Author Bio: Katrina Shawver is an experienced writer, blogger, speaker, and the author of Henry – A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America, an adult nonfiction biography released in 2017 to high praise. She holds a BA from the University of Arizona in English/Political Science, and began her writing career more than twenty years ago by writing hundreds of newspaper columns for the Arizona Republic. Her favorite quote is ”What would you attempt to do if you knew you … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Bruce Edlen
Author Bio: Bruce Edlen, M.A. ed., is the author of Jazz Mergirl, The True Story of Jazz Jennings, a Transgender Girl Born in a Boy’s Body is his first book. He was a teacher for 20 years. Having worked with students as well as adults provided him with the background and skills necessary to make this story accessible and engaging to both teens and older readers. Even after “retirement” he still thinks of himself as an educator. “Once a teacher, always a teacher.” He continue to keep up on … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Renee Clarke
Author Bio: Black Market Baby is written under a pen name to protect the identities of those involved. This is my fifth published book and I’m working on the next two. I was born and raised in Canada and moved to the US to get away from the strangling political atmosphere in Quebec during the 1970s. I was finally drawn to the West – the Rocky Mountains – where I love to hike and eventually wound up at the Pacific Ocean. What inspires you to write? I have always felt that if I keep writing I'll … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – L.A. Sartor @LesannSartor
Author Bio: Leslie Ann Sartor (aka L.A. Sartor) began telling stories around the age of 4 when her mother, at Leslie’s insistence, wrote them down and Leslie illustrated them. As an adult she writes suspense and action adventure novels with a dash of romance, and screenplays—she's had a contracted adaptation! She lives in Colorado with her husband whom she met on a blind date. Leslie loves to travel and thinks life is an adventure and we should embrace the journey. She has a blog: My Story, My … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – William Dean Hamilton @wdhamilton31
Author Bio: I have just had my new book “would You Do What They Did? Great Christian Leaders From Our Past published by Crosslink. I also write This Week in Christian History, a blog covering an event in history each week. I have also self-published two biographies about Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Junior. I have published over 1,000 articles, short stories and poems in magazines, literary journals and websites. I install accounting software for The Back Office in West Des Moines. I have lived … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Renee Robinson
Author Bio: With a major in writings and communications, Renee Robinson has been writing since the age of 12. An element unique to Renee, is her ability to morph into various genres, from poet, to fiction,to children's books. However, being busy raising children and working fulltime forced Renee Robinson to push back her ambitions to publish. Until 4 years ago, when she received the horrifying diagnosis of colon cancer. Only halfway through her first round of chemotherapy treatment, Renee lost … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Massimo Marino
Author Bio: Massimo Marino comes from a scientist background: He spent years at CERN and The Lawrence Berkeley Lab followed by lead positions with Apple, Inc. and the World Economic Forum. He is also partner in a new startup in Geneva for smartphone applications: TAKEALL SA. Massimo currently lives in France and crosses the border with Switzerland multiple times daily. "Daimones" is the first volume of a trilogy, and is based on personal experience and facts with an added "what if" to provide … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Patrick C Notchtree
Author Bio: Patrick now lives in the north of England with his wife and has his son and granddaughters nearby. Much of his life is reflected in the biographical trilogy "The Clouds Still Hang", so to repeat too many biographical details here would be something of a 'spoiler'! What inspires you to write? My book started as a form of self therapy many years ago, looking back at childhood and trying to fix and preserve the love I had then. Later after some traumatic events my therapist. … [Read more...]
