Author2Author

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist and short story writer Maura Roosevelt to the show. Maura’s work has been published in places like The Nation and Vol. 1 Brooklyn. Her first novel, Baby of the Family, was developed from a short story with the same title, which was published in Joyland magazine and given an award for “Most Read Story of 2014.” She has taught writing at NYU and the Univ...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling novelist and short story writer Devin Murphy to the show. Devin is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Bradley University. He has worked various jobs in national parks around the country and once had a three–year stint at sea that led him to over fifty countries on all seven continents. His fiction has appeared in over 60 literary journals and a...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Alan Gelb to the show. Alan is a writing coach, a communications consultant for higher education, and the author of the bestselling Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Daily Beast, Next Avenue, and other publications. He is also of the author of the newly released Seven Steps to Confident Writin...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes actress and author Tembi Locke to the show. Tembi is passionate about two things: the power of storytelling as a tool to inspire meaningful connection, and savoring the flavors, food and kitchen wisdom from her favorite place in the world, Sicily. An accomplished actor with over sixty television and film performances to her credit, including The Magicians, NCIS: LA,...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author and publisher Elizabeth Atkins to the show. Elizabeth is a best-selling author, actress, TV host and award-winning journalist who uses a multimedia platform to inspire people to unlock their infinite potential and live with passion, prosperity, health and happiness. A health and fitness enthusiast whose 100-pound weight loss was featured on Oprah, Elizabeth co...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes YA novelist Stephen Wallenfels to the show. Stephen wrote freelance for the Health and Fitness industry for fifteen years before turning writing novels. He has since penned three YA novels: POD, Bad Call, and, most recently, Deadfall. His books have been described as "gripping," "tightly plotted," and "fast-moving." Don't miss it!

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes poet and publisher Michael Dylan Welch to the show. Michael has been investigating haiku and related poetry since 1976. He founded his press, Press Here, in 1989, and cofounded Haiku North America in 1991 and the American Haiku Archives in 1996. He founded the Tanka Society of America in 2000, the Seabeck Haiku Getaway in 2008, and National Haiku Writing Month (www.n...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes New York Times bestselling romance author Erin Quinn to the show.  Erin  writes dark paranormal romance for the thinking reader. Her books have been called “riveting,” “brilliantly plotted” and “beautifully written” and have won, placed or showed in the RWA RITA Award, Booksellers Best, WILLA Award for Historical fiction, the Orange Rose, Readers Crown, Golden Quill,...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes New York Times bestselling author and suspense writer Hallie Ephron to the show. Hallie is an Edgar Award finalist, and five-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. A sought-after writing teacher, her Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel was nominated for Edgar and Anthony awards. An award-winning crime fiction book reviewer, Hallie also wrote the ON CRIME...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Iris Graville to the show. Her profiles and personal essays have been published in national and regional journals and magazines. Her first book, Hands at Work—Portraits and Profiles of People Who Work with Their Hands, received numerous accolades including a Nautilus Book Gold Award, Independent Publishers Award, and an Indie Next Generation Book Award. Her se...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes internationally bestselling suspense writer Karen Rose to the show. A former high school teacher of chemistry and physics, Karen's debut suspense novel, DON'T TELL, was released in 2003. Since then, she has published over twenty novels and two novellas. Her books have appeared on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, London's Sunday Ti...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author and life coach Kayce Stevens Hughlett to the show. Kayce is a life coach and author who began her writing career as a blogger in the early 2000s. She has gone to pubish three popular books: As I Lay Pondering: Daily Invitations To Live a Transformed Life, Blue: a novel, and most recently SoulStroller: Experiencing the Weight, Whispers, & Wings of the World...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling suspense author Brad Taylor to the show. Brad served in the military for more than 21 years, retiring as a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel. In 2011, he published his debut novel, One Rough Man, which was an immediate success and launched the Pike Logan series. Now with more than 12 installments and more than 2 million copies sold, the series has consist...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author and educator Lillian Stulich to the show. Lillian is a middle school teacher who took a traumatic experience (2012 superstorm Sandy), and turned it into a creative opportunity: her first children's book Host a Little Ghost. Tune in to meet this very cool woman!

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Kerrie Flanagan to the show. Kerrie is an author, writing consultant, accomplished freelance writer with over 18 years’ experience, and the founder of Hot Chocolate Press. Her work has appeared in publications such as, Writer’s Digest, Alaska Magazine, The Writer and six Chicken Soup for the Soul books.  Her article, “How to Find Success in the Magazine World,...

Send us Fan Mail Join host Bill (William) Kenower for a special edition of Author2Author as he discusses why Everyone Has What it Takes. Based on his popular writing book Fearless Writing: How To Create Boldly and Write With Confidence, Bill disbands the widely accepted myth that "some people have what it takes, and some don't." This belief is not only untrue, but can stand in your...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author, life coach, and entrepreneur Anne Tucker to the show. Anne spent years working at the top of the corporate world, coaching executives and advising them on how to reach their goals in the workplace. She was successful, but found herself asking, “Is this all there is?” After a truly global search with some wonderful teachers and mentors, she's embraced her...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes memoirist Betsy Bell to the show. Betsy Bell, born before WWII in New York City, spent her formative years in the Jim Crow town of Muskogee, Oklahoma. As a Girl Scout, she began her social justice activism working with a bi-racial team to integrate public schools after the 1954 Supreme Court decision mandating the end of school segregation. After completing her BA an...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes suspense author Taylor Adams to the show. Taylor Adams directed the acclaimed short film And I Feel Fine in 2008 and graduated from Eastern Washington University with the Excellence in Screenwriting Award and the prestigious Edmund G. Yarwood Award. His directorial work has screened at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival and his writing has been featured on KA...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author Beau L'Amour to the show. Beau is a writer and entertainment industry jack-of-all-trades. He is the son of bestselling novelist Louis L'Amour and has managed his father's literary estate since 1988. Striving to maintain that legacy, he has done editorial work, revised unfinished manuscripts, managed a literary magazine and an audio/radio drama s...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes historian and author James R. Hansen to the show. James is a professor emeritus of history at Auburn University. A former historian for NASA, Hansen is the author of twelve books on the history of aerospace and a two-time nominee for the Pulitzer Prize in History. His 1995 book Spaceflight Revolution was nominated for the Pulitzer by the National Aeronautics and Spac...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes authors and publishers Elizabeth Atkins and Catherine Marie Atkins Greenspan. Elizabeth Ann Atkins and Catherine Marie Atkins Greenspan are the siblings behind Two Sisters Writing and Publishing. Elizabeth, now the author of nearly 20 books, has been a guest on Oprah, Montel, NPR, Good Morning America Sunday and CBS Evening News. Her writing has appeared in the New Y...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes author and pastor John Pavlovitz to the show. John is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. A 20-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside faith comm...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes debut novelist Rita Dragonette to the show. Rita  is a writer who, after spending nearly thirty years telling the stories of others as an award-winning public relations executive, has returned to her original creative path. The Fourteenth of September, her debut novel, is based upon personal experiences on campus during the Vietnam War. She lives and writes in Chicag...

Send us Fan Mail Bill welcomes bestselling author Carla Neggers to the show. Carla  is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 75 novels, including her popular Sharpe & Donovan and Swift River Valley series. Her books have been translated into dozens of languages and sold in over 35 countries. Her books have been called “smart and satisfying” (Kirkus), “extraordinarily memorable” (R...