Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk Podcast

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello My Happy People,  Get ready to meet the remarkable mind behind some of Canada’s most beloved books for young readers! In this episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast,  Dianne had the privilege to chat with Valerie Sherrard. Valerie is the award-winning author of A Bend in the Breeze , The Glory Wind , Counting Back f...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Bleeped words in today's episode: Drüg$, Hüm@n Traff!c!ng Hello Happy People, Dianne has spoken to many authors who co-write books, but usually the interview is only with one of the authors. Today, however, Dianne gets to share her second ever interview with both authors of the incredible writing team of Breakfield and Burkey. Charles Breakfie...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Bleeped words: naz!, prost!tute Hello Happy People, Today Dianne is excited to share with you her chat with romantic women's fiction author, Linda Hughes. For many years Linda worked internationally as a seminar leader and public speaker. It was her dream job. It allowed her to meet people from other countries and cultures from around the worl...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello My Happy People,  Today on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt–Book Talk Podcast, get ready to step into a world where fairy magic meets real-world heart in my conversation with award-winning, middle-grade author Micki Bare . A graduate of NC State University with a BA in Speech Communication and a Master of Arts in Teaching in middle-school s...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne cannot wait to share today's episode with all of you. Her guest, Robert O’Connor, brings history to life in his latest book, Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge. His gripping new WWII novel has earned praise from Kirkus Reviews, Purple Heart Magazine, and Midwest Book Review, to name a few.  Robert is a f...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello My Happy People, I am so thrilled to share my incredible interview with award-winning author Joel Shulkin, MD, with all of you today. Not only is Joel a practicing physician, but he is also the author of engaging medical thrillers.  There is nothing I love better than when actual professionals in the medical and criminal investigation fields...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Bleeped words in this episode: M@ss@cre, 3x Sl@ughter, Ass@ssin@tion  Hello Happy People, Dianne is pleased to share her interview with the amazing Miles Spencer. Miles is a self-described curious guy from Pittsburgh who strayed far from home—and even farther from the expected path to create an incredible life and career that is as fascinating as i...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne is thrilled to bring you her chat with the incredible award-winning YA epic fantasy author, Anne Mollova. While Anne attests to having been a writer since the age of five–even creating her own handmade books–it would be decades before she gave herself permission to follow her passion for the written word. As an accomplish...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne is so happy to share with all of you her chat with the incredible author, Jennifer Vido. Jennifer is not only a wonderful person to just sit and chat with about anything, she is also an accomplished and highly acclaimed author.   Her sweet Lowcountry romances in the Gull Island series earned her recognition both loc...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. **Disclaimer: This episode features Christian author, Chaplain Patrick Day. While we never discuss religious doctrine (for any religions), many authors share how their beliefs inspired their writing. Chaplain Day's fiction book is inspired by his jail and add!ct!on ministry work as a Gideon. Nothing in this episode is to be taken as medical ad...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne is thrilled to bring you today's guest author, Josh Mendoza. Josh had already established himself in the film industry before he decided to add published author to his credits. Josh is an award-winning filmmaker known for his post-apocalyptic feature film, What Still Remains . Working with veteran actors Mimi Rogers...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. NOTE: there are two bleeped words, v!ct!m and s€xual Hello Happy People, Today on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, Dianne brings you the amazing award-winning author, Lynne Hugo. Lynne was a National Endowment For the Arts Fellowship recipient and has also received grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the Kentucky Foundation...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today we have a rare return guest author. Her first guest appearance on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt–Book Talk Podcast was in season 2, episode #59. Be sure to check out her first interview to learn about Linaya's background and her first book in The Forever After Duology .  Linaya didn’t intend to become a writer—it...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello My Happy People,  Dianne is thrilled to share her interview with you today with the incredible mystery author, D.M.S. Fick.  Besides being an amazing author, she is an Emmy-nominated and grant-awarded animator and has worked on two Peabody Award-winning programs broadcast on PBS. Most recently Ms. Fick did design and animation work for SciGir...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello My Happy People,  Dianne is thrilled to bring you her interview with the fascinating poet and author, David Holper. David has an incredible background filled with some amazing experiences. He was a soldier, has worked as a taxi driver and fisherman in Alaska, a dishwasher, a bus driver, a house painter, a bike courier in San Francisco's...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, Being a huge fan of both cozy mysteries and dogs, Dianne was thrilled to chat with award-winning dog themed cozy mystery author C.B. Wilson. As with many authors, her passion for writing was kindled at a young age. She enjoyed reading Nancy Drew books but her desire for more satisfying endings led her to begin writing her own. A...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People,   In today's episode, Dianne is thrilled to bring you her chat with the incredible USA Today and Amazon bestselling author, Jacqueline Friedland. Jacqueline has published numerous books including He Gets That From Me , Trouble the Water, and her most recent release, Counting Backwards .  Jacqueline began her professional ca...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne gets to share her amazing chat with the multi-talented Doug Williams. Doug is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright, filmmaker, and the author of the FBI thriller, Failure Point .  Doug is a former journalist who once served as a press secretary in the US Senate. He has worked in communications in public and pri...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, This week we have got something a little different from journalist and author Randee Dawn. This multi-genre, speculative fiction author has also written features for such publications as The Los Angeles Times, Variety, and Emmy Magazine , and websites Today.com and GoldDerby.com. These are just a small sampling of where you can...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne is thrilled to bring you another wonderful historical fiction author. Being one herself, Dianne loves to find other historical fiction authors who really take historical accuracy and research seriously. Today's guest is most definitely one of those authors.  Barb Warner Deane is an award-winning author and a pu...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today, Dianne is sharing her conversation with Stefany Valentine. The women chat about Stefany's debut YA novel from Penguin Random House, First Love Language . As with many authors who have been on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, from childhood, Stefany dreamt of becoming a New York Times bestsellin...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Please note: One line was edited out during Karen's reading from Pharaoh due to censor keywords: s*x and vag!na    Hello Happy People, Today, Dianne is sharing another incredible Season 4 Lovefest author with all of you. In this episode, Dianne chats with international bestselling historical fiction author Karen Essex.  Karen has a variety of...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People! Today Dianne is sharing her interview with the incredible Allie McCormack. Allie is the award-winning romance author of Wishes in a Bottle , part of her Wishes & Dreams series. Just one of many romance series she has written.  Allie is a disabled Vietnam era veteran. She served in the 9th Division stationed in Washington for...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People! Dianne chatted with USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Rochelle B. Weinstein about her latest work, We Are Made Of Stars . The women had a fantastic discussion covering just about every aspect of Rochelle's professional journey. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including People, Entertainment Weekly...

Share your thoughts on this episode, text us now. Hello Happy People! Award-winning romance author Lori Matthews kicked off two months of episodes featuring books where love is at the center of the stories. We talked to authors who write traditional romance tropes as well as those who write more outside of the "romance" box to show that love can play a big part in any story, even mainstr...