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Today we will be talking with illustrator and fine artist, Vince Natale. His works range from book covers to fine art and spans the genres of romance, horror, fantasy-science fiction, portraiture, and military subjects. He has received numerous awards for both his commercial and fine art work, and has been represented in several annual exhibitions of the Society of Illustrators in NY and LA. Vince’s works also appear regularly in the Spectrum annual book of The Best in Fantastic Art. ?Alongside his professional artist-illustrator duties, Vince is also an instructor at the Woodstock School of Art. Our second guest is award winning cartoonist Shannon Wheeler. He created the satirical, superhero "Too Much Coffee Man" as the star of a weekly comic strip in 1990. After years of publication this culminated in 2006 with the Too Much Coffee Man Opera (in one act), followed by Too Much Coffee Man Opera, The Refill (in two acts) in 2008. Wheeler has contributed to many of the Idiot's Guide books.His weekly strip Postage Stamp Funnies appeared in the satirical newspaper The Onion until 2009, when he began contributing to The New Yorker magazine. In 2010, Wheeler published a collection of his cartoons rejected by The New Yorker called I Thought You Would Be Funnier. Shannon Wheeler lives in Portland, Oregon, with his twin sons. Our final guest will be children's book publisher and instructor from the Rhide Island School of Design, Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges. She's worked in the art departments of such places as Hallmark and Ginn & Co. before starting her own Children's Book Studio in Boston in 1989.  Today, Studio Goodwin Sturges works on behalf of nearly 40 picture book artists worldwide. As a professor of Illustration at RISD for over 35 years, Judy Sue continues to nurture young talent through her Picture and Word class and her course an Artist's Book".  

Dellani and Christina are stepping out and having a razzmatazz good time this month! We'll welcome author Irene Brodsky, illustrator Bill Steyert and authors Amy Johnson & Gwendolyn Graves. Join us for a rollicking good time!

THREE EASTERN: TWO CENTRAL: ONE MOUNTAIN: TWELVE PACIFIC: Red River Radio and Fran Lewis would like to welcome best selling author Roger Ellory. Roger's latest release Bad Signs is being spotlighted on this show. What happens when two young brothers wind up in a dangerous crossfire and their lives are manipulated by a serial killer and their world turned upside down and violent. Bad Signs is about Clarence and Elliot and what happens when they get lost in a system that is faulty and uncaring. Children do not ask to be born. Adults give them life but sometimes those adults are not ready or willing to deal with having the responsibility of children. Carole Kempner had two boys neither grew up knowing her because her life ended in a violent and horrific manner. Elliot and Clarence came from two different fathers but both would learn the hard lessons of life and the violence that accompanies it. Watching your own mother slaughtered or killed would traumatize any child. Hoping that she was just asleep a total myth. One father who could care less and another who could not be found and a friend who would report what she found. Stars are meant to shine in the night sky and provide comfort and warmth for those that like to wish upon them. But, sometimes we think that when bad things happen to us too often that maybe, just maybe the stars that seem to shine upon us are not so good or their brightness holds something evil or bad within them. Bad Signs by author R.J. Ellory will enlighten you all to the mean of being born under a bad star and much more. Join me, Sandra Elrod and Kenneth Weene when R.J. Ellory joins us for this special two hour show. 

Show Hosts Linda Kozar, Sharon Leaf, Lynette Sowell and Lena Nelson Dooley welcome you to Gate Beautiful! Our guests on the show are Sherry Gore, Rosemary Hines, Lori Copeland, Virginia Smith and Alison Strobel Morrow. If you're interested in the craft of writing or just enjoy reading what these fabulous authors write, tune in and take notes!  Please call in while we're on the air to ask our guest authors questions or make comments. Or if you prefer, message your questions in our convenient Chat Room. We'd love to hear from YOU!

Red River Writers and your host Fran Lewis is honored to interview Brigadeer General Dan Cherry the author of My Enemy My Friend.He earned several military awards and decorations including the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star with one oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross with nine oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with thirty four oak leaf clusters. He completed his service in the Air Force with the rank of Brigadier General and was inducted into the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame in October 2000. Dan has also served in state government as Secretary of the Kentucky Justice Cabinet. Please join us at Three Eastern: Two Central and One Pacific and join in the discussion in the Chat room.

This month, Dellani and Christina welcome Jon Magee author of From Barren Rocks to Living Stones and Paradise Island, Heavenly Journey. Tune in for a fun filled show!

My two guests for February, Melanie Atkins and Frank Fiore, will make for a entertaining sixty minutes. Melanie Atkins writes romantic suspense, mystery, murder, and love--with a twist. Her stories are set in the deep south, with hot cop heroes and women who know what they want. No fainting violets for her. Frank Fiore is a bestselling author with more than 50,000 copies of his non-fiction books in print. He has now turned his talents to writing fiction. His novel Cyberkill is newly available as an Enhanced digital mobile app on the iPhone®, iPad® and Android™ mobile devices including the Kindle Fire and the NOOK™. So if you have portable devices that run on those two platforms you can download the entire advertising-supported Cyberkill enhanced digital mobile app for FREE. I've had the pleasure of reading Frank's book in this format on my Sony Tablet. I'm looking forward to speaking more to him about this new form of book publishing.

4 PM EST - 3PM CST - 2PM- MT -1PM - NOON PST SPECIAL EDITION OF BOOK DISCUSSION WITH YOUR HOST FRAN LEWIS Red River Writers and Blog Talk Radio are honored to have New York Times Best Selling author Michael Palmer. Michael’s medical thriller Oath of Office is coming out in February and we will discuss the book, his career, his goals and new projects. We would  like to welcome author Daniel Palmer to the show. Daniel's book Helpless will be spotlighted on this show too.  Michael Palmer, M.D., is the author of the forthcoming Oath of Office (2012).,   Daniel Palmer is the author of a novel, Delirious (coming from Kensington Books, in January 2011). He is also an occasional short story writer, with The Dead Club in the ITW anthology, First Thrills, and Disfigured, found in Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up At Night .  I am your host Fran Lewis along with my assistant Sandra Elrod we hope that you will join in the discussion in the chat room. Please welcome the author of Check Please Hurry: Rich Wiener. Rich's book deals with the pitfalls of online dating, fixups and much more. Rich will discuss some of the stories in his book and the many things you need to look out for when going on a date. Humorous and Hilarious to say the least. Join in the chat room for the second hour of the show. 

This month's show for RRWL Tales from the PagesI with Host Barbara Ehrentreu, features another author from MuseItUp Publishing, Billi Wagner, also known as Jolie Pethtel. She has been visiting on my blog all week and now we are going to be able to speak with her about her latest novel, Painted Jezebel. Anyone who is interested in learning more about her before the show can read the blog post and the excerpt to her excellent new romantic mystery here: http://barbaraehrentreu.blogspot.com/ Please call in with questions and comments for this very unusual and busy guest.

We're gonna warm up January by talking to authors of erotic literature. So far confirmed are Courtney Breazile, Tiele St. Clair, AJ Llewellyn and Nicole Morgan. So turn down the a/c, open a window, grab your fans because it's gonna be a hot time on January 25th! Be sure to tune in! Due to the nature of my guests' books, this is NOT a show for children. 

Artists, Mike Dubisch, Wade Zahares, and Carolyn Watson Dubisch talk with painters, sculptors, photographers, and other members from the world of art. For this show our first guest will be Bay area artist, Cody Vrosh. "Vrosh is a mainstay at artists’ expos of the Bay Area and beyond, plying his concept to an unsuspecting world. The concept in which a quaint and waiflike fragility is forced to wear its daily apocalyptic wardrobe of gasmasks and revealing clothes.  It speaks of innovation and talent, his pieces bridging the gaps between concept, pop and comic art all at once."  Next on the show,we will be speaking with children's book illustrator and fine artist Giles LaRoche. Little did Giles know that when he grew up, other people would gaze at his books about faraway lands and that he would also travel to many of the places he would come to illustrate and write about in such books as Bridges Are To Cross, Sacred Places, What's Inside? Fascinating Structures Around the World, and If You Lived Here: Houses of the World. Whether Giles is exploring in Europe or hiking in New England, he always has a sketchbook in hand. Our final guest will be children's book illustrator and monster artist, Kevan Atteberry.  Based in the Seattle area, Kevan's delightful drawings have appeared in a wide variety of books, magazines and other media throughout the world. Famous for creating "Clippy the Paperclip" for Microsoft Office, Kevan Atteberry has been illustrating since he was knee-high to a crayon. Join us this month and listen in as we talk with these incredibly talented people.

It's our Anniversary.  Join our Host Shani Fenderson as we disscuss last year's events and more. ...

If you're interested int he craft of writing or just enjoy reading what these fabulous authors write, tune in and take notes! Your hosts--Linda Kozar, Sharon Leaf, Lynette Sowell and Lena Nelson Dooley will interview one another!!! Please call in while we're on the air to ask our guest authors questions or make comments. Or if you prefer, message your questions in our convenient Chat Room. We'd love to hear from YOU!

3PM- EST- 2PM CST -1PM- MT - NOON -PST Fran Lewis  from Red River Writers would like to welcome authors Marilyn Jax and Marilyn Levinson to our show. Marilyn Jax spent close to 20 years as a senior government enforcement investigator for the State of Minnesota. During that time she investigated multitudes of cases, including acting as a lead investigator on one of the largest real estate fraud cases in Minnesota history. She is also a retired Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Jax enjoys sharing her experience with people interested in investigative work and hopes to inspire young people to pursue a career in fraud investigation. She is the highly acclaimed author of six-time national award winning mystery novel,The Find, and four-time national and international award-winning suspense/thriller novel, Road to Omalos. Marilyn Jax lives in Minnesota and the Caribbean and spends time in Montana and Miami.  Her third book in the Caswell-Lombard series, Sapphire Trails, is due out in the spring of 2012   •2011 International Book Awards Winner BEST FICTION/THRILLER   •2011 Benjamin Franklin Book Awards Winner BEST MYSTERY/SUSPENSE   •2011 National Indie Excellence Book Awards Finalist  BEST COVER DESIGN Marilyn Levinson is the author of Murder Among Us and soon to be released Giving Up The Ghost. Marilyn's books are exciting, keep on the edige of your seat  and really filled with suspense. Join me: Fran Lewis your host for this great show. MURDER IS IN THE AIR. Along with Sandra Elrod and Kenneth Weene. This is going to be great. 

Happy New Year to all.  I hope the next twelve months are everything you wish them to be. My two guests to start 2012 off with are David Bond and Adrianne Sainte-Eve.  Both authors are new to me and I look forward to learning more about each of them. David first book, The Attaché, is being released this month by Desert Breeze Publishing. Adrianne’s book, Horizontal Collaborator, takes place in Europe from the turn of the twentieth century through World War I. Come and join me as we learn more about these two authors.