Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Agatha Christie author and expert; Dr Mark Aldridge!

Agatha Christie's Marple; Expert on Wickedness- A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple. In Agatha Christie’s Expert on Wickedness,‘Agathologist’ Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Mead’s most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marple’s appearances on page, stage, screen and beyond.

The Swinging Christies podcast- Agatha Christie may not be the first person you think of when you think of the Swinging Sixties, but her writing has much to say about the big topics of the day. Join Dr Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown on a rad journey through time with the Queen of Crime. A new surprise bonus episode was released on Nov. 24th! It's great! (I mispoke in introduction, i said Swinging Sixties instead of Swinging Christies,  it is about Agatha Christie in the 60's, an innocent slip of the tongue. )

Dr Mark Aldridge is a senior lecturer in Film and Television at Southampton Solent University, UK, specialising in film and television history.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author and WOTF Winner; Scott Barnes!

 He is the author of the forthcoming Memories of Lucinda Eco and short fiction such as “Insect Sculptor,” “The Mark of Blackfriar Street,” and “The Last Job.” Publisher’s Weekly describes his work as “lyrical.” He lives in California with his wife and two daughters who inspire him more than they know.

The anthology Cosmic Muse was just released by Scott's publishing company, New Myths Publishing. It features his short story "A Galaxy of Cranks," a sci-fi mystery, and other stories by NewMyths magazinecontributors.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes documentary filmmaker and author Dr. Elliott Haimoff!

Elliott is known for the numerous documentaries he's produced as well as his recently authored books, Space Pioneers - Conversations with the Men of Apollo and Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of Storytelling and how science fiction gave way to science fact.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning author Eileen Mueller!

Do you love soaring on dragon back with the wind in your hair and your heart pounding?

Are you obsessed with dragons, riders, mages and dangerous adventures?

Her Kickstarter;

In Lush Valley, it’s a crime to even talk about dragons...

When Ezaara becomes the new Queen’s Rider, she’s plunged into a world of cutthroat politics, traitors in every shadow and marauding tharuk monsters. Luckily, she has a dragon master — although rumors say she’d be better off with the enemy.

If you love dragon & riders, romance on dragonback and adrenaline-fueled epic adventures, take flight with Riders of Fire today!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eileenmuellerauthor/riders-of-fire-2nd-deluxe-edition-dragon-fantasy-omnibus?ref=9t3whh

Eileen Mueller is a USA Today bestselling and multi-award-winning author of adrenaline-fueled fantasy novels that will keep you turning the page. Dive into her worlds full of magic, love, adventure and dragons! Eileen lives in New Zealand in a cave with her dragonets, writing for everyone who loves adventure. Visit her website at www.EileenMuellerAuthor.com for Eileen's FREE books, new releases or to become a Rider of Fire!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Ruth Poniarski!

Ruth Poniarski set out to find the ideal friend and the perfect mate, but what she encountered were spells of paranoia, extreme anxiety, and hallucinations. Trying to navigate her cyclic malady, she undertook a rigorous architectural program in search of her passion. What she discovered on her journey is captured brilliantly in this unflinchingly honest memoir; Journey of the Self!

Ruth Poniarski, the author, writes an unflinchingly honest memoir with her mental illness. She is married and lives on Long Island.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Producer, Head Writer, Screenwriter and author; RJ Stewart! 

RJ  and I will talk about his first job on Remington Steele, our mutual admiration of the late James Garner and his work as co-creator and producer of Xena, Warrior Princess. We will also chat about his new book; Crazy Hawk.  We have such a fun time chatting, he even likes my name.

R.J. Stewart is best known for Xena: Warrior Princess with Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor (1995), and Remington Steele with Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist(1982), Man of the People with James Garner (1991), Cleopatra 2525 with Gina Torres, Jennifer Sky and Victoria Pratt(2000).

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Egyptologist and author;Dr. Colleen Darnell!

 

EXPLORING ANCIENT EGYPT with Dr. Colleen Darnell; Hieroglyph Update & Free Mummy Class-The introductory How to Read Hieroglyph class now starts October 14 and 16—see details below for times and how to register. Also, I am excited to share a free class in partnership with Varsity Tutors ALL ABOUT MUMMIES (best for grades 3-8, but fun for kids of all ages) on Wednesday October 9th at 6PM.

Renowned Egyptologist Dr. Colleen Darnell's areas of expertise include Late Period uses of the Underworld Books, ancient Egyptian military history, the literature of New Kingdom Egypt, and Egyptian revival history. Her research in Egyptian military history has led to the first recreation of the tactics of the Battle of Perire, c. 1208 BCE and her study The Great Karnak Inscription of Merneptah "replaces all other earlier studies of the key historical narratives relating Merneptah's war against the Libyans." Her research on the military role that Tutankhamun might have taken on as pharaoh of Egypt contributed to Tutankhamun's Armies: Battle and Conquest in Ancient Egypt's Late Eighteenth Dynasty (co-authored with John Darnell) and was featured in the historical section of the documentary "King Tut Unwrapped." Through books and documentaries, Darnell has brought ancient Egyptian warfare and tactics to the broader public. In Egypt, she has made several important archaeological discoveries as the director of the Moalla Survey Project, an ongoing archaeological project.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes artist and Illustrator Arthur Haywood!

Arthur's father is Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood.  Creating graffiti murals as a teenager with his teacher, Pose 2, inspired him to share his work publicly in murals. Having a father who has organized reading camps as a State Senator, and a mother who has been president of the local school board showed him the influence of reading on the lives of students.  Being an avid reader, who judged books by their covers, led him to sharing stories he loves with others through illustration. He is focused on making book covers, murals for libraries and schools to engage youth in reading.

His paintings are seen in Space and Time Magazine, murals for the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, St. Joseph’s University, Elkins Park School, Summer of Soul film, and his book, The Great Library.

He is a recipient of the 2020-2021 Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris. He is a recipient of the 2022 - 2023 Tulsa Artist Fellowship where he is continuing his series of paintings for public schools and book covers to inspire reading.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor, improviser and voice artist Jim Meskimen!

Jim Meskimen is an accomplished actor, improviser and voice artist whose work has been seen and heard on television, in movies and on stage for many years. He is a veteran of hundreds of TV and radio commercials, for AT&T, IBM, Subaru, Tic-Tacs, Quality Inns Hotels, and many others.

He has appeared on series television in Whose Line is it, Anyway?, a British comedy-improv show now seen on Comedy Central, and in a recurring role on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Other television credits include Seinfeld, Third Rock from the Sun, Grace Under Fire, Ned and Stacey, Seven Days, Family Matters and To Have and To Hold. Jim's feature film debut was in Ron Howard's The Paper (1993), starring Michael Keaton and Glenn Close. He was featured as a mission controller in the hit Universal movie, Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon. He recently was seen in the Touchstone pictures comedy The Other Sister directed by Garry Marshall, and in Ed TV directed by Ron Howard. He also completed a featured role in Inherit The Wind for MGM, starring George C. Scott and Jack Lemmon that aired on Showtime and NBC. Jim played officer Who-Lihan in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" for Director Ron Howard.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and WOTF winner; Galen Westlake!

Galen practices law in Toronto and spends his days talking a great deal to a great many people. His family of four, however, confidently assures him the less he says the better. To this end, he more quietly expresses himself by writing stories during his daily commute on the train. When the stranger sitting next to him stops reading over his shoulder, he knows his tale needs a little something extra. 

Galen’s fiction has appeared in Galaxy’s Edge and Unidentified Funny Objects. He is forever indebted to the Writers of the Future forum and to his beloved writer’s group: the One Ring. But right now, he needs to go chase some kids off his lawn.  Galen's story, "The Imagalisk," is published in the recently released L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40.