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Safe to say, pretty much all of us have at least heard of Mary Kay Cosmetics, even if we don't WEAR makeup. 

Jennifer Bickel Cook has written a tribute to the founder of this billion dollar, women-owned company, Mary Kay Ash.

This is the book women (and men) could use at a time when the workplace has been disrupted in so many ways.

Get her book Pass it On: What I Learned From Mary Kay Ash right HERE:

https://www.amazon.com/Pass-What-Learned-Mary-Kay/dp/1612545238

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Laura Galloway's story is both harrowing and inspiring. She traveled to Europe and met someone special. He eventually left her, and rather than fly back home to America, she STAYED for SIX YEARS. We dive into all the things leading up to this incredible journey of self-discovery.

Laura details her story in Dalvi: Six Years in the Arctic Tundra.

Get her book HERE: https://authorlauragalloway.com

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Nzondi is a Bram Stoker award winning author and his latest work, Lipstick Asylum, takes you on a wild ride aboard a ZOMBIE INFESTED CRUISE.

In this episode, we dive into his work, as well as channeling adversity into creativity.

And grab Lipstick Asylum on Amazon!

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Get ready for some Halloween fun with a romantic twist.

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling, who also writes as Rachel Hawkins, provides a different kind of spooky fun for this time of year.

Catch up with her on Twitter/Instagram (@LadyHawkins). And grab her book!

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The Big Hurt: A Memoir is one of the best memoirs I've ever read. In it, Erika Schickel details her life in a fractured literary family. It's dark, funny and raw.

Catch up with Erika here: https://www.erikaschickel.com

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Before you watch the new season of Grey's Anatomy, check out this conversation with Lynette Rice. She's an editor-at-large for Entertainment Weekly and the only writer who was granted access to Patrick Dempsey after his departure from the show. Lynette's book is How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy and we dig into all the things about America's favorite medical drama.

I blew through the book over a weekend and LOVED IT. If you're a fan of the show, you will, too. Grab it here: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-save-a-life/

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Tosca Lee is an award winning New York Times bestselling author of thrillers and historical fiction. Her latest novel A Single Light is centered around a pandemic. So you just KNOW we had to delve into the research and writing process.

Check her out! www.toscalee.com

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Hank Phillipi Ryan is an Emmy Award winning investigative TV reporter and best selling author. We delve into the impact of her TV career on her writing career and why she likes to read the ending of books before starting on page one.

Check out her new novel Her Perfect Life, in stores now!  

https://hankphillippiryan.com

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Lauren Tarshis is the New York Times bestselling author of the I Survived series and Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief/Publisher of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, where she oversees more than 25 classroom magazines. Her new releases include I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001and I Survived: The Galveston Hurricane, 1900.

We delve into all things children's books and how to talk to kids about disasters like the aforementioned.

Check her out here: https://laurentarshis.com

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Anna J. Walner is the international bestselling author of the Uluru Legacy series and she's straight out of the Houston area!

We talk about vampires, lycanthropes (aka werewolves), her journey to becoming an author, and the very special cause she's supporting through presale orders of her upcoming novel Larougo. 

Check her out here: https://annajwalner.com.

Enjoy!

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