A Book and a Chat

William Hazelgrove is the best selling author of four novels, Ripples, Tobacco Sticks Mica Highways and his latest Rocket Man.

Rocket Man isbased on the American Dream turned  upside down. It was actually written in the attic of Ernest Hemingway in Oak Park. The Hemingway Foundation gave him permission

Lauren Roedy Vaughn is an award-winning educator who has spent twenty years teaching English to high school students with language-based learning disabilities.

 

About

OCD, The Dude and Me?

With frizzy orange hair, a plus-sized body, sarcastic demeanor, and "unique learning profile," Danielle Levine doesn't fit in even at her alternative high school. While navigating her doomed social life, she writes scathing, self-aware, and sometimes downright raunchy essays for English class. As a result of her unfiltered writing style, she is forced to see the school psychologist and enroll in a "social skills" class. But when she meets Daniel, another social misfit who is obsessed with the cult classic film The Big Lebowski, Danielle's resolve to keep everyone at arm's length starts to crumble.?

Harris Gray writes. Novels, screenplays, theater, and autobiographical shorts…Vampire Vic is just the first; of a line of stories ready to be shared.

 

About Vampire Vic

Fat, balding accountant Victor Thetherson hoped becoming a vampire would turn his life around. But Victor can’t stomach confrontation and gets queasy at the sight of blood. Instead he gets it from the blood bank, diluted in bloody Bloody Marys. The result: a vampire who doesn’t bite, and a man who gets no respect.

I am pleased to have another of the members of the Class of 2K13 debut YA authors in the form of Demitria Lunetta on my show today.

Chicago native Demitria Lunetta holds a BA in Human Ecology and has spent countless hours studying the many ways in which people are capable of bringing about their own destruction. In case the end is near, she always carries a good book and a chocolate bar—the two items essential for post-apocalyptic survival. IN THE AFTER is her debut novel.

The book is a story of one courageous girl must navigate a world that has been overtaken by Them—vile creatures that are rapidly devouring mankind. Perfect for fans of books like Marie Lu's Legend, In the After examines a harrowing place where day-to-day survival is never guaranteed. . . .

n his book "The Seers" my guest today M.D. Kaczkowski sheds light on the unseen laws of the universe with a fantastical, page-turning thriller.

The Seers introduces a world where good battles evil for the world’s soul. The fate of humanity rests in the hands of the Seers, a handful of humans with the rare ability to see the unseen, who call their Angels into action to do battle with Demons. This captivating, fast-paced story blends two classic genres: part apocalypse and part detective story. The book climaxes with a surprising and shocking chain of events that readers are bound to applaud.

David Snow is the author of "Someone Has Taekn My Place"

nspired by a true story and written by the real Irish Investigator who won the acclaimed award of Financial Investigator of the Year EMEA 2013 * for the true case. * International Association of Financial Crime Investigators. Someone has taken my place is an epic account of the identity theft of Irish babies who died in the 1970’s. Irish Fraud Investigator Andrew Stone is on the trail of the serial fraudster known in Ireland as the Texan. The fraudster is inventive and elusive as he evilly masquerades in the identities of dead babies for fraudulent gain. Stone is obsessed with obtaining justice for the vulnerable Irish parents whose babies identities have been taken by the American professional conman. Follow his personal international chase across Ireland, Europe and the United States of America as, with the help of the FBI, former KGB Agents, the United States Secret Service, Interpol and the Irish police, Stone pieces together the international conman’s tortuous spider’s web of illegal aliases and criminal intent. Reviews: It reads, when you think of it like something out of a Hollywood Movie” Ryan Tubrity, RTE Ireland, The Late Late Show "A thinking man's thriller, crime in the modern era.” Amazon Review “Extremely interesting book that shines a bright light on identity theft." Amazon Review "Brilliantly written by David Snow! I could not put this book down. Gripping and well worth the read! Very well done, and a highly recommended book!” Former FBI Agent "This book is an excellent mystery ...non-stop ride through the ruthless world of identity theft ...smart and emotional novel." Irish Police Detective

Michael Bigham is a former police officer. He obtained an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College. He is the author of Harkness: A High Desert Mystery.

This is the story of a Western sheriff who is investigating the disappearance of a star-crossed teen-age couple in 1952. Matthew Harkness is a complicated man who struggles just as hard with his own demons, an abusive childhood and horrific experiences in New Guinea during World War II, as with uncovering the killer. It’s set in the mythical Oregon high desert town of Barnesville.

Sheri Fink is a #1 best-selling, award-winning children's author, the creator of "The Whimsical World of Sheri Fink" children's brand, and an international speaker.

She writes books that inspire and delight children while planting the seeds of self-esteem that can have lifelong benefit.

 

With young children myself I know how important such early reading can be

Joining me today is Rudy Mazzocchi author of the award winning "The Equity" series. "Equity of Evil"  which has been described as "a shocking indictment of the pernicious role of greed in the medical world.", has now been followed by "Equity of Fear". An American entrepreneur Rudy has founded and then sold many multi millio dollar medical companies, so wil be interesting to find ot how these link with his writing.

Artist, actress, speaker and award winning author Pola Muzyka is my guest on today's "A Book and a Chat chatting about her latest book "Delicate Cargo". Author of award winning book " Abducted to Kill" Pola should be another interesting guest to learn about.