Pages & Voices

Local, children’s author, Tradara McLaurine, shares about her journey to becoming an author of three children’s books. Join us as she reads from her newest children’s book, I want a Nickname and discusses what she learned while crafting and publishing all three books.  

Journalist, author, and writer Blake Sebring has written seventeen fiction and non-fiction books over the span of his career. On today’s episode Blake shares his journey to becoming one of the longest running Sports Editors with The News-Sentinel and the inspiration behind his newest non-fiction title, Brave at Heart: A Christian Coach’s Journey through Life & Cancer.  

Local author Michelle Gladieux is an executive coach, instructional designer, teacher, and keynote speaker. Join us as we discuss her award-winning book, Communicate with Courage where she shares helpful advice on not only growing as a communicator, but also the steps she took to get her book published. 

Join us as we talk to the current Indiana Poet Laureate (2024-2026) Curtis Crisler. We discuss his latest book of poetry, Doing Drive-Bys on How to Love in the Midwest, his current appointment as Indiana Poet Laureate, and the why behind his poetry.  

Join us as we talk to former Indiana Poet Laureate (2014-2016) George Kalamaras. We discuss his latest book of poetry, What My Hound Dog Is Scenting Through the Sloughgrass Is a Way of Scenting Me: Poems and how this charming book combines two great loves of his life, hound dogs and poetry.

Self-made author Joshua Schipper is a local historian making a big splash with two nationally bestselling books about Fort Wayne, Indiana. Join us as we discuss his process for successfully writing and marketing his books.  

Author, inspirational speaker, and non-profit leader, Sharon Tubbs, talks about her newest non-fiction memoir, They Got Daddy: One Family’s Reckoning with Racism and Faith which was released in January 2023. She also shares helpful advice on publishing and the different ways an author can release their books.

USA Today Bestselling author, Traci Douglass, shares her journey to becoming a Harlequin Romance Novelist. She gives advice on quarrying agents and offers suggestions on what books all budding romance authors should read.

Award winning poet and author, Helen Frost, gives listeners insight into her writing process. She talks about her love of the English language and how teaching and writing have been tightly interwoven throughout her whole life.

Local author, Paula D. Ashe, shares about her journey to becoming an award-winning horror writer. She discusses her book of short stories, We are Here to Hurt Each Other, which was a 2022 Bram Stoker Award Nominee. She also gives tips and advice on learning and growing as a writer.

Self-made author Kayleen Reusser has written professionally for 30 years. She has spent the last ten years interviewing World War II and Vietnam veterans. She has included their stories in four volumes of books. On today's podcast we discuss how that unfolded and what’s next for this busy writer.

Author, poet, and journalist Jaclyn Youhana Garver has written in many different formats. On today's episode of Pages & Voices, Jaclyn speaks with us about becoming the novelist she is today.

Poet Erica Anderson Senter has been writing poetry for 13 years. She speaks about her journey into writing and publishing her highly personal poetry, which she calls the love of her life.

Award winning writer, poet, playwright and professor Angela-Jackson Brown gives us insight into her writing process and how she created the fictional town of Parsons, Georgia, which has been featured in two of her four novels.

Join us as we talk to one half of the writing duo M.M. Lindvall. Michael shares the process he and his daughter, Madeline Lindvall Randman, use to collaboratively write mystery fiction from two different states.

Local author Carrie Vrabel shares details of her writing process. She talks about many aspects of self-publishing, which is how she published her 2021 novella, The Place Where Buildings Go. She also gives advice on learning and growing as a writer.

Welcome to the Allen County Public Library's "Pages & Voices," the podcast that takes you on a journey through the literary landscape of our local community. As a public library, we believe in the power of literature to connect people and communities and to encourage lifelong learning and discovery.  In each episode, we'll dive deep into the creative minds behind the words, uncovering the stor...