Live Instagram interview with J. Eliza Wall where we discuss her novel, Like the Sun Holds the Moon, her children's book of the same title, and her latest children's book titled Trash Crab. Like the Sun Holds the Moon is a new adult novel that explores tough situations a young girl named Ava Luna faces as her mother goes through a life-threatening surgery, and her father and brother return to help care for their mother as she recovers. Ava has to put her personal life on hold, things get rough as relationships become a struggle, but in the end she discovers more about herself and what her future might hold. J. Eliza Wall's children's book of the same title explores divorce and family dynamics through the eyes of a brother and sister. Trash Crab is a children's book that helps young children learn about sea life, and the damage that pollution, plastics and trash have had on creatures of the sea such as hermit crabs. Both children's books have glossary's in the back. J. Eliza Wall's books are publshed through Little Creek Press. You can find out more through her linktree: linktr.ee/j.elizawall. You can find J. Eliza Wall on Instagram and on Facebook. Like the Sun Holds the Moon is also avaiable in audio form. Her books can be found through her linktr.ee as well as through Barnes and Noble and Amazon.  

Terri joined us at John's Creek Books and Gifts for our 1-year podcast anniversary celebration and local author book signing event on January 21, 2023. Terri's debut novel All the Dark Places is a psychological thriller set in the Boston suburbs where a murder exposes the dark secrets at the center of a group of friends and sets two women ---one with a tramatic past and the other, a Boston police detective---on a hunt for truth. You can find Terri Parlato on Instagram and her website is: www.terriparlato.com Terri's book, All the Dark Places can be found in bookstores and on Amazon. 

Walt Mussell writes Japanese historical fiction set during the 16th Century. His fictional works include: The Samurai's Honor, The Samurai's Heart, and A Second Chance.  You can find Walt on Instagram: @authorwaltmussell Walt has a linktree accunt; linktr.ee/waltmussell his Facebook is: Walt Mussell-author. Walt's books can be found on Amazon. We appreciate Walt joining us for a pop up episode while at our local author 1-year anniversary podcast celebration inside our favorite local bookstore in John's Creek, GA--John's Creek Books and Gifts on Medlock Bridge Road. 

Linda is a retired nurse and wrote The Day the Birds Came Calling in 2021. This children's book is a sweet story that takes place in the spring as birds begin to nest in a front door wreath. The illistrations are beautiful. The book is best suited for ages 2-9 years and can be found on Amzaon as well as in the Fulton Co. library. Linda is not on Instagram but you can connect with her on Facebook: Linda Roberts-Betsch. You can also call John's Creek Books and Gifts on Medlock Bridge Road and they will be more than happy to order and ship The Day the Bird's Came Calling to You!  

This interview with Brian Delaney is one of 4 that we did for our 1-year podcast anniversary. We hosted several local Alpharetta, GA authors at John's Creek Books and Gifts and Brian's episode is the first of four that were recorded in-store during the anniversary celebration. Brian has written two books, A Good Mourning---is a murder mystery set in a small southern town where an unusual amount of deaths occur at the local assisted living facility. Brian's second book, Chasing Pirates is an action adventure book set in Key West and includes pirate lore and pirate history. You can find Brian Delaney on Instagram at @bdvpfgauthor and his website is: www.briandelaneyauthor.com You can also find him on Facebook: Brian Delaney 

Episode recorded while on vacation during the Christmas holidays in Rome, Italy. Came across some ruins where there is a special cat sanctuary called Torre Argentina. The Gatti Di Roma Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary and rescue center is the oldest in Rome. While visiting, I asked for a podcast interview because I found the area not only facinating, but what a great story about cat rescues and helping the cats of Rome. And there just happened to be an American volunteer working on Christmas Day who did the interview with me. The books mentioned in the first segment are: Nelson: The One-Eyed King by Debra D'Alessandro and it is available on Amzaon in Italian. The other book mentioned, Cat Tales: The Journey of Cattail by Barbra Palmer is also on Amazon and is written in English. The website for Gatti Di Roma Torre Argentina is www.gattidiroma.net. Their Facebook page is: Gatti Di Roma--Roman Cats, their Instagram is: gattiditorreargentina. The anceint roman temple area where the cats live and where the cat sanctuary headquarters is, is said to be the temple location where Caesar was assassinated.

Karen talks about how she became a New York City historian. She shares insight into the period gowns and costumes she makes, and talks about her book about the life of a young girl growing up during the 18th century. Karen's book is titled: Theodosia Burr: Teen Eyewitness to the Founding of a Nation. Information about Karen's historical tours can be found on her website: www.patriottoursnyc.com. It's there you can book a historical tour, or ask for a special tour. Karen's Facebook page, Karen Q's Patriot Tours NYC gives lots of historical information, facts about American history, its founding figures, and stories. On her Facebook page, Karen often does a Friday night "live" broadcast in period costume, and tells interesting information that you might have missed in history class. You can purchase Karen's book Theodosia Burr: Teen Eyewitness to the Founding of a Nation from Karen's website, you can message Karen on Facebook to purchase a signed copy, or if you purchase the book from Amazon, and let Karen know, she will mail you a signed book plate. You can also follow Karen on Instagram @mrsqnyc 

Dana's memoir, Dilettante dives into the world of movers and shakers; those who ran the show in Manhattan, that of the magazine world, when Vanity Fair editors where like rockstars. In this humorous, charming almost fairy-tale like story of his life, Dana shares how being in the right place at the right time, took him into a lifestyle and career that would shape his entire future. Since his years at Vanity Fair, Dana now writes for airmail.news, an online news and magazine blog started by former editor-in-chief, Graydon Carter. Dana has also written and developed films and television pilots for Miramax, Hulu, AMC, Imagine Entertainment, and CBS, He has a movie coming out in the near future titlted, Harvest Moon. You can find Dana's memoir, Dilettante wherever you buy books, and you can connect with him on Instagram @mrdanabrown.

My Father, James Hixon was in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He enlisted at age 17, and was placed as a motor machinist mate in the engine room of the USS Osprey AMS-28, a USS YMS-422, a 270-ton YMS-410 class auxilary motor minesweeper. It was commissioned in September of 1944, and began its career in the Pacific. In mid-1945, The USS Osprey began a lengthy career in the Western Pacific by participating in mine clearance operations around the Pacific Isands around Japan including Truk Island and Guam. My interview with my father talks a bit about his time on this ship and his job during his time in the service. This episode is in honor of those who have served and who currently serve in the United States military. We are grateful for you and your service. 

Join us as we go inside Rannah Gray's true crime story about a child preditor named Scott Rogers. After Rogers trial in England ended in a hung jury, he flees with several in his entourage to the U.S. where they land in Baton Rouge. Rogers is a master minipulator, a sheep in wool's clothing as he goes about befriending the mayor, the chief of police, and he even starts a church, making himself the pastor in order to cover his crimes. During a business deal with Rannah's company, things go sour and Rogers ends up trying to slam Rannah's company in the press. When Rannah retaliates with a letter to the editor, a young man in the U.K. who'd been searching for Rogers for years finds the letter online, reaches Rannah through email and begins to share his story of abuse which finally lead to Roger's trial and having child services remove the two children from his home. A gripping book that helps us all understand better how these child preditors work to mask their crimes. Rannah's book tells how she worked deligently with lawyers and her source in the U.K. to bring Scott Rogers case to trial ultimately getting resoultion. Rannah's non-fiction, true crime book, Familiar Evil as well as her two children's mystery books; The Case of the Missing Poodle, and The Mystery of the Heart Shaped Locket, can be found on Amazon, bookstores in and around Baton Rouge, LA, and her website: www.rannahgray.com. Rannah can be found on social media on Facebook and Instagram under Rannah Gray.