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Bill welcomes debut novelist and short story writer Maura Roosevelt to the show. Maura’s work has been published in places like The Nation and Vol. 1 Brooklyn. Her first novel, Baby of the Family, was developed from a short story with the same title, which was published in Joyland magazine and given an award for “Most Read Story of 2014.” She has taught writing at NYU and the University of Southern California. She’s currently completing a PhD program at Columbia University, where she is investigating how to make writing studies more accessible and inclusive to diverse communities. Don't miss it!

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Bill welcomes bestselling novelist and short story writer Devin Murphy to the show. Devin is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Bradley University. He has worked various jobs in national parks around the country and once had a three–year stint at sea that led him to over fifty countries on all seven continents. His fiction has appeared in over 60 literary journals and anthologies, including The Missouri Review, Glimmer Train, The Chicago Tribune, New Stories from the Midwest, and Confrontation. His also the author of two novels, The Boat Runner, and the newly released Tiny Americans. Don't miss it!

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Bill welcomes author Alan Gelb to the show. Alan is a writing coach, a communications consultant for higher education, and the author of the bestselling Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Daily Beast, Next Avenue, and other publications. He is also of the author of the newly released Seven Steps to Confident Writing. Don't miss it!

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Bill welcomes actress and author Tembi Locke to the show. Tembi is passionate about two things: the power of storytelling as a tool to inspire meaningful connection, and savoring the flavors, food and kitchen wisdom from her favorite place in the world, Sicily. An accomplished actor with over sixty television and film performances to her credit, including The Magicians, NCIS: LA, Bones, Eureka, Dumb and Dumber To, Friends, and Proven Innocent, she is also the author of the new memoir, FROM SCRATCH: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home. FROM SCRATCH is the story of losing her beloved chef husband to a rare cancer and the transformative path she embarked on to heal her heart and rebuild her life. Reviewers have called the book “lyrical,” “utterly incandescent” and “shimmering with hope and inspiration,” and New York Times bestselling author Claire Bidwell Smith says, “you will be forever changed for having turned these pages.”Don't miss it!

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Bill welcomes author and publisher Elizabeth Atkins to the show. Elizabeth is a best-selling author, actress, TV host and award-winning journalist who uses a multimedia platform to inspire people to unlock their infinite potential and live with passion, prosperity, health and happiness. A health and fitness enthusiast whose 100-pound weight loss was featured on Oprah, Elizabeth co-hosts a weekly television show, MI Healthy Mind, which promotes wellness by shattering stigmas around taboo topics such as mental illness, addiction and abuse. She has written nearly 20 books, including novels White Chocolate, Dark Secret and Twilight (with Billy Dee Williams), and her most recent memoir, God's Answer is Know: Lessons from a Spiritual Life.

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Bill welcomes YA novelist Stephen Wallenfels to the show. Stephen wrote freelance for the Health and Fitness industry for fifteen years before turning writing novels. He has since penned three YA novels: POD, Bad Call, and, most recently, Deadfall. His books have been described as "gripping," "tightly plotted," and "fast-moving." Don't miss it!

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Bill welcomes poet and publisher Michael Dylan Welch to the show. Michael has been investigating haiku and related poetry since 1976. He founded his press, Press Here, in 1989, and cofounded Haiku North America in 1991 and the American Haiku Archives in 1996. He founded the Tanka Society of America in 2000, the Seabeck Haiku Getaway in 2008, and National Haiku Writing Month (www.nahaiwrimo.com) in 2010. Michael was keynote speaker for the 2013 Haiku International Association convention in Tokyo. He has published his poetry, essays, and reviews in hundreds of journals and anthologies in more than twenty languages, and has also published numerous books. Should be fun!

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Bill welcomes New York Times bestselling romance author Erin Quinn to the show.  Erin  writes dark paranormal romance for the thinking reader. Her books have been called “riveting,” “brilliantly plotted” and “beautifully written” and have won, placed or showed in the RWA RITA Award, Booksellers Best, WILLA Award for Historical fiction, the Orange Rose, Readers Crown, Golden Quill, Best Books, and Award of Excellence. She's a good one, people!

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Bill welcomes New York Times bestselling author and suspense writer Hallie Ephron to the show. Hallie is an Edgar Award finalist, and five-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. A sought-after writing teacher, her Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel was nominated for Edgar and Anthony awards. An award-winning crime fiction book reviewer, Hallie also wrote the ON CRIME column for the Boston Globe for ten years. Should be awesome!

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Bill welcomes author Iris Graville to the show. Her profiles and personal essays have been published in national and regional journals and magazines. Her first book, Hands at Work—Portraits and Profiles of People Who Work with Their Hands, received numerous accolades including a Nautilus Book Gold Award, Independent Publishers Award, and an Indie Next Generation Book Award. Her second book, Bounty, combines photographs, profiles by Iris, and recipes to present an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of what it takes to bring food from earth to table on Lopez Island. Her latest is a  memoir, Hiking Naked—A Quaker Woman’s Search for Balance, is a personal narrative of what she learned in the remote mountain village of Stehekin, WA about work, community, and leadings of the Spirit. Hiking Naked was named a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Nancy Pearl Contest. In August 2018, Iris was named the first writer-in-residence with the Washington State Ferries.