Author2Author

Bill welcomes author Denise Jaden to the show. Denise  wrote her debut novel, Losing Faith, in twenty-one days during NaNoWriMo in 2007, and she loves talking with writers and students alike about drumming up story ideas and her just-get-to-the-end fast-drafting process. Jaden’s other young adult novels include Never Enough, A Christmas Kerril, Foreign Exchange, and Avalanche. Her nonfiction books for writers include Writing with a Heavy Heart and the NaNoWriMo-popular guide Fast Fiction. Her latest how-to writing guide is Story Sparks. In her spare time, she homeschools her son, acts in TV and movies, and dances with a Polynesian dance troupe. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes comedian and author Nate Dern to the show. NATE DERN is a senior writer at Funny Or Die and the former artistic director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. He appeared in the Paolo Sorrentino film Youth and in the TV shows Boardwalk Empire and Gossip Girl. His writing has been published by The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Outside, Vice, New York Magazine, and others. "Not Quite a Genius" is his first book.

Bill welcomes suspense writer Erika Mitchell to the show. Erika is the author of three novels, Blood Money, Take the Bai Tide, and her most recent, Take the Bai Road. Join us for a discussion about suspense, espionage, writing, life, and whatever else interests us both!

Kay Kenyon is the author of over a dozen science fiction and fantasy novels, including The Entire and The Rose quartet, Maximum Ice, The Seeds of Time, A Thousand Perfect Things, Queen of the Deep and, just released, At the Table of Wolves. Her novels have been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, the Endeavour Award, the John W. Campbell Award and have been twice nominated for the American Library Association Reading List Awards. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes journalist and memoirist Heather Chaplin to the show. Heather has written about all kinds of things in her journalism career and is the founding director of the Journalism + Design program at The New School. She is the author of, Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution, and, most recently, the memoir, Reckless Years: A Diary of Love and Madness.

Bill welcomes standup comedian, keynote speaker, and author Michael Burger to the show. If you’re a fan of daytime talk or iconic game shows, you’ll know Michael Burger. If you’re the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, you might know him even better. Michael was the co-host of two successful morning talk shows, ABC's Mike & Maty, and Home & Family with Cristina Ferrare, as well as the host of four game shows, including Personals for CBS and the classic Match Game. For Iron Chef USA, he sat behind the microphone as the play-by-play announcer. Michael was featured on CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood profiling his status as the most in demand warm up comic in television. For TV Land he hosted Moments/After an on-the-fly interview show capturing actor's moments after their appearance on the Betty White sitcom “Hot In Cleveland.” 2017 began with a show he created for Sean Hayes and Todd Millner at HazyMills called Uber Comic. It’s now in development. In the corporate world, Michael is in demand for his insight and expertise. Michael’s keynotes reveal why happy employees can be your greatest asset, in addition to offering the tools you need to become better communicators. Michael uses his 4000 hours of television experience to deliver with great humor countless useful solutions that help individuals and companies succeed in this constantly changing world. Michael is the author of, Absolutely Necessary (how to keep yourself in demand) and the just released coloring book for adults, Coloring Your Way To Success.

Bill welcomes memoirist Claire Dederer to the show. Claire is the author of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses. Poser has been translated into 11 languages, optioned for television by Warner Bros., and adapted for the stage. Dederer is a long-time contributor to The New York Times. Her essays, criticism, and reviews have also appeared in The Atlantic, Harper’s, The Nation, Vogue, Chicago Tribune, Real Simple, Entertainment Weekly, New York magazine, Yoga Journal, Newsday, Slate, Salon, and many other publications. Her essays have appeared in numerous anthologies, most recently Labor Day. We will be discussing her latest acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes author and teacher Sandra Marinella to the show. Sandra Marinella is an award-winning teacher and writer.  In recent years she has taught more than 10,000 writers and given 200+ professional workshops. She founded the Story You Need to Tell Project (www.storyyoutell.com), where individuals who want to write or tell their stories can discover life-changing stories and learn the power of reworking and editing their personal life stories with the goal of finding hope, inspiration, and a better way of living. We'll be discussing her new book, The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal From Trauma, Ilness, or Loss.

Bill welcomes Roman Krznaric to the show to discuss his new book Carpe Diem: Seizing the Day in a Distracted World. In this thought-provoking book, leading popular philosopher Roman unveils five very different ways humankind has discovered over the centuries to seize the day that we urgently need to revive, from the personal to the political.

Drawing on everything from the neuropsychology of regret and medieval carnival traditions to the carpe diem lives of nightclub dancers, war photographers and committed revolutionaries, the book unpacks the history, philosophy and modern-day applications of ‘seizing the day’. At the same time, it offers inspiration for anyone up for the daunting challenge of leading a meaningful life. Should be fun!

Join host William (Bill) Kenower and co-host RJ Jeffreys for this special edition of Author2Author. What stands between you and the writing experience you most desire? Is it time? Craft? Do you feel as though you write stuff that's not marketable? Do you procrastinate? In this show Bill will answer questions from his listeners and readers about the blocks every writer must overcome to have the successful, creative, exciting writing career they desire.