Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-Felton

In this episode of Bookable Space, Jean Burgess reads That Summer She Found Her Voice . It’s an engaging discussion complete with character voices. Jean shares insights into writing places we love, writing from life and research, and writing about timely themes like feminism in the late 70s, racial injustice, and more. About the book Set against a backdrop of 1970s Baltimore, this is the story of...

In this episode of Bookable Space we’re joined by Julie McDonald Zander. Julie reads to us from The Reluctant Pioneer and talks about writing fact and fiction, research, and more. About the book: Matilda Koontz cherishes her life as a wife and mother on a Missouri farm, but her hardworking husband wants to claim free farmland in the Pacific Northwest. When he suggests selling the farm to trek two...

In this episode of Bookable Space, we’re joined by Nikki Alexander. Nikki reads from Arc of the Universe and talks to us about writing about space, the pursuit of equality, and what space and place make possible for the book. About the Book: Arc of the Universe is a contemporary fiction novel exploring themes of social justice and moral courage. Carrie Davenport, a Black law professor in Nort...

In this engaging episode of Bookable Space, we’re joined by Amy W Daughters reading from   You Can Not Mess This Up. A True Story That Never Happened . Three readings and three questions, Amy talks to us about writing herself, researching the past, and writing her way back to who she was.  Bio: A native Houstonian and a graduate of Texas Tech University, Amy W. Daughters has been a...

In this episode of Bookable Space, we’re joined by Maura Casey. Maura reads to us from Saving Ellen: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery and answers three questions about writing, research, and more.  Over a 35-year journalism career, Maura Casey worked as a reporter and opinion writer for four newspapers, including as a member of The New York Times editorial board. She has won 45 national and regi...

In this episode of Bookable Space, Robbie Bach reads from The Block Chain Syndicate and talks to us about writing places that inspire story, writing what you want to read, and more. About the Book: When a dead man begins blackmailing Senator Tamika Smith, it sets off a chain of chilling events. Her boyfriend is kidnapped. A school shooting leaves his daughter wounded. A shadowy digital syndicate u...

In this episode of Bookable Space, we’re joined by Bear. Bear reads from Becoming Raven Bear, An Alaskan Magical Memoir , and talks to us about who we are when we change our surroundings, building a home, and building ourselves. Its one of my favorite episodes. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. About the Author: From 1968-1971, Bear traveled around the United States with his partner Jessica. T...

Andrea Harrison reading from The Selfish Shellfish and the Sick Sea. Angela reads from the book and talks to us about the importance of teaching children about conservation, her love for the sea and more.  About the book The author takes children on a journey to experience how the main shellfish character’s selfish and greedy behavior will propel other fish to work together with compassion to...

In this episode of Bookable Space, we’re joined by Lacy Fewer. Lacy readds to us from  Yankeeland and talks about writing heartache, family history, living out dreams on the page, and connecting with the past. About Yankeeland: Brigid feels hindered by the strict society of her small Irish town in the early 1900’s and dreams of a new life in the land of opportunity they call Yankee...

In this episode of Bookable Space we’re joined by Joyce Yarrow. Joyce reads to us from Zahara and the Lost Books of Light . We talk about writing the past, inspiration, and bringing places to life through research and imagination. About the book Journalist Alienor Crespo discovers a trove of irreplaceable books rescued from the flames of the Spanish Inquisition. Using her gift of second sight, Ali...

In this episode of Bookable Space, we’re joined by Eric Grandy. Eric reads to us from Accidental Paradise and talks about writing books where good people make good decisions. About the author Eric Grandy was born and raised in Baltimore. After graduating from City College and from Essex Community College, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs and played six years for them. He went on to be a pho...

In this episode of Bookable Space, we’re joined by Ilana Debare. Ilana reads to us from Shaken Loose and Shaken Free . It’s an interesting discussion about writing Hell, researching and developing characters, and more. About the author Ilana DeBare is a former newspaper reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle and Sacramento Bee. She’s author of a nonfiction book,  Where Girls Come First: The...

In this episode of Bookable Space, Lucie Andre reads to us from Never Ready and talks about writing about the Aids crisis, what writing NYC and memory make possible, writing as a time capsule and more.  About the Author : Lucie André moved to New York with a BA from UVa and few skills beyond waitressing and reading. Her love of art, people, and art-people led her to fundraising for...

In this episode of Bookable Space, we’re joined by Carolyn Korsmeyer reading from Riddle of Spirit and Bone. Carolyn talks to us about influences for the book, writing and researching places you know well, what location makes possible, and more. About Riddle of Spirit and Bone The discovery of a skeleton buried beneath a city sidewalk leads a group of student archaeologists to the nineteenth centu...

In this episode of Bookable Space, we're joined by Megan Mary. Megan reads to us from The Dream Haunters: A Metaphysical Mystery of Magick . Book 1 of the Witches of Maple Hollow Trilogy. We talk about writing spaces, the importance of writing and reflecting on dreams, and more. About the book:  Hannah Skye receives a cryptic letter from her missing Aunt Jewelia. Her experience of a recurring...

In this episode of Bookable Space, we're joined by Wendy Pratt. Wendy reads from The Ghost Lake and talks about what she learned about herself and the world around us while writing this moving memoir about grief, place, and the natural world. About the author: Wendy Pratt is a poet, author, editor and workshop facilitator living and working on the North Yorkshire coast, where she grew up. She is t...

In this engaging episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Marcia Hutchinson reading The Mercy Step. About the Author  After attending Oxford University and working as a lawyer in the City Marcia Hutchinson relocated back to Yorkshire where she founded and ran educational publishing company Primary Colours from 1997 - 2014. She was awarded an MBE for services...

In this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by A.C. Adams reading from Chasing Shadows. It's a heartfelt discussion about family, fictions, writing, and more. About the Book When renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a g...

In this engaging episode, we’re joined by Kelechi Okafor. Kelechi reads to us from her debut novel, Awakened. We talk about adventures, writing future present, and more. About the Author Kelechi Okafor is a Nigerian-born, London-based writer of fiction, journalism, stage and screen. Her work explores global issues through an anti-colonial, anti-white supremacy, and anti-heteropatriarchy lens. In 2...

In this episode of Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-Felton, we're joined by Sara Sartagne reading from The Year of Yes and No. About the Author Having wanted to be a journalist when she was a teenager, Sara actually ended up in PR. From there, it was a short skip to writing for pleasure, and from there to drafting her first book, a romance series where gardens feature in a BIG way. This allows her...

In this delightful episode of Bookable Space we're joined by Bram Stoker Award-winning editor, author Del Howison. Del reads from The Survival of Margaret Thomas and What Fresh Hell is This . Del has recently been awarded the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award. About the author: Del Howison  is an author, journalist, and SAG actor .  He is a Bram Stoker Award-winning editor of t...

In this uplifting episode of Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-Felton, we’re joined by Deborah Rudell. Deborah reads to us from Grace and Grit: The Transformation of a Ship and a Soul and talks to us about writing, the difference a supportive writing group can make, and getting to know herself through writing.  About the author: A college professor in San Diego, California, Deborah Rudell par...

In this episode of Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-Felton, we’re joined by Moira Darrell.    Moira reads to us from Selena and Her Mysteries and Messed Up Choices , and talks to us about questions, secrets, writing, and more.  For information about Yvonne's books, events, and more vist https://www.yvonnebattlefelton.com/ or sign up to Yvonne's Substack https://yvonnebattlefel...

In this episode of Bookable Space host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Valerie Nieman. Valerie reads from Upon the Corner of the Moon: A Tale of the MacBeths. She talks to us about writing, researching, and imagining. About the author: Valerie Nieman is the author of  Upon the Corner of the Moon,   In the Lonely Backwater  (Sir Walter Raleigh Award), five other novels, a short fic...

In this delightful episode of Bookable Space, we're joined by Natalie Leon. Natalie reads from The Japanese Art of Living Seasonally and talks about travel, living seasonally, and believing in your projects. About the Book: The Japanese Art of Living Seasonally, is a treasure trove of the traditional Japanese foods, flowers, festivals and folklore that have delighted and inspired me since I s...