A Book and a Chat

A new year and a new batch of debut YA Authors (Class of 2K11. My first guest in thei great group of authors whom I'm sure will sprinkle the shows throughout the year is Julia Karr. Her debut book "XVI" is already getting great reviews and with "The Sisterhood" and "Cinderella Girl" already in the pipeline I'm sure we'll have lots to talk about

Author, producer and Ninja... Jon Mertz stops by to chat today. Jon has published over a dozen novels including four Lawson Vampire adventures including his new book THE KENSEI. Also the Jake Thunder mystery/thriller DANGER-CLOSE as well as eleven installments in the internationally bestselling adventure series Rogue Angel. And that is just a small part of this interesting guest. We'll find out more during the show that is bound to be interesting.

Join Charlie Barrett, national book publicist and owner of the publicity company, The Barrett Company, as he makes a welcome return to A Book and a Chat

Professional national book publicist Charlie Barrett formed The Barrett Company in 1992 as a full service media relations and media marketing / communications agency. The Los Angeles headquartered firm offers 21st century integrated media outreach and media marketing expertise with an emphasis on the publishing and entertainment industries serving authors/publishers, Hollywood celebrities, motion pictures and television.

My guest on todays show is YA novelist Julie Kagawa. Julie was one of the up and coming YA authors mentioned on last years show with Harlequin Teen's. I am very pleased to say now she is a guest in her own right on the show. Her IRON FAE series has already become a must read in the YA world.

Fellow CAPA author Mike L Kilday stops by for a visit to tonights show. Mike has written a thought provoking book "Truth Never Changes: Earth Changes"

To assist in finding the Truth, human beings created prophecy. Is prophecy equal to Truth or is it an estimation of it? According to the sources of prophecy, the world as we know it will end on 12/21/2012. The faithful believe they will be ‘raptured’ into heaven beforehand and it is only the unfaithful who will suffer through the tribulation. Regardless of belief, will humanity be swept up into circumstances it neither understands nor controls? Will the events of 2012 happen anyway, or is that date just a mile marker on the road to the future?

Shana Mahaffey drops by the show today to chat about herself and her book "Sounds Like Crazy".

Though she doesn’t remember the trauma that caused it, Holly Miller has Dissociative Identity Disorder. Her personality has fractured into five different identities, together known as The Committee. And as much as they make Holly’s life hell, she can’t live without them. Then one of those identities, the flirtatious, southern Betty Jane, lands Holly a voice over job. Betty Jane wants nothing more than to be in the spotlight. The rest of The Committee wants Betty Jane to shut up. Holly’s therapist wants to get to the bottom of her broken psyche. And Holly? She’s just along for the ride.

Todays guest Connie Joy was raised in a very religious Roman Catholic family but a paradigm shift as an adult that put her on a lifelong path as a student of spirituality. She has belonged to several spiritual groups, including leading a Sylvia Browne study group, and was trained as a Practitioner of Hypnosis with emphasis in past life regres­sion. Her book "Tragedy in Sedona" tells of her life James Arthur Ray's Inner Circle

My guest today is Dr. Gregg Korbon author of "Beyond Reason: Lessons from the Loss of a Gifted Child". Sometimes people enter our lives and change us forever. Gregg Korbon's son, Brian, was such a person. In Beyond Reason, Gregg shares the story of his nine-year-old son, a sweet and brilliant child. Though healthy, Brian told his parents he was going to die before he turned ten. Six months later, after scoring the first run of his Little League career, he collapsed.

Clare Cooper Marcus is author of five award-winning books, including Oprah-featured House as Mirror of Self and Healing Gardens, a co-edited volume that sparked the current movement to bring nature into hospitals. Her latest book Iona Dreaming: The Healing Power of Place, her deeply restorative memoir of her healing pilgrimage to the Scottish island of Iona. Through sharing her experience, in words and photographs, Clare will invite each of us to breathe new life into our own inner, spiritual journey and consider those places in our lives that help bring us healing and authenticity.

2001 starts off witha group of show featuring authors who are also doctors. My first guest for 2011 is Dr. Connie Stapleton author of "Eat It Up! The Complete Mind/Body/Spirit Guide to a Full Life After Weight Loss Surgery" . Mind Body Health Services is a venture started in 2003 by Dr. Connie Stapleton. Her vision is to inspire others to help themselves develop a healthier life.