The Storytellers

Judy Prescott Marshall is a multi-award-winning writer. She earned her certificate Write Your First Novel from Michigan State University. Judy enjoys writing about real people facing life's many challenges. She writes fiction with a hint of romance. When she is not writing or reading, she enjoys tending to her gardens and hiking on her property with her husband. On sunny days, you might catch...

THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE This is a deeply personal episode with epic love stories, painful choices that impact generations, living a life untethered, struggle, survival, tyranny, and love lost – and sometimes found, and of comfort, healing, and hope. Join these fascinating authors and learn about their unique tales and lives just as you fall in love with the authors and f...

Susan Meissner is the USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction with more than half a million books in print in fifteen languages. Her novels include As Bright as Heaven, which received a starred review from Library Journal; Secrets of a Charmed Life (a 2015 Goodreads Choice award finalist); and A Fall of Marigolds, named to Booklist’s Top Ten women’s fiction titles for 2014. She is also...

Internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon was born in the UK, grew up in Switzerland and moved to Canada in 2010. Her suspense novels include THE NEIGHBORS, and bestsellers HER SECRET SON, SISTER DEAR, YOU WILL REMEMBER ME, NEVER COMING HOME, and THE REVENGE LIST, which is her seventh novel. She also writes romantic comedies under the pseudonym Holly Cassidy. Hannah Mary lives in Oak...

THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE  With books that are both heart-warming and heart-wrenching . . . and those filled with strong characters, curmudgeons, and ghosts . . . with stories told from mixed points of view and the power of nature . .  .  and with books that will inspire you to embrace your creative surge this episode of LAUNCH PAD will inspire and enlighten. Join these fa...

Laura grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, the daughter of a journalist and a teacher. She has been an advertising copywriter, newspaper columnist, staff writer for an international relief agency, travel writer, blogger, teacher, communications director for several nonprofits, and a personal assistant to a New York Times bestselling author. Laura is passionate about her faith, books, travel, nature...

Joy Ross Davis is of Irish descent and a student of the lore and magic found in the back hills of Tennessee where many of her Irish ancestors settled upon coming to America. After a twenty-five-year career as a college English professor, she retired from teaching and followed her dream of going to Ireland. As it happened, she was offered a “summer of work” as a writer and photographer at an Irish...

 THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE From 33,000 BC in France to small towns and quirky characters, and from coastal fiction and rom-coms to a turn-of-the-last century herbalist struggling for social justice this is an extraordinary episode of LAUNCH PAD. Join these fascinating authors and learn about their unique tales and lives just as you fall in love with the authors and find yo...

Dionne Ford is the author of the memoir Go Back and Get It  and co-editor of the anthology  Slavery's Descendants: Shared Legacies of Race and Reconciliation . Her work has appeared in The New York Times, LitHub, New Jersey Monthly, Rumpus, and Ebony among other publications, and won awards from the National Association of Black Journalists and the Newswomen's Club of New York.  In 2018, s...

Annie McDonnell is a lifelong reader and advocate for writers and books. In 2006, Annie won a contest with Elle and became a book reviewer for the magazine. When Elle stopped running book reviews in print, Annie moved to blogging, the creation of The Write Review Facebook community, live author interviews and events, and the World of the Write Review Book Club. In addition, Annie writes a column i...

Beginning her career at the William Morris Agency, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas rose in spite of the boys club of the late 1980’s to become one of the top agents in the entertainment industry, guiding the careers of actors such as JULIA ROBERTS,  MEG RYAN, JENNIFER LOPEZ, NICHOLAS CAGE, TIM ROBBINS, MADONNA, SUSAN SARANDON, GEENA DAVIS, PATRICK DEMPSEY, JENNIFER CONNELLY,  ANDIE MACDOWELL, MATT DILLON,...

 THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE  This special episode of LAUNCH PAD features authors from Bookish Road Trip – a community of over 5,000 readers and writers.  In this episode, we celebrate book debuts, families, folklore, envy, redemption, and all that is sacred.  Join these seasoned and debut authors and learn about their unique tales and lives just as you fall in love with you...

THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE These Paper Lantern Writers band together on this special episode of LAUNCH PAD to discuss historical fiction, feminist romance, pugilism, Amsterdam’s Golden Age and map making, betrayal, roses and rebels, and the American Frontier.  Join these fascinating authors and learn about their unique tales and lives just as you fall in love with the autho...

Fitness Professional turned novelist, Linda Rosen’s books are set in the “not-too-distant past” and examine how women reinvent themselves despite obstacles thrown their way. A central theme is that blood is not all that makes a family– and they always feature a piece of jewelry! Her novels, The Disharmony of Silence, Sisters of the Vine and The Emerald Necklace are published by Black Rose Writing....

Meryl Ain is a writer, author, podcaster, and career educator. Her new novel, Shadows We Carry is the sequel to The Takeaway Men, her award-winning debut novel, which was published in 2020. Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous publications and she is the author of two nonfiction books. A member of The International Advisory Board for Holocaust Survivor Day, she is the host of the podc...

Katie Rountree is a former radio personality and TV weather anchor for the NBC station. Currently, she does voice-over recording for companies all over the world. She is the Director of Development for Performance Santa Fe. In 2012 she co-founded 100 Women Who Care in Santa Fe. She is also the co-founder of Santa Fe Women to Women, through which she and her business partner Jody Feagan produce mon...

THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE   From crimes, cocktails, and clothes; to butchers, embezzlers, and fall guys; to underrepresented women who changed the west; and to women who rise to the occasion to save their families and in so doing find tenderness and healing join these fascinating authors and learn about their unique tales and lives just as you fall in love with your next g...

SHAUNNA J. EDWARDS has a BA in literature from Harvard College and a JD from NYU School of Law. A former corporate lawyer, she now works in diversity, equity and inclusion. She is a native Louisianian, raised in New Orleans, and currently lives in Harlem with her husband. The Thread Collectors is her first novel. Find her on Instagram, @shaunnajedwards. ALYSON RICHMAN is the USA Today bestselling...

THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE   From ancient places with stories and secrets to people and characters with stories and secrets of their own, join these fascinating authors and learn about their unique tales and lives just as you fall in love with your next great read.   Find out more about these authors at: ∙         Amy Bernstein: https://amywrites.live/ ∙         Julia Brewe...

Jeff Arch grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he spent two of his high school years at a boarding school much like the one depicted in ‘Attachments.’  In the 70’s, Jeff studied film/tv/theater production at Emerson College in Boston, and then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a concert lighting designer and toured the country with national rock and reggae acts, while teaching himself...

Beth Broday is an award-winning executive producer with over thirty-five years’ experience in identifying, developing and selling content that results in millions of dollars in sales and revenue. Creative leadership and an innate ability to recognize advantageous opportunities ahead of the curve, Ms. Broday successfully married top entertainment brands and properties with digital media. Ms. Broday...

Marta Kauffman is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the co-creator of the NBC sitcom Friends and as the creator of the Netflix series Grace and Frankie but her credits and awards fill pages. From creator to documentarian of Seeing Allred, Kauffman is a Hollywood legend. The Storytellers hosted by Grace Sammon, focuses on individuals who choose to leave their mark on...

Brooke Warner is publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress, president of Warner Coaching Inc., and author of Write On, Sisters!, Green-light Your Book, What’s Your Book?, and three books on memoir. Brooke is a TEDx speaker and the former Executive Editor of Seal Press. She currently sits on the boards of the Book Industry Study Group, the Bay Area Book Festival, and the National Association of...

Jocelyn has been an in-demand acting teacher for over thirty years. From A-list movie stars to hand-picked beginners, Ms. Jones is known for offering insights and techniques that enhance an actor’s confidence, guide them to their own unique perspective, and consistently provide them with inspirational results. Known as a “secret weapon” to some of the biggest movie stars in the industry, Ms. Jones...

THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE Let’s sail into Episode 13 of LAUNCH PAD with adventure, memoir, stumbled on lost love letters, family tragedy and disfunction, and glorious women of the champagne industry! This episode promises to deliver entertainment, information, and a growing to-be-read pile! Join these glorious authors and learn about their unique tales and lives just as yo...