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Book Lights Podcast
Bestselling author Lisa Kessler interviews authors from every genre, shining a light on the stories, voices, and inspirations behind their books. Each week you’ll discover new reads, fresh perspectives, and the magic that keeps us turning pages. 🔦 Shining a light on good books
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Jul 10, 2026
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Free Falling into Single Life with Authors Wilnona Marie & Jade Dee 19.07.2021 31:08
Send us Fan Mail The Ladies, Wilnona Marie and Jade Dee, started this journey with the simple thought that life is different from textbook or what society told them. They missed some things. They forgot to to teach everything needed to be a successful women in today's world. The ladies came together to write a book about what they have learned along the way throughout their lives. The And I...
Viscounts and Vices with Author C.H. Admirand on Book Lights 12.07.2021 29:57
Send us Fan Mail C.H. believes in fate, destiny, and love at first sight. C.H. fell in love at first sight when she was seventeen. She was married for 41 wonderful years until her husband lost his battle with cancer. Soul mates, their hearts will be joined forever. They have three grown children—one son-in-law, two grandsons, two rescue dogs, and two rescue grand-cats. Her characters rarely follow...
Headlines, Deadlines & Lies with author Stephanie LaVigne on Book Lights 05.07.2021 30:50
Send us Fan Mail Stephanie LaVigne has done a bit of everything. After spending years in the NYC film industry and as a professional photographer specializing in underwater portraits, she eventually settled into her favorite phase of life yet: as an urban adventurer and full-time fiction writer. From hopping trains across the US to crewing a sailboat on a trans-Atlantic crossing, from mushing dogs...
A romantic escape through the pages with author Julie Caplin 01.07.2021 46:53
Send us Fan Mail Julie Caplin is addicted to travel and good food. Julie Caplin is an English author of romance books best known for her book series Romantic Escapes. She also writes standalones romance books under the penname Jules Wake. She’s always had the passion for reading and writing books right from childhood. She is addicted to good food and travel, and she’s always on the hunt for the id...
Inspiration and the Magic of the Muse with Author Shane Wilson on Book Lights 28.06.2021 30:54
Send us Fan Mail Shane Wilson is a storyteller. No matter the medium, the emphasis of his work is on the magical act of the story, and how the stories we tell immortalize us and give voice to the abstractions of human experience. Born in Alabama and raised in Georgia, Shane is a child of the southeastern United States where he feels simultaneously at-home and out-of-place. He graduated from Valdos...
Writing Journeys and Penning the series with Monique McDonnell 24.06.2021 44:37
Send us Fan Mail With over 35 stories in print, best-selling author Monique McDonnell has fun, flirty stories to tell. Monique's writing journey began when she was in 6th grade and wrote about a kutaburra. That article was published in the local paper and with her name in the byline and $10 in her hand, Monique knew she'd found something amazing. After working in PR, a series of events l...
Author Meka James & Author Lisa Kessler talk Hot Shifters & Sexy Fire Fighters 23.06.2021 32:29
Send us Fan Mail Meka James is a writer of adult contemporary and erotic romance. A born and raised Georgia Peach, she still resides in the southern state with her hubby of 16 years and counting. Mom to four kids of the two legged variety, she also has four fur-babies of the canine variety. Leo the turtle and Spade the snake rounds out her wacky household. When not writing or reading, Meka can be...
Strong Women, Jazz, and History with author Denny S. Bryce 17.06.2021 49:38
Send us Fan Mail A public relations professional, Denny S. Bryce spent more than 20 years running her marketing and public relations firm. For nearly 10 of those years, she wrote and read Buffy/Spike fan fiction. Before fanfiction, and her days as a PR Diva, the graduate of Barat College at DePaul University, was a professional dancer, part-time singer, and “bad” actress. She worked with professio...
Romance that cooks with Author Kelly Cain on Book Lights 14.06.2021 30:40
Send us Fan Mail Kelly Cain is a multicultural romance author. She loves reading most genres but don’t ask her to pick just one. However, she can pick her favorite book boyfriend – Will Herondale – although Jamie Fraser is a close second. When she isn’t reading or writing, she’s most likely using ancestry to research her extended family, both old and new. Or cooking/baking something delightful. Sh...
Contemporary Romance with sizzle and sass with author Brynn North 10.06.2021 40:55
Send us Fan Mail Contemporary Romance & Chick Lit with sizzle and sassBrynn North's goal is to write fun, witty, and relatable books that leave you with a smile and laugh. Her heroines are often finding their way in life, in and out of relationships. Her characters may not always be perfect people, but hey, neither are we, right? She hopes that you can see another perspective or even part...
Time to get Strange with Urban Fantasy Author Kristi Charish 07.06.2021 31:01
Send us Fan Mail Kristi is a scientist and science fiction/urban fantasy author who resides in Vancouver, Canada. Kristi writes what she loves; adventure heavy stories featuring strong, savvy female protagonists with the occasional RPG fantasy game thrown in the mix. She is also a co-host on the popular Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing Podcast. She received her BSc and MSc from Simon Fraser Univers...
Let's visit Happy Valley with Author CP Hoff on Book Lights 31.05.2021 2:10
Send us Fan Mail C.P. Hoff lives in southern Alberta with her husband and children. She has written for the local paper, which might be impressive if she lived in New York, and if anyone read the local paper. Hoff is a founding member of WordBridge Writers Conference in Lethbridge Alberta. Her first novel, A Town Called Forget, was longlisted for the Stephen Leacock Medal For Humour. Her second no...
Diversity, romance, and the juggle of motherhood with author Halima Khatun 29.05.2021 46:55
Send us Fan Mail Despite working as a professional wordsmith – Halima is a broadcast journalist having worked with the BBC and ITV. Since she was a child, she knew that words would be her thing. With a lifelong passion for writing, Halima wrote her first novel - a coming-of-age children's story - at the age of 12. It was politely turned down by all the major publishing houses. However, provi...
Writing insights, story ideas, and new releases with Christine Feehan 27.05.2021 45:25
Send us Fan Mail For as long as Chrstine Feehan can remember she's been a writer and lucky for us as she put those multiple stories down. Her books have hit #1 New York Times bestselling author fifteen times over with her portfolio including over 50 published novels. This includes six series that include the Leopard Series, Dark Series, Ghostwalker Series, Drake Sisters Series, the Sisters of...
Heading out into Space with Author Edward M. Lerner on Book Lights 24.05.2021 30:53
Send us Fan Mail EDWARD M. LERNER worked in high tech and aerospace for thirty years, as everything from engineer to senior vice president, for much of that time writing science fiction as his hobby. Since 2004 he has written full-time. His novels range from near-future technothrillers, like Small Miracles and Energized, to futuristic mysteries, like The Company Man, to such traditional SF-adventu...
Writing tips, inspiration, and pen names with author Laura Heffernan 20.05.2021 45:44
Send us Fan Mail Laura Heffernan is the award-winning, internationally best-selling author of fun, witty romantic comedies and more serious women’s fiction. After a few years of practicing law, she realized that she much preferred arguing with her characters rather than other people. When not watching total strangers get married, drag racing queens, or cooking competitions, Laura enjoys board game...
Murder on the streets of London with Author C C Humphreys on Book Lights 17.05.2021 31:41
Send us Fan Mail Chris (C.C.) Humphreys has played Hamlet in Calgary, a gladiator in Tunisia, and a dead immortal in Highlander; he’s waltzed in London’s West End, conned the landlord of the Rovers Return in Coronation Street, commanded a starfleet in Andromeda, and voiced Salem the cat in the original Sabrina. A playwright, his plays have been produced in Calgary, Vancouver and London. He has pub...
Cowboys, romance, and writing advice from best selling author Carly Bloom 13.05.2021 45:17
Send us Fan Mail Carly Bloom began her writing career as a family humor columnist and blogger, a pursuit she abandoned when her children grew old enough to literally die from embarrassment. To save their delicate lives, Carly turned to penning steamy, contemporary romance. The kind with bare chests on the covers. Carly and her husband raise their mortified brood of offspring on a cattle ranch in S...
Let's talk Fantasy and the Way of the Argosi with Author Sebastien de Castell 10.05.2021 35:08
Send us Fan Mail Sebastien de Castell's acclaimed swashbuckling fantasy series, The Greatcoats. was shortlisted for both the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy. the Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut, the Prix Imaginales for Best Foreign Work, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His YA fantasy series, Spellslinger, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and is pu...
A Second Chance Romance in the Florida Keys with author Priscilla Oliveras 06.05.2021 55:05
Send us Fan Mail Priscilla Oliveras, a USA Today bestselling author and 2018 RWA® RITA® double finalist, writes contemporary romance with a Latinx flavor. Her works earned praise from O, The Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist among others. She earned an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and teaches the online class “Romance Writing” for ed...
Lies, suspicion, and The Next Wife with USA Today Best Seller Kaira Rouda 03.05.2021 30:42
Send us Fan Mail Kaira Rouda is a USA TODAY and international bestselling, multiple award-winning author of contemporary fiction that explores what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her domestic suspense novels include BEST DAY EVER and THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER. Her next novel, THE NEXT WIFE, is out in May 2021. To date, Kaira's novels have been translated into more than te...
Women empowering women with The Combat Divas 29.04.2021 44:50
Send us Fan Mail Tonnisha BTonnisha Bolian is a Chicago native, US Army veteran, and single mother with a bachelors in Mass Media Communications. Tonnisha is an honest light succeeding in a world that has constantly stacked the odds against her. Her story is full of darkness, rising above, healing, and maintaining her spiritual ground. Tiffany Jackson is a veteran of the US Army, a mother, a wife,...
Talking Hauntings and Gothic Horror with Author Jennifer Anne Gordon 26.04.2021 31:10
Send us Fan Mail JENNIFER ANNE GORDON is a professional ballroom dancer and choreographer by day, and a curly haired neurotic writer by night. She is an actor, a traveler, a photographer, a lover of Gothic Horror, and a dog mom. She lives in the wilds of New Hampshire with her partner on and off the dance floor. Her novels include the Kindle Award for Horror 2020 Winning book, Beautiful, Frighteni...
Tour the Little French Bridal Shop with Author Jennifer Dupee on Book Lights 19.04.2021 30:27
Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Dupee grew up on the North Shore of Boston near the seaside communities of Manchester-by-the-Sea and Beverly Farms. She is a graduate of Brown University, where she studied under published authors Meredith Steinbach and Carole Maso, and received her honors in Creative Writing. She is an active member of the Grub Street writing community in Boston and has published in The...
Wine and Romance Books with author Rich Amooi 15.04.2021 45:24
Send us Fan Mail Rich Amooi is a Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal Recipient, a Holt Medallion Finalist for Best Contemporary Romance, and the Amazon Bestselling author of 17 rom-coms, including It's Not PMS, It's You; There's Something About a Cowboy, and Madam Love Actually. A former radio personality and wedding DJ, Rich now writes romantic comedies full-time in San Diego, California....
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