A Book and a Chat

Show four onb bulying has the welcome return to the show of a previous guest in the form of author "Bruce Sarte".

Author of books like "Sands of Time", "Philadelphia Story" and his latest novel "Bourbon Street Story".

Bruce is soon to host a town hall which includes several discussion points about "cyber bullying" so I am sure will have much to say on the show

Gae Polisner ,akes a welcome return to the show, this time to talk to us about bullying as the thrid guest on my six shows about bullying.

A writer of both woman's and young adult fiction I am looking forward to chatting to Gae about how bullying has affected her own life and novels.

K.A. (Kate) Walton is the second guest in my run of six shows about bullying. Her latest books "Empty" and "Cracked" both cover forms of bullying

EMPTY - Dell is relentlessly teased about her weight, and she’s devastated when a tender moment with her long-time crush turns violent. Distraught and isolated after the attack, Dell’s depression—and life—spins out of control.

CRACKED - Victor hates his life. He's relentlessly bullied at school and his parents ridicule him for not being perfect. He's tired of being weak, so he takes a bottle of his mother's sleeping pills -- only to wake up in the hospital.

Bull is angry, and takes all of his rage out on Victor. He's the opposite of weak. And he's tired of his grandfather's drunken beatings, so he tries to defend himself with a loaded gun.

When Victor and Bull end up as roommates in the same psych ward, things go from bad to worse. Until they discover they just might have something in common: a reason to live.

I am looking forward to chatting to Kate about what lead her to write on the subject and her own experiances.

Patty Blount starts of my two weeks  of shows about "Bullying" as a fathe rof three all of shom have met bullyinh in one form or another it is a group of shows I am wanting to share with as many people as possible.

Patty's latest novel "Send" is ripped from the current headlines, a YA story about a former cyber-bully learning to deal with the suicide he caused with a single thoughtless click, was conceived when her boss suggested she learn about social media.

Should be a great guest to start off my Bullyinh shows

The definition of bullying I came upon stated…

“Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose..... or is it?

It is more than just physical behavior, and can affect more than school age children.

During August I have a group of guests who will share a discussion base around bullying, be it authors or readers, those that have been bullied and those that want to help stop bullying, people of all ages.

This show will discuss the up and coming guests

Aug 10th (Sat) Patty Blount Aug 13th K.M.Walton Aug 14th Gae Polisner Aug 17th (Sat) Bruce Sarte Aug 20th Sheila Adams Aug 21st Kaitlin Bevis

Another of the great class of 2K13 is my guest on today’s “A Book and a Chat” in the form of author Polly Holyoke. She is the author of the mid-grade novel “The Neptune Project”.

If you like stories about dolphins, sharks, loyal friends and nonstop adventure, THE NEPTUNE PROJECT is the book for you!

Nere is one of a group of kids who have been genetically altered to survive in the ocean. These products of the "Neptune Project" are supposed to build a better future under the waves, safe from the terrible famines and wars and that rock the surface world.

But there some big challenges ahead of her: no one ever asked Nere if she wanted to be part of a science experiment; the other Neptune kids aren't exactly the friendliest bunch, and in order to reach the safe haven of the new Neptune colony, Nere and her fellow mutates must swim across hundreds of miles of dangerous ocean, relying on their wits, their loyal dolphins and one another to evade terrifying undersea creatures and a government that will stop at nothing to capture the Neptune kids... dead or alive.

Stacey Rowcliffe is the author of “Female Fusion… Different Flowers from the Same Garden” She wrote her book with one purpose...to help others see the positive in every experience, no matter how adverse it is. You are NEVER alone in this battle, and hopes people read the stories in my book and it helps you to keep fighting the good fight! I think it will be a very interesting chat.

My guest today is Brian Jud who started the CT Authors and Publishers Assoc in 1994. He is also an expert and speaker on book marketing. He is also the Executive Director of Small Pub Assoc of North America (SPAN).

So much to talk about for one show, which is sure to be crammed with useful information.

Brandon Ellis was one of the most successful sports massage therapists and teachers in the City of Portland. Now he is creating imaginative worlds of inspiration and art through his books.

 

He will be joininfg us today to chat about his work including his  his young adult fantasy novel,The PureLights of Ohm Totem.

R Barri Flowers bestselling thriller and crime writer is my guest on todays show. He is one of the most multitalented writers on the scene today with nearly forty published books of fiction and nonfiction, two dozen short stories, a handful of poems, numerous articles, and seemingly endless ideas for more.From "The Sex Slave Murders" to "Killer in the Woods" there is a lot to chat about