on the Planet is my debut novel; it won the Lee Smith Novel Prize and released in March 2021. Baddest Girl … Continue reading “Interview With Author Heather Frese”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! My name is Rosalie Gilbert and I’m the author of The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women, a non-fiction history book which answers all the questions you didn’t know you had about medieval women and their intimate lives. # What is the real-life story behind your book? … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rosalie Gilbert”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Born in Dublin, Ireland I now live and write in rural Ireland. Although my name is Grace Tierney I’m better known now as Wordfoolery, the name of my blog about unusual English words which has been entertaining readers since 2009. My passion for the history of words has … Continue reading “Interview With Author Grace Tierney”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Loren Greene (pronounced lo-REN), and I’m originally from St John’s, Newfoundland, on the east coast of Canada. I’ve been writing creatively since I was very young, but only began publishing last year. I blogged and did travel writing as a hobby before I launched my … Continue reading “Interview With Author Loren Greene”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Amanda Cabot, and I’m honored to be interviewed by NFReads. I’m the bestselling author of more than forty books, a variety of novellas, and what I describe as “enough technical articles to cure insomnia in a medium-sized city.” Although I’ve written fiction as well as non-fiction … Continue reading “Interview With Author Amanda Cabot”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Michael Stephen Daigle, an author from New Jersey. I’ve lived in the Northeast U.S. all my life, and use the places I have lived as the settings for my books and other works. My Frank Nagler Mystery series is set in a fictional town called Ironton, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michael Stephen Daigle”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! My name is Shannie Alvarez. I am a cardiac nurse and part-time writer. I like writing about spirituality as I believe our true purpose is to identify with our true selves, which is spiritual. I have a philosophical perspective on what the purpose of life is. I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Shannie Alvarez”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Jennilynn Wyer and I am a romance author of Young Adult, New Adult, College, and Contemporary romantic fiction. I am a two-time Contemporary Romance Writers 2021 Stiletto finalist, author of the Fallen Brook Series and the Fallen Brook High School YA Series, and I am … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jennilynn Wyer”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Lynne Cantwell. I’ve written about two dozen fantasy novels, including thirteen books in the Pipe Woman Chronicles universe. I’m also on the staff at Indies Unlimited, a website that has tons of great advice for independent authors. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lynne Cantwell”

# The pandemic has touched all of us. What kind of an impact, if any, has it had on your writing? Because I’m in my writing studio a lot anyway, the largest impact the pandemic has had on me is the use of Zoom, Skype, and FaceTime. What had previously been in-person meetings and conferences … Continue reading “Interview With Author Laurie Buchanan”

# Please introduce yourself and your books! Hi there, I’m Anna Katmore, fantasy lover and romance sucker from Austria with a huge heart for Disney, dragons and chocolate. Writing books is my chance to escape from this world and find adventures that others can only dream of—or read about. 😉 I’ve written several bestselling young … Continue reading “Interview With Author Anna Katmore”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Vivian Mae and I’m a Latina indie author who writes contemporary steamy romance. Burning Little Secrets is my debut novel that published on April 7th, 2021 and it was an amazing day! Burning Little Secrets is a secret romance filled with devious secrets, angsty lure … Continue reading “Interview With Author Vivian Mae”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Jim Bowering and I began writing novels for keeps after I retired.During my working life I have been an aerological observer, an air traffic controller and a vessel traffic regulator, along with other minor occupations. I have always had a way with words so I always thought … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jim Bowering”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My full name is Vernon Turner, but Vern Turner is much more alliterative. I am a retired engineer (industrial) and science educator (College; secondary public schools) living in Denver, CO. I am married to a retired attorney named Elaine. My achievements include having climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, breaking 80 … Continue reading “Interview With Author Vern Turner”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Ian Green, a writer from northern Scotland currently based in Algiers. My first novel THE GAUNTLET AND THE FIST BENEATH is coming out summer 2021. It is an epic fantasy that follows a mother’s desperate chase for her abducted child in a world of brutal juntas, eldritch … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Ian Green”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! Gary Martine (https://garymartine.yolasite.com/garymartine.php) here, author of the decidedly “naughty” KINGSLEY & I series, originally published from 2008 through 2010 by ManLoveRomance (MLR) Press. Gary Martine is my man-love-romance pen name, my sometimes equally naughty thriller pen name being Raymond Gaynor and my “real” author name being Daniel … Continue reading “Interview With Author Gary Martine”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! My name is Alaina Hickson and I am a fifteen-year-old blogger, journalist, and author. In December of 2020, I published my first novel The Suds in Her Hair, and it was such a fun experience! The Suds in Her Hair follows the life of 16-year-old Charlie Delavan … Continue reading “Interview With Author Alaina Hickson”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am a slightly frazzled mother of four, who always has been in love with books. As an opinionated, injustice-obsessed young woman in the 80s and 90s, I was constantly told that I should be a lawyer — so I went to law school. My dream was to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Charlotte Bismuth”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Rory Michaelson, I’m the author of the LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS series, which is a new adult contemporary urban fantasy full of queer characters, monsters, and silly jokes. Overall themes are found family, self-actualisation, and love, within a story full of adventure, horror, and lots of teeth. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rory Michaelson”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Nellie H. Steele, author of several different mystery series. I’m a college professor by day (in Statistics and Data Science!) and an author always! I write the Cate Kensie Mysteries, a cozy mystery series set in the Scottish Highlands following the adventures of history professor turned … Continue reading “Interview With Author Nellie H. Steele”

# Please introduce yourself and your book? My name is Lauren Fernandez. I am the author of “Talk Back Barbie: The Secret Service Edition.” I graduated from Virginia Tech with my degree in Political Science: Legal Studies. Right after college I went to work for the Secret Service in Washington, D.C. I trained at the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lauren Lusby Fernandez”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Brian Clegg, a science writer with a sideline in murder mysteries, who lives in Wiltshire, England. I’ve been writing full time for around 20 years and have written a wide range of popular science and math books on subjects ranging from infinity to quantum entanglement and from … Continue reading “Interview With Author Brian Clegg”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m the award-winning author of two short story collections: Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories and Peripheral Visions and Other Stories—both published by Unsolicited Press, and three non-fiction books: the inspirational/motivational book, The Gifts of Change (Atria/Beyond Words) and two books for writers: Rut-Busting Book for Writers … Continue reading “Interview With Author Nancy Christie”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Here is my standard 3rd person bio to kick things off: Eric J. Guignard is a writer and editor of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press Dark Moon Books. He’s twice won the Bram Stoker … Continue reading “Interview With Author Eric J. Guignard”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Torri. I’m a steamy paranormal romance/fantasy author. When I’m not in author mode, I’m a mom via adoption and fostering, a painter, a wrangler of cats, and a little bit of a hippie. My first series was a novella series called Darkling, featuring a hot werewolf, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Torri Heat”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I write a series of historical murder mysteries set in the Federalist Period (roughly 1790’s to early 1800s). I am up to about 1802 now. My protagonists are a traveling weaver, Will Rees, and his wife Lydia, a former Shaker. The first book in the series is A … Continue reading “Interview With Author Eleanor Kuhns”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Londoner Marc Nash, I’ve been writing fiction for 20 years now (and stage plays for the 10 years previous to that). I have had 5 novels published and 5 collections of flash fiction. My sixth novel “Stories We Tell Our Children” is published July 2021. My work … Continue reading “Interview With Author Marc Nash”

# Please introduce yourself and your book! My name is Amy McCaw and I’m the debut novelist of Mina and the Undead, a Gothic YA murder mystery. Mina is staying with her sister in New Orleans for Fang Fest 1995. She’s thrilled to land a job in a horror movie mansion, reconnecting with her sister … Continue reading “Interview With Author Amy McCaw”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  Hi, I’m Patsy Collins from the south coast of England. As well as being a keen reader and writer of fiction I’m an enthusiastic gardener, photographer and baker of cakes. My other interests include history and travelling with my husband in our campervan. He’s a brilliant photographer and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Patsy Collins”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  Hi, I’m Sass Green. My newest book is Rich & Sexy, a fun collection of “spicy” short stories with a paranormal twist. Readers enjoy the free weekly “Sass Green Creative” featuring fun flash stories and free eBooks from fellow writers. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sass Green”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Originally I come from a screenwriter and independent filmmaking background with over twenty years of experience in the arts and entertainment industry. My directorial debut was entitled 17 & Under, and won my first awards, garnered successful distribution, and landed me squarely on the filmmaking map. Since then, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Greg Morgan”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi there. I’m Kate Larkindale and I’m the author of YA novels, Stumped, An Unstill Life, The Sidewalk’s Regrets and Chasing the Taillights. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? What a great question! There are actually pretty interesting stories behind all my books. I find … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kate Larkindale”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Janice Tremayne and the author of several books in the supernatural thriller and horror genres. I reside in Melbourne, Australia, and I have been writing full-time for two years. Before then, I wrote part-time while maintaining a busy job and family—it didn’t leave much room for … Continue reading “Interview With Author Janice Tremayne”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Oh hey. My name is Robert P. Ottone and I’m an author and teacher from New York. I started writing as a kiddo, drawing and writing my own comic books, mostly original stuff, but I did a run of Batman & Robin that was particularly choice. I drew … Continue reading “Interview With Author Robert P. Ottone”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello from beautiful Washington State! My name is Peter Hunt, and I’ve written and published four first-person, full-length books. Listed chronologically by release date, they are Angles of Attack, an A-6 Intruder Pilot’s War (Ballantine Books, 2002 with a second release by CreateSpace, 2011); Setting the Hook, a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Peter Hunt”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! International man of mystery and dreams 😉 I am the author of North Korea Deception and Hyde Park Deception, Books 1 & 2 in The Deception Series. I am also a film and television actor (Creed, The Equalizer). # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? North … Continue reading “Interview With Author Richard Lyntton”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Stjepan K. Kračun, and I was born in 1982 in Zagreb, Croatia.  I’m a chemist by training and a scientist by profession, with a PhD in Health Sciences; I work as a research and development scientist.  Since 2009, I’ve been living and working in Copenhagen, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Stjepan K. Kračun”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Imogen Keeper. I have nine Romance novels published, and recently won Writers’ Digests’ 2020 Best Indie Romance for my Talk Dirty to Me and was a finalist in RWA’s Carolyn Award for Fight Dirty with Me. I have three more books coming out this summer and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Imogen Keeper”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello! I’m TammyJo Eckhart or T.J. Eckhart depending on the type of book. I’ve been a professionally published author since 1995. I write in a wide range of genres including fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, contemporary fiction, horror, YA, and erotica. You can learn about me at my … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. TammyJo Eckhart”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Jamie and I write in the fantasy genre. My first series, published 2017-19, is called The Weapon Takers Saga. It is a secondary world, medieval-inspired epic fantasy series, along the lines of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. My second series, Me Three, was … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jamie Edmundson”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Melinda B Hipple, author of science fiction, non-fiction, poetry and mystery. Born and raised in the Midwest USA, I’ve traveled extensively in the States and abroad. Besides my writing, I’m an artist and illustrator. I was winner of the 2014 Moorman Prize for Prose, and the town … Continue reading “Interview With Author Melinda B Hipple”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Elizabeth Suggs. I’m an indie publisher, editor, and writer. I own Editing Mee, where I help bring authors to market through editing and marketing, and co-own Collective Tales Publishing, where we publish anthologies with new and known authors. My bestselling book is one where I helped edit … Continue reading “Interview With Author Elizabeth Suggs”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Alexandra Ivy is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over 90 romantic suspense and paranormal romances. She has also written Regency historicals under the name Deborah Raleigh. A five-time RT Book Award Finalist, Ivy has received much acclaim for her Guardians … Continue reading “Interview With Author Alexandra Ivy”

* I am Jade, a poet, painter, and yoga teacher from Brooklyn, NY, living in Massachusetts. I graduated magna cum laude from CUNY Brooklyn College with a degree in English Literature. I published my first book of poetry, Moonflower in 2018; it’s about finding the beauty and goodness in life’s experiences, from the ordinary to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jade Nicole Beals”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi everyone! I’m P.L. Stuart! I’m a Canadian fantasy author, of Ghanaian and Barbadian descent. I was born and raised in the Toronto area. I currently reside in picturesque Chatham, with my lovely wife Debbie! Debbie is the better half of our authorpreneurial team. She handles most of … Continue reading “Interview With Author P.L. Stuart”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, my name is Skara Gray. When I’m not working my tech job at a FAANG company, I write romance and suspense novels. I’ve written a standalone romance suspense novel, Seeing Red, about a woman who moves to NY for a fresh start and lands in an interview … Continue reading “Interview With Author Skara Gray”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m a mild mannered accountant turned thriller fiction writer! I’ve been a self employed CPA for over 35 years, with a successful accounting firm in suburban Chicago. I was a talented writer in high school, and was encouraged to pursue my passion for writing. However, my family didn’t … Continue reading “Interview With Author Edward Izzi”

# Introduce yourself and your book(s) My name is Harris Kligman. I was born and educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania fondly known as the “City of Brotherly Love.” I left Philadelphia in my early twenties and for the next thirty-five plus years I interacted with various military governments and business entities who dominated the spheres of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Harris Kligman”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Tim Slee and writing fiction is my fifth career. I’ve been a journalist, social worker, spy (yes, really) and international globe trotting marketing executive. I write both contemporary fiction under the pen name Tim Slee and future fiction under the pen name FX Holden. # … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tim Slee”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Samantha Diegutis and I’m a multi-genre indie-author. Because, why not? I write nonfiction as Samantha Dee, horror fiction as Samantha Diegutis, urban fantasy as S. Marie Diegutis. I’m also toying with a children’s book which will be released under Sammy Dee. My first nonfiction was … Continue reading “Interview With Author Samantha Diegutis”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I am TS (Tanya) Simons. After living in several countries, I now live in the alpine region of Australia where I am blessed with views of snow-capped mountains in winter and easy access to ski resorts. I am the author of the Antipodes series, a dystopian fiction … Continue reading “Interview With Author T.S. Simons”

# Please introduce yourself and your books. I’m Varsha Seshan, a children’s book writer from Pune, India. Though I have written stories and articles for adults too, my focus is children’s literature. I have twice been shortlisted for the Scholastic Asian Book Award – once for my collection of short stories Dragonflies, Jigsaws and Seashells … Continue reading “Interview With Author Varsha Seshan”

Hi! I’m Moe Lane, and I write and self-publish in the fantasy and horror genres. I’d write more science fiction, except that it makes my wife wince when I try to do too much science at once. I also keep my hand in with various tabletop roleplaying game projects, but that’s not yet really at … Continue reading “Author Feature: Moe Lane”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m Daniel Stride, a speculative fiction writer from Dunedin, New Zealand. I am the author of one novel (steampunk-flavoured dark fantasy, Wise Phuul, published in November 2016 by small UK press Inspired Quill), and a fair number of short stories, published in various online e-zines. I am … Continue reading “Interview With Author Daniel Stride”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  Hi, my name is Joy Jenkins and I am the author of A Secret Service.  # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? That is a great question and I wish I had a good answer. Across the board, my stories come from a single idea and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Joy Jenkins”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Ira Rat, I work and live in Ames, IA. My books are Pacifier, a collection of quiet horror stories. Participation Trophy which I describe as The Gate meets Heathers. i’m sorry mom which is a collection of my artwork. I’m currently working on a book … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ira Rat”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Catherine and I wrote THE SOUGHT SIX: THE STERLING CONE. # Where are you from? Ontario, Canada. # What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Well, that started when I was 10. I was sitting in math class, daydreaming, and all of a sudden … Continue reading “Interview With Author Catherine Klug”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! As a self-improvement author, I am dedicated to personal finance, career building, and goal setting. My books are written for those who want to take control and achieve the personal and professional dreams that matter most in their life. My fourth book, Build Wealth With Common Stocks, was … Continue reading “Interview With Author David J. Waldron”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Meg Welch Dendler, and I live in Northwest Arkansas with my family and four cats (currently). I retired after two decades in teaching, mostly reading and language arts, and now work full time as a writer and an editor/proofreader for other authors. I currently have … Continue reading “Interview With Author Meg Welch Dendler”

# Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m a mystery and suspense writer. I’ve written three books on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. I’ve written a children’s book. The Cat That Changed America, aimed at young readers from 5 to 10 years old, which is published on October 22nd; and also a Young Adult novel … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tony Lee Moral”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Phillip Jordan. I’m a crime and thriller author from Belfast, Northern Ireland. CODE of SILENCE is my first full-length novel and is due for release WINTER 2020. It is the first in what I term the Origins Series. It is a contemporary crime thriller following PSNI Detective Inspector … Continue reading “Interview With Author Phillip Jordan”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Holly (Frances) Gerlach and I’m the author of Happily Ever After: My Journey with Guillain-Barre Syndrome and How I Got My Life Back. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Happily Ever After is my story of surviving a devastating disease that put me in … Continue reading “Interview With Author Holly Gerlach”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Isaac Marion, author of the Warm Bodies series, which is a four-book story about a walking corpse rediscovering life, literally and figuratively, and his fight to revive the ruined world. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? R’s struggle to reconnect with humanity and remember what it … Continue reading “Interview With Author Isaac Marion”

Please introduce yourself and your book My name is Eric Stemle, an untired English teacher who graded his last essay three years ago. After forty years in our respective classrooms, my wife Teresa and I decided it was time for the next chapter in our lives, but we didn’t want to retire. I mean, seriously, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Eric Stemle”

Please introduce yourself and your books I write sweet romance as Lynette Ferreira, and recently I launched two pen names, as well. Stephen Simpson who writes horror, and Rosaline Saul who writes dark/urban fantasy. I self-published my debut book, Recycled Souls in 2009. Imagine my absolute joy when after I published Recycled Souls, it shot … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lynette Ferreira”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi. My name is Michelle Barker. I’m an author living in Vancouver, BC, and I have been writing ever since I could hold a pen. I have published short fiction, non-fiction, poetry, a picture book, and several novels. I have an MFA in creative writing from UBC, and I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michelle Barker”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi. My name is John Briggs. I’m a Philadelphia native living in upstate New York. I’m mostly known for humorous children’s books, particularly the picture book Leaping Lemmings! and middle-grade non-fiction about people I find fascinating. I also recently published an adult novel. It’s a political satire because I … Continue reading “Interview With Author John Briggs”

Co-author of: The Miracle Chase: Three Women, Three Miracles and a Ten Year Journey of Discovery and Friendship Please introduce yourself and your book(s) After a 30-year career in health care management, my two friends and I met to discuss a potential new business venture. I thought between a banker, a clinical psychotherapist and myself, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Joan Luise Hill”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Catharine Riggs. Before my dive into thrillers, I worked as a banker, adjunct college instructor and nonprofit executive. In 2018, Thomas & Mercer published my debut novel, What She Gave Away, which tells the story of a young woman whose desire for revenge goes horribly wrong. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Catharine Riggs”

Please introduce yourself and your books! I’ve always loved writing, but my current career is hardly the one I had planned on. In college I fell in love with serious literature, and hoped to make my way into the academic world. That’s why I was completing a PhD program when B-movie maven Roger Corman called … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Beverly Gray”

Bio: Angela Darling is a novelist who lives in the Seattle area. Dubbed “The Queen of the Macabre,” her novels are richly infused with history, romance and dark gothic horror. Her biggest writing influences include Edgar Allan Poe, V.C. Andrews and Shirley Jackson. She has been writing for over 30 years, completing her first full-length … Continue reading “Interview With Author Angela Darling”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Jason Freeman. I’m originally from South Dakota, and if these words sounded like my actual voice, you would discern that what you’re hearing is not a midwestern accent but a pronounced speech impediment. In addition to being a yoga-class-lover, a casual-but-consistent-meditator, a San-Diego-California-Liver, I am a professional … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jason Freeman”

My name is Jonathan Pinnock. I’m British and I live in a small village in Somerset, which is probably the best place on the planet. Amongst other things, I’m the author of a series of Mathematical Mysteries, which are published by the excellent Farrago Books. There are two of these published so far: THE TRUTH … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jonathan Pinnock”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Pauline Nguyen. I am an Award Winning Author, International Speaker and Spiritual Entrepreneur. I won Debut Writer of the Year for my first book Secrets of the Red Lantern (Murdoch Books 2007) and my most recent book The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur won Best Entrepreneurship … Continue reading “Interview With Author Pauline Nguyen”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Matthew Harffy and I am the author of the Bernicia Chronicles, set in seventh century Britain and recently Wolf of Wessex, set at the start of the Viking Age in the ninth century. What are the real-life stories behind your books? So far all of my … Continue reading “Interview With Author Matthew Harffy”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Yvonne Heath. I am a nurse turned author, speaker and changemaker. My wonderful book (if I do say so myself), Love Your Life to Death, How to Plan and Prepare for End of Life, so You Can Live Fully Now, was launched in September, 2015, with … Continue reading “Interview With Author Yvonne Heath”

BIO: Richard Thomas is the award-winning author of three novels, three short story collections, 150+ stories in print, and the editor of four anthologies. Visit www.whatdoesnotkillme.com for more information. Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Richard Thomas, and I’ve been writing about 11 years—mostly speculative fiction: fantasy, science fiction, and horror but … Continue reading “Interview With Author Richard Thomas”

Please introduce yourself and your books! Hi, everyone! I’m Tara Jade Brown and I write romance novels in a wide range of settings, from fantasy and historical to sci-fi, contemporary and post-ap: whichever I need to make a specific story happen. Although love stories are the spines of my plots, each of them holds a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tara Jade Brown”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! My name’s Stephanie Rose and I was born in May 1987 in Heilbronn (Germany). I grew up in Gundelsheim/Neckar (also a town in Germany), where I spent most of my life – or at least my childhood and youth – until I finally met my husband. How did … Continue reading “Interview With Author Stephanie Rose”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Desiree-Anne Martin, born in apartheid South Africa in the 70’s, in Cape Town. I am what the then-government classed as ‘Coloured’ so became aware at a young age of issues such as social injustice, otherness, discrimination and separateness. I am currently a practising counsellor, published author … Continue reading “Interview With Author Desiree-Anne Martin”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Tim Moss and I am a British adventurer*. I have written two books: How to Get to the North Pole and Other Iconic Adventures, a practical guide to seven epic expeditions such as rowing an ocean, crossing a desert and climbing an unclimbed mountain. Each chapter … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tim Moss”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Atara Twersky, author of the Curlee Girlee children’s book series. Curlee Girlee debuted in November of 2016, and the second book in the series, Curlee Girlee’s Got Talent premiers in November 2019. I was named a TODAY SHOW Style Hero in connection with my Curlee Girlee book … Continue reading “Interview With Author Atara Twersky”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m Caitlin Rother, a New York Times bestselling author or co-author of 13 books, including my latest release, DEAD RECKONING. Most of my books are narrative nonfiction about true crime and murder cases, but I also have written memoirs and one mystery novel. I live in an 83-year-old … Continue reading “Interview With Author Caitlin Rother”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! We’re Dave & Liz Lillie, the owners of Vivid Publishing and our own series, ‘Dreamkeepers.’ An action-fantasy cartoon, it’s an ongoing graphic novel series that has branched out to include a prequel webcomic, spinoff novel, tabletop game, and full orchestral music score. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your … Continue reading “Interview With Authors David & Liz Lillie”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m K.A. Cummins, a speculative fiction writer for children and teens with a passion for scientific discovery, adventure, and the wonders of math. I believe the best stories inspire us, challenge us, and tickle our imaginations with something a bit zany. My first middle-grade book, “Snow Globe Travelers: … Continue reading “Interview With Author K.A. Cummins”

Please introduce yourself and your book. Deborah Cole is a writer, photographer and speaker based in Austin, Texas. Along with graduate degrees from Texas A&M University and Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, she has over 35 years of success as a business owner, organizational leader and inspirational speaker. Deborah combines the wisdom of decades of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Deborah Cole”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Chris Zantow and I’m the author of Building the Brewers: Bud Selig and the Return of Major League Baseball to Milwaukee, published by McFarland Books. The book takes readers on a journey through Milwaukee baseball history and takes a dramatic turn when the Braves depart for … Continue reading “Interview With Author Chris Zantow”

Please introduce yourself and your books! My name is Dori Marx, and I am the creator and author of the Wonder World Kids chapter book series. I have published three books so far: The Mystery of the Dancing Horses, The Case of the Lost Llamas, and the Riddle of the Wild Dogs. Currently, I am … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dori Marx”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi. I’m Rachel Swirsky. I’ve been writing professionally since about 2006. The bulk of my work is science fiction and fantasy short stories. I write about feminism and queer people and the future and how we layer our consciousness onto our perception of the world. And robots and apocalypses … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rachel Swirsky”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Linda Case and I am a dog trainer, canine nutritionist and science writer who specializes in topics about dog training, behavior and nutrition. My academic training is in animal sciences, specifically in canine/feline nutrition and companion animal behavior and training. I have a B.S. in Animal … Continue reading “Interview With Author Linda Case”

1) Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I like to write about finding wonder and hope in the hard places of life. I also like to live that same theme. As such, I am the founder and executive director of Wonder Wood Ranch, a California charitable organization that brings hope through horses to at-risk, foster, gang-impacted, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Marlo Schalesky”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Born in 1964 and a serial entrepreneur, I dress facts up as fiction. I write adventure stories, historical dramas, and contemporary thrillers. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? I find interesting, lesser-known, but important historical, anthropological, or other scientific facts and weave them into compelling stories. What … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michael Smorenburg”

Please introduce yourself and your books. My published works include six novels, a short story collection, and a stage play. PINS, about a high school wrestler in ‘90s suburban New Jersey, also tells a Catholic saint’s story. Monkey Suits blends the colliding stories of five cater-waiters in late 1980s Manhattan. Cyclizen, told by a former … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jim Provenzano”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Ronel Janse van Vuuren, award-winning dark fantasy author of Young Adult fiction. My debut book “Once… Tales, Myths and Legends of Faerie” won a writing competition in its Afrikaans incarnation (“Eens… Verhale, Mites en Legendes van Feërie”) in November 2017. Both language editions are available in paperback, ebook … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ronel Janse van Vuuren”

Please introduce yourself and your book! Hello, my name is Tom Kubiak and my novel is “The Traveler”, a historical fiction book, set in the winter of 1989/1990 in Switzerland and in Canada. A young banker is tasked with a business trip from Geneva to Montreal, which seems routine. With time he finds himself entangled … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tom Kubiak”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, my name is Matilda Martel. It’s a pen name. I write steamy contemporary romance. Although, I sometimes write historical and sci-fi steamy romance, too. What is steamy romance? It’s what is referred to as open-door romance. It abides by all the rules of the genre. Happy endings are … Continue reading “Interview With Author Matilda Martel”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Lisa Zarcone author of The Unspoken Truth: A Memoir I am also the Massachusetts National Ambassador and Regional Director for the New England Area for Naasca (National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse). I use my personal story and title as a platform to speak … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lisa Zarcone”

About me and my books Hello, I’m Roger Crowley, a British historian and writer. My aim is to produce well-researched books for general readers – narrative history in which the stories of the past can live. My particular interest is in the Mediterranean world, as well as maritime history and relations between Islam and Christianity … Continue reading “Interview With Author Roger Crowley”

Introducing myself… Vicki Solá here, longtime host, producer, and originator of weekly radio program Que Viva La Música, heard on 89.1 WFDU-FM and online at wfdu.fm, providing the New York metro community and beyond with salsa and Afro-Cuban jazz. I’ve served as an advisor to the Smithsonian Institution for their traveling exhibition, Latin Jazz: La … Continue reading “Interview With Author Vicki Solá”

Intro I am a children’s author. I’m based in the UK but I’m published internationally. I write non-fiction and some fiction for children aged up to 12. My backlist includes picture books and board books for the under-5s and many highly-commended non-fiction books for ages 4+. I’m the author of Home, Sweet Home (Kane Miller) … Continue reading “Interview With Author Moira Butterfield”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello. My name is Hilary Jacobs Hendel. I am an emotion educator and trauma psychotherapist from New York City. About a decade ago I discovered a body of science that explains emotions, anxiety, depression, and how to feel our best and most authentic selves. This information changed my personal … Continue reading “Interview With Author Hilary Jacobs Hendel”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Deborah O’Toole, and I’m the author of more than seventy books in multiple genres. My fiction novels include Celtic Remnants, Mind Sweeper, The Crypt Artist and Glinhaven, along with a book of poetry known as Torn Bits & Pieces, and the juvenile fiction series Short Tales … Continue reading “Interview With Author Deborah O’Toole”

Introducing myself: I am a historian by profession and have taught at the University of Toronto and Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo. I published more than a dozen books on social history, then moved on to fiction and am now the author of five novels. I was born in Vienna and came to Canada to study, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Erika Rummel”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! V.S. McGrath is the author of the completed four-book fantasy Western/Weird West series The Devil’s Revolver, which follows the story of a young woman on a desperado quest to save her sister with the help of a cursed gun that takes a year off her life for every person … Continue reading “Interview With Author V.S. McGrath”

What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? I was born in Melbourne, Australia, and now live in Torquay on the Surf Coast, which back in the days of the colonizers was known as the Shipwreck Coast. I was a dancer for most of my working life. Ten years ago, I began writing. After having … Continue reading “Interview With Author J.J. Sorel”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s) ! I am Pippa Kay, and I live in Sydney Australia. I have three books published. The first two were self published: Doubt & Conviction: The Kalajzich Inquiry was a non-fiction investigation into a controversial murder in Manly in 1986; Back Stories is a small collection of my award … Continue reading “Interview With Author Pippa Kay”

Hello, I’m Brenda Bott and I’m the author of Cocoon Chronicles, A love story. This book is truly special because it touches a wide variety of people, emotions and situations. The attached cover design illustrates and summarizes the “gist” of the book. The intention is for this book to motivate, empower, influence and inspire the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Brenda Bott”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  My name is Jennifer Charlinski and I’m an Author, Certified Reiki Master, and Ontario Certified English Second Language Instructor. I have an interest in anything that emulates positive energetic vibes and supporting spiritual growth. Over the last several years I’ve been actively involved in many different forms of holistic … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jennifer Charlinski”

Introduce yourself: I write fiction based on factual as well as oral history. My debut novel, Yours in a Hurry, is about Ohioans who relocated to California in the 1910’s.  I grew up in Akron, Ohio. My academic background is in history, English, and behavioral science. I’ve published in academic and professional journals, but fiction gave me an opportunity to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Ann Kathleen Otto”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Emma Robinson and I write commercial women’s fiction. My novels are The Undercover Mother, Happily Never After, One Way Ticket to Paris and My Silent Daughter. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? My first novel was inspired by my own experiences having my first child. It … Continue reading “Interview With Author Emma Robinson”

My name is Tracy Detz, I live on a farm in Wales Michigan with my horses, dogs, cats, and husband Tommy, aka Tom Cat. I am a therapeutic riding instructor and owner of Forever Free, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to individuals with disabilities, helping them overcome obstacles through the way of the marvelous horse. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tracy Detz”

Please introduce yourself and your books My name is Simon Turney, also writing as S.J.A. Turney. I’m an author of Historical Fiction (taking historical events and characters and trying to make them Dwayne-Johnson-level cinematic and exciting) and Historical Fantasy (similar but without the restrictions of enforced accuracy.) I’m the strange combination of traditionally published through … Continue reading “Interview With Author Simon Turney”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Beatrice DeSoprontu and my novel is VICES/VIRTUES What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? VICES/VIRTUES is literary fiction that follows a young woman named Cristela Davila as she leads a dual life, working in a real estate office by day and as a dominatrix at … Continue reading “Interview With Author Beatrice DeSoprontu”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Mark Cain. I’m a writer living just west of Austin, on the edge of the Texas Hill Country. I’ve written eight novels, six of them part of a humorous fantasy series called CIRCLES IN HELL. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? The setting for … Continue reading “Interview With Author Mark Cain”

My new book Street of Storytellers, published this fall by Rootstock Publishing, is a suspense novel set in Christmas week 1984 in Peshawar, the age-old crossroads city by the Khyber Pass in Pakistan’s legendary North West Frontier Province. As the story makes more and more clear, this was a critical place, and a critical time, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Doug Wilhelm”

Hello, everyone. I’m happy you’re reading this. My first answer is pre-fabricated, but you’ll have a better understanding of who I am from the rest of the interview. Please introduce yourself and your book(s) JAMES P. BLAYLOCK is a southern California writer whose short stories, novels, and collections have been published around the world. He … Continue reading “Interview With Author James P. Blaylock”

Please introduce yourself and your books. I am an author, speaker, and history geek. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, I moved several times while growing up and now live in New Hampshire. I’ve been making up stories almost as long as I could hold a crayon. When I was young, my folks gave me a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Linda Shenton Matchett”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I AM A PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS WHERE I HAVE TAUGHT AND DONE RESEARCH FOR 45 YEARS. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? I HAVE WRITTEN 7 BOOKS AND ALL ARE CENTERED AROUND THE CONCEPT OF THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Larry D. Rosen”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! You can’t change the past—but what if you could visit it a few times? Mike is a recovering alcoholic with some demons to face. When he discovers that his six-year-old cousin David travels through time, Mike is even more surprised to find himself compelled to go along for the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michael J. Sahno”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Lev Rosen, and I write books for all ages under various versions of my name: Lev Rosen, Lev AC Rosen, L.C. Rosen. My most recent book, Jack of Hearts (and other parts) is a YA sex-ed thriller about an openly gay teen who writes a sex … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lev A.C. Rosen”

Please introduce yourself and your books! Fifteen years ago the image of a huntress, arrow notched and ready to shoot, came to me in a daydream. She was strong, serious, and saw no limits for herself. She was Kiana. I, on the other hand, was a quiet, mousy little junior student who normally took refuge … Continue reading “Interview With Author Shelley Cass”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m a writer, teacher, and a classical musician. I love Renaissance Faires and all things science fiction and fantasy. My first book, Sapience, is a collection of dark science fiction short stories. Many of the stories are set in the same world, on a colony on Jupiter’s moon Europa. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Alexis Lantgen”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Ludvig Sunstrom, author of Breaking out of Homeostasis. I’m also an online entrepreneur and creator/host of two popular podcasts.  Breaking out of Homeostasis is my philosophy for how to live intelligently, effectively and happily in modern society, despite the many evolutionary mismatches we are facing. Basically, our brains and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ludvig Sunstrom”

Please introduce yourself and your books. My name is Erin Louis, and I am a non-fiction author with 3 books, and several published articles. My first is about my life as an exotic dancer called Dirty Money: Memoirs of a Stripper. I wrote it because I didn’t like the narrative and negative stereotypes about dancers … Continue reading “Interview With Author Erin Louis”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of two historical mystery series plus several internationally bestselling historical novels. The Tuscan Child and In Farleigh Field have sold over one million copies between them and my work is translated into 24 languages to date. My Royal Spyness mysteries … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rhys Bowen”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello NFReader visitors! My name is Patrick Scalisi, author of The Key to the Universe from Owl Hollow Press. Though I’ve been writing semiprofessionally since 2008, this is my first novel (though not my first book). The Key to the Universe is a middle grade / young adult sci-fi … Continue reading “Interview With Author Patrick Scalisi”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello! My name is Julia and I write under the pen name J. L. Willow. I’m a freshman in college, currently studying mechanical engineering. Writing has been a passion of mine for many years and I plan on continuing it in addition to my coursework. Although I had been … Continue reading “Interview With Author J. L. Willow”

Please introduce yourself and your books! Hi! My name is Kourosh Dini. I am a psychoanalyst and psychiatrist in private practice in downtown Chicago. My books are: – Creating Flow with OmniFocus – Workflow Mastery – Video Game Play and Addiction: A Guide for Parents What are the real-life stories behind your books? Though I’ve … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kourosh Dini”

Introduction Hello, Hoffman Theon van Zijl here. I am an author working from South Africa and I am honoured that you would take an interest in reading about my work. I was born in 1952. My early boyhood was spent in (a still rather uncivilised at the time) Kruger National Park of South Africa. When … Continue reading “Interview With Author Hoffman Theon van Zijl”

Moment of Impact: Harness the Explosive Power of Three to Maximize Your Mind, Life, and Business By Jennifer Touma Defining a Moment of Impact Experience. I define a moment-of-impact experience as the confluence of thought, emotion, and action. The moment of impact is that exact microsecond when you respond to a challenge, an insight or … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jennifer Touma”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Scott Semegran and I’m an award-winning writer of (mostly) humorous literary fiction. I am also a published cartoonist, but I prefer writing fiction these days. Here is a list of my books: To Squeeze a Prairie Dog: An American Novel Simon Adventures Boxed Set Sammie & … Continue reading “Interview With Author Scott Semegran”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Emma Wood and I write under the pen name EJ Wood. I started writing as a form of escapism when I started up my own business in Spain – where I have been living since I was ten years old. I have two published works and … Continue reading “Interview With Author EJ Wood”

Please introduce yourself and your books Hi, I’m PJ Skinner. I write the Sam Harris Adventure Series which follows the misadventures of a female geologist in the 1980s and 1990s, as she wrestles with new cultures and old prejudices. What is the real-life story behind your books? I have worked as an exploration geologist for … Continue reading “Interview With Author PJ Skinner”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Gill Thompson. I’ve been a college teacher for nearly 40 years, but have always wanted to be a writer. A life-long ambition was realized two years ago when Headline offered me a two-book deal. I was over the moon! What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your … Continue reading “Interview With Author Gill Thompson”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Sam Baldwin, I’m from the UK, and I’m the author of For Fukui’s Sake: Two years in rural Japan, which is an account of my time spent living and working in small town, backcountry Japan. The book is an outsider’s view of rural Japan and the Japanese, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sam Baldwin”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Kavya Janani. U from Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. I used to binge write, with some ginger tea and A.R.Rahman’s songs in the background. Now, I am so busy juggling work and motherhood that I barely have time to write. So, I write on the go, to save time … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kavya Janani. U”

CL GibsonAuthor, Psychological Thrillers Find me on:Web: http://christilgibson.com/ Amazon: https://amzn.to/2R9Ing4LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cl-gibson-4369b01/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christigibson/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christi.g.gibson Twitter: https://twitter.com/christigibson Tell us some quirky facts about yourself I’m the girl with the Typewriter Tattoo who lives in the Midwest with my husband, our Akita named Jag, and an obese fifteen-year-old adopted cat named Chicago. The first novel in The … Continue reading “Interview With Author CL Gibson”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m A.J. Downey and I write real and relatable romance for the masses. I’m most known for the Sacred Hearts MC books, which chronicles the inner workings of an outlaw motorcycle club coming to terms with past decisions and who are attempting to turn a new leaf. I … Continue reading “Interview With Author A.J. Downey”

Please introduce yourself and your book! My name is Sienna Tristen, and I’m a queer, neurodivergent artist and writer trying to process the utter chaos of life through mostly book-shaped stories. I dabble in several arts, and I’ve published a book of poetry (The Insomniac’s Assistant, Penrose Press), but my pride and joy is currently … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sienna Tristen”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello! I’m Noelle Salazar and I am the author of the historical fiction novel, THE FLIGHT GIRLS. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? This book came to be thanks to my discovery of the WASP during a visit to my aunt’s house. She was researching them for the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Noelle Salazar”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am an Edgar-nominated author of 11 mystery novels and 15 True Crime books. Seven of my mystery novels are contemporary police procedurals featuring Lt. Lucinda Pierce. Three of them are historical mysteries set in World War II at a Tennessee government facility. (I attached a bibliography) I have … Continue reading “Interview With Author Diane Fanning”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Jason Stokes author of the mystery/thriller ‘Watcher’ and the upcoming ‘Ghost Story’ series releasing this month. I’m also featured in the Dark Tides: Charity Horror Anthology released this month as well. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Watcher is a novel I wrote for my wife … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jason Stokes”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Bob Mayer and I’ve had over 75 books published across an array of genres, primarily thriller and science fiction. My web site is www.bobmayer.com. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? I grew up in New York City and my newest books feature the city in the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Bob Mayer”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, I’m V. M. (Valerie) Burns. I was born and raised in the Midwestern United States in Northwest Indiana. Although, I now live in Eastern Tennessee where it’s much warmer. By day, I work as an Operations Manager for a call center, but at night, I write murder mysteries. … Continue reading “Interview With Author V. M. Burns”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Jonathan Kuiper. I present myself as a math teacher during the day and an author when school is out. Writing has been a big part of my life since I wrote a short story back in fourth grade. After dabbling with screenplays in my late teens, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jonathan Kuiper”

I’m Robin Yardi, author of the non-fiction picture book They Just Know: Animal Instincts and the absolutely- not-non-fiction middle grade novels The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez and Owl’s Outstanding Donuts . Both of my novels for children are contemporary fantasies that take kids on adventures and tangle them up in mysteries that begin in … Continue reading “Interview With Author Robin Yardi”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! My name is Kathryn White, and I am a writer from Adelaide, South Australia. I was first published at age seventeen, and, a bit over twenty years later I am still here and still writing. I am the author of several indie novels, my most popular novels are … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kathryn White”

BIO Cynthia A. Morgan is an award-winning author; columnist for the national magazine Fresh LifeStyle, and a member of the Poetry Society of America and Artists for Peace. Creator of the mythical realm of Jyndari and author of the epic fantasy Dark Fey Trilogy, Morgan’s powerful story relates how the power of hope, acceptance and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Cynthia A. Morgan”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Karen Musser Nortman and I am a retired teacher and test developer. I have always loved to write and after my retirement eight years ago, I finally had time to write a book. The first series I started on was the Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mysteries. My … Continue reading “Interview With Author Karen Musser Nortman”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Cecily Wolfe, aka Cecily K. Wolfe and Alessa Martel. I write young adult and contemporary women’s fiction as Cecily Wolfe, inspirational historical romance as Cecily K. Wolfe, and sweet contemporary romance as Alessa Martel – which is a name I share with my youngest daughter, who co-writes … Continue reading “Interview With Author Cecily Wolfe”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello! My name is Rachel Kirwin and I write New Adult Contemporary Romance. I reside in West Michigan with my husband and our three kids. My books, Take Me Away and Take Me Back, released this summer and tell the stories of a small town girl and her childhood … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rachel Kirwin”

I’m WL Emery, author of Magic for Hire, an anthology about an itinerant wizard who travels around the countryside making his living as a magician and sometime merchant, Murder One, a hardboiled detective novel involving murder, money, and red hot women, and Deemed Unsuitable, a ray gun romance short story that I wrote specifically for … Continue reading “Interview With Author WL Emery”

My debut novel, EDEN, was published in May 2017 by She Writes Press and THE NINE came out in August of this year, published by She Writes Press as well.  While EDEN is a family saga and most commonly categorized as women’s fiction or historical fiction,  THE NINE is contemporary literary fiction which has garnered … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jeanne Blasberg”

Please introduce yourself and your books! Thanks for inviting me to be interviewed. I live on the North West coast of Scotland. The scenery here is dramatic and even when you wake up to it every day, it still has the power to take your breath away. I currently have seven books published. Boyle’s Law, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lorraine Thomson”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Rowena Holloway, an Australian author of suspense and thriller novels and short stories about Fractured Families and Killer Secrets. I like to consider myself a reformed academic who discovered fiction writing was preferable to the real world. My novels have been nominated for the Ned Kelly Award … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rowena Holloway”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am a journalist and author who lives in Sonoma County, just north of San Francisco, California. I worked for years as a staff writer for newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area and now am a freelancer for newspapers and national magazines. The Creative Spark is a collection … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michael Shapiro”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Blaise van Hecke and I am a publisher and writer. I am essentially a storyteller because I either help people to tell their story or I tell my own. My latest book is a memoir of short stories from my childhood, called The Road to Tralfamadore … Continue reading “Interview With Author Blaise van Hecke”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Gary Corbin, a freelance writer, editor, and playwright in Camas, WA, a suburb of Portland, OR. I’ve published six novels and written nearly two dozen plays. My most recent novel, A Woman of Valor, is a character-driven, literary police procedural. Rookie policewoman Valorie Dawes pursues a child molester, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Gary Corbin”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Richard Weems, and I am the author of three short story collections: Anything He Wants  (winner of the Spire Fiction Prize and finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Prize), Stark Raving Blue  (a compendium of my Amazon bestselling Cheap Stories ebook series) and most recently From … Continue reading “Interview With Author Richard K. Weems”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, I’m Pamela K. Kinney, and I write horror, fantasy, science fiction and I also have written nonfiction regional ghost books. The latest novel was an urban fantasy, How the Vortex Changed My Life, my first and at the moment, my only self-published book, published on Amazon in Kindle … Continue reading “Interview With Author Pamela K. Kinney”

INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR BOOKS I’m a journalist from the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. The 19th Bladesman, the first in an epic fantasy series, was my first published book. It came out in November last year and picked up the Readers’ Favourite award for epic fantasy and the CIPA EVVY book award for fantasy/fairytale/folklore/mythology fiction, … Continue reading “Interview With Author S.J. Hartland”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Ian Felton. I worked as a software developer for decades for organizations like Mayo Clinic, NASA, Best Buy, and more. But let’s just say I wasn’t a good fit for corporate America. My first book, The Coding Samurai: The Way of the Computer Warrior, reflects that. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ian Felton”

 Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Ashley Munoz, I’m an indie author and I write contemporary romance. My debut, Glimmer was published last September. It’s a romantic suspense, centered around a single father trying to get free from his dangerous past, while simultaneously trying to protect the woman he’s just started to fall for. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ashley Munoz”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Shannon McGee and I’m the author of the YA High Fantasy books Of Gryphons and Other Monsters, and Of Dragon Warrens and Other Traps, books one and two of the “Taryn’s Journey” quartet. My books center on Taryn, a young shepherd from the Carpathian Mountains, in … Continue reading “Interview With Author Shannon McGee”

Please introduce yourself and your books: My name is Paula Howell but I write under my nickname, P.J. Howell. My current published titles include a mystery series, as well as a few short stories and a non-fiction. The Jorja Matthews mystery series is about a female private investigator. The reader tags along while Jorja works … Continue reading “Interview With Author P.J. Howell”

Who Am I? I’m Alice Lichtenstein, a literary fiction writer. I’m about to publish my third novel, “The Crime of Being” with Upper Hand Press, a small, but mighty independent publisher run by Ann Starr in Bexley, Ohio. My previous novels, “The Genius of the World” (Zoland, 2000) and “Lost” (Scribner, 2010) received numerous awards … Continue reading “Interview With Author Alice Lichtenstein”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello from Tucson, Arizona. I’m H. Alan Day, a native Arizonan, though not a native Tucsonan. I grew up on Lazy B, a 200,000-acre cattle ranch straddling the high deserts of Arizona and New Mexico. From day one, I wanted to be a cowboy and a rancher, and after … Continue reading “Interview With Author H. Alan Day”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! The most important thing to know when exploring the many universes of my imagination is that I write all over the place, and I write the kind of books that I want to read. I’m not going to write genres and sub-genres that are currently trendy or popular “just” … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michelle Levigne”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I grew up in a just-about-ghost town in Canada—my parents had bought the old school house in an auction which was where we lived as well as ran the family beekeeping business. I’ve always been a bit of a bookworm—I was jealous when my older (by 4 years) brother … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jean Oram”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Stephen Bentley, a former British police Detective Sergeant and barrister (trial attorney). These days I’m a freelance writer, author of many books, and an occasional contributor to Huffington Post UK on undercover policing, and mental health issues. Besides my UK bestselling memoir, Undercover: Operation Julie – The Inside … Continue reading “Interview With Author Stephen Bentley”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m R. E. Stearns, a full-time author (for however long that lasts) writing in Denver, Colorado. The Shieldrunner Pirates trilogy, soon to conclude with book 3, Gravity of a Distant Sun, is about two women whose best hope for making a life together is to leave Earth and join … Continue reading “Interview With Author R. E. Stearns”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi there! I’m M.C. Vaughan, a Baltimore-based author of contemporary romance riddled with humor and local flavor. So, if you want to giggle throughout your sexy stories, welcome! You’ll root for my characters as they fall for their perfect people…and simultaneously want to throttle them for being big dummies … Continue reading “Interview With Author M.C. Vaughan”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is MJ Fleming, I have three young children and live in central Massachusetts with my husband and our Siberian Husky. I recently published my first fiction/suspense/thriller, My Only Sunshine. MOS is the first book in the Sunshine Series. It is available on Amazon as an ebook, paperback … Continue reading “Interview With Author MJ Fleming”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Janelle Gray. I’m a creative with a tendency to write through a social justice/human rights lens. I tell stories via novels, short stories, short films, and plays. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? My personal experiences are what have sparked my published works. Looking at the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Janelle Gray”

I’m EG Manetti and I live on the west coast of Florida. The Twelve Systems Chronicles are epic science fiction with a strong dose of romance. Lilian’s father is convicted of heinous crimes and she is reduced to poverty and servitude. Thrown into a life for which she has had no preparation she must navigate … Continue reading “Interview With Author EG Manetti”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Anil Pandey and I am Principal RnD engineer in Keysight Technologies. I qualified for my Master of Technology in RF microwave engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in India. After my studies, I joined as a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) then … Continue reading “Interview With Author Anil Pandey”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Neal James, and I have been writing since 2006. By trade, I was an accountant for over 40 years until retiring finally in December 2018. Writing has been something of a hobby for me, but as my stories and books have gained popularity amongst a growing … Continue reading “Interview With Author Neal James”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Sharon C. Cooper and I write contemporary romance, women’s fiction and romantic suspense. I’ve been writing since 2012, and have published 27 books that include four book series and several standalones. I wasn’t always a writer. Right out of high school, I went through a sheet metal apprenticeship … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sharon C. Cooper”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Rob Biesenbach and I work with leaders who want to be more persuasive and authoritative in everything they do. I use principles from the world of performance to help them break free of Death by PowerPoint, tell their story and communicate like humans. I’m an in-demand speaker and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rob Biesenbach”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! I’m Danielle Holian. I’m a journalist, photographer, and author of Beautifully Chaotic. My debut book, Beautifully Chaotic, explores many topics like mental health and sexual assault. I flourish my creative love through words and art, continuing my passion for words through media work as a music critic of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Danielle Holian”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, my name is Michael C. Sahd. I’m married to a wonderful editor (Laura), and we have four children, three of whom are still in elementary/primary school (Erebus, Celeste, and Phoenix) and one who started college this year (Darovin). I’ve written short stories and poetry since around the time … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michael C. Sahd”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’ve written many books. My most popular books are 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People, and How to Get People to Do Stuff. I have a Ph.D. in Psychology and founded a consulting company called The Team W, Inc. We consult, teach, write, and speak on … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Susan M. Weinschenk”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi there! My name is Chelscey, but I use my pen name since spelling Chelscey can get complicated when you say it like Chelsea. I was born and raised in the greater Los Angeles area where I attended the University of Southern California (Fight On!) for both my Bachelors … Continue reading “Interview With Author C.E. Clayton”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is L.E. Thomas. I am the author of several books in the Star Runners Universe. I would describe the books as light sci-fi or space fantasy designed to be easy, quick, and fun reads. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? I have always been a … Continue reading “Interview With Author L.E. Thomas”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hey, I’m Jen Rose Yokel. I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, and though I’ve dabbled in all kinds of writing over the years, I’ve landed quite comfortably in the world of poetry and essays. I self-published my first poetry collection Ruins & Kingdoms back in … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jen Rose Yokel”

Introduction: Hello! I’m Linda Mercury, a writer and creator of really unusual fictional worlds. More than anything, I care about compassion, connection, and intimacy. Prior to becoming a writer, I used to be a librarian, historian, and professional clown (but not all at once). But then, something happened: September 11, 2001. After the attacks, I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Linda Mercury”

My name is Missouri Vaun and I write romance, sci-fi and adventure novels, published by Bold Strokes Books. Each of my novels is featured on my website: missourivaun.com What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? A lot of my novels are set in the Deep South, based on my experiences growing up there. Even … Continue reading “Interview With Author Missouri Vaun”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi all! My name is Taylor Hobbs and I’ve published two books (so far) with The Wild Rose Press. My first book is called Cloaked and it is about a criminal-in-training who yearns to crack her mentor’s guarded façade but is unprepared to confront his dark past. As Charlotte’s … Continue reading “Interview With Author Taylor Hobbs”

Please introduce yourself and your books I am a semi-retired corporate investigator for the software industry and information security consultant here in the U.K. I still regularly lecture on IP enforcement. These days, however, I spend much of my time reading, thinking, and writing about China – especially in regard to the history of the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Laurence Westwood”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, my name is Lily Roscoe. I am a children’s author and freelance writer. I have published two picture books THE NIGHT PARADE (published by Scholastic) and THE NIGHT WATCH NINJAS (published by Simon and Schuster) and have a third picture book coming out next year called THE HAMSTER … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lily Roscoe”

Please introduce yourself and your books! Hello! I’m Marie W. Watts, and I write stories about life. As a child, I dreamed of living on an island and writing. Now I’m living my dream! My island is a ranch in the country, and I write. My other passion is working on a historic house in … Continue reading “Interview With Author Marie W. Watts”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Andy Douglas. I live in Iowa City, a fabulous literary town. My books include “The Curve of the World: Into the Spiritual Heart of Yoga” and “Redemption Songs: A Year in the Life of a Community Prison Choir.” What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? … Continue reading “Interview With Author Andy Douglas”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Michelle Carey. I’m the author of eight books. Four under my name and four under a pen name. I’ve been writing since I was elementary school. At one point in time I wanted to be a screenwriter. I have a MFA in Creative Writing with a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Michelle Carey”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am the only author to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (nineteen times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries), having written 23 novels, seven sets of short stories, five plays, one gospel and three prison diaries. And I’ve also had several #1 on … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jeffrey Archer”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s). Hello, I’m Amy Briant – thanks for having me here at NFReads! I’m the author of four novels published by Bella Books: SHADOW POINT (the ghost story set on a remote San Diego beach) ROMEO FAILS (the quirky Midwestern love triangle) HEAVENLY MOVES (the 1980s rock ‘n’ roll murder … Continue reading “Interview With Author Amy Briant”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Jaxon Reed and I have been writing science fiction and fantasy stories most of my life. In college at Texas A&M, I roomed with several other guys in a cheap (old and run down) house within walking distance to campus. We were typical nerds, running a dedicated phone … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jaxon Reed”

1. Bio. I live in Snowdonia, a mountainous area of North Wales, UK. I write contemporary fiction about the darker side of the family dynamic, often blending life in rural Wales with a touch of city business. My style is best described as fast-paced and realistic, with a sprinkling of dry humour My first novel … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jan Ruth”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m a historical fiction author, and my debut novel The Wardrobe Mistress takes place during the French Revolution. The main character, Giselle Aubry, is one of Marie Antoinette’s wardrobe women who spies on the queen for the revolutionaries, but finds herself increasingly torn between her sympathy for the Revolution … Continue reading “Interview With Author Meghan Masterson”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, my name is C.T. Phipps and I am the author of the Supervillainy Saga, Bright Falls Mysteries, Cthulhu Armageddon, Lucifer’s Star, Wraith Knight, Straight Outta Fangton, Red Room, and Agent G series. Which sounds like a lot (because it is) but most of which take place in one … Continue reading “Interview With Author C.T. Phipps”

Please introduce yourself and your books! Thanks so much for having me! My name is Sean McMahon, and I’m the Author of Fir Lodge and its sequel, The Dark Restarter. A story about life, death, tequila…and time travel. It’s an adventure series set in the UK that focuses on Hal and Kara, two friends who … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sean McMahon”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Adam J. Whitlatch, and I am a science fiction and fantasy author and editor. I’ve published four novels: The Weller, Birthright, Vengeance For My Valentine, and the official novelization of the animated movie War of the Worlds: Goliath . What inspires/inspired your creativity? Usually when I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Adam J. Whitlatch”

Author website and blog: www.kathrynbladeauthor.com  Twitter: @blade_kathryn I began writing when I was a sophomore in high school after reading The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss. The fire was lit to create beautiful worlds and stories with words. Unfortunately for me, my parents did not approve of my desire to choose writing as a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kathryn Blade”

Please introduce yourself and your books. Hi, I’m Gail Pallotta, a wife, mom and swimmer. Every chance I get I go bargain shopping with my daughter. We have such fun sorting through the clothes while we catch up with each other, and we’re thrilled when we find a treasure, or sometimes two or three. I’ve … Continue reading “Interview With Author Gail Pallotta”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Once a newspaper journalist for twenty years, Ty Johnston has spent the last decade penning tales of fiction about swords, sorcery and things that go bump in the night. I’m best known for my series of epic fantasy novels featuring my character Kron Darkbow, sort of a caped vigilante … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ty Johnston”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Glenn Bever and I wrote a book entitled “Russian Encounters.” I worked over 40 years as a NASA engineer and this book is largely about my experiences working on one very unusual program: Over a 5-year period I traveled to Moscow, Russia 19 times to shepherd … Continue reading “Interview With Author Glenn A. Bever”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I write in both Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance, and all my series tend to center around stubborn, strong-willed characters as I’m a firm believer that you have two choices when life starts putting you through the wringer, stand up or fall down. My women (and men) tend to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jami Gray”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Christian Warren Freed. I’ve been writing stories and creating worlds since I was a little boy- thank you Star Wars and the animated Lord of the Rings (if that gives you a hint as to how old I am). I am a veteran of the US … Continue reading “Interview With Author Christian Warren Freed”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, I’m Lisa Romeo, a writer, freelance manuscript editor, and creative writing teacher. I live in New Jersey, where I grew up; married 31 years to my high school crush. We have two grown sons. I’d love to introduce you to my book, STARTING WITH GOODBYE, a memoir published … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lisa Romeo”

# Pleaseintroduce yourself and your books! What is the real-life story behindthem? I’m JeanneReames, and my novel duology, Dancingwith the Lion: Becoming (1) & Rise (2), concerns the coming-of-age of the young Alexander (Alexandros), before he became “the Great.” The novels explore his relationships with his father and mother, his best friend and lover, Hephaistion, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Jeanne Reames”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! This is that 6 year old who vowed to become a writer in first grade and held that dream and used it to accept and forgive hurtful and unkind people “because someday you will be waiting in line, for my book.” And it did happen. My 15th book, Echoes … Continue reading “Interview With Author Frances Kakugawa”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Benjamin Thomas, I write from New England when I’m not distracting myself by being at the beach or hiking. My debut novel, Jack Be Quick is available from Owl Hollow Press. Jack is a medical thriller that follows an injured paramedic as he struggles with an … Continue reading “Interview With Author Benjamin Thomas”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Lauren Layne, and I’m the New York Times bestselling author of modern romantic comedies. Which means I write romance novels, but I often dodge the to avoid losing my temper at uninformed people who immediately start snickering about Fabio (who first graced the cover of romance novels when … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lauren Layne”

Please introduce yourself. I’m an award-winning author from Melbourne, Australia. I write short stories, novellas and novels across the darker spectrum of horror, crime and noir. My latest releases, through several publishing houses, include the horror novels Body Farm Z, Contrition, and Devil Dragon; the horror novella Thylacines; the crime-noir novellas Dark Waters and Ronnie … Continue reading “Interview With Author Deborah Sheldon”

Introduction Hi. I’m Barbara Tyner, an author, blogger, retired rancher and farmer, grandmother, and kayaker. There are a lot of other outdoor activities that I love to do, but listing them might get boring pretty fast, so we’ll leave it right there. I always wanted to be a writer. In high school, I wrote poetry … Continue reading “Interview With Author Barbara Tyner”

My name is Karla M. Jay and I live in Salt Lake City. In WHEN WE WERE BRAVE, we find a conflicted SS officer, Wilhelm Falk, who risks everything to escape the Wehrmacht and get out the message about the death camps. Izaak is a young Jewish boy whose positive outlook is challenged daily as … Continue reading “Interview With Author Karla M. Jay”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello! My name is Meredith McClaren. I draw comic books such as HINGES, HEART IN A BOX, and REAL SCIENCE ADVENTURES. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? A lot of what I do is fantasy, but there usually based in a real feeling I am grappling with … Continue reading “Interview With Author Meredith McClaren”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Eliza Nellums, and my debut novel is All That’s Bright and Gone. This book is a literary mystery with a six year old narrator who is trying to uncover a family secret. All the adults in her life are misleading her in different ways, so we … Continue reading “Interview With Author Eliza Nellums”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Erin Bartels, the author of the novels We Hope for Better Things and The Words between Us, as well as a collection of short stories called This Elegant Ruin. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? My first book, We Hope for Better Things includes real historical … Continue reading “Interview With Author Erin Bartels”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi. I’m Paul D. Brazill. I’m 57 years old. I was born in Hartlepool, England and now live in Bydgoszcz, Poland. I’ve been TEFL teaching here for more than a decade. My books include Last Year’s Man, A Case Of Noir, Guns Of Brixton, and Kill Me Quick. Oh, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Paul D. Brazill”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Ina Disguise, artist and author I write pseudo romantic comedies and short stories. I call them pseudo romantic because quite often nobody gets together and I like to break rules. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Quite a lot of my stories are embroidered stories … Continue reading “Interview With Author Ina Disguise”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I have an IQ of 380 and the strength of 10 men. But I don’t like to brag. I’ve also written three books: A detective novel (“Barrio Imbroglio”)A horror-comedy novel (“Zombie President”)A collection of essays (“The Hispanic Fanatic”) In addition, I’ve written for various publications like the Huffington Post … Continue reading “Interview With Author Daniel Cubias”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Thanks for having me! I appreciate the invite. My name is Cristina Hodgson, I’m a mother of two, born in Wimbledon, London. I work as a freelance journalist and write a mix of romcoms and women’s contemporary drama. I’ve worked as a script-writer for an Indian director and recently … Continue reading “Interview With Author Cristina Hodgson”

Introduce myself and books. My name is Tami Payton. I’m from Southern, MD. I’m THE MOTHER OF 3, WELL 4 IF YOU INCLUDE MY HUSBAND 😉 I’m an avid reader of anything I can get my hands on and would rather spend my time in a book than doing anything else. I’ve always wanted to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tami Payton”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I have written a number of plays, a musical (which has been performed) and a film script (which has been filmed.) In recent years I have concentrated on fiction and in particular on trying to revive what I call ‘portfolio fiction’ – a form which probably began with the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Stephen Lycett”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Kelli Dawn and I have written two out of three books in my first series, Down This Road and Among the Dimes. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? Many people ask if my books are based on real life. While my books are fiction, real-life … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kelli Dawn”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I work in web design, graphics, and technical editing. A fan of all things science fiction, my interests range from books and movies to music and games. Online I’m the Ninja Captain and founder of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. My books include Amazon Best-Sellers CassaStar, CassaFire, CassaStorm, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Alex J. Cavanaugh”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! We are Ash and Marcus Kusi (A. M. Kusi) romance authors of the Orchard Inn Romance series.  We love writing contemporary romance novels about strong women and the sexy heroes they fall in love with. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? We are an interracial and multicultural … Continue reading “Interview With Authors Ash and Marcus Kusi”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Benjamin Davis. I write a column “Conversations with Russians” for Russia Beyond. I am the Managing Editor of the magazine Sexography: an inclusive place for people to talk about and explore sexuality from all orientations, cultures, and perspectives. I am the author of The King of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Benjamin Davis”

Talena Winterswww.talenawinters.com Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m a multi-genre fiction writer with four published novels in the genres of inspirational romance, romantic suspense, and young adult science fantasy. This year, I published the first book of a young adult science fantasy trilogy called The Undine’s Tear about a post-Atlantean society of mermaids called … Continue reading “Interview With Author Talena Winters”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi NFReads.com, thanks for having me! My name is Miriam Verheyden, I’m a Canadian author of two books, Let’s Pretend This is Normal and Quit the Hustle. I work as an x-ray technologist by day and write any other time. What are the real-life stories behind your books? Both … Continue reading “Interview With Author Miriam Verheyden”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is John D. Nesbitt, and I write fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, most of it set in the American West. I am best known for my traditional western novels and short stories, but I also have work in modern and contemporary settings as well. For nonfiction, I have … Continue reading “Interview With Author John D. Nesbitt”

Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Danielle-Thorne/e/B004E5V0LA?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1567186369&sr=8-1Website: www.daniellethorne.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielle.thorne.184Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielleThorneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/authordaniellethorne/ Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello to everyone. I’m an author of fiction and non-fiction, concentrating mostly on writing historical books and family-friendly romance adventures. Although I consider myself a southern girl, I was born in Illinois and moved to Tennessee when I was a tot. I’ve … Continue reading “Interview With Author Danielle Thorne”

Author of Bobby in Naziland: A Tale of Flatbush, Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon, and Beaver Street: A History of Modern Pornography Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Robert Rosen and I’m best known for my book Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon. I was one of the few … Continue reading “Bobby in Naziland: A Tale of Flatbush”

Please introduce yourself and your books I’m Amanda Steel. I’m a multi-genre author and have written several books. After the Zombies is a prequel novella to Not Human. I’m a big zombie fan, so it made sense to write something like this. My character, Grace discovers she carries the cure for the zombie virus, but … Continue reading “Interview With Author Amanda Steel”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello. My name is Edoardo Albert and I’m a wordworker. I write history, historical fiction and speculative fiction mainly set in early Medieval Britain (the time between the Romans leaving and the Normans arriving) and the 40th millennium. My next book, Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo-Saxon Britain, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Edoardo Albert”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, my name is Judith Arnopp. I live in Wales on the beautiful west coast, where my writing room looks out across Cardigan Bay toward Snowdon. I am the author of eleven historical fiction novels, mostly set in the Tudor period. Two are published by Sharpe Books but the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Judith Arnopp”

Introduction I have two writing names: Peg Herring (my real identity) and Maggie Pill (more about that later). Peg was traditionally published for a decade, meaning I had an agent and a nationally known publisher. I started with historical fiction but branched out as my interests led to different mystery subgenres. Readers often comment on … Continue reading “Interview With Author Peg Herring”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! My name is Amanda Bonilla. I’m the author of the Urban Fantasy, Shaede Assassin Series. I also write Paranormal Romance as Kate Baxter (The Last True Vampire Series) and Romantic Suspense as Mandy Baxter (The U.S. Marshals Series). What inspires/inspired your creativity? I’m inspired by the world around … Continue reading “Interview With Author Amanda Bonilla”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Kirsten W. Larson, a self-professed geek. I used to work for NASA, but now I write nonfiction books for curious kids. I’ve written 20+ books for young readers on topics from tsunamis to space robots. My next book is WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kirsten W. Larson”

Please introduce yourself and your fiction! I’m Hailey Piper! I’m a writer of speculative fiction, being sometimes fantasy or sci-fi, but most often horror of a supernatural or darkly fantastical kind. What are the real-life stories behind yours? That depends on the story. Some stories are cobbled from little bits of observation so that there … Continue reading “Interview With Author Hailey Piper”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi! My name is Emily Esfahani Smith. I’m a writer and journalist in Washington DC. I am the author of The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness. My articles and essays have appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Emily Esfahani Smith”

Please introduce yourself/books: Hi, I’m Laura Pavlov, and I write both new adult and contemporary romance. Beautifully Damaged released on July 24th, and is a second chance/contemporary romance. It is the first book in The Shine Design series, and debuted on the Amazon top 100 New Releases in sports romance. I’m married to my college … Continue reading “Interview With Author Laura Pavlov”

Quite unexpectedly, NFReads.com enquired if I was interested in providing an author interview. As a result, I did my due diligence and in doing so had the opportunity to read other interesting author interviews. I do hope that others will read the story of my journey to publication and feel inspired or motivated to begin … Continue reading “Interview With Author K L Loveley”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Tell us some quirky facts about yourself. Writer, mother, cat wrangler, I’m a Jersey girl with a penchant for wearing tiaras who escaped to the wilds of Connecticut back in the nineties, when my kids were babies and everyone wore flannel. Connecticut has been home almost as long as … Continue reading “Interview With Author Terri-Lynne DeFino”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! A. I am Gaurav Sharma, an Indian author. I write to satiate my soul and teach Mathematics to sustain. Life has challenged me now and then as it does to everyone. I would not brag that I emerged winner every time but, yes, I didn’t give up. I have … Continue reading “Interview With Author Gaurav Sharma”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Lindsay Sproul, a creative writing professor originally from Massachusetts, living in New Orleans. My debut novel, We Were Promised Spotlights, is a queer coming of age story which follows Taylor Garland’s last year of high school in small town Massachusetts in the year 1999, from the time she … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Lindsay Sproul”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Shana Galen, and I’ve been published in historical romance since 2005. My books are mainly set during the Regency period in England and often have a lot of action and adventure. My latest release is A Duke a Dozen, which is about a newly minted duke who should … Continue reading “Interview With Author Shana Galen”

Please introduce yourself and your book!  I’m Caleb Teal, author of the Avala: Spirits of the Mindscapes series. I’m a author by trade, and a hobbyist digital artist, programmer, and video game designer. My first book, Avala: Spirits of the Mindscapes – Book 1: Hope, is a science fiction / science fantasy story about a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Caleb Teal”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! A Georgia native, I now live with my family and various four-legged and finned friends in Colorado. I believe that magic infuses every aspect of our lives, whether it is the magic of falling in love, a new passion, beautiful sunset, or book that transports us to another world. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tricia Copeland”

Introduce yourself and your book(s): My name is Lorin Morgan-Richards, I’m an artist, and Young Adult writer, whose bibliography covers over nine books, one novel, and eight comic collections. My forthcoming book, due out in 2020, is called ‘The Goodbye Family and the Great Mountain,’ about eccentric undertakers living in the Old Weird West: Otis, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lorin Morgan-Richards”

First, I would like to thank NFReads.com for the opportunity to share some of my thoughts through a set of questions that were emailed to me. So here we go! Please introduce yourself and your book(s). After much pondering and the need to “Roam around the World,” in March 1998, I literally hit the road. My … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lila Johnson”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Jaye McKenna and I write stories that sit at the intersection of science fiction, fantasy, and gay romance. I’m the author of eighteen books, most of which fall into one of three series: the Guardians of the Pattern series, which is a blend of sci-fi, fantasy, and romance; … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jaye McKenna”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name James D. Best. I’ve written twelve books under my name and ghostwritten others. My nonfiction books include Principled Action , The Digital Organization , and my ghostwriting assignments. Currently, I focus on historical novels, including the Steve Dancy Tales (7) and Tempest at Dawn. The Best Thrillers … Continue reading “Interview With Author James D. Best”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m John Bainbridge and I write both non-fiction and fiction. My fiction books are mostly set in the past, as either historical novels – I’ve written a series of novels about Robin Hood – and the Victorian era – the William Quest stories – and the 1930s, the settings … Continue reading “Interview With Author John Bainbridge”

I’m Julian Ruck (author and columnist). I have done many interviews in TV and radio, not to mention all the columns I have written for the national and regional press – and websites. Politics and so on. Now my books are not about politics (well, that’s being a little restrained I think!). They’re fiction and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Julian Ruck”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is John T. Long and my Book is The Book of John (not the one in the Bible). What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? This book is my autobiography, growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, dealing with life, sex, drugs and rock & roll in the … Continue reading “Interview With Author John T. Long”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Joel D. Hirst, I am a traveler and a writer. I travel the lost places, often for work, and I sometimes write about it. My books are a natural result of my experiences in places distant and perhaps exotic; but more than that we as humans … Continue reading “Interview With Author Joel D. Hirst”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Tara Johnson and I’m a Southern girl who loves to help people break free from the lies they have believed about themselves. I write historical romance for Tyndale House Publishers and am a huge Civil War nerd. My debut novel Engraved on the Heart was inspired … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tara Johnson”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Thomas Fenske and I’m a writer currently living in North Carolina.  Although I’ve lived in NC for thirty years, my writing has been focused on my home state of Texas, at least so far. I’ve written three novels, The Fever, A Curse That Bites Deep, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Thomas Fenske”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m a writer of various types of stories and outputs. I tend to write short stories, essays, and a few novels (one which is published). I also like to edit the works of others, to help them find the best words and phrasing to say what they want to … Continue reading “Interview With Author Stephen J. Matlock”

G. Brian Benson www.gbrianbenson.com www.habitsforsuccessbook.com Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Thank you. My name is G. Brian Benson and I am a self-improvement and children’s author, actor, spoken-word artist, filmmaker and TEDx speaker. I live in Los Angeles. My most recent book Habits for Success – Inspired Ideas to Help You Soar was selected as … Continue reading “Interview With Author G. Brian Benson”

Hi everyone, I was invited to participate in a little Email interview for NFReads.com. Since exposure and publicity is a a good thing for an author I was excited and eager to participate, So without further ado, let’s get started: Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Vanessa Ravencroft and I am the … Continue reading “Interview With Author Vanessa Ravencroft”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Samantha Heuwagen, a bilingual marriage and family therapist and best selling author from the Metro Atlanta area. When I’m not working with clients, I spark discussion about mental health with the goal to spread awareness across the United States and beyond by challenging the popular discourse surrounding mental … Continue reading “Interview With Author Samantha Heuwagen”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Brian D. Campbell, author of the Ben Gilsum Mystery Series. The first part of the series is called “The Third King: Coronation,” which is a character driven mystery novel. We learn a great deal about Ben Gilsum, what it’s like to work as an Intelligence Analyst for a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Brian D. Campbell”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Luke, I live in county Kerry, Ireland although I’ve moved around a lot during my lifetime. I’ve done many jobs – my first job after university was as a car-park attendant, which was mind-bogglingly boring. I’ve been an artist, professional musician, journalist, sub-editor, graphic designer and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Luke Eastwood”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m TJ Brearton and I currently have sixteen published novels. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? See below. What inspires/inspired your creativity? I draw inspiration from my family life (I am married with three children), my experiences with past addictions, and my extended family members who … Continue reading “Interview With Author TJ Brearton”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Angela Addams and I write very naughty things. 🙂 I have a complete werewolf/wolf slayer seven book series called The Order of the Wolf, as well as another series featuring witches as healers: The Witches of White Willow, Feral Heart and soon to be released Ascension. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Angela Addams”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hello, I am Maggie Aldrich, award-winning indie author, avid reader, yogi, foodie, wife, mother, and lover of all things Nebraska. I am a fairly new author, having published my first book, It’s All Greek to Me, (always 99 cents on Amazon) in the summer of 2018. My most recent … Continue reading “Interview With Author Maggie Aldrich”

Please introduce yourself and your book. I was born in Edinburgh of Polish parentage, brought up in England and Canada, and for the last 25 years I’ve been living in the United States. My background is architecture—I taught for many years, first at McGill in Montreal, and until recently at Penn—but I’ve written about a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Witold Rybczynski”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s) I’m a former Reuters correspondent who now writes thrillers. If your readers are at all like me, then too much personal information about a writer is irrelevant and sometimes an embarrassment. Anyhow, there’s biographical material on my website for those interested: https://johnfullertonauthor.scot. What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your … Continue reading “Interview With Author John Fullerton”

Please introduce yourself and your books! Hi there! I’m Rosie Scott, and I write bloody but character-focused speculative fiction. Currently, I have two completed series out. The Six Elements series is epic military fantasy and follows the growth of a battlemage, necromancer, and war general as she builds a rebellion to take over her home … Continue reading “Interview With Author Rosie Scott”

Mark Steensland first learned how to scare people at the age of four during a drive-in screening of Rosemary’s Baby. Although he was supposed to be asleep in the back of the family station wagon, he stayed awake, secretly listening. When the doctor on screen announced Rosemary’s due date as June 28th, he sat up … Continue reading “Interview With Mark Steensland”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Leslie Tentler and I’m the author of seven novels, including the Chasing Evil Trilogy (MIDNIGHT CALLER, MIDNIGHT FEAR, EDGE OF MIDNIGHT), the Rarity Cove Trilogy (BEFORE THE STORM, LOW TIDE, IN DARK WATER), and one standalone, FALLEN. I was a finalist for best first novel at ThrillerFest 2012, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Leslie Tentler”

Prologue from the author: You said not to use a bunch of stuff. Sorry – that’s all I write about. I produce flaming salsa, not cottage cheese. My readers are highly intelligent, well-read, have tough skins and nutty senses of humor. I warn off children – though I tell them they’ll be ready around 18 … Continue reading “Interview With Author Donna Barr”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Linda Bartee Doyne aka The Immortal Alcoholic’s Wife http://www.lindabarteedoyne.com/ I’ve written five books concerning alcoholism and two that are not alcohol-related: The Immortal Alcoholic’s Wife – My journey from childhood through being an alcoholic’s wife The Immortal Life of Riley – Sequel to The Immortal Alcoholic’s Wife. Focus … Continue reading “Interview With Author Linda Bartee Doyne”

My name is Romalyn Tilghman, and my novel is To the Stars Through Difficulties. It’s been called a “love letter to libraries”. My father insisted he first took me to the library before I learned to talk. I’m not sure of the veracity of that statement, but I do know we went before I learned … Continue reading “Author Feature: Romalyn Tilghman”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Travis M. Riddle, and I’m a fantasy author living in Texas. My latest novel is a horror-fantasy titled The Narrows. It follows a group of friends who return to their hometown for a funeral, only to discover grotesque supernatural events that might have connections to their … Continue reading “Interview With Author Travis M. Riddle”

My name is Nick Savage and I write contemporary literary fiction with elements of Fantasy in one series and Romance in the other.  I think the hardest thing to explain about both series is that they are not typical genre fiction. The fantasy series is not about vampires, werewolves, and such in a way that deals … Continue reading “Interview With Author Nick Savage”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am an indie author who has had a really good experience since launching at the end of January of this year 2019. I have five novels, The Earthlings and Iolon Star that are both science fiction novels, Return to Limerick, a fairy tale novel and The Rabbit Hole … Continue reading “Interview With Author W.L. Wright”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Jeff Tanyard, and I write speculative fiction. So far, I’ve only published science fiction, but I fully intend to publish some fantasy some day, too. I have a few short stories available and several novels across two series: my Free Space trilogy, which is Adventure Science Fiction, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jeff Tanyard”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! A native of Minnesota but a resident of Colorado since 1969, my life has been a journey that has taken me down many different paths—some good and some not so good—but all of them useful in my journey. After a stint in the Navy (as a navigator and, briefly, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jeffrey Allan Danelek”

Please introduce yourself and your book: My name is Robert Hazen, Senior Staff Scientist at the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science, and just-retired Professor of Earth Science at George Mason University. I’m the author of Symphony in C: Carbon and the Emergence of (Almost) Everything, published by W.W. Norton in 2019. The … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dr. Robert M. Hazen”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am Carolyn McCrae. Recently retired, I live near the coast in Kent (South East England). I have been writing for nearly 20 years. In that time I have written ten books and published eight. I am able to call myself a ‘Prize-winning Author’ since, despite the many errors … Continue reading “Interview With Author Carolyn McCrae”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m B.C. Johnson, author and geek ordinaire, and I can’t seem to stop writing about smart, sarcastic, and funny characters getting into supernatural trouble. I’ve written the DEADGIRL series – 3 books published so far, with the 4th and final book DAYBREAK coming out by the end of 2019. … Continue reading “Interview With Author B.C Johnson”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My author name is TD Cooper. I write young adult fantasy. My website and Amazon Author page: https://amazon.com/author/tdcooper http://www.tdcooperbooks.com. You can find my books and links to my books there. (2nd Chances: A Book of Choices, 2nd Chances: A Book of Treasures, Magic House, Junior’s Journey Through Yellowstone, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author TD Cooper”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I am an Australian author, and have published three books. My first book, Culua: My Other Life in Mexico, came out in 2003, which gives you an idea of how slowly I actually write. That one was a travel memoir, and essentially a love letter to my mother’s country. … Continue reading “Interview With Author Samantha Wood”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Gail Kamer and I’ve written several books mainly children’s. Some of them have been self-published and others have been published by traditional publishers. I am currently working on a few manuscripts for adult readers that will be sold under the name of Gail Johnson. For more … Continue reading “Interview With Author Gail Kamer”

Please introduce yourself and your book (s)! I am Kathleen English Cadmus, a writer, a mother, a grandmother, a wife, and a nurse. My book, Intertwined, A Mother’s Memoir, was published April 2, 2019. My essays have appeared in our local newspaper, adoption journals, and most recently in an anthology, Learning to Heal, Reflections on … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kathleen English Cadmus”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’ve published five books and three chapbooks. I have two more accepted, Caught in the Myth (NYQ Books, 2019) and Zombies at the Disco (Jacar Press, 2020). They’re very different books. Caught is ekphrastic poems, inspired by ancient Greek and Roman sculptures and myths, set alongside contemporary mythic figures … Continue reading “Interview With Author Alison Stone”

What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your book(s)? This is a more interesting question than it seems because real-life on the face of it asks for facts -autobiographical or historical- for a writer but for a poet, me for instance, it can and should be much more than that. Real life for me means that … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lola Haskins”

Please introduce yourself and your book. My name is David Hallock Sanders, and I’m the author of the novel Busara Road. The novel focuses on the experience of Mark Morgan, an 11-year-old American boy who is the only child of a Quaker missionary. He gets uprooted from his life in the U.S. after his mother … Continue reading “Interview With Author David Hallock Sanders”

Please introduce yourself and your book. My name is Peter Bowling Anderson and I’m the author of the book Life at 8 mph: How a Man with Cerebral Palsy Taught Me the Secret to Happiness. It’s the story of the five years I spent working for Richard Herrin in Texas. He has CP, and at … Continue reading “Interview With Author Peter Bowling Anderson”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’ve written all kinds of things over the years, but the most recent series is sort of a cross between The Three Musketeers and Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber, because there’s an elite corps of warrior sorcerers engaged in swashbuckling heroics with a background of intrigue and weird world … Continue reading “Interview With Author Howard Andrew Jones”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m award-winning author Kristin A. Oakley and I have two novels: Carpe Diem, Illinois and God on Mayhem Street. I’m currently working on a young adult dystopian trilogy called The Devil Particle Trilogy and am collaborating on a creative nonfiction project. I’m also a Chicago Writers Association board member, … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kristin A. Oakley”

Please introduce yourself and your books. Hi, I’m Gina. I wrote my first poem at six years old, discovered romance novels through “Tiger Eyes” by Judy Blume in junior high, wrote fan letters to Danielle Steele a few years later, wrote song lyrics for fun, started entering flash fiction contests, and then one day it … Continue reading “Interview With Author Gina Briganti”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Jan L. Mayes. I’m an author from beautiful British Columbia in the Pacific Northwest of Canada. I write hearing health non-fiction and weird horror fiction. My latest book Tinnitus Toolbox Hyperacusis Handbook is recommended by U.S. Review of Books, and was an award winning finalist in … Continue reading “Interview With Author Jan L. Mayes”

Crystal Embers https://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Embers-David-Vining-ebook/dp/B07SCNX8JZ Synopsis A civil war ends, and a knight returns home to a land and wife he no longer knows. A wife mourns over her lost child as her husband returns from years of civil strife. Alone, they have nothing, but together perhaps they could rebuild. Before they can try on their own, … Continue reading “Author Feature: David Vining”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Joe Perrone Jr, and I am probably best known as the author of the Matt Davis Mystery Series. However, I am also the author of Escaping Innocence: A Story of Awakening, a coming-of-age novel set in the 60s and A “Real” Man’s Guide to Divorce (First … Continue reading “Interview With Author Joe Perrone Jr”

Please introduce yourself and your book! Hi there! I’m Yolandie Horak, indie author, artist, and blogger. I have a background in graphic design and fine art, and started blogging in 2011. The blog was initially about beauty-related topics, since I’d done a short course on make-up artistry and fell in love with make-up as an … Continue reading “Interview With Author Yolandie Horak”

Irish writer, Paul Martin: www.paulmartinwriter.com My latest book The Bicycle Thief and the German Wife: The Hidden War of a German-Speaking Italian Family was written in an attempt at the impossible – to understand Italy. Not even all of Italy, just one region – or rather two. These are: the Marche, which is located in … Continue reading “Author Feature: Paul Martin”

My personal and pen name are one and the same–William Fietzer–one of the lesser-known Williams of American and English literature. I have been writing in one capacity or another since my undergraduate days at the University of Wisconsin though my writing aspirations surfaced in my early teens when I drew the cover for a proposed … Continue reading “Author Feature: William Fietzer”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  My name is Linda Wasylciw (also known as L.M. Wasylciw – to my adult readers – and/or Professor Scry – to my young readers). I live in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, near where I was born and raised, where the Boreal forest rises up to a ridge of hills that sweeps … Continue reading “Interview With Author Linda Wasylciw”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Candace King. I am a writer and the creator of the minimalist lifestyle blog Myspoclife.com. My book is Minimalism: A How to Guide for Single Parents. What is/are the story(ies) behind your book(s)? I am a single parent. It came at a time in my life … Continue reading “Interview With Author Candace King”

Maggy Woodley started her child friendly craft website Red Ted Art almost 10yrs ago. The concept was relatively simple: making kids’ craft easy and accessible for all. Instilling the love for creating and crafting, as well as learning about recycling and being economical. As a mother of 2, with lots of experience of working creatively … Continue reading “Interview With Author Maggy Woodley”

Please introduce yourself and your books. I identify as a writer, public speaker, history geek, and life-long fan of public libraries. I call Phoenix, Arizona home, as I have for most of my life. By far, my biggest accomplishment has been publishing the nonfiction biography, HENRY: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz … Continue reading “Author Katrina Shawver on Writing, Poland, and Why Credibility is Critical”

Donna Thomson and Dr. Zachary White are the co-authors of The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation From Loved One to Caregiver (Rowman & Littlefield, June/2019). They are delighted to share thoughts and ideas about their new book. Q: Tell Us About Your Book, The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation From Loved One to … Continue reading “Interview With Authors Donna Thomson and Dr. Zachary White”

Please introduce yourself and your books! Thanks for the opportunity, Tony! We’re HL Carpenter, a mother/daughter author duo. We write family-friendly fiction from our studios in Carpenter Country, a magical place, that, like our stories, is unreal but not untrue. At present, our published works include Murder by the Books, a stand-alone mystery novel, Walled … Continue reading “Interview With Author HL Carpenter”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hey, I am a writer, author, editor, and blogger. I have come up with my debut book this year in February. My novella Done With Her… is a romantic thriller which is focused around a heinous crime and talks about the need for love in our society. The book … Continue reading “Interview With Author Chirasree Bose”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Mary Marcus author of novels and short fiction and an ongoing blog I’ve been writing for several years. I’m nearly finished with a mystery and I’m so happy about writing a new book. THE NEW ME, my first published novel started as a screenplay at the behest of … Continue reading “Interview With Author Mary Marcus”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Camilla Chester, self-made, successful Children’s Author, writing for 8-12s, who also walks dogs to boost the income and keep the creativity flowing. I have three books, Jarred Dreams (the creepy one), EATS (the ridiculous one) and Thirteenth Wish (the adventure one). What is/are the story(ies) behind your book(s)? … Continue reading “Interview With Author Camilla Chester”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s) E.E. Williams, author of “Tears in the Rain,” “Tears of God,” and “My Grave Is Deep.” All three are available on Amazon.com. Meanwhile, you can follow me on my blog at ee‑williams.com. What is/are the story(ies) behind your book(s)? Noah Greene, my protagonist, is me. Or the me I’d … Continue reading “Interview With Author E.E. Williams”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, there! I’m Robin McElveen, also known as Melody Kittles. I write under a pen name because I hope to one day write non-fiction in addition to the fiction I’m currently working on. I’m a wife (for 25 yrs and counting!) and a stay-at-home mom. I’ve been teaching my … Continue reading “Interview With Author Robin McElveen”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hellooo, I’m Pernille Hughes. I’m a mum of four teens, including twins and I write RomComs for Harper Impulse, an imprint of Harper Collins. My debut Sweatpants At Tiffanie’s came out in 2018 and my second book Probably the Best Kiss in the World came out this April. I … Continue reading “Interview With Author Pernille Hughes”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! • My name is Dan “Chasing Wolf” Meadows. I was born in Bakersfield, California in the 1950’s. I was raised and went to school in Greensboro, North Carolina. I am a US Army Veteran, a Veteran Law Enforcement Officer and Detective, Husband, Father and a Grandfather. I am married … Continue reading “Interview With Author Dan Meadows”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Steven Ramirez, and I am the author of The Girl in the Mirror, the first novel in a new supernatural suspense series, Sarah Greene Mysteries. I’ve written a horror thriller series called Tell Me When I’m Dead. I also published Chainsaw Honeymoon, a romantic comedy, and … Continue reading “Interview With Author Steven Ramirez”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Tasha Halpert, and I call myself a practical mystic. That is to say, I have a different perspective on life from most people and try to be of help to readers of my writing by sharing it. I have loved to write since I was a … Continue reading “Interview With Author Tasha Halpert”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! Hi, I’m Clare Harvey. I’m originally from Devon, but have lived all over the world, working variously as a waitress, freelance journalist, radio reporter, and English tutor in South Africa, Nepal, Germany and Northern Ireland. But I’m now settled in Nottingham with my family, and I’m a full time … Continue reading “Interview With Author Clare Harvey”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Sue Barnard, a British novelist, editor and award-winning poet. I currently have five novels published, with a sixth due out in early June. In order of appearance: The Ghostly Father, a re-telling of the Romeo & Juliet story, but with a few new twists and a whole new … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sue Barnard”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is CeeRee Fields, and I write romance. My fantasy romance series has many books: Birch’s Faith in the Woven Destinies series and in my Scavenger’s Bonded series there is D’Reaper’s Destiny, Vyolet’s Stryfe, Sara’s Kaos, and Naktmerie’s Monster all set in future America. Each can be read … Continue reading “Interview With Author CeeRee Fields”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)!  Hi, my name is L.J. Epps and I’m the author of the series, Extinction Of All Children. My series is about a young girl named Emma. Her world has been divided into three territories the rich, the working class, and the poor by an evil president. The poor are … Continue reading “Interview With Author L.J. Epps”

Tell us some quirky facts about yourself: Most authors are quirky, and I’m no different; I can imitate Elmo and I do impressions with my cat. My mind tends to work in a quirky way, too, like a squirrel’s- something catches my attention, and then suddenly, I’m going off in another direction. Although I (almost) … Continue reading “Interview With Author Charlotte Bennardo”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I help individuals, teams and organisations transition to new ways of working. I’m an international keynote speaker, author and a master facilitator and have authored 6 books including the latest: ‘ish: The Problem with our Pursuit for Perfection and the Life-Changing Practice of Good Enough’. The others are: Agile-ish: … Continue reading “Interview With Author Lynne Cazaly”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! I’m Sonja Dewing, an award-winning creative writer who loves adventure and humor. I also run Plot Duckies, where I help writers write their creative stories. In addition, I’m a liaison for National Novel Writing Month in Albuquerque, NM. What is/are the story(ies) behind your book(s)? When I wrote Toy … Continue reading “Interview With Author Sonja Dewing”

Please introduce yourself and your book(s)! My name is Kristina Steiner and I am an author of contemporary romance novels. I am from Slovenia, Europe, but I currently live in Bangalore, India. My first book was published on April 1 and my next one, the sequel, will be released on May 31. Reading is my … Continue reading “Interview With Author Kristina Steiner”