Book Lights Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Robert J. Sawyer is one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the world’s top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He has also won the Robert A. Heinlein Award, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and the Hal Clement Memorial Award; the top SF awards in China, Japan, France, and Spain; and a reco...

Send us Fan Mail Eric is a former bookseller, cellist, and comic seller currently living in Saint Louis, Missouri. A lifelong enthusiast of books, music, toys, and games, he discovered a love for the written word after being dragged to the library by his parents at a young age. When he is not writing, you can usually find him reading, gaming, or buried beneath a small avalanche of Transformers. Yo...

Send us Fan Mail Get ready because I've got a reading list for you that will keep you plenty busy all summer. For the history of baseball fans: Curveball by Martha AckermanA Strong Right Arm by Michelle Y GreenMo'ne Davis: Remember my Name by Mo'ne DavisChildren's Books: What was the March on Washington? by Kathleen KrullWhat was Stonewall? by Nico Medina20 Shakespeare Children...

Send us Fan Mail Nina Crespo lives in Florida where she indulges in her favorite passions — the beach, a good glass of wine, date night with her own real-life hero and dancing. Her lifelong addiction to romance began in her teens while on a “borrowing spree” in her older sister’s bedroom where she discovered her first romance novel. Let Nina’s sensual contemporary stories and steamy paranormal tal...

Send us Fan Mail Jackiem Joyner has loved Science Fiction ever since he was a child, fascinated by all the stories and imaginations of futuristic worlds. But it wasn’t until later in his life, after experiencing huge success in the recording business, that he decided to put pen to paper - the result of which is his debut novel, Zarya. Gathering from his experiences traveling the world as a recordi...

Send us Fan Mail USA Today Bestselling author Sonali Dev writes Bollywood-style love stories that let her explore issues faced by women around the world while still indulging her faith in a happily ever after. Sonali’s novels have been on Library Journal, NPR, Washington Post, and Kirkus’s Best Books of the year lists. She has won the American Library Association’s award for best romance, the RT R...

Send us Fan Mail Stephen Parolini is a full-time freelance editor and writer who shares his small Colorado apartment with his granddaughter and an assortment of imaginary characters. He is the author of the novel, Beautiful Sky Beautiful Sky, Stolen Things, and the short story collection, Duck (and other stories).You can find Stephen on the web in two locations at once. While this sounds like alch...

Send us Fan Mail Tracy Wolff is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sixty-four novels that run the gamut from young adult action adventures to new adult romance and from women’s fiction to erotica.  A long-time lover of vampires, dragons and all things that go bump in the night, Tracy loves nothing more than combining her affection for paranormal creatures with her love of writi...

Send us Fan Mail USA Today and Amazon Bestselling author Anna Lowe loves putting the "hero" back into heroine and letting location ignite a passionate romance. She loves dogs, sports, and travel – and letting the later inspire her fiction. If she's not hunched over her laptop, working on her latest story, you'll find her hiking in the mountains or biking country roads. Either w...

Send us Fan Mail Born in Joliet, Illinois, author Twyla Turner was instantly enamored with all things entertainment and yearned for something "more".She wrote her first story in the 3rd grade and fell in love with creating a whole world from my mind. On her journey to become the next Oprah, she majored in radio/television with a minor in creative writing, then taught English in Japan for...

Send us Fan Mail Shannon Rogers has finished many novels, but after taking some time off, she connected with talented and prolific author, and friend, (C.G. Mosley), who had begun a sci-fi space opera trilogy who came up with the brilliant notion that Shannon could finish writing the rest of the story, and before she could blink, she was signing her first publishing contract for her co-authored bo...

Send us Fan Mail Regina Kyle knew she was destined to be an author when she won a writing contest at age ten with a touching tale about a squirrel and a nut pie. By day, she writes dry legal briefs, representing the state in criminal appeals. At night, she writes steamy romance with heart and humor. A lover of all things theatrical, Regina lives on the Connecticut coast with her husband, teenaged...

Send us Fan Mail USA Today and NY Times bestselling author Michelle Fox lives in the Midwest with her husband, tween, the occasional exchange student, and two labs who steal her socks and all the space on the couch. She loves fantasy and romance, which makes writing paranormal romance and urban fantasy a natural fit. Aside from writing, she runs the Wolf Pack Reads group on Facebook, a large, acti...

Send us Fan Mail A few years ago, author Camille DiMaio left an award-winning real estate career in San Antonio to become a full-time writer. Along with her husband of over twenty years, she enjoys raising their four children. She has a bucket list that is never-ending, and uses her adventures to inspire her writing. Camille studied political science in college, but found working on actual campaig...

Send us Fan Mail Stephanie Thornton loves history. Not only does she write about the amazing women you might not learn about in class, but she teaches history as well. Her books, tell the stories of great women of  the Egyptian, Byzantine, Mongolian empires as  they navigated chaos in order to survive. Two new books are her lastest releases And They Called it Camelot: A Novel About Jacqueline Bouv...

Send us Fan Mail Boone's stories range from high fantasy to humorous paranormal. Having lived all over the world, and finally settling in the icy region of Alaska, she's always looking for the next adventure. It's not unusual to find Boone traversing the remotest parts of the Alaskan bush, gathering information for her stories. No person or escapade is off limits when it comes to we...

Send us Fan Mail Author Erica Hale has always loved writing so with encouragement from her mom, she wrote her first book, Tomahawk, and never looked back. To date, she's penned half a dozen books, including those from her thriller Tomahawk, series. She loves hearing from readers as she continues to create her fabulous stories. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Her latest r...

Send us Fan Mail Jenna Greene is the author of the acclaimed Young Adult   Fantasy series, Imagine! She is a middle school teacher, dragonboat coach, enthusiastic dancer, and semi-professional napper. She lives in Lethbridge, Alberta with her husband (Scott), daughter (Olivia), and dog (Thor, dog of thunder). Find out more at: https://www.jennagreene.ca/And for more about our host Lisa Kessler vis...

Send us Fan Mail Sonja B Is a new author, wife, mother and daughter. She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, traveling and of course writing. Most days you can find her with a good paranormal romance in hand. Her love of romance birth her dream of becoming an author. She loves hearing from readers. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram. Axl, her latest book, the first of the Salvan...

Send us Fan Mail Kristina Rienzi is a Jersey Shore-based new adult thriller author, certified professional coach, and the former president of Sisters in Crime-Central Jersey. An INFJ who dreams beyond big, Kristina encourages others (and herself) to embrace the unknown through her stories. When she's not writing or drinking wine, Kristina is spoiling her baby girl (and two fur-babies), dissec...

Send us Fan Mail Blue Saffire, award-winning, bestselling author of over thirty contemporary romance novels and novellas,—writes with the intention to touch the heart and the mind. Blue hooks, weaves, and loops multiple series, keeping you engaged in her worlds. Every word is meant to have a lasting touch that leaves you breathless for more. Blue and her husband live in a home filled with laughter...

Send us Fan Mail Louisa Bacio published her first erotic thriller in June 2010. A Southern California native, Bacio can’t imagine living far away from the ocean. The multi-published author of erotic romance enjoys writing within all realms – from short stories to full-length novels. Bacio shares her household with a supportive husband, two daughters growing “too fast,” and a multitude pet crazines...

Send us Fan Mail David Gremillion is th founder of GNN and an all around cool dude.

Send us Fan Mail To his neighbors, he is a quiet and assuming guy who works blue-collar. What they don’t know is that he also writes dark speculative fiction. His work has been printed all over the world, with four novels on the market and a fifth and sixth in production. His short fiction is also available with numerous pubs, including magazines and anthologies. You can find out more about MJ on...

Send us Fan Mail Humphrey Hawksley's brand-new international thriller series begins in paperback in October 2019 with MAN ON ICE a knuckle-whitening drama set on the remote and wild US-Russian border. In early, 2020 comes the nail-biting MAN ON EDGE set on the Norway-Russian border followed in 2021 by MAN ON FIRE whose location is yet to disclosed. Rake Ozenna, a native of Little Diomede isla...