May 29, 2019
Malayna Evans writes middle grade fiction. Her debut novel, Jagger Jones and the Mummy’s Ankh, is a fantasy adventure story and is the first installment in a trilogy that involves time travel, ancient Egypt and two kids from the South Side of Chicago. Tune in to hear Malayna discuss her writing journey, the challenge...
May 22, 2019
Sophia Gholz is a children’s picture book author. Her debut work is titled, The Boy Who Grew a Forest. It is the true story of Jadav Payeng, who single-handedly planted over twelve hundred acres of lush forest on a once barren island in northeastern India. Tune in to hear Sophia talk about her writing journey,...
May 15, 2019
Angelica Shirley Carpenter is an author, retired librarian and Wizard of Oz expert. Angelica's latest book, Born Criminal: Mathilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Suffragist, chronicles the life of one of the most important (but least known) leaders of the early women’s movement—a woman who was effectively written out...
May 8, 2019
Author Katie Cross is both a young adult fantasy writer (The Network Series and The Dragonmaster Trilogy) and an author of contemporary women's fiction (The Health and Happiness Society). She believes in the power of books to change lives and knows that sometimes we all want to channel magic, ride dragons and...
May 1, 2019
Lori Oliver-Tierney is everyone who put a dream on hold. At 50, she decided that she'd waited long enough and set out to fulfill her dream of hiking the John Muir Trail. Lori Oliver-Tierney's memoir is titled, Trudge: A Midlife Crisis on the John Muir Trail. It chronicles her journey on the trail, which is filled...