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Bill welcomes debut novelist Anna Quinn to the show. Anna Quinn is a writer, teacher, and the owner of The Writers’ Workshoppe and Imprint Books in Port Townsend, WA. She has thirty years of experience teaching and leading writing workshops across the country. Her writing has appeared in various literary journals, including Literature Circles and Response, Practical Aspects of Authentic Assessment, Instructor, Tidepools, IS Literary Magazine, Manifest-Station, Lit-Fest Anthology, 2016, and Washington 129 Anthology. Night Child is her first novel.

Bill welcomes author and activist Kit Bakke to the show. An activist all her life, Kit knows that successful democracies are built on informed and principled dissent. She’s a retired pediatric oncology nurse, a traveler, and a native Seattleite, and the author of three books: Dancing on the Edge, Miss Alcott's E-Mail, and, most recently, Protest On Trial. A timely interview if ever there was one!

Bill welcomes legendary author James Lee Burke to the show. James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, and named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, is the New York Times Best Selling Author of more than thirty novels and two collections of short stories, including The Tin Roof Blowdown, The Neon Rain, In The Electric Mist With Confederate Dead, and, his most recent, Robicheaux. Don't miss it!

Bill Welcomes author and coach Tama Kieves to the show. Featured on Oprah radio and Martha Stewart Living radio, best-selling author Tama Kieves, a former Harvard-trained attorney, is a sought-after speaker and visionary career/success and writing coach. She has helped thousands world-wide to discover, launch, and thrive in the life, calling and businesses of their dreams. We will be discussing her latest book, Thriving Through Uncertainty: Moving Beyond Fear of the Unknown and Making Change Work for You.

Bill welcomes author and teacher Spring Washam to the show. Spring is a founding member and core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center. She is the founder of Lotus Vine Journeys, an organization that blends indigenous healing practices with Buddhist wisdom. In addition to being a teacher she is also a healer, facilitator, spiritual activist and the author of A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage, and Wisdom in Any Moment.

Bill welcomes author Jordan Rosenfeld to the show. Jordan is author of the suspense novels Women in Red, Forged in Grace and Night Oracle as well as the writing guides Writing the Intimate Character, Writing Deep Scenes: Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion & Theme,  A Writer’s Guide to Persistence: How to Create a Lasting & Productive Writing Practice , and Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in numerous periodicals including, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, and Writer's Digest.

Bill welcomes novelist David Rocklin to the show. David's work combines a love of language, history, and the complex social dynamics of power, race, and culture. He is the author of The Luminist, and, most recently, The Night Language. He is also the founder and host of Roar Shack, a reading series held monthly in Echo Park, CA.

Bill welcomes playwright, actor, and author Martin Moran to the show. Most recently he completed the Off Broadway run of his one-man play, All The Rage, which received the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award and Outer Critics Circle Nomination for Outstanding Solo Show. He received an OBIE and two Drama Desk Nominations for his 2004 solo play, The Tricky Part, based upon his memoir of the same title. The Tricky Part memoir won the 2005 Lambda Non-Fiction Prize and Barnes and Noble Discover Award. We will be discussing All The Rage: A Quest, a memoir adaption of his one-man show. Check it out.

Bill welcomes author Windy Lynn Harris to the show. Windy Lynn Harris is the author of Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays: The Essential Guide to Getting Your Work Published (Writer’s Digest Books). She’s a prolific writer, a trusted mentor, and a frequent speaker at literary events. Her long list of short stories and personal essays have been published in literary, trade, and women’s magazines across the U.S. and Canada in places like The Literary Review,The Sunlight Press, and Literary Mama, among many other journals. Her articles for writers can be found at The Review Review, the 2018 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books), the 2018 Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books), and many industry blogs.

Bill welcomes journalist and author Josh Dean to the show. Josh was an editor at various magazines, most recently Men's Journal, where he was deputy editor until 2004, when he left to write full-time. Over the years, he has written for dozens of national magazines including Rolling Stone, Popular Science, Men's Journal, GQ, Travel + Leisure, New York, Entertainment Weekly, Inc., Fast Company,  Men's Health, Runner's World, and Outside, where he's currently a Correspondent. He is also  the only person in history to play in both the Elephant Polo World Championships and the Quidditch World Cup. He is also the author of two books: Show Dog, and most recently, The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History.