Writer Claudia Marseille chats with me about her memoir, But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World. Bio:At age four, Claudia Marseille was diagnosed with a severe hearing loss. With determination and the help of powerful hearing aids, she learned to hear, speak and lipread. She was mainstreamed in public schools Read More
Category: Author Interviews
Interview with poet Valerie Duff
Poet Valerie Duff is chatting with me about her new poetry collection entitled Aquamarine. Bio:Valerie Duff’s first book, To the New World (Salmon Poetry, 2010), was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize from Queens University, Belfast. Aquamarine was published by Lily Poetry Review Press in 2023. Valerie has held fellowships from the VCCA and Writers’ Room of Boston. Her Read More
New interview with dark fiction author Kevin R. Doyle
Today’s guest is novelist Kevin R. Doyle to chat with me about his dark fiction audiobook, The Litter. During his virtual book tour, Kevin will be giving away a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice) gift card to a lucky randomly drawn winner. To be entered for a chance to win, use the Read More
Interview with writer Robert W. Stock
Writer Robert W. Stock chats with me today about his memoir, Me and The Times: My wild ride from elevator operator to New York Times editor, columnist, and change agent (1967-97). Bio:Born in 1929 in Bridgeport CT. A husband and father at age 19. By chance, hired by a weekly paper, which led to post Read More
Interview with memoirist Dena Rueb Romero
Writer Dena Rueb Romero chats with me today about her memoir, All for You: A World War II Family Memoir of Love, Separation and Loss. Bio:Dena Rueb Romero grew up in Hanover, New Hampshire, the daughter of a Lutheran mother and a Jewish father, both refugees from Nazi Germany. She graduated from Brandeis University and Read More
Interview with romance author Cassie Sanchez
Romance author Cassie Sanchez is chatting with me about her new romantic fantasy, Chasing the Darkness. Bio:Growing up, Cassie Sanchez always wanted superpowers and to be a warrior princess fighting alongside unlikely heroes. Suffice it to say, she lost herself in books, from fantasy to sci-fi to a suspenseful romance. Currently, Cassie lives in the Read More
Interview with memoirist Anna Monardo
Writer Anna Monardo joins me to chat about her memoir, After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage. Bio:Anna Monardo grew up in Pittsburgh, with strong ties to her Calabrian family. Her forthcoming memoir, After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage (Bordighera Press; May 14, 2024), is the story of her family’s immigration to Read More
Interview with historical novelist Matthew Di Paoli
Historical fiction author Matthew Di Paoli is chatting with me about his new literary western, Holliday. Bio:Matthew Di Paoli has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize three times. He has won the Wilbur & Niso Smith Adventure Writing Prize, the Prism Review, 2 Elizabeth’s, and Momaya Review Short Story Contests. Matthew earned his MFA in Read More
Interview with novelist Lisa Fellinger
Novelist Lisa Fellinger is chatting with me today about her new women’s fiction, The Serendipity of Catastrophe. During her virtual book tour, Lisa will be giving away a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice) gift card to a lucky randomly drawn winner. To be entered for a chance to win, use the form Read More
Interview with women’s fiction novelist Lori Keesey
Author Lori Keesey chats with me about her new contemporary women’s fiction, Always Think of Me. Bio:Writing Always Think of Me was cathartic for author Lori Keesey. She needed to make sense of why her first-born child died tragically in 2018. Developing this novel helped her work through her grief and help answer questions about Read More