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590 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingReader's Entertainment Radio is a fun, informative and entertaining way to learn about books, engage with authors and have fun! From Book Lights to Reader's Entertainment Radio Show we have something for every reader and every genre!
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Strong Women, Jazz, and History with author Denny S. Bryce
June 17, 2021 15:00 - 50 minutes - 22.7 MBA public relations professional, Denny S. Bryce spent more than 20 years running her marketing and public relations firm. For nearly 10 of those years, she wrote and read Buffy/Spike fan fiction. Before fanfiction, and her days as a PR Diva, the graduate of Barat College at DePaul University, was a professional dancer, part-time singer, and “bad” actress. She worked with professional dance companies in Chicago and New York, and a theatrical production, which almost debuted off-off-off-Bro...
Romance that cooks with Author Kelly Cain on Book Lights
June 14, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 14 MBKelly Cain is a multicultural romance author. She loves reading most genres but don’t ask her to pick just one. However, she can pick her favorite book boyfriend – Will Herondale – although Jamie Fraser is a close second. When she isn’t reading or writing, she’s most likely using ancestry to research her extended family, both old and new. Or cooking/baking something delightful. She has two adult daughters, and a new granddaughter, and lives in Austin, Texas. You can connect with her through...
Contemporary Romance with sizzle and sass with author Brynn North
June 10, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 18.7 MBContemporary Romance & Chick Lit with sizzle and sass Brynn North's goal is to write fun, witty, and relatable books that leave you with a smile and laugh. Her heroines are often finding their way in life, in and out of relationships. Her characters may not always be perfect people, but hey, neither are we, right? She hopes that you can see another perspective or even parts of yourself in her books and realize you aren't alone in figuring this whole life thing out. Her books are chick lit o...
Time to get Strange with Urban Fantasy Author Kristi Charish
June 07, 2021 17:00 - 32 minutes - 14.2 MBKristi is a scientist and science fiction/urban fantasy author who resides in Vancouver, Canada. Kristi writes what she loves; adventure heavy stories featuring strong, savvy female protagonists with the occasional RPG fantasy game thrown in the mix. She is also a co-host on the popular Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing Podcast. She received her BSc and MSc from Simon Fraser University in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and her PhD in Zoology from the University of British Columbia. You ...
Let's visit Happy Valley with Author CP Hoff on Book Lights
May 31, 2021 17:00 - 3 minutes - 1020 KBC.P. Hoff lives in southern Alberta with her husband and children. She has written for the local paper, which might be impressive if she lived in New York, and if anyone read the local paper. Hoff is a founding member of WordBridge Writers Conference in Lethbridge Alberta. Her first novel, A Town Called Forget, was longlisted for the Stephen Leacock Medal For Humour. Her second novel, West of Ireland, received a Kirkus star and was featured in Kirkus Best Indie Fiction & Literature 2020. You...
Diversity, romance, and the juggle of motherhood with author Halima Khatun
May 29, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes - 21.5 MBDespite working as a professional wordsmith – Halima is a broadcast journalist having worked with the BBC and ITV. Since she was a child, she knew that words would be her thing. With a lifelong passion for writing, Halima wrote her first novel - a coming-of-age children's story - at the age of 12. It was politely turned down by all the major publishing houses. However, proving that writing was indeed her forte, Halima went on to study English and Journalism and was one of just four people ...
Writing insights, story ideas, and new releases with Christine Feehan
May 27, 2021 22:58 - 46 minutes - 20.8 MBFor as long as Chrstine Feehan can remember she's been a writer and lucky for us as she put those multiple stories down. Her books have hit #1 New York Times bestselling author fifteen times over with her portfolio including over 50 published novels. This includes six series that include the Leopard Series, Dark Series, Ghostwalker Series, Drake Sisters Series, the Sisters of the Heart Series, and her new Shadow Series as well as other single titles. She lives on the beautiful Northern C...
Heading out into Space with Author Edward M. Lerner on Book Lights
May 24, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 14.1 MBEDWARD M. LERNER worked in high tech and aerospace for thirty years, as everything from engineer to senior vice president, for much of that time writing science fiction as his hobby. Since 2004 he has written full-time.His novels range from near-future technothrillers, like Small Miracles and Energized, to futuristic mysteries, like The Company Man, to such traditional SF-adventure fare as Dark Secret and his InterstellarNet series. Collaborating with Larry Niven, Lerner also wrote the space-...
Writing tips, inspiration, and pen names with author Laura Heffernan
May 20, 2021 13:00 - 46 minutes - 20.9 MBLaura Heffernan is the award-winning, internationally best-selling author of fun, witty romantic comedies and more serious women’s fiction. After a few years of practicing law, she realized that she much preferred arguing with her characters rather than other people. When not watching total strangers get married, drag racing queens, or cooking competitions, Laura enjoys board games, travel, board games, baking, and board games. Some of Laura’s favorite things include goat cheese, Buffy th...
Murder on the streets of London with Author C C Humphreys on Book Lights
May 17, 2021 17:00 - 32 minutes - 14.5 MBChris (C.C.) Humphreys has played Hamlet in Calgary, a gladiator in Tunisia, and a dead immortal in Highlander; he’s waltzed in London’s West End, conned the landlord of the Rovers Return in Coronation Street, commanded a starfleet in Andromeda, and voiced Salem the cat in the original Sabrina. A playwright, his plays have been produced in Calgary, Vancouver and London. He has published 20 novels including The French Executioner, The Jack Absolute Trilogy; Vlad – The Last Confession; A Pla...
Cowboys, romance, and writing advice from best selling author Carly Bloom
May 13, 2021 22:00 - 46 minutes - 20.7 MBCarly Bloom began her writing career as a family humor columnist and blogger, a pursuit she abandoned when her children grew old enough to literally die from embarrassment. To save their delicate lives, Carly turned to penning steamy, contemporary romance. The kind with bare chests on the covers. Carly and her husband raise their mortified brood of offspring on a cattle ranch in South Texas. In fact, according to Entertainment Weekly, Carly's invented a place we want to hang up our hat and ...
Let's talk Fantasy and the Way of the Argosi with Author Sebastien de Castell
May 10, 2021 17:00 - 36 minutes - 16.1 MBSebastien de Castell's acclaimed swashbuckling fantasy series, The Greatcoats. was shortlisted for both the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy. the Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut, the Prix Imaginales for Best Foreign Work, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His YA fantasy series, Spellslinger, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and is published in more than a dozen languages. Sebastien lives in Vancouver, Canada with his lovely wife and two belligerent ...
A Second Chance Romance in the Florida Keys with author Priscilla Oliveras
May 06, 2021 13:00 - 56 minutes - 25.2 MBPriscilla Oliveras, a USA Today bestselling author and 2018 RWA® RITA® double finalist, writes contemporary romance with a Latinx flavor. Her works earned praise from O, The Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist among others. She earned an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and teaches the online class “Romance Writing” for ed2go. Priscilla's also a sports fan, beach lover, and Zumba aficionado, who often practices the art of napping i...
Lies, suspicion, and The Next Wife with USA Today Best Seller Kaira Rouda
May 03, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 14.1 MBKaira Rouda is a USA TODAY and international bestselling, multiple award-winning author of contemporary fiction that explores what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her domestic suspense novels include BEST DAY EVER and THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER. Her next novel, THE NEXT WIFE, is out in May 2021. To date, Kaira's novels have been translated into more than ten languages. She lives in Southern California with her family and is at work on her next novel. Connect with her on Tw...
Women empowering women with The Combat Divas
April 29, 2021 21:00 - 45 minutes - 20.5 MBTonnisha B Tonnisha Bolian is a Chicago native, US Army veteran, and single mother with a bachelors in Mass Media Communications. Tonnisha is an honest light succeeding in a world that has constantly stacked the odds against her. Her story is full of darkness, rising above, healing, and maintaining her spiritual ground. Tiffany Jackson is a veteran of the US Army, a mother, a wife, an advocate of many causes, and has been a student at both, Concordia and Aurora Universities, who calls the ...
Talking Hauntings and Gothic Horror with Author Jennifer Anne Gordon
April 26, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 14 MBJENNIFER ANNE GORDON is a professional ballroom dancer and choreographer by day, and a curly haired neurotic writer by night. She is an actor, a traveler, a photographer, a lover of Gothic Horror, and a dog mom. She lives in the wilds of New Hampshire with her partner on and off the dance floor. Her novels include the Kindle Award for Horror 2020 Winning book, Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent, as well as the historical Gothic novel From Daylight to Madness (The Hotel #1) as well as When The...
Tour the Little French Bridal Shop with Author Jennifer Dupee on Book Lights
April 19, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBJennifer Dupee grew up on the North Shore of Boston near the seaside communities of Manchester-by-the-Sea and Beverly Farms. She is a graduate of Brown University, where she studied under published authors Meredith Steinbach and Carole Maso, and received her honors in Creative Writing. She is an active member of the Grub Street writing community in Boston and has published in The Feminist Press. She was a semi-finalist for the 2016 James Jones First Novel Competition and a semi-finalist for t...
Wine and Romance Books with author Rich Amooi
April 15, 2021 17:00 - 46 minutes - 20.8 MBRich Amooi is a Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal Recipient, a Holt Medallion Finalist for Best Contemporary Romance, and the Amazon Bestselling author of 17 rom-coms, including It's Not PMS, It's You; There's Something About a Cowboy, and Madam Love Actually. A former radio personality and wedding DJ, Rich now writes romantic comedies full-time in San Diego, California. He's happily married to a kiss monster imported from Spain and believes in public displays of affection, infinite possibilitie...
Chasing down the Pharaoh’s Forgery with Mystery author Ellen Butler
April 12, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBEllen Butler is a #1 International Bestselling novelist writing edgy suspense/mystery novels and sexy, sassy romance. She is the author of the award winning Love, California Style series, bestselling and award winning historical suspense, The Brass Compass, and international bestselling Karina Cardinal mystery series. Ellen holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Policy, and her history includes a long list of writing for dry, but illuminating, professional newsletters and windy ...
Writing adventures and happily ever afters with award-winning author Jane Porter
April 01, 2021 19:00 - 45 minutes - 20.6 MBA small town girl at heart, Jane Porter was born in Visalia, California. She loved the central California's golden foothills, oak trees, & the miles of farmland. In her mind, there's nothing sweeter in the world than the heady fragrance of orange blossoms on a sultry summer night. As a child, she spent endless hours staring out the window, dreaming of far off places, fearless knights, & happy-ever-after endings. If she wasn't thinking of imaginary worlds, Jane had her nose in a book. Duri...
Romantic Suspense Thrills and Calculated Reactions with Rae Shawn on Book Lights
March 29, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 14.1 MBRae Shawn began writing to see more characters like her doing the hard jobs that typically were seen by male characters. She is from California and tends to write romance, suspense or mystery that occur in her home state. In her free time, she likes to binge watch reruns of Supernatural, read books of all genres or watch anime. You can find out more and sign up for her newsletter at: https://www.loveraeshawn.com/ And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com Book Li...
The timelessness of Jane Austen with contemporary romance author Rachel John
March 25, 2021 18:00 - 48 minutes - 21.5 MBRachel John started her storytelling career by telling her younger sister grand tales of pricesses to get her sibling to fall asleep. Over the years, she kept telling stories through artwork and scribbling book ideas on scraps of paper, keeping her wild imagination flowing until finally, she decided to write it all out. To date, she has over a dozen books in print and many more ideas on the way. She loves to read anything with romance or humor, and thinks the best books should combi...
Second Chances and Small Town Romance with Meka James on Book Lights
March 22, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBMeka James is a writer of adult contemporary and erotic romance. A born and raised Georgia Peach, she still resides in the southern state with her hubby of 16 years and counting. Mom to four kids of the two legged variety, she also has four fur-babies of the canine variety. Leo the turtle and Spade the snake rounds out her wacky household. When not writing or reading, Meka can be found playing The Sims 3, sometimes Sims 4, and making up fun stories to go with the pixelated people whose world ...
Sports, romance, and writing with author Tracy Solheim
March 18, 2021 17:00 - 46 minutes - 20.8 MBTracy Solheim's creative writing career began in the 4th grade when she published her first book. It was a bestseller–mainly because her dad bought all ten copies she made on the school’s prehistoric Xerox machine. From there, she moved to writing a monthly column in a local newspaper. A bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee landed her in Washington, DC, writing reports for Congress while pursuing a Master’s degree in Legislative Affairs from The George Washingto...
Diving into Audiobooks with Author Anna Lowe and Narrator Kelsey Osbourne
March 15, 2021 17:00 - 32 minutes - 28.4 MBUSA Today and Amazon Bestselling author Anna Lowe loves putting the "hero" back into heroine and letting location ignite a passionate romance. She loves dogs, sports, and travel – and letting the later inspire her fiction. If she's not hunched over her laptop, working on her latest story, you'll find her hiking in the mountains or biking country roads. Either way, the day will end with a chunk of dark chocolate and a good read. You can find out more at: http://annalowebooks.com/ Originally f...
Permission to Laugh with author Honey Parker
March 11, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBCareful-ish is Honey Parker’s first novel, but not her first written words. She’s co-authored several business books, written and sold several screenplays which, as per Hollywood tradition, are circling various levels of that place known as Development Hell. Honey is a veteran advertising writer and creative director for big agencies in New York and Los Angeles, she eventually co-founded her own creative shop in Park City, Utah. Somewhere in the middle of all that, Honey began doing standu...
Visit the Bisbee Bachelors’ Club with Author K. Sterling on Book Lights
March 08, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 27.8 MBK. Sterling is just a very tired and anxious woman with a MacBook who writes to save her sanity. Writing also allows her to stay home and care for her dogs, Milo and the awful Otis, and one very abusive cat, Luna. K. has two teenage daughters who are the most teenage daughters to ever teenage and responsible for all of K.’s premature grey hairs. She also homeschools her teenage autistic son, Alex. Alex is the inspiration behind K.’s most beloved character, Dr. Aiden Sharp. Before all this mag...
Creative escapism through the pages with Rose Amberly
March 05, 2021 15:00 - 46 minutes - 41.2 MBRose Amberly argues with stubborn women, counts the bells as Big Ben strikes the hour, undresses an army officer and sails a boat up the river Thames. She's been a mermaid, a teacher, a musician and an orange tree. She's duelled with vikings and made love in the rain. All before lunch because why? She's a writer, a creator of worlds. The first books of her English Channel series are out now with book three on the way for April. You can find Rose at her website, instagram, Facebook, Am...
Diving Deep for Thrills and Chills with Author Andrew Mayne on Book Lights
March 01, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 27.7 MBAndrew Mayne is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Naturalist, Looking Glass, Murder Theory, Dark Pattern, and Angel Killer, as well as an Edgar Award nominee for Black Fall in his Jessica Blackwood series. Black Coral is the second book in his Underwater Investigation Unit series. The star of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week special Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver and A&E’s Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne, he is also a magician who started his first world tour as an illusionist when he was a...
Great adventures and writing life with author Stella Bixby
February 25, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 40.7 MBStella Bixby is a native Coloradan who loves to snowboard, pluck at the guitar, and play board games with her family. She was once a volunteer firefighter and a park ranger, but now spends most of her time making up stories and trying to figure out what to cook for dinner. Her newest release, Bungled, will be out on March 30thm but you can pre-order it here. If you want to keep in touch with Stella, check out her website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Heartwarming Romance with USAT Best Seller Anna J. Stewart on Book Lights
February 22, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 28.1 MBUSA Today and national bestselling author Anna J Stewart can't remember a time she didn't have a book in her hands or a story in her head. Early obsessions with Star Wars, Star Trek, and Wonder Woman set her on the path to creating sweet to sexy pulse-pounding romances for her independent heroines. Anna lives in Northern California where she deals with a serious Supernatural addiction and two slightly nutty cats named Rosie and Sherlock. When she’s not writing, you can find her cooking and ba...
Secrets and Second Chances with Author Reese Ryan on Book Lights
February 15, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 28 MBReese Ryan is the author of twenty published works of romantic fiction and counting. Her stories feature a cast of flawed, complex characters. She presents her characters with family and career drama, challenging love interests, and life-changing secrets while treating readers to an emotional love story with unexpected twists. Reese, an advocate for the romance genre and diversity in fiction, is the past president of her local Romance Writers of America chapter, a panelist at the 2017 Los An...
Jumping universes with author DelSheree Gladden
February 11, 2021 16:00 - 45 minutes - 41 MBNative to New Mexico, DelSheree Gladden and her husband spent several years in Colorado for college and work before moving back home to be near family again. There, she, her husband, and two children love have their seventeen cousins close by again. They also love having all the neighbor kids over to play, which has made DelSheree's house the unofficial summer and after school hangout spot. When not writing, you can find her out and about with my family or sneaking a few minutes for one of ...
Meet the shifters from Broken Peak with Author Jules Crisare on Book Lights
February 08, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 28.1 MBJules Crisare loves writing sexy shifter romances. The growly and dominant males of Broken Peak and the Silver Sentinels are the ones bending to the strong wills of the smart heroines who cross their paths. Seriously, only strong heroines need apply to capture the hearts of these sexy alphas. Born and raised in the Midwest, she hopped from one coast to the other for several years before moving back to the Midwest. If she isn’t at her laptop writing and it’s not football season (Go Pack Go!...
Traveling the world with author and journalist McGarvey Black
February 04, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBA theatre major in college, McGarvey Black pursued an acting career for a few years. From there she moved into sales in the magazine publishing business where I sold print advertising. In the late 80's, she quit her job and backpacked around the world starting in Australia, on to Asia, the Middle East and then Europe. Because of that adventure, she ended up on her next publishing job at Outside Magazine and for the next 15 years, she sold and managed sales teams for companies like Conde Na...
Meet the Littlest Cowgirls with USAT Best Seller Melinda Curtis on Book Lights
February 01, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 27.1 MBMelinda Curtis is the USA Today bestselling author of light‐hearted contemporary romance. In addition to her Sunshine Valley series from Forever, she’s published independently and with Harlequin Heartwarming, including her book Dandelion Wishes, which was made into a TV movie - Love in Harmony Valley, starring Amber Marshall. She lives in Oregon’s lush Willamette Valley with her husband - her basketball-playing college sweetheart. While raising three kids, the couple did the soccer thing, the...
Get read for some fun, flirty escapism with author Summer Dowell
January 28, 2021 17:00 - 44 minutes - 39.6 MBSummer Dowell is an author of fun, feel-good chick lits and romantic comedies that will brighten your day. She lives in Southern California where she spends her days keeping her six energetic children alive and doing massive loads of laundry. Summer loves to fit in writing during her free time where she brings to life all the sarcasm and humor that none of her family fully appreciates. She released her first book of The Wedding Business series, If It's Perfect, in October 2020, and now she'...
Look Out for Strangers with thriller author Jason Pinter on Book Lights
January 25, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 27.8 MBJason Pinter is the bestselling author of seven novels for adults—Hide Away, the first Rachel Marin Thriller, the acclaimed Henry Parker series (The Mark, The Guilty, The Stolen, The Fury, and The Darkness), and the stand-alone thriller The Castle, as well as the middle-grade adventure novel Zeke Bartholomew: SuperSpy! and the children’s book Miracle. His books have over one million copies in print worldwide. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Thriller Award, Strand Crit...
Escape to Texas for a great romance by Remi Carrington
January 21, 2021 17:00 - 44 minutes - 40.2 MBRemi Carrington is the figment of Pamela Humphrey's imagination. She loves romance and chocolate, enjoys disappearing into a delicious book, and considers people-watching a sport. She was born in the pages of the novel Just You and then grew into an alter ego. She writes sweet romance and sweet romantic comedies set in Texas. You can find her at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Goodreads, BookBub, and her webpage for samples and excerpts. https://remicarrington.com/ Her newest release, Wrang...
Meet Debut Author Nicole Haldoupis and her Tiny Ruins on Book Lights
January 18, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 26.9 MBNicole Haldoupis is a queer writer, editor, and designer from Toronto. She's a co-creator and editor of untethered, editor of Grain, and co-founder of Applebeard Editions. Her work can be found in Bad Dog Review, The Feathertale Review, Bad Nudes, (parenthetical), Sewer Lid, antilang, and others. Tiny Ruins is her first book. Nicole lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. You can find out more here: http://nicolehaldoupis.ca/ And for more about host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com Book...
Kate O'Keefe
January 14, 2021 19:00 - 47 minutes - 42.6 MBKate O'Keeffe is an award-winning, bestselling author of fun, feel-good chick lit and romantic comedies. She lives and loves in beautiful Hawke's Bay, New Zealand with her family, two scruffy dogs, and a cat who thinks he's a scruffy dog too. He's not: he's a cat. When she's not penning her latest story, Kate can be found hiking up hills (slowly), traveling to different countries around the globe (back when we used to be able to do that), and eating chocolate. A lot of it. Right now, K...
Romantic comedies & laughter with author Kate O'Keefe
January 14, 2021 19:00 - 47 minutes - 42.6 MBKate O'Keeffe is an award-winning, bestselling author of fun, feel-good chick lit and romantic comedies. She lives and loves in beautiful Hawke's Bay, New Zealand with her family, two scruffy dogs, and a cat who thinks he's a scruffy dog too. He's not: he's a cat. When she's not penning her latest story, Kate can be found hiking up hills (slowly), traveling to different countries around the globe (back when we used to be able to do that), and eating chocolate. A lot of it. Right now, Kate ...
Thrills and Chills with #1 NYT Best Seller Lee Goldberg on Book Lights
January 11, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 27.9 MBLee Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award nominee and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels. He has also written and/or produced many TV shows, including Diagnosis Murder, SeaQuest, and Monk, and is the cocreator of the Mystery 101 series of Hallmark movies. As an international television consultant, he has advised networks and studios in Canada, France, Germany, Spain, China, Sweden, and the Netherlands on the creation, writing, and produc...
Be an Accessory to Magic with Author Kathrin Hutson on Book Lights
January 04, 2021 18:00 - 3 minutes - 1.9 MBInternational Bestselling Author Kathrin Hutson has been writing Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and LGBTQ Speculative Fiction since 2000. With her wildly messed-up heroes, excruciating circumstances, impossible decisions, and Happily Never Afters, she’s a firm believer in piling on the intense action, showing a little character skin, and never skimping on violent means to bloody ends. Kathrin is an active member of SFWA and HWA and lives in Colorado with her husband, daughter, and two dogs. For update...
Snow, pastries, and holiday romance galore at the Iclce Cafe by Denise Wheatley
December 31, 2020 15:00 - 46 minutes - 41.6 MBDenise N. Wheatley is a lover of happily-ever-afters and the art of storytelling. She has written (and ghostwritten) numerous novels and novellas that run the romance gamut, from contemporary to paranormal, sweet to steamy. Denise strives to pen entertaining stories that embody matters of the heart, while creating characters who are strong, colorful and relatable. She is an RWA member and received a B.A. in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago, the city where she was born and r...
Talking Fiction Obsessions with Author Mark Leslie on Book Lights
December 28, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutes - 27.7 MBMark Leslie would be the first person to admit he's still afraid of the monster under his bed. Proudly adopting the term "Book Nerd" for himself, Mark is a writer, editor and bookseller and is most comfortable with a pen in hand, fingers on keyboard or with his nose stuck in a book. His first book, ONE HAND SCREAMING (2004) collected mostly previously published short stories and poetry along with a few original tales. His other fiction includes I, DEATH (2014), EVASION (2014) and A CANADIAN...
Christmas Carol Catawampus fun with USAT Best Seller Ann Charles
December 21, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutes - 30.1 MBAnn has a B.A. in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and Western Writers of America. She is currently toiling away on her next book, wishing she was on a Mexican beach with an ice-cold Corona in one hand and a book in the other. When she is not dabbling in fiction, she is arm wrestling with her two kids, attempting to seduce her husband, and arguing with her sassy cat. Most nights, you can find her hanging out ov...
Lover of Vampires and Dark Romance, Debut author Wintour Krueger talks to RER
December 17, 2020 20:00 - 46 minutes - 41.5 MBWintour sought refuge between the pages of a book as a child. Though now she is in a healthy and loving household she still suffers from PTSD and finds writing to be therapeutic. She is an advocate for mental health especially for children. She went to Grand Canyon University for psychology but that career path just didn’t feel right for her. It wasn’t until she buckled down and dedicated herself to her novel The Cursed Rose that things really started to fall into place. She found the path s...
Holiday fun with Dragons, Demons, and Author Abigail Owen on Book Lights
December 14, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutes - 28.3 MBAbigail Owen is a multi-award-winning author of paranormal romance and upper YA/new adult fantasy romance. Other favorite titles include wife, mother, Star Wars geek, ex-competitive skydiver, spreadsheet lover, Dr. Seuss quoter, eMBA, organizational guru, Texan, Aggie, and chocaholic. Abigail grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her writing. She attempted to find a practical career related to her favorite pastime by earning a degree in English Rhetoric (Technical Writing) ...
Feelin' Beachie with author Hilary Grossman
December 10, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.1 MBHilary Grossman is a recovering corporate executive. She spends her mornings and weekends hanging out with her "characters." She has an unhealthy addiction to denim and high heel shoes. She's been known to walk into walls and fall up stairs. She only eats spicy foods and is obsessed with her cat, Lucy. She loves to find humor in everyday life. She likens life to a game of dodge ball - she tries to keep many balls in the air before they smack her in the face. She lives on Long Island. You ca...