In The Author's Voice

In The Author's Voice turns its focus on the changing work force in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

For many of us, working from home has become a necessity as businesses, schools and other organizations have had to de-centralize and isolate their work force.  But is this change simply a reaction to the pandemic or the acceleration of a new paradigm for the workplace?

WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Sunil Prashara, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute about the impact COVID-19 is having on how we work.

What do you need to know about keeping your car safe during the Coronavirus pandemic?  In this edition of In The Author's Voice, WSIU's Jeff Williams talks with Brian Moody, the Executive Editor for Autotrader as he provides tips on minimizng the spread of the virus in your car as well as sharing insights for getting your car serviced or buying a new car.

Author Ido Kedar's book, In Two Worlds, is the story about a non-speaking autistic teenager who discovers his voice.   It's story similar to the real-life story of the author.   Ido and his mother, Tracy, recently talked with WSIU's Jeff Williams about Ido's novel and their effort to change how autism is viewed and treated. 

For this edition of In The Author's Voice, Ido communicated using speech generating software.

Missing baseball?  Author Emily Nemens is out with her debut novel The Cactus League.  It's a tale of an all star outfielder and the intriguing cast of characters that make up the annual rite of passage known as spring training.   WSIU's Jeff Williams talks with Nemens about her novel for this edition of In The Author's Voice.

Fans of former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone can dive into his latest adventure with the release this week of Steve Berry’s new novel, The Warsaw Protocol.  WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Berry about his latest adventure that takes readers to one of Berry's favorite places - Poland.

The Warsaw Protocol, from Minotaur Books,  is out this week in all formats.  In The Author's Voice is an online feature of WSIU.

As we start a new year and a new decade, author and columnist Sarah Ban Breathnach is out with a revised 25th anniversary edition of her iconic book Simple Abundance and its companion, The Journal of Gratitude.  

For this edition of In The Author's Voice, WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Ban Breathnach about the book and introducing it to a new generation.

An effort is underway by environmental groups to reduce the use and reliance on single-use plastic – things like plastic bottles and those shopping bags that many grocery and retail stores use.     In an effort to reduce the plastic footprint, Greenpeace has been urging retail and grocery stores to voluntarily curb their single-use plastics.

David Pinsky is the co-author of the new report Packaging Away the Planet.  It ranks 20 of the largest US grocery retailers on their efforts to eliminate single use plastics.   WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Pinsky about the report and how we are collectively doing at reducing our reliance on single-use plastic.

David Pinsky is co-author of the Greenpeace report Packaging Away the Planet.  View the full report here.

Pinsky is also author of  Greenpeace USA's annual seafood sustainability report.  

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Author Jeremy Finley about his book, The Dark Above.

Finley will sign books July 27 at 1:00 at Barnes and Noble in Carbondale, and host a Q&A at 3:00pm at Rise Above it Bakery in Carterville.

Right now, only about half the world’s population has access to the internet - but that’s about to change in a big way.

Jim Cashel is a researcher and visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and chairman of Forum One – a web strategy and development firm.  His new book, The Great Connecting, examines the emergence of global broadband and how it will likely impact the world.   

WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Cashel about his research and what it will mean to have worldwide internet service.

The Great Connecting: The emergence of Global Broadband and how that changes everything is published by Radius Book Group, New York.   In The Author’s Voice is a re-occurring on-line series of WSIU.