Fidelis O. Mkparu was born in Onitsha Nigeria. He is a Harvard-trained cardiologist who has written medical articles for both scientific and lay audiences. His previous novel, Loveâs Affliction , was a 2016 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner for Fiction, a Reader Views Literary Award Winner for 2015/2016, and a finalist for the 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award for Multicultural Fiction. He lives in Canton, Ohio USA. For more information about Fidelis Mkparu and his books visit his website at...
May 15, 2020â˘27 minâ˘Ep. 51
Melissa Muldoon is an artist, graphic designer, and award-winning author of the Studentessa Matta Website, a dual language blog, where she promotes the Italian language and culture. Through the Matta Website, she organizes small group language immersion programs in Italy twice a year, in collaboration with Italian schools as well as private Italian language homestay vacations, with teachers all over Italy. Waking Isabella follows Melissaâs debut novel Dreaming Sophia , published in 2016. In this...
May 15, 2020â˘39 minâ˘Ep. 50
Dr. Iyabo Ojikutu is a board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received her medical degree at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria. She has been practicing medicine since she was 22 years old, and currently owns, and runs her practice in Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives with her two daughters. Permanent Happiness is her first book. Her writing began in December 2015, after her dear father passed. For more information on Dr. Iyabo and h...
May 15, 2020â˘23 minâ˘Ep. 49
Adeed Dawisha was born and raised in Iraq and educated in England, where he received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics in 1974. Until September 2016, he was University Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Miami University, Ohio, and is the recipient of many prestigious fellowships and awards. In addition to over 80 academic and public policy articles and book chapters, Dr Dawisha has 12 scholarly books, the most recent of which are the new and expanded editions of Arab Nat...
May 15, 2020â˘34 minâ˘Ep. 48
Kaylin McFarren has received more than 40 national literary awards, in addition to a prestigious Golden Heart Award nomination for Flahertyâs Crossing â a book she and her oldest daughter, Kristina McMorris, co-authored in 2008. Prior to embarking on her writing journey and developing the popular Threads action/adventure romance series, she poured her passion for creativity into her work as the director of a fine art gallery in the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon; she also served as a governo...
May 15, 2020â˘31 minâ˘Ep. 47
J. Everett Prewitt is a Vietnam veteran and a former Army officer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, and a Master of Science Degree in Urban Studies from Cleveland State University. Prewitt was awarded the title of distinguished alumni at both schools. His debut novel Snake Walkers placed first for fiction in four different literary contests and won the Bronze Award for General Fiction in ForeWord Magazineâs Book of the Year contest. Snake Walkers was al...
May 15, 2020â˘26 minâ˘Ep. 46
Michael Pronko has lived in Tokyo for twenty years but was born in Kansas City, a very different world. After graduating from Brown University in philosophy, he hit the road, traveling around the world for two years working odd jobs. He went back to school for a Masterâs in Education, and then took a teaching position in Beijing. For two years, he taught English, traveled China and wrote. After more traveling and two more degrees, another M.A. in Comparative Literature in Madison, Wisconsin and ...
May 15, 2020â˘33 minâ˘Ep. 45
Diana Forbes is a 9th generation American, with ancestors on both sides of the Civil War. Diana Forbes lives and writes in Manhattan. When she is not cribbing chapters, Diana Forbes loves to explore the buildings where her 19th Century American ancestors lived, loved, survived and thrived. She is passionate about vintage clothing, antique furniture, ancestry, and vows to master the quadrille in her lifetime. Diana Forbes is the author of New York Gilded Age historical fiction. For more informati...
May 15, 2020â˘31 minâ˘Ep. 44
Michael Kasenow is an award-winning novelist (View From The Edge; A Wicked Thing); an award-winning poet (Six Feet Down); and the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Last Paradise. He has traveled extensively, living in many places among a variety of unique personalities. His lifetime resume includes waiter, cab driver, bartender, lumberman, janitor, and ranch hand in New Mexico. These experiences add authenticity to his written work. He is currently a Geology Professor at Eastern Michi...
May 15, 2020â˘25 minâ˘Ep. 43
Nicole Taylor is an anthropologist who explores contemporary social issues related to education and health through the analytic lens of language practices. Her research includes teasing and bullying in schools, childhood obesity, and body image concerns and social media use among youth. She holds bachelorâs and masterâs degrees in English and a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Arizona. Following graduate school, she worked in nonprofit and corporate settings conducting research i...
May 15, 2020â˘36 minâ˘Ep. 42
Janice Wood Wetzel is a graduate of the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, and a former Dean and Professor Emerita of Social Work at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. She has served as a United Nations Representative in New York since 1988. Dr. Wetzel is a well-published international educator and researcher who has specialized in the human rights, mental health and advancement of women from a global perspective for more than 40 years. A mother of three...
May 15, 2020â˘33 minâ˘Ep. 41
Donna Zadunajsky grew up in a small town in Ohio named Bristolville, spending her childhood reading, writing, and fishing. In her teens, she read nothing but Stephen King books, and it was then that she told herself she would one day write her own books. Donnaâs writing career began with seven children's books about her daughter and the adventures she went on, but her dream has always been to write mystery/suspense novels. For more information about Donna Zadunajsky and her books, visit her webs...
May 15, 2020â˘34 minâ˘Ep. 40
Amanda Yoshida first dreamt of being a childrenâs book illustrator when she was a mere toddler, growing up in the suburbs surrounding Portland, Oregon. As a child, she spent countless hours drawing and studying the artwork inside her stacks of colorfully illustrated books. She favored the rhyming words and silly drawings of Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein and claimed one day she would be an artist. Eventually, the pens and pencils that were always in her hand became paint brushes in her explorati...
May 15, 2020â˘28 minâ˘Ep. 39
Joshua Landeros was born in Pomona, CA, but was raised in Perris of Riverside County for years uncountable now. He comes from a large family in which he is admittedly âthe black sheep.â Landeros grew up on Dragon Ball Z, Godzilla films, Batman the Animated Series, and Star Wars. Not to mention an infinite love for dinosaurs and all movie monsters. He began writing in middle school starting with Godzilla fanfictions. He kept writing and eventually created his own world full of characters. In 2016...
May 15, 2020â˘27 minâ˘Ep. 38
Buck Marshall taught political science for five years and received his doctorate from Tulane in 1992. After 20 years in the private sector, his reaction to the Occupy Wall Street movement was to write a series of books and establish the non-profit SWIFT Act Alliance. For more information about Buck Marshall and his book visit his website . Topics of conversation: What is SWIFT Act His holistic view of the current economy in the US Society â Political â Economic Circle and Bipartisanism How the a...
May 15, 2020â˘52 minâ˘Ep. 37
Melissa Muldoon is the Studentessa Mattaâ the crazy linguist! In Italian, â mattaâ means âcrazyâ or âimpassionedâ. Melissa has a B.A. in fine arts, art history and European History from Knox College, a liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, as well as a masterâs degree in art history from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She has also studied painting and art history in Florence. Melissa promotes the study of Italian language and culture through her dual-language blog, Studen...
May 15, 2020â˘40 minâ˘Ep. 36
Emilio Corsetti, III is a professional pilot and author. Emilio has written for both regional and national publications including the Chicago Tribune, Multimedia Producer, and Professional Pilot magazine. Emilioâs first book 35 Miles From Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980 tells the true story of an airline ditching in the Caribbean Sea and the efforts to rescue those who survived. Emilio is a graduate of St. Louis University. He and his wife Lynn reside in Dallas, TX. To learn mor...
May 15, 2020â˘33 minâ˘Ep. 35
Dr. Emily Christensen earned her Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy and has two Masters Degrees: an M.S. in Professional Counseling and an M.Div. in Pastoral Counseling. The only thing better than writing, she says, is being married to a writer. Nathan Christensen married Emily in the Oklahoma City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 13 October 2012, and have since fostered more than eighty-five children. In 2015, they adopted the six children who stayed, and are total...
May 15, 2020â˘24 minâ˘Ep. 34
Kay Williams always had an inclination to be a professional actress, so, with stars in her eyes, she moved to New York City right after college graduation (she was a theater major). She lived in a rent-controlled apartment with no heat, and lots of rodents, too busy earning money to act (her dad had saved her letters from that time so she recently took a fresh look at those hair-raising and now hilarious adventures). After 9 months in the Big Apple, Kay slunk back to Ohio, to a safer life, teach...
May 15, 2020â˘37 minâ˘Ep. 33
Jane Alvey Harris has a Humanities degree from Brigham Young University with emphases in Art History, Italian Language, and Studio Art. Sheâs CRAZY about the visual and performing arts! She enjoys playing classical piano, painting & sketching, singing & acting, and especially writing poetry & prose. But, her real passion is PEOPLE. She loves to watch and study what makes us tick as human beings. Definitely a dreamer, her favorite thing to do is to weave together sublime settings and ...
May 15, 2020â˘30 minâ˘Ep. 32
Sandy Marriott Cook lives in Texas with her husband, Richard, and their furry and feathered âchildren.â She has been an animal lover ever since her pet turtle was her best friend and confidante. As an artist, Sandy hopes to convey the special places pets hold in our hearts. To see some of her portraits of pets and wildlife, visit www.smarriottcook.com . Topics of conversation: Rescuing waterfowl Painting Being a big classic movie fan How A Home for Abigail was a family project Her new dog, Peach...
May 15, 2020â˘30 minâ˘Ep. 31
âBeyond the Last Horizonâ is Mary DeGroatâs debut as an author. A second book of fiction for women is progressing with plans for publishing early 2017. A concept for her third book is under wraps for the time being though the outline has been completed and the first chapter written. Mary is an executive-level professional with more than twenty yearsâ marketing and communications experience within non-profit, marketing/pr agency, corporate and commodity board environments. She seeks moderate adve...
May 15, 2020â˘32 minâ˘Ep. 30
Roe DePinto grew up in the Bronx and Yonkers, and is mostly Italian, of American descent. From an early age, she was taught the importance of family. and raised her two children with the same values instilling in them the message that love is more important than anything else in this world. When her children were young Roe decided to take a 3-year course in childrenâs literature. She also got her Realtorâs license in New York and California and was certified as a notary and a travel agent. She a...
May 15, 2020â˘34 minâ˘Ep. 29
Eben Mishkin is a gentleman and a scholar who has devoted his life to the study of the story and the accumulation of trivia. He holds many degrees but is most proud of his Masters in the teaching and practice of creative writing from the University of Wales, Cardiff. He enjoys role-playing games and casually wielding forbidden knowledge. Mishkin is married to a very talented artist who was kind enough to do all the artwork for his debut novel. Topics of conversation: Creative Writing Research Be...
May 15, 2020â˘33 minâ˘Ep. 28
Holly Moulder is a former elementary school teacher who left the classroom in order to write historical fiction for middle-grade students. Her fascination with history has helped her create four award-winning novels: Eyes of the Calusa , A Cord of Three Strands , Crystal City Lights , and A Time To Be Brave . Moulder has two adult daughters and one granddaughter, Macie. She and her husband, Don, live in Sharpsburg, Georgia. For more information about Holly Moulder and her books, visit her websit...
May 15, 2020â˘20 minâ˘Ep. 27
Cheryl Williams, a registered nurse with a doctor of health education degree, published her doctoral dissertation in ProQuest. She believes that God has entrusted her with spreading the word about His Sonâs return in 2017, which birthed her book, âGodâs Indemnity.â For more information about Cheryl Williams and her book, visit her website . Topics of conversation: Her Message Her Passions The Most Influential Person in her Life...
May 15, 2020â˘23 minâ˘Ep. 26
Julius Bailey, Ph.D., Christian Existentialist, teaches in the Department of Philosophy at Wittenberg University. He is a philosopher, cultural critic, social theorist, and diversity lecturer. As a socially conscious academic, Dr. Bailey has been interviewed on CNN, Fox, B.E.T, and ABC Nightline. A guest on numerous radio shows as a social critic and education advisor, he is often sought to speak at colleges, prisons, and community organizations across America. Publications include âThe Cultural...
May 15, 2020â˘51 minâ˘Ep. 25
Derek Berry is a poet & novelist. They are the author of the novel Heathens & Liar of Lickskillet County (PRA, 2016) & the poetry chapbook Skinny Dipping with Strangers (2013). Their poems & short stories can be found in Beloit Poetry Journal, ANMLY, Raleigh Review, Jet Fuel Review, Longleaf Review, Barely South Review, Landfill, The Water This Time: Anthology on Sea Level Rise in Charleston, BOAAT Journal, Pidgeonholes, Yemassee, The Broken Plate, Gigantic Sequins, Longleaf Revi...
May 15, 2020â˘30 minâ˘Ep. 24
Born and raised in Venezuela of Italian immigrants, Susan Violante completed a BA in Political Science and Business Administration before moving to the US . Although she built a career as a Business Analyst/Accountant, she also kept herself active as a freelance writer in the US; publishing articles, poetry, children's stories, and illustrations since 1996. She published her first book in 2009, and released her revised edition: Innocent War: Behind An Immigrant's Past - Book 1 in 2011. Her pictu...
May 15, 2020â˘34 minâ˘Ep. 23
Imowen Lodestone was inspired to write âSeasons of Painâ in large part because of his admiration for the creative genius of fellow writer H.P. Lovecraft. He has always wanted to write a novel dominated by supernatural characters that showed readers that these individuals, although endowed with special abilities and keen senses, still get scared and make assumptions. As a result of these failings, they sometimes make mistakes. His goal is to reveal to the reader how supernatural beings experience...
May 15, 2020â˘30 minâ˘Ep. 22
