The Way Forward: An Interview with Kendall Roberts, author of Gunslingers
Kendall Roberts lives in California. In his spare time, he enjoys writing, biking, and board games. Gunslingers is his first novel.
Author Interviews
Between Desolation and Joy: An Interview with Karin Rathert, author of Invitation to a Hanging
Karin Rathert grew up in North Dakota, close to where Mondak once flourished. She lives in Colorado and is a writer, editor, and mother of three amazing kids. When not writing, she loves yoga, music, travel, and photographing abandoned buildings.…
Poetic Catharsis: An Interview with Elmo Shade, author of The Dark Side of White Bread
Elmo Shade is the author of four poetry collections, his latest being The Dark Side of White Bread: Surviving Our Fathers – A Poetry Chapbook, 2023. His work has been published in The SubjectivJournal, Nine Cloud Journal, and The Pointed…
The Wonder of Words: An Interview with Tabitha Sprunger, author of Hart Street and Main
Tabitha Sprunger is an art educator, illustrator, and writer. Her debut novel, Hart Street and Main has been a #1 Amazon New Release in YA Magical Realism Fiction, along with receiving 5-Star Readers’ Favorite ratings and being IndieReader approved. The…
Mapping Memories: An Interview with Patti Isaacs, author of The Second Long March
Patti Isaacs is a cartographer and writer who lives in Stillwater, Minnesota. She grew up in a family that loved to travel. She became the unofficial curator of the family subscription to National Geographic, which fueled her interest in maps…
From Pixels to Prose: An Interview with Daniel Varona, author of The Cycle of Eden
Daniel Varona has been a fan of video games from a very early age and was heavily inspired by some recognizable classics. What piqued his interest in writing was the attention to detail those passionate developers pulled off at the…
World of Words: An Interview with Allyson Barkley, author of A Vision in Smoke
Allyson S. Barkley is the author of the Until the Stars Are Dead fantasy series, and many other never-to-be-published novels, short stories, poems, and essays. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Allyson grew up an avid reader, writer, and horseback rider. She…
Literary Exploration: An Interview with Ben Stoltzfus, author of Transgression
Ben Stoltzfus is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, and French at the University of California, Riverside. He is a novelist, translator, literary critic, and inter-arts scholar. He has published many articles on twentieth-century French, English, and American writers,…
Archaeologist to Author: An Interview with Matthew McKee, author of Keeping the Stars Awake
I was born in Denver, Colorado, but was raised in small-town Wyoming. From a very young age, I was an avid reader and tinkerer with the written word. I had always considered writing the medium that suited me best and…
Lights, Camera, Words: An Interview with Jeff Ingber, author of Daria’s Secrets
Jeff Ingber is the author of six books as well as numerous short stories and screenplays, for which he’s won numerous awards. One of his novels, Shattered Lives, was made into a documentary film by MacTavish Productions. He’s had many…
Defying the Odds: An Interview with Wilson Semitti, author of A Boy Who Loved Me
Wilson Semitti is a Ugandan man born with sickle cells trying to be who he is at all costs despite the prejudices and cultural beliefs surrounding him.
A Pen, A Purpose, A Passion: An Interview with Brett Shapiro, author of Late in the Day
Brett Shapiro is an American writer and the author of Late in the Day, a novel published by Atmosphere Press in 2022, and Those Around Him, a novel published in 2019. He is also the best-selling author of L’Intruso, a…
Beyond Blackboards and Baking: An Interview with Elsie Beya, author of A Florist Called Daisy
Finding teaching to be more about paperwork than expanding the minds of young children, Elsie started chasing her dreams of being a writer. She loves writing, reading, shopping, biscuits, tea, gin, and boybands. She is currently studying for her Master’s…
The Divine Pen: An Interview with Arman Isayan, author of Adonai
Arman Isayan is a teacher, writer, and linguist. Introduced to literature at an early age by his beloved mother, he started to write short stories and poems at ten years old. As a teenager, Arman was passionate about the great…
Quadrants of Creativity: An Interview with Stuart Silverman, author of Proxies
An east coast expatriate retired from college/university teaching, I divide my domestic life between homes in Chicago, Illinois, and Hot Springs, Arkansas. My wife and I travel a lot, or used to before our joints began to complain—Maui, in Hawaii,…
Creative Heights: An Interview with Amelia Dellos, author of Delilah Recovered
Amelia Estelle Dellos is a lifelong Chicagoan and the daughter of second-generation Greek immigrants. Currently, she is an MFA candidate and a writing instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Her novel, Delilah Recovered, won the 2017 Watty on the international platform…
Escaping the Shadows: An Interview with Lyn McCauly, author of Early Release
A long career in the Canadian prison system has given me a unique perspective on crime, criminals, and the people (police and prison staff) who interact in a strange world that is separate from the regular man/woman/person on the street.
Laughter Lessons: An Interview with Maria Orlando & Nick Pappas, authors of Mediterranean Mothers
Maria Orlando: native Jersey gal, well schooled in Italian guilt. Teacher of English for 30+ years. Nick Pappas: in Jersey his whole life. First generation Greek/American, grandfather, Vietnam Vet, history teacher 30+ years.
Love, Life, and Literature: An Interview with Kirsten Pursell, author of Long Enough to Love You
Kirsten Pursell is an American author and sometimes blogger. Released on January 1, 2023, Long Enough to Love You is her fourth book. Previous works include her memoir, On Becoming Me: Memoir of an 80s Teenager, released in 2021, and…
Solemnity in Solitude: An Interview with Mary Longley, author of Cult’s Prey
Mary Longley is an author and blogger. Her debut novel, Butterflies, is available through Atmosphere Press, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, and Booktopia.