Writer Tracy Mayo chats with me today about her memoir, Childless Mother: A Search for Son and Self. Bio:Tracy Mayo has two degrees from Duke University. After a homesteading experiment, she embarked on a thirty-year career in commercial construction management, as a trailblazing woman in a man’s world. She is a 2020/2021 artist-in-residence at Craigardan Read More
Category: Author Interviews
New interview with thriller author Matt Cost
Mystery author Matt Cost returns to Reviews and Interviews and chats with me today about his new thriller in his Clay Wolfe/Port Essex Mysteries series, Pirate Trap. Bio:Matt Cost is the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of the Mainely Mystery series. The first book, Mainely Power, was selected as the Maine Humanities Council Read ME Fiction Read More
Interview with YA author Amr Saleh
Young adult author Amr Saleh chats with me today about his debut YA fantasy, Treasures of Egypt: The Spear & the Scythe. Bio:Amr Saleh is an Egyptian-German author based in the vibrant city of Munich, Germany. He was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, a city teeming with tales of ancient wonders. He has always Read More
Interview with romance author Maria Imbalzano
Romance author Maria Imbalzano joins me today to chat about her new contemporary novel, Island Detour. During her virtual book tour, Maria will be giving away a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice) gift card to a lucky randomly drawn participant. To be entered for your chance to win, use the form below. Read More
Interview with novelist Brent Olson
Novelist Brent Olson is chatting with me today about his alternative history, Between the Helpless and the Darkness. Please share what you’ve done. Back page columnist, “Living the Country Life” 2002 – 2016 Syndicated column, “Independently Speaking” 1996 – 2024 Author of four collections of essays, a memoir, and three novels. 2021 Read More
Interview with poet Jules Jacob
Poet Jules Jacob is chatting with me today about her new collection, Kingdom of Glass & Seed. Bio:Jules Jacob is the author of Kingdom of Glass & Seed (Lily Poetry Review Books 2023), Rappaccini’s Garden, with Sonja Johanson (forthcoming White Stag Publishing Summer 2024), and The Glass Sponge, a semi-finalist in The New Women’s Voices Read More
Interview with YA author B. Lynn Goodwin
Novelist B. Lynn Goodwin is chatting with me about her new coming of age novel, Disrupted. Lynn is doing a virtual book tour with WOW! Women on Writing’s blog The Muffin. Feel free to visit her other stops! Bio:B. Lynn Goodwin wrote two award-winning books, a YA called Talent, and a memoir titled Never Too Read More
Interview with writer Jeremy Broyles
Writer Jeremy Broyles chats with me today about his new work of literary fiction, Flat Water. Bio:Jeremy Broyles is an Arizona native, originally from the Cottonwood-Jerome-Sedona high desert. He earned his B.A. from Doane College, now University, his M.A. from Northern Arizona University, and his MFA in fiction from Wichita State University. He is a professor with Read More
Interview with fantasy author Marie Judson
Novelist Marie Judson is chatting with me about her new adult fantasy with time travel, Braided Dimensions. During her virtual book tour, Marie will be giving away an epub copy of one of her books to a lucky randomly drawn winner. To be entered for a chance to win, use the form below. To increase Read More
Interview with fantasy author Madison C. Brightwell
Fantasy author Madison C. Brightwell is chatting with me today about her new alternative history novel, The World Beyond the Redbud Tree. Bio:Madison C. Brightwell is an author and a licensed MFT with a doctorate in psychology. She has been working as a therapist since 2006, before which she worked as a professional actress and Read More