In The Author's Voice

The Pew Research Center's 2015 study on religion found that nearly 23% of adults in the United States have no religious affiliation.  That's up from 16% in 2007.   The Religious Landscape Study also identified that 1 in 5 US adults were raised as members of a religion but now say they have no religious affiliation.

A new book, I Don't Know What to Believe: Making Spiritual Peace with Your Religion, examines this trend.   WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Rabbi Kamin about his book for this edition of In The Author's Voice.

I Don't Know What to Believe is published by Central Recovery Press.  More information on the book is available at www.benkamin.com

Prayer has been part of our culture since the dawn of civilization.  A new book examines the role prayer has played in history from the ancient world to the modern era.  Author and historian Jean-Pierre Isbouts discusses his latest book Ten Prayers That Changed the World with WSIU's Jeff Williams for this edition of In The Author's Voice.

Isbouts is a doctoral professor at Fielding Graduate University.  Ten Prayers That Changed the World is published by National Geographic.

March 2 is nationally recognized as Read Across America Day.  It’s a day to focus attention and awareness on the importance of the role that reading plays in student achievement.

A recent book suggests a comprehensive approach that parents and teachers can use to foster the desire in our children to read.  WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with education professor and author Ernest Morrell about the book he co-wrote. “Every Child a Super Reader: 7 Strengths to Open a World of Possible.”  The book is available from Scholastic.  Dr. Ernest Morrell is the Director for Minority and Urban Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College.  

Chicago during the dawn of the Roaring Twenties was a time of unregulated madness. Writer Dean Jobb tells the story of a smooth talking lawyer named Leo Koretz who used his charisma to entice people to invest millions of dollars in a pyramid scheme rivaling the modern day exploits of Bernie Madoff.

WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Jobb about the book in this edition of In The Author's Voice.

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that kids miss 22-million school days each year due to colds. If you are a parent or grandparent of school aged kids, you know we are in the middle of cough and cold season. Dr. Laurence Flint is a pediatrician and helped author a recent survey by the National Association of School Nurses that examines how parents approach their child's illness.   WSIU's Jeff Williams talked with Flint about the survey and what parents need to know about keeping thier children healthy during cold season.

The National Cancer Institute estimates there will be 1.6 Million new cases of cancer diagnosed in the United States during 2016.  About 40% of all men and women will experience some form of cancer during their lifetime.  Two nurses who run the cancer answer line at Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Institute are out with a new book that is based on more than 15-years of helping cancer patients and their families.  The book, is The Complete Cancer Organizer.   Advanced Practice Nurse and book co-author Jamie Schwachter recently talked with WSIU's Jeff Williams for this edition of In The Author's Voice.

How safe are you or your information in today's interconnected cyber world?  Author and security expert Marc Goodman explores those questions in his recent book Future Crimes: Inside the Digital Underground and the Battle for Our Connected World.   Goodman's book is now out in paperback.  WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Goodman for this edition of In The Author's Voice.

The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism says some 28% of adults in the United States drink enough to put them at risk of dependency or other alcohol related abuses.  A new book takes an alternative approach to recovery from alcohol addiction that is different from the traditional 12-step process.   The authors are Jack Canfield who created the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and recovery expert Dave Andrews.    WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Andrews for this edition of In The Author's Voice.

Author Colleen Coble is back with the next installment in her Sunset Cove series.  Mermaid Moon is out in paperback this week.  Readers get introduced to Mallory Davis as she returns to her Maine home for the first time in 15 years.  WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Coble for this edition of In The Author's Voice.

Imagine a time in the not to distant future when Alzheimer's no longer exists.  The search for the fountain of youth has largely been a work of science fiction.  But science is on the cusp of a revolutionary breakthrough.  Dr. Michael Fossel is a physician and an expert in the science of cell aging and human aging.    WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Dr. Fossel about his book The Telomerase Revolution for this edition of In The Author's Voice.