Authors & Espresso

Host Nadia Gilkes speaks with Margaret Mary Stoiber — registered nurse, mother, dancer and author of CPR for the Grieving Heart, The Pouch, and The Petal — about her journey through loss, healing and creativity. They discuss Margaret’s pantry-painting illustrations, chakra dance practice, and how simple, everyday practices can help children and adults slow down and reconnect.

Listeners will hear about practical tools for grief, the inspiration behind her children’s book The Petal, and Margaret’s advice for aspiring writers and healers. Find her work and classes via her website and Instagram for more on creative healing and upcoming projects.

This episode announces the launch of Before Forever, a slim, practical guide of conversations for couples that bridges premarital counseling gaps. The host combines two podcast audiences to introduce topics like faith, money, family dynamics, and exercises to build alignment before commitment.

Listeners learn about the book’s playlists, chapter exercises, resource guides, and upcoming launch events, and are invited to provide feedback and join future podcast discussions with experts and couples.

Host Nadia Gilkes walks indie authors through preparing for book festivals: how to choose the right events, what logistics to ask about, and how to set up a professional, sales-ready table.

She also covers marketing materials, payment options, staffing tips, and practical tricks to maximize visibility, sales, and meaningful reader connections.

Host Nadia Gilkes shares a candid episode about grief, burnout, and the need to rest. She explains why the podcast is delayed, celebrates recent good news, and encourages creatives to honor their emotions, seek support, and give themselves grace while navigating difficult seasons.

Minerva Honkala, poet, devotional writer, and humanitarian, shares her motto "Live, Love, Give," her 365-day devotional Boost Me Up, and her long-standing scholarship work supporting students. The episode explores faith, purpose, daily practices (Pause, Ponder, Pray), and her community impact.

Listeners will hear about her nonprofit FASFOS, volunteer work, writing and publishing journey, and practical encouragement to build self-worth, strengthen family ties, and create a purposeful life guided by faith.

This episode breaks down what an ISBN is, why it matters for distribution and discoverability, and how it differs from copyright.

Nadia explains the pros and cons of free ISBNs from retailers versus buying your own through Bowker, covers costs and formats, and explains why ISBN ownership matters for branding and long-term control.

Practical advice: consider buying a 10-pack to cover multiple formats and future editions, register your own publisher information, and keep control of your book’s identity.

Welcome to Authors & Espresso with Nadia Gilkes featuring Tiana Tee, a licensed marriage and family therapist, Amazon bestselling author, and mother of a nonverbal autistic son. In this episode Tiana discusses her new book, What? A 90-Day Devotional for When Life Changes Everything, and shares lived experience on autism parenting, early warning signs, stigma in Black and brown communities, and practical advocacy tips for IEPs and assessments.

She also explores preventing and healing burnout through self-care and 'grace over grind,' explains the value of functional behavioral assessments and record-keeping, and introduces companion group sessions that guide readers through acknowledgement, attending, and aligning to a new normal. Tiana’s A Seat on the Couch series and upcoming memoir about her son are also highlighted, offering relatable stories and therapeutic insights for readers seeking healing and practical tools.

Host Nadia Gilkes walks through her hands-on experiment with Amazon’s audiobook AI beta, testing voice options, accents, and chapter-by-chapter editing from an existing e-book.

She highlights pronunciation fixes, pacing and emotion limitations, royalty and pricing choices, and practical tips for authors deciding whether to use AI narration or record professionally.

Hello and welcome to Authors and Espresso with Nadia Gilkes, who announces the launch of Author Status .. Loading, her new on-demand self-publishing course, and explores audiobook options.

This episode explains ways to create audiobooks — record yourself, hire a narrator or studio, or use AI narration like Amazon KDP's Virtual Voice and Riverside's AI — and gives practical tips: start with one chapter, listen with headphones, and check pronunciations and audio levels before publishing.

This episode re-airs Nadia Gilkes’ guest interview on the Sunday Morning Chat Series with Jesse Oakley III. Nadia discusses her bestselling comedic novel Woke Up Dead, the inspiration behind it, and her upcoming book Before Forever — a divorce-attorney’s take on premarital conversations.

She shares the emotional story behind her book cover, practical end-of-life planning advice, encouragement for aspiring authors, and where to find her work and podcast. A warm, candid conversation about writing, legacy, and starting important conversations early.