Books Cubed: Interviews, Raves, & Reads

Good Adventures, Are you an author wondering what it's like to work with a narrator? You're in luck! Today, I'm joined by author Christian Hurst & narrator Aryn Mello Pryor and they take us through their process. Links: Christian Hurst Books: https://www.churstpublishing.com Lily Starling and the Voyage of the Salamander on Audible - https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Lily-S... Narrator Aryn Mello...

Good Adventures, If you're a writer who has considered co-authoring, you need to listen to this week's show. I'm joined by Tilia Jacobs & Norman Birnbach, two authors who have successfully tackled co-authoring and they discuss the ins and outs. Comment on our Youtube page.  Links: Get their latest novel - Stealing Time https://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Time-Tilia-Jacobs-ebook/dp/B0DFRC8CJH http:...

Good Adventures, On today’s show, I chat with Cassandra Medcalf, the narrator for my June Nash series. Comment over on our Youtube page. She’s also an author of spicy romance, her latest, a minotaur romance premiered on Kickstarter and funded in one hour! Now through June 12, you can get 50% off the June Nash series audiobooks on my website. At checkout, use the coupon code - Cassandra. https://pa...

Good Adventures, This week I welcome fantasy author Stephanie G. Olson. We chatted about her novel, Still Chosen, which is currently number 22 in humerous fantasy on Amazon, favorite bad horror movies, helpful husbands, and her writing process. Comment over on our Youtube channel .  Links: https://www.stephaniegolson.com/ Buy books and chose an indie bookstore that will get full credit for the sal...

Good Adventures, I welcomed Douglas Van Dyke to the show this week to talk RPG games and fantasy books. I discovered him at Rewind Book Fair and had a blast reading his book, MisAdventures of RPG Dice. Comment over on our Youtube channel.   Links: Douglas’s Website. Sign up for his newsletter, see his appearance schedule: https://dhealoral.com/ Buy his books direct from him with discounts on bundl...

Good Adventures, The name JP Rindfleisch might ring a bell because he's one of the hosts of Writers, Ink. Or mabye you discovered him on tiktok thanks to the perfect elevator pitch for his novel, Mandrake Manor. Either way, you'll really enjoy this week's show. I was thrilled to chat with JP about his work because Mandrake Manor has been one of my favorite reads this year. It's cozy, there are wit...

Good Adventures, This week I'm excited to share the first four chapters of my portal fantasy Amy of Earth Freefall as voice acted by Rebecca Brokaw-Sands. I hope you enjoy it. Book two, Fearless is out in paperback and Ebook and soon will be in audio as well. Comment on our Youtube channel.  Links: Amy of Earth Freefall Audiobook - https://payhip.com/b/xfhH1 Voice Acted by https://rebeccabrokawsan...

Good Adventures, Today it’s writing prompt fun! Lisa and I are joined by author Ansley Ashe and we created a prompt from the Mystery edition of our Roll-A-Prompt Writing Jumpstarts Series. If you would like to write with us on a future show, drop Melissa a note. https://melissabanczak.com/contact/ . Comment over on our Youtube channel.  Links: Roll-A-Prompt Writing Jumpstarts - direct from the aut...

Good Adventures, This week is the final part of my in-person show interviews. Today, I’m chatting with Jeremy James Smith, who just attended an event that expected 90 thousand people over four days. Let’s see how it went. Comment over on our Youtube channel. Links: Jeremy’s Series on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3J1ZZ1X Jeremy’s Website (His new covers are really nice!): https://sites.goog...

Good Adventures, This is part two of my three part series on authors selling at in-person shows. Today, I’m chatting with Persian Fantasy author Amber Hansford. She has lot of great advice. Comment over on our Youtube channel.  Links: https://www.printful.com Here's the battery -  https://amzn.to/4rYg85Q Amber’s Website - https://amberhansford.com/ Linktr.ee https://linktr.ee/amberhansford Instagr...

Good Adventures, This week, I welcome multi award winning author Carol Van Den Hende to chat about interacting with readers at in person books shows. She has some excellent advice and an amazing story about a book club that welcomed her with a standout reception. Comment over on our Youtube channel.  Links: https://carolvandenhende.com/dear-orchid/ https://militaryfamilybooks.com/ ~~~ What do I wr...

Good Adventures, This week, it’s murder and mayhem as we discuss the audio drama, Simply to Die for! My guests are writer CJ Corl and actress Kait McNeal. It’s a bump in the night good time! Comment over on our YouTube Channel.  Links: CJ Corl: found (infrequently) on most social media websites at @cjcorl Roving Rogue Pro: found on socials at @rovingroguepro https://rovingroguepro.weebly.com/#/ Si...

Good Adventures, The Winter Olympics are my favorite time to veg in front of the tv at all hours so I'm thrilled to chat with author Joe Battaglia about his new book, Beneath the Rings, a thriller about kidnapped athletes at the 2040 Olympics and the reporter who must figure out why it happened. Comment over on our Youtube channel.  Links: For more about Joe and to book him - https://prbythebook.c...

Good Adventures, I was so happy to chat with Jeremy this week. He's in the middle of an eight book fantasy series and promises more to come! We talked about writing styles, making worlds your own, and the very cool way he sells in person at Renaissance fairs. You won't want to miss this one. Comment over on our Youtube channel.  Links: March 5-8, 2026 Jeremy will be at https://www.emeraldcitycomic...

Good Adventures, I'm excited to have book narrator, Rebecca Brokaw-Sands join me today. If you are an indie author, you'll want to check out her work. She's not just a narrator, she's a voice actor who will bring your book to life. Comment over on our Youtube channel. Links: https://www.quillandchord.com https://rebeccabrokawsands.net https://www.tiktok.com/@rebeccaasands ~~~ What do I write? Than...

Good Adventures, This week I'm inviting you to tagalong on my trip to the Hemingway house in Key West. Comment over on our YouTube page. Links: https://www.hemingwayhome.com ~~~ What do I write? Thanks for asking. You'll find my cozies, portal fantasy series, and Roll-A-Prompt Writing Jumpstarts here: https://payhip.com/MelissaBanczak Thanks for watching. Now go read a good book! Melissa

Good Adventures, This week, I'm chatting fantasy books, maps with author-illustrator H. Gorlitz Scott, who also offers advice on how authors can help their cover artists. Comment over on our Youtube channel.  Links: The River Cleanup club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reconcentralflorida/ heather@dragonmun.com https://dragonira.wixsite.com/sivoa https://www.dragonmun.com/ https://ltd.onlysocial...

Good Adventures, This week, I'm talking freak shows, book awards, and music festivals with award-winning Author, Mark Mustian. Comment over on our YouTube channel.  Links: https://markmustian.com/ https://wordofsouthfestival.com/ https://www.yasminwilliamsmusic.com/ ~~~ What do I write? Thanks for asking. You'll find my cozies, portal fantasy series, and Roll-A-Prompt Writing Jumpstarts here: http...

Good Adventures, This week, Leokadia George joins me to talk wolves, howling, and writing a children's book series about Trumpet the miracle Wolf pup. Comment over on our YouTube page. Links: https://nywolf.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Trumpet-Miracle-Wolf-Leokadia-George/dp/1954819595/ ~~~ What do I write? Thanks for asking. You'll find my cozies, portal fantasy series, and Roll-A-Prompt Writing J...

Good adventures, If you celebrate, Merry Christmas 2025. I wanted to share some favorite books with you. You'll find links to them below. Happy reading! Comment over on our Youtube channel. Links: Salem Anthology - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09XRBYGDM https://www.tiktok.com/@jprindfleisch AE McKenna - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D67ZZ6Z4 KJ Gillenwater - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXTBQSP...

Good Adventures, This week, I am chatting with science fiction author Christian Hurst about his award-winning novel, Lily Starling and the Voyage of the Salamander. We talk books, marketing, and beagles. Comment over on YouTube channel.  Links: https://www.churstpublishing.com/ https://christianhurst.link/ ~~~~ What do I write? Thanks for asking. You'll find my cozies, portal fantasy series, and R...

Good Adventures, I had a great time chatting with Nancy Christie about her Midlife Moxie Books Series with characters over 50! And you can read them in any order. Each is a standalone. Commen t over on our Youtube page.  Links: https://www.nancychristie.com https://www.gotprint.com/home.html ~~~~ What do I write? Thanks for asking. You'll find my cozies, portal fantasy series, and Roll-A-Prompt Wr...

Good Adventures, This week I’m chatting with Neil Christiansen about his you tube audio book series. He reads one chapter a week from his new book followed by behind the scenes commentary in the form of an interview. It’s a really cool project. Comment over on our YouTube channel.  Links we discussed: Find Neil at: gavingayle.com The novel is Malcolm Karma: Cold Turkey Writer’s Ink Podcast (anywhe...

Good Adventures, This week, I'm chatting with the owner of a new bookstore in Lutz, Florida, Small Town Stories. She specializes in Indie authors! The grand opening is Nov 22, 2025. If you're an indie author who'd like to apply to be carried in her store, check out the links below. To comment on show, visit our youtube page.  Links: https://www.smalltownstoriesllc.com Contact Elizabeth: smalltowns...

Good Adventures, Fantasy author AE McKenna returns for a Roll-A-Prompt Writing Jumpstarts session. Today, we used the fantasy edition and rolled for an enchanted wolf, a mound of ash, and a corset. We set the timer for 30 minutes, wrote, and then read! It was a good time. Wanna play too? Try our prompt on your own and let us know how it went, or give us a video reply on Youtube . As always, we inv...