Red River Radio

Join Christina and Dellani when they welcome authors Darren Frey, Gloria Galloway and Donna Koziak Small. Please note that this date is a week earlier than usual, due to Christmas holidays.

My two guests to end 2012 are Cheryl Bradshaw and Ralph Pezzullo When Ralph was five his father joined the Foreign Service of the State Department. The job took them to Washington, DC, Mexico, South Vietnam, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay and Nicaragua. They lived in Saigon during the Tonkin Gulf Incident, the overthrow of Diem, a number of other coup d'etats and almost daily Vietcong terrorist attacks against Americans. They survived three years gasping for air at 13,000 feet in La Paz, Bolivia during the time that Che Guevarra was trying to build a guerrilla base in that country. In 1980 he was in Nicaragua debating politics with guys like Tomas Borge and the Ortega brothers and witnessing the first days of the Sandinista Revolution (the subject of the non-fiction book At the Fall of Somoza, which he wrote with his father).   Born and raised in Southern California, Cheryl Bradshaw became interested in writing at a young age, but it was almost two decades before she put pen to paper. In 2009 Cheryl wrote her first novel, Black Diamond (the first book in her Sloane Monroe series). Within six weeks of its release it was the top #100 in two different mystery categories on the Kindle and has been a top ranked novel since April 2011 averaging 4.8 out of 5 stars from reviewers. Two great authors. Please join us for what will be an entertaining sixty minutes.

This is a special episode of Tea Time. We won't be talking to children's authors today. instead, we're turning the airwaves over to Kemberlee Shortland of Tirgearr Publishing and the fantastic authors who work with her. We're still working on the lineup, but we've booked C. Margery Kempe and Isabo Kelly. Join us for a fun filled afternoon chat with these wonderful authors!

This month, Dellani welcomes authors Kenneth Weene author of Memoirs from the Asylum, Widow's Walk and Tales from the Dew Drop Inne. Joining Kenneth is author Eden Connor -- author of Sounds of Soft Pleasure & Wildly Inappropriate. Completing the set is author Mary Firmin -- author of Deadly Pleasures. Listen in for a great show!

Mike Dubisch, Carolyn Watson Dubisch, and Wade Zahares talk with sculptors, artists, and creative people from all walks of life. Our first guest will be Robert Elrod.Robert is a self-taught artist who works with a variety of mediums including pencil, color pencil, ink, watercolor, acrylic and digital. Robert’s artwork has appeared on the covers of several novels and anthologies from small-press horror authors and publishers, including Permuted Press. Tickling A Dead Man: Stories About George is his self-published comic book in which he relentlessly tortures his misanthropic title character by forcing him to face his deepest fears and anxieties. His comics also appear within the pages of the “Best New Zombie Tales” series from Books of the Dead Press. Next on the show is Seattle based artist, Elizabeth Rose Stanton.  She's a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and is certified in scientific Illustration from the University of Washington. Her children's book "Henny" will be released in the spring of 2014 by Simon & Shuster's Paula Wiseman Books. She's represented by Joanna Volpe at New Leaf Literary & Media, New York. Our final guest is illustrator, David Biedrzycki. David's  art has graced the cover of KidSoft magazine, New England Aquarium billboards and children's software packaging, such as "The Amazon Trail" and  "Odell Down Under." His clients include Celestial Seasonings, After the Fall Juices, IBM, and Newsweek. David has collaborated with children's author Jerry Pallotta on The Beetle Alphabet Book, The Boat Alphabet Book, and The Freshwater Alphabet Book. He lives in Medfield, Massachusetts, with his wife and three children. Join us for great conversations in art.  

Join us on the Gate Beautiful Radio Show the 3rd Thursday of the month as we interview authors  and industry professonals in the Christian inspirational marketplace. This month our guests are: Susan Sleeman, Sonja Marsh, Heather Burch and Lisa T. Begren

My guests today are all return favorites. First, the lovely and delightful Concetta Payne, author of the marvelous Bobo the Racecar series. Next, the wonderfully talented Jon Magee, author of "From Barren Rocks to Living Stones" and "Paradise Island, Heavenly Journey" Third, the witty and creative Barry Eva, author of "Across the Pond". Welcome to all three of our fabulous guests! I know this will be a lively show.

My two guests for November are Sandra Parshall and Carroll Leslie. Sandra Parshall’s latest book is titled Bleeding Through and is the fifth book in her Rachel Goddard mysteries series.  She has lived for many years in the Washington, DC, area, and currently shares a house in McLean, Virginia, with her husband, a long-time Washington journalist, and two unbelievably spoiled cats.  I love that they have their own bios on her website. With my other guests, Carroll Leslie, I’m taking a different turn.  Carroll is the owner of Volumes of Pleasure, an independent book store In Los Osos, California.  I look forward to talking with her on the ups and downs of operating a independent business in today’s economy. Please stop by and ask a question or two.

Please join me on Thursday, October 25 at 3PM Central, 4PM EST for RRWL Tales from the Pages. My guest for this program will be Amy McCorkle, who is going to be talking about all of her books, including Gladiator. Her other books, Another Way to Die and No Ordinary Love were written under her other name, Kate Lynd. She is a Top Ten Finisher in 2011 Preditors and Editors and she is a Semi-Finalist in the Moondance International Film Festival. This should be a great show and again, I have to warn you, it is rated R so no one under 17 please. As always I will be updating everyone on my own status. 

This month on What's Write for Me, Dellani and Christina play host to Jack Witsel, author of Shadows of Kings, an engaging fantasy. Joining him is James Kellogg, author of E-Force, an environmental thriller. Both authors will discuss their work and share excerpts from their books.

For this month's show, Mike Dubisch and Carolyn Watson Dubisch will interview more creative and inovative artists. The first guest is Tuscon based sculptor and fabricator of steampunk, anime and horror themed props and costume accessories, Michael Sorenson. He graduated from Utah State with a degree in theatrical design and technology.  He designed for local theaters in Logan UT, and after moving to the Phoenix area became the Lighting Director at the Sundome Center for the Performing Arts in Sun City West. He is currently the proprietor of Peculiar Magpie, where he sells his creations.  Next on the show will be artist and dark visionary, Diana Levin. Originally from Belarus, but currently based out of Los Angeles, Diana creates paintings of fairy tale whimsy twisted through a dark lens.  The results are something to behold. She creates art, illustration and jewelry and is opening up a permanent market stall in "Crafted" a marketplace in San Pedro, CA. Tune in to learn about life as an artist and creative person.

Gate Beautiful, the Christian Radio show for readers and writers--featuring two hours of interviews with authors and industry professionals. This month: Amy Barkman, Martha Bolton, Clay Morgan & Kellie Gilbert

  Red River Writers and Blog Talk Radio would like to welcome two best selling authors: Michael Tabman and Dr. Jenny Taitz. Michael has several titles that I have read and reviewed and given five stars. His latest book is in five volumes and is called Bad Intent. Michael is a former FBI agent. Dr. Jenny Taitz is the author of End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop Healthy Relationship to Food.  Taitz is using the science of acceptance and her arsenal of training in cognitive behavior therapy to help readers understand and heal their complex and/or long-rooted issues. This should be interesting as Dr. Taitz will discuss her book her healthy plan and Michael will discuss his latest release Bad Intent. I am your host educator, book reviewer, author and interviewer Fran Lewis. Sandra Elrod is my producer.  

My two guests for October both write crime fiction. Gerrie Ferris-Finger grew up in Missouri. As a reporter, she traveled the Tobacco Roads of Georgia, Virginia and Alabama, and the narrow, historic streets of New Orleans. Gerrie says that when she retired, she knew she would write crime fiction. Her latest book,The Last Temptation, is an edgy mystery thriller loaded with eccentric oddballs John Wills is a former Chicago police officer and retired FBI agent. He writes both non-fiction and fiction. His latest book, Targeted, is about a sniper killing cops in Chicago.

Fall is in the air! Celebrate the month of October in style. Dellani and Christina greet returning guest, Barry Eva (Storyheart) author of "Across the Pond". They also welcome newcomers Dominic Domingo - author of The Nameless Prince and Kai Strand, author of Hidden, The Weaver and The Wishing Well.