KAREN STEFANO is the author of the forthcoming memoir 'What A Body Remembers' (Rare Bird Books 2019) and the short story collection 'The Secret Games of Words' (1GlimpsePress 2015). Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, Ms. Magazine, California Lawyer, Psychology Today, The South Carolina Review, Tampa Review, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Epiphany, and elsewhere. She is also a JD/MBA with more than twenty years of complex litigation experience.

Shabnam Curtis the author of 'My Persian Paradox: Memories of an Iranian Girl' was born and raised in Tehran, experiencing the Iranian Revolution of 1979 firsthand. In 2004 she immigrated to the United States, where she now works as a project performance analyst. Shabnam teaches memoir writing workshops and is working on her second memoir. She lives in Sterling, Virginia, with her husband and two dogs.

Martin Jay Weiss In Conversation With Erik Tarloff by rarebirdlit

Erik Tarloff has written for the stage, the screen (both large and small), and publications like Slate, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Prospect, Vogue, and many others. He contributed to speeches by Bill Clinton and Al Gore. He currently lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, economist Laura Tyson. This is his fourth novel.

Los Angeles Times Bestselling Author Stephen Jay Schwartz spent a number of years as the Director of Development for film director Wolfgang Petersen (whose credits include Das Boot, In the Line of Fire, Air Force One, The Perfect Storm, Troy) where he worked with writers, producers and studio executives to develop screenplays for production. Among the film projects he helped developed are Air Force One, Outbreak, Red Corner, Bicentennial Man and Mighty Joe Young. Stephen's own film work has exhibited at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival, the Directors Guild of America, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. He also worked as a screenwriter and freelance "script doctor," developing concepts, treatments and feature films for independent film producers. His writing credits include Inside the Space Station, narrated by Liam Neeson and produced as a "Watch with the World" special for The Discovery Channel.

Writer. Teacher. Mother. As a writer, Carla hopes to help readers feel less alone and more resilient. As a teacher, she strives to help others tell their stories and hone their craft while experimenting with new forms. The journey of motherhood informs much of her writing. Carla’s memoir, 'One Day on the Gold Line', is forthcoming, release date July 18, 2019, with publisher, Black Rose Writing.

Kristin Casey is a writer and recovered alcoholic and addict. Her memoir 'Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh' documents their tumultuous six-year relationship and drug-fueled, train-wreck breakup. She's survived numerous addictions, suicide attempts, clinical depression, the panhandle of Texas, and seventeen years of Catholicism. Her writing has appeared in the Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, The Nervous Breakdown, From the Asylum, $pread, and elsewhere. She writes about addiction, dependency, sexuality, and relationships. She resides in Austin, Texas, and works in the field of sex therapy.

Martin Jay Weiss is an award-winning filmmaker who has written, directed and produced a vast anthology of commercials, films, and television projects. He has a BS in Journalism from the University of Illinois and an MFA in Film from New York University. Born and raised in Chicago, he now lives in California with his wife and two children. His first novel 'The Second Son' was released in August 2018. 'Flamingo Coast' is his latest novel.

Acclaimed author Max Mobley writes from his home in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He is a former columnist for the pioneering music magazine Crawdaddy! The Magazine of Rock." He has written extensively for the music industry, including magazine features, reviews, interviews, and books on music technology. Max also penned the popular Rush biography, Rush FAQ―All That's Left To Know About The World's Greatest Canadian Prog Rock Power Trio. Max contributed to the Santa Cruz Sentinel series Rock Of Ages, honoring the 50th anniversary of the birth of rock and roll. He also wrote the limited series "The Cheif and I" for the Tracy Press. Max’s highly anticipated debut novel, Howard & Debbie, published by Rare Bird Books, will be available February 12, 2019. More at maxmobley.com.

Acclaimed author Max Mobley writes from his home in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He is a former columnist for the pioneering music magazine Crawdaddy! The Magazine of Rock." He has written extensively for the music industry, including magazine features, reviews, interviews, and books on music technology. Max also penned the popular Rush biography, Rush FAQ―All That's Left To Know About The World's Greatest Canadian Prog Rock Power Trio. Max contributed to the Santa Cruz Sentinel series Rock Of Ages, honoring the 50th anniversary of the birth of rock and roll. He also wrote the limited series "The Cheif and I" for the Tracy Press. Max’s highly anticipated debut novel, Howard & Debbie, published by Rare Bird Books, will be available February 12, 2019. More at maxmobley.com.

Erik Tarloff has written for the stage, the screen (both large and small), and publications like Slate, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Prospect, Vogue, and many others. He contributed to speeches by Bill Clinton and Al Gore. He currently lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, economist Laura Tyson. This is his fourth novel.

Martin Jay Weiss is an award-winning filmmaker who has written, directed and produced a vast anthology of commercials, films, and television projects. He has a BS in Journalism from the University of Illinois and an MFA in Film from New York University. Born and raised in Chicago, he now lives in California with his wife and two children. His first novel 'The Second Son' was released in August 2018. 'Flamingo Coast' is his latest novel.

Jeffrey Price is a screenwriter best known for cowriting Who Framed Roger Rabbit, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and Shrek III. Seeking the refuge of small-town life, he moved his family from Los Angeles to southwest Colorado.

Heidi Barnes ran her family’s inn on the coast of Maine for years, which inspired The Bellman Series―"The Bellman" and "The Bellman’s Secret". She is a Realtor and property manager based in Los Angeles, California. Heidi has lived around the world―including Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Dubai, and Canada. She enjoys outdoor activities, loves animals, and is a devoted mother of three. "The Bellman’s Secret" is her second novel.

Over the course of his life, William Sirls has experienced both great highs and tremendous lows―some born of chance, some born of choice. Once a senior vice president at a major investment firm, he was incarcerated in 2007 for wire fraud and money laundering, where he learned a great deal more than he ever bargained for. Life lessons involving faith, grace, patience, and forgiveness are evident in his writing. He is the father of two and makes his home in southern California.

Martin Jay Weiss is an award-winning filmmaker who has written, directed and produced a vast anthology of commercials, films, and television projects. He has a BS in Journalism from the University of Illinois and an MFA in Film from New York University. Born and raised in Chicago, he now lives in California with his wife and two children. His first novel 'The Second Son' was released in August 2018. 'Flamingo Coast' is his latest novel.

Peter Leonard, the son of legendary crime novelist, Elmore Leonard, continues the life of his fathers character Raylan Givens in 'Raylan Goes to Detroit'. Peter is also a national bestselling author of seven thrillers, including 'Quiver', 'Trust Me', 'All He Saw was the Girl', 'Voices of the Dead', 'Back from the Dead', 'Eyes Closed Tight', and 'Unknown Remains'.

Jerry Vis, was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1939, where he lived for most of his childhood. He attended Parson’s School of Design, NYC where he received an associate degree for graphic design in 1962, after which he attended SUNY New Paltz in New York were he finished work for a BFA degree in 1965. He then went on to complete graduate work at Rutgers University, New Jersey in 1970 for an MFA Degree. In 1962 he married Betty Louise Pascale and moved from New Jersey to New York. They had three children.

Carol Stanley is the owner/editor at Dragonfly Books & Media. She has been involved in various aspects of media and entertainment throughout her career. Starting in public relations in New York, she moved into the music business, theater and film publicity until being recruited by the legendary Pat Kingsley in Los Angeles. She made the move to LA and is now passionate about California. She has worked in the production and development of film and television projects as a publicist, and as a script doctor. She enjoyed all of it, but the most enduring passion of her life has been books. Now, as owner of Dragonfly Books & Media she feels she is doing what she was meant to do all her life.