My guest this month is debut author, Galina Vromen, author of Hill of Secrets. Galina  began writing fiction after more than twenty years as an international journalist in Israel, England, the Netherlands, France, and Mexico. After a career with Reuters News Agency, she moved into the nonprofit sector as a director at the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and headed their operations… read more

My guest this month is Annie R McEwen, a career historian who has lived in six countries and under every roof from a canvas tent to a Georgian Era manor house. She is published by Harbor Lane Books (US), Bloodhound Books (UK), The Wild Rose Press, and Rowan Prose Publishing. When she’s not in her 1920s bungalow in Florida, Annie… read more

My guest today is Samantha Greene Woodruff who is the author of two #1 Amazon bestselling historical fiction novels, The Lobotomist’s Wife and The Trade Off. Sam has a BA in history from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business. She spent fifteen years at Viacom’s Nickelodeon before leaving to parent her two young children…. read more

My guest today is Aimie K  Runyan who writes fiction, both historical and contemporary, that celebrates the spirit of strong women. In addition to her writing, she is active as a speaker and educator in the writing community. She lives in Colorado with her amazing husband, kids, cats, and pet dragon. She has been honored as a Historical Novel Society… read more

I’m delighted Crystal King has joined me again to share her journey in writing her latest novel, In The Garden of Monsters, a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, told from the point of view of a model Salvador Dali brings to Italy’s Sacro Bosco garden in 1948. She is also the author of The Chef’s Secret and Feast… read more

Gian Sardar is my guest this month. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is from Kurdistan of Iraq, and her mother is Belgian American and from Minnesota. She studied creative writing at Loyola Marymount University, is the author of the novels Take What You Can Carry and You Were Here, and is the coauthor of the memoir… read more

My last guest for 2022 is Loren Stephens. As you will read, Loren is an immensely talented lady. She is a widely published essayist and fiction and nonfiction storyteller. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, MacGuffin, the Jewish Women’s Literary Annual, The Forge Literary Magazine, Crack the Spine, Lunch Ticket’s Amuse Bouche series, The… read more