GSMC Book Review Podcast

Sarah speaks with Marc Graham about two of his books: The nonfiction Runes For Writers: Boost Your Creativity and Destroy Writer's Block, and the historical fiction novel Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please reme...

Sarah talks about some of her favorite pets and animals from books, from Jack in the Little House series to pretty much all of the animals in Harry Potter, with a couple of penguins thrown in for good measure.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please re...

Sarah speaks with author Annette Valentine about her novel Eastbound From Flagstaff. This is the first in a trilogy of novels based on her family's history and tells the story of her father. His is a tale of tragedy, unexpected circumstances, coming of age, and ultimately forgiveness.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on...

Sarah speaks with her friend Penny Walde about the book that she and Debra O'Neil coauthored. It is a children's book called Morris, Somewhere Out There, and tells the story of a sheep who does not like to follow the rules and the shepherd and friend who help out of a dangerous situation.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find u...

Sarah speaks with author Alan Orloff about his new thriller, I Know Where You Sleep. This page turner will keep you guessing and possibly keep you awake at night, whether from fear or because you stayed up to keep reading.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTu...

Sarah speaks with Bryan Gruley about his new novel, Purgatory Bay. This thriller ties the lives, pasts, and secrets of three women together in a life and death game of intrigue and vengeance. <br /><br /> As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscr...

Sarah speaks with Armarna Forbes about her debut novel, Dead Remnants, which tells of a young woman's experience in the afterlife. That experience might not be exactly what you were envisioning...<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to sub...

Sarah speaks with author Greg Hickey about his second novel, The Friar's Lantern. This book is all about choice and the consequences of each choice we make.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That w...

Sarah speaks with screenwriter, producer, actor, and author Naomi McDougall Jones about her new book, The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood. Jones shows the systemic nature of sexism within the film industry, how it is being perpetuated, and what can be done to overcome it.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscrib...

Sarah speaks with Andrew Maranis about his book, Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany. this Young Adult book first tells the origin story of basketball and how it became so popular it was added as an Olympic sport only 45 years after its invention. It also tells the story of Nazi Germany, propaganda both at home and a...

Sarah speaks with Kiel Barnekov about his debut novel, Shepherds of Destiny, the first in a trilogy with elements of science fiction, historical fiction, philosophy, theology, morality, and more.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subs...

Sarah speaks with returning author Jason Pellegrini about his new novella, If I Could Have Lived Another Day, ta story of love, loss, hope, and the every day things that make up life and relationships.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember t...

Sarah talks to Kevin D. Miller about his new historical fiction novel, Heart of Steel. The book is actually based on part of his grandfather Stanley's life and an incredible series of events the family only found out about after Stanley's death.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podca...

Sarah speaks with Kim Taylor Blakemore about her new historical fiction novel The Companion. The book is set in 1855 in New Hampshire and tells the story of Lucy, convicted of 2 murders and sentenced to hang. As that date draws nearer Lucy reflects on the events and choices that brought her to this point in her life.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscrib...

Tess Gerritsen returns to the podcast to speak with Sarah about her new stand-alone novel The Shape of Night, a gothic, psychological thriller that will keep readers intrigued and guessing to the very end.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please rememb...

Sarah speaks with author Brenda Marie Smith about her new book If Darkness Takes Us, the story of a grandmother and her four grandchildren learning to survive off the grid without power or running water after a solar pulse destroys modern life.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcas...

Sarah interviews Denis Shaunessy, AKA Marco Ocram, about his Awful series. No, really, it's awful: The Awful Truth About the the Sushing Prize and The Awful Truth About the Name of the Rose, two books that are incredibly difficult to describe in a mere paragraph, so you'll need to tune in to find out more.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the sh...

Sarah speaks with Walt Gragg about his new book, The Chosen One a thriller about a new leader who has arisen, determined to take over the world, and the forces who oppose him.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a...

Sarah speaks with Nancy Joie Wilkie about her collection of short stories, Seven Sides of Self, which each explores themes of emotion, self-sacrifice, self-preservation, and more. The stories have genres ranging from Science Fiction and Fantasy to contemporary fiction.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on an...

Sarah speaks with author Juliet Cutler about her new memoir, Among the Maasai. The book details Cutler's two year experience of teaching at the Maasai Secondary School for Girls in Tanzania and her ongoing relationship with the school in the ensuing 20 years.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that...

Sarah speaks with Kimberly Collins about her new book, Blood Creek. This historical fiction novel is set in the early 1900s and tells the story of the West Virginia Coal Mine Wars through the eyes of the young protagonist, Ellie. Blood Creek is the first in the Mingo Chronicles.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTune...

Sarah interviews Jason Graff, author of Stray Our Pieces. The story centers on Gloria, a suburban mother and housewife struggling to make sens of her life and relationships in the midst of her son's coming of age experiences.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on Yo...

Sarah speaks with author Trish Evans about her debut novel, Katy's Ghost, the story of a woman's struggle to overcome the traumatic events of her childhood in order to move forward with her life.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subs...

Sarah chats with returning guest Debbie Burke about the second novel in her Tawny Lindholm series, Stalking Midas.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be among the first to get...

Sarah talks about some of the many holiday books she listened to this year from authors Samantha Chase, Robyn Carr, Miranda McLeod, Jennifer Wilk, Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a...