Echo from Mount Royal by Dave Riese Montreal, 1951. Rebecca Wiseman, 18 years old, from a Catholic-Jewish family, lives with her working-class parents. At a local dance, she briefly meets a handsome young man, but has little hope of seeing him again. When Sol Gottesman tracks her down and asks her on a date, her joy mingles with disbelief when she learns he is the son of a wealthy businessman. Sol takes her in a chauffeured Rolls-Royce to the most expensive restaurant in the city, … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Dan Groat
Author Bio: The best way to tell you about me and my writing is to tell you what I believe. I believe in the uniqueness of each person and that, if given the equality of opportunity, the individual is the best architect of his own destiny. I believe that societal problems are best remedied by small groups, preferably starting with the family; that government should protect people without getting in the way of their lives; that Americans are not guaranteed happiness, but the right to pursue … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Dave Riese
Author Bio: Born in 1946, I grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts. I attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, majoring in English literature. During my junior year, I studied English Literature at Oxford University and travelled in Europe. I wrote a travel journal as my senior thesis. After graduating in 1968, I enlisted in the Air Force one step ahead of my draft board's kind invitation to join the army and travel to Vietnam. I married Susan, my high school girlfriend, during leave between … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Lincoln Cole
Author Bio: Lincoln Cole is a Columbus based author who enjoys traveling and has visited many different parts of the world, including Australia and Cambodia, but always returns home to his pugamonster puppy, Luther, and family. His love for writing was kindled at an early age through the works of Isaac Asimov and Stephen King and he enjoys telling stories to anyone who will listen. His first published novel was "Graveyard of Empires", and he won the Literary Classics 2015 Book Award for … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Adair Arlen
Author Bio: As an English major, my bent has ever been toward the written word; I'm a voracious reader and like to be entertained, so I usually read fiction with occasional forays into non-fiction -- biographies and the like. In addition, I read the weekly U.K. Spectator, covering international news, opinion pieces, entertainment and the arts. My resume includes some wonderful jobs, including Playboy magazine at its Chicago home office and another interesting position in the Department of … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Laura Preble
Author Bio: Laura Preble is the award-winning author of the young adult series, Queen Geek Social Club (Penguin/Berkley Jam), which includes the novels Queen Geeks in Love and Prom Queen Geeks. She has also won a Kurt Vonnegut Fiction Prize, and has been published in North American Review, Hysteria, and NEA Today. What inspires you to write? I'm inspired by students. As a long-time teacher, I observe teenagers because they are still open and honest about what they think and feel and dream. They … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – J.C. Henderson @JsonHndrson
Author Bio: Here is my author bio template that i post on everything. it's short and sweet and I think pretty neato: J.C. Henderson has been writing stories his entire life. As a child growing up in Rio Vista, CA he would staple papers together to create his own “book”. He writes mostly Literary Fiction but dabbles in other genres and ideas. He writes about the underdogs, weirdoes, losers and rebels we all know or wish we could be. He likes breaking the fourth wall, parenthetical phrases, and … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Kate Campbell
Author Bio: "Adrift in the Sound," Kate Campbell’s debut novel was a finalist for New York's 2011 Mercer Street Books Literary Prize. The companion volume "Between the Sheets: An Intimate Exchange on Writing, Editing, and Publishing," chronicles the final editing of "Adrift in the Sound," and is co-authored with novelist/editor Thomas T. Thomas. An award-winning journalist, editor and photographer, Campbell's environmental and political writing appears regularly in newspapers and magazines. She … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Maura Stone
Author Bio: Maura Stone's no stranger to comedy; she grew up in a Borscht Belt entertainment family where it was customary to pun and crack jokes at the kitchen table as a condition to getting fed. Even so, she spent 30 years toiling as a commercial banker until she found her true calling as a satire writer. Her first novel, "Five-Star FLEECING," won awards, critical acclaim and rave reviews. Since then, she has written numerous articles for online magazines, been interviewed on radio and tv and … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Hannah Alazhar
Author Bio: Hannah Alazhar is a British Writer/ Producer/ Director, and joint CEO of Smoking Guns Productions, a UK/ USA based production company with major ties to Hollywood and the music industry. Led by two ballsy women, producing and writing team Hannah Alazhar and Shande Niemann, who co-founded Smoking Guns Productions in 2008. Smoking Guns Productions have many varied writing projects on their slate, running the gamut of feature film genres, through to TV series and novels. The companies … [Read more...]
