Interview with writer Enia Oaks

Writer Enia Oaks chats with me about her collection of poetic essays, From A Studio in Oakland, California: 108 Notes on Existence. Bio:Enia Oaks is a Nigerian-born emergency medicine doctor and author who writes at the intersection of self-inquiry, healing, and transcendence. She has spent years in high-stakes medical environments before turning inward to begin Read More

Interview with children’s author Christine Mott

Children’s author Christine Mott is helping me kick off a new week. We’re chatting about her new children’s picture book, Free Bird: Flaco the Owl’s Dreams Take Flight. Bio:Christine Mott is an attorney and animal advocate with over fifteen years of experience leading legal and policy efforts to protect animals. She advises alternative protein companies, Read More

Interview with memoirist Sandra Schnakenburg

Memoirist Sandra Schnakenburg chats with me about her book, The Housekeeper’s Secret: A Memoir. Bio:Sandy Schnakenburg is a writer, mother, and truth-seeker with a background in finance, writing, community advocacy, and personal transformation. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Arizona State University and pursued graduate studies in business at the University of Read More

Interview with children’s author Brian Hamilton

Children’s author Brian S. Hamilton chats with me today about his new short story collection, Smarty the Brain Stories. Bio:Brian Hamilton was educated as an engineer, and at 24 he survived a traumatic brain injury from a car crash: https://youtu.be/I3N-ByCx6Vo. After rehabilitation he met his wife and moved to Portland, Oregon where they raised two Read More

Interview with historical sci-fi author Beth Duke

Novelist Beth Duke chats with me about her new historical sci-fi, Anywhen. Bio:Beth Duke is an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author and the recipient of numerous awards and honors for her fiction on two continents. She is eyeing the other five. Beth lives in the mountains of her native Alabama with her husband Jay and Read More

Interview with political thriller author Manda Scott

Novelist Manda Scott joins me today to chat about her new Thrutopian political thriller, Any Human Power. Bio:Manda Scott is an award-winning novelist and host of the acclaimed Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, her previous novels have been short-listed for the Orange Prize, the Edgar, Wilbur Smith and Saltire Awards Read More

Interview with crime fiction author Ryburn Dobbs

Helping me kick off a new week is crime fiction novelist, Ryburn Dobbs. We’re chatting about The Comfort of Distance, A Sebastien Grey Novel. Bio: Ryburn Dobbs is a forensic anthropologist and investigative analyst with extensive experience working with law enforcement on homicides, unidentified body cases and missing persons. The forensic elements in his Sebastien Read More