A Book and a Chat

My guest Jennifer Cervantes is another one of the great debut authors of 2010. I am really pleased to have her on the show talking about her life and her middle grade fiction novel TORTILLA SUN. A Magical book that will leave images inprinted on your imagination for a long time.

Shari is another one of the class of 2k10 with a debut YA novel which arrived this spring. Her book CHANGE OF HEART.

In a world where the most stressful thing seems to be winning a soccer game or what to wear in the morning, you take some really basic things for granted.

Like the love of your parents.

Or hanging with your friends.

Or the beating of your heart.

My guest on todays show is Robert Boich, author of Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting!: A Bridge from Addiction to Early Recovery.

In this compelling, personal narrative, Boich shares his personal struggles and insights encountered during his first six months of recovery. A counselor once told him, "An addict only has to change one thing: everything." Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting! describes the many changes Boich made in his life. More than just eliminating certain people and places from a daily routine, he illustrates how a successful recovery requires a brand-new approach in dealing with life.

Estevan Vega makes a welcome return visit to the show tonight to talk about his new novel "ARSON"

Arson is a story that deals with many issues that young adults face: peer pressure, uncertainty, family conflict and insecurity. In addition to being a story that is all-consuming and incredibly human, Arson does have elements of suspense and psychological terror. The ending is amazing and will leave the reader burning for the next installment in this continuing saga.

Todays guest on A Book and a Chat is author Janet Fox. Her work has appeared in Highlights for Children and Spider magazines; her non-fiction middle grade book, Get Organized Without Losing It (Free Spirit Publishing, 2006), continues to be a top seller. She will I hope not only share about her work up to now but also about her debut YA novel FAITHFUL. A story of 16-year old Maggie Bennet, is a tale of romance and mystery set in 1904 in spectacular Yellowstone National Park.

Award winning auhtor Michele Corriel another debut YA author for 2010 drops by the show today to chat about her work and her book "Fairview Felines: A Newspaper Mystery"

Originally from England, Tom now resides in Boston, Massachusetts. Before turning his hand to fiction, Tom had a successful career as the CEO of a consulting company, conference speaker and writer of industry articles and business books. His novel, First Night, set in Boston during the New Year’s Eve festival, introduced the unlikely heroines, Alex and Jackie, and the ghost of a 17th century Puritan named Sarah Pemberton. First Night won an Honorable Mention in the Middle-Grade/Young Adult category, in the Writers Digest 17th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards. The sequel to First Night, called The Elf of Luxembourg, was published in January, 2010

"Jeri Smith-Ready" is my guest on today's show talking about her debut YA novel SHADE.

First in a young adult urban fantasy series about a world of ghosts only the young can see.

Amy and her book Forget-Her-Not are making a visit to tonight's show.

While she was finishing her M.A. in English at the University of Virginia, she also worked for a health newsletter. Her first published article was on constipation. Really. She went on to teach high school English for seven years and then turned to freelance journalism. More than 75 of her articles and essays appeared in The Washington Post. She also wrote for FamilyFun, Washingtonian, online publications, and Notre Dame magazine.

Leah will be along to chat about her debut novel "Mistwood"

Leah Cypess used to be a practicing attorney in New York and is now a full-time writer in Boston. She much prefers her current situation. She wrote her first story when she was six years old (the main character was an ice cream cone), and went on to publish several short fantasy stories in several professional magazines and anthologies, including Sword & Sorceress 23 and Strange Horizons.