Alan is a musician, choral composer and author of the mystery novel href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Search.aspx?k=Consulting+Detective" target="_blank"Consulting Detective. Alan explains that since college his intention was to become a writer, and he was an avid reader of science fiction and mystery novels. So it seemed natural that he would eventually put these two together to produce his first mystery novel. Alan explains the significance of the book title and shares an excerpt from the novel in the interview.

Jenina is a musician, clinical social worker and author of two books. The first is called href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Search.aspx?k=Diamonds+in+the+Rough" target="_blank"Diamonds in the Rough, which is a young person's novel about a group of friends who discover what it means to live out one's faith in action and service to the community and come to understand that they themselves can be important agents of change in the world. Her second book is entitled href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Search.aspx?k=The+Fashioner" target="_blank"The Fashioner: Reflections on the Role of Music and the Arts in Building a Global Community. We discuss both books in the interview and she reads excerpts from each.

David is an educator and author of the book href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Search.aspx?k=David+Douglas" target="_blank"Marriage Beyond Black and White: An Interracial Family Portrait. The book is about David's parents' interracial marriage. David explains how, after his father died, his mother began writing this book. After about six months of writing, she passed away, and so David took up the mantle to complete the book. He reads two excerpts from the book: one from the pen of his mother, and the second, his telling of an episode in their lives.

Richard is Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University. He is the author of several books on the subject of race unity. His latest work with Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis is entitled " href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Search.aspx?k=Lights+of+the+spirit" target="_blank"Lights of the Spirit: Historical Portraits of Black Baha'is in North America 1898-2000". This work uncovers the role played by black people in the emergence of the Baha'i faith in North America. Drawing on a wide range of sources including personal essays, letters, and journals, it offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of some extraordinary individuals. I have Richard read excerpts from the book in the interview.

John is an author of several books. His latest work is called href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Compassionate-Woman-P6743.aspx" target="_blank"Compassionate Woman: The Life and Legacy of Patricia Locke. He explains what inspired him to write about Patricia Locke and reads excerpts from his work in the interview.

Edward has started authoring a 6 volume set entitled The Divine Curriculum. He has published his first volume entitled href="https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Curriculum-Design-ebook/dp/B016QUC03M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1525209909amp;sr=8-1amp;keywords=Edward+Price+Divine+Design" target="_blank"Divine Design. Edward explains what inspired him to write this 6-volume set and what the reader should expect when reading the first volume and subsequent volumes. He reads two excerpts from Divine Design.

Edward is also co-writer and co-producer of the film href="https://thegatefilm.com/" target="_blank"The Gate: Dawn of the Baha'i Faith. It is a documentary film on the epic life of the The Bab, who, in 1844 declared His Messianic mission in Persia, while Christians in the US were waiting for Jesus to arrive on the clouds. Edward talks about the film in the interview.

Elizabeth is the author of the book, href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Search.aspx?k=Elizabeth+Gatorano" target="_blank"Waiting for the Sunrise, an incredible story of how she and her Rwandan husband, Phanuel helped Phenuel's family escape the genocide and come to the US, and the fallout as a result. In the interview Elizabeth talks about the ordeal and reads an excerpt from her account. She also reads an excerpt of her book in which she honestly assesses her own inherent racism. You can also visit her web page at href="http://elizabethgatorano.com/" target="_blank"ElizabethGatorano.com.

Corinne recently produced a CD called href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Remember-My-Days-P8927.aspx" target="_blank"Remember My Days. This is her first foray into musical production. She describes the process and explains why she picked the songs for this project. She also explains why she endeavored to make a CD. During the interview we play some of the songs from the CD. You can also find her CD on href="https://www.facebook.com/RememberMyDays/" target="_blank"Facebook.

Kelly is a scientist who worked for NASA for 19 years. She is also a musician, songwriter, and music producer. Her current project is putting all of these disciplines together in what she calls the href="http://concordia.world/about-kepler-concordia/" target="_blank"Concordia Project. We talk about this project that brings the work of Johannes Kepler into the 21st century. We also share in the interview her love for putting sacred writings to music and her recent endeavor to put Kepler's writings to song.

Dalton is the author of the book href="https://www.amazon.com/Manna-Heaven-Dalton-Garis/dp/0853985154/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1518042585amp;sr=8-1amp;keywords=Dalton+Garis+Manna+from+Heavenamp;dpID=51Y3WMI2HBLamp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_amp;dpSrc=srch" target="_blank" Manna from Heaven: From Divine Speech to Economic Science. Correlating the Bahaacute;'iacute; and Muslim teachings with economics, Dalton uses the concept of 'prophetic dialogues' or 'divine speech' to indicate true religion (as opposed to ideology) and demonstrates how it harmonizes with science. His exposition of the elements of economics is reinforced by the liberal use of passages from the Qur'aacute;n and the Bahaacute;'iacute; scriptures, providing unique insights into economics, society and religion and stimulating a much-needed discussion on the harmony of science and spiritual teachings. Dalton reads an excerpt from his book in the interview.