BHP Book Club - Bookclub meets Podcast!

What do you know about critical thinking? Well today we welcome Author Bo Bennett, PhD. Bo has written several books on the subject. He is well versed writer and has tackled both fiction and non fiction. To see all of his books and connect with Bo visit www.bobennett.com

More about Bo

By age 10, Robert "Bo" Bennett started listening to and reading personal development tapes and books. Over the years, he has developed a science-based approach to success that differs quite a bit from the over-hyped success guru's approaches commonly seen today. Before beginning his lifelong quest to shape the lives of others, he had to prove to himself that his theories, beliefs, and convictions worked.

At age 10, Bo started in business by creating and selling wooden key racks in his father's workshop. Since then, he has started several companies and sold them anywhere from $1 to $20,000,000.00.

After selling his first company of significant value, Bo began writing Year To Success, the most comprehensive book ever written on success, based on his experiences, thoughts, and timeless success principles.

Our newest book club member is Author/Journalist Sandi Schwartz. We discuss her book Finding Ecohappiness: Fun Nature Activities to Help Your Kids Feel Happier and Calmer. She has also founded the Ecohappiness Project. You can learn more about Sandi by visiting https://www.sandischwartz.com/

More about Sandi 

Sandi Schwartz is a journalist specializing in parenting, wellness, and the environment. She has written for Chicken Soup for the Soul, Scary Mommy, and Very Well Family, among other publications. She founded the Ecohappiness Project to help families build a nature habit to feel happier and calmer by exploring positive psychology tools through a nature lens. Previously, she held communications positions at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Academy of Sciences.

Today our newest book club member is Author Myrna Goldbaum. Not only is Myrna a published author, but she is also a palm reader and has been for 72 years! You can visit her website at https://www.myrnaloupalmistry.com/

She has written several books - see the titles below

MAY I SEE YOUR HAND? Palm Reading for Fun and Profit

SOUL MATE CONNECTIONS Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About

Relationships, Love, Romance and Soul Mates

DIARY OF A PALM READER Palm Reading Sessions from 1956 to 2003

CRUISE to the OTHER SIDE A Metaphysical Journey

Myrna Lou teaches classes in Palmistry with an insightful explanation of the lines and

symbols on the palm and is accurate, compassionate and listens. The modality employed is

referred to as Asian Palmistry. Her palmistry services have been booked for parties, private

and corporate groups and for individual readings. Entertainer, guest lecturer, can hold

seminars and workshops, is a participant in numerous psychic fairs and has been a guest on

radio and television programs nationally.  She has corresponded with people in 93 countries

for palm readings. Currently the only Master Palmist in the world who can guest on a radio

show and read palms live from scanned computer palm prints. She is a vendor in Psychic

Fairs, Book Fairs and in Trade Shows and works for entertainment Agencies at corporate

events.

As of 4/2920/: documented and read 57,103 palms. Individuals mail photocopies or scan

palms to my email address; they are interpreted with a 90-95% accuracy rate and a 4-5 page

report is generated.

Our newest book club member is Author Ann Chiappetta. Ann has written several books - A String of Stories: From the Heart to the Future, Words
of Life: Poems and Essays, Words of Life: Poems and Essays and  Upwelling Poems - all available on Amazon. You may also learn more about Ann and her work by visiting https://www.annchiappetta.com/ About Ann Chiappetta

Ann is an artist and often refers to her love of words as a natural compensation after losing her vision in 1993. Once a designer of acrylic displays and furniture, Ann trained her creative senses to flow over from the visual to the literary arts. Years later, she has become a poet and author, honing her talent in various mediums, including web content for nonprofits, regular bylines for online literary publications, poetry, anthologies and guest editing in online literary journals, just to name a few projects of which she has contributed.

Ann possesses a master of science in Marriage and family therapy from Iona College and an undergraduate degree from the College of New Rochelle, both located in Westchester County, New York. She is currently employed as a readjustment and trauma counselor for combat veterans and their families. A guide dog handler and advocate, Ann volunteers her time representing people with visual impairments and guide dog users on various National, State and local boards of directors. A consultant and guest presenter, Ann visits schools promoting awareness and equality for people with disabilities. She is the 2015 recipient of the WDOM Spirit of Independence award.

Ann is available for speaking engagements and is knowledgeable on the following topics:

*writing and creativity

* independent publishing

* recovering and adjusting to vision loss for individuals/families

* sheltering people with visual impairments

*sheltering pets and service dogs

* pet assisted therapy

* training and working with a guide or service dog

* PTSD and combat stress related to veterans and families

Thanks to her retired guide dog, Verona, Ann also visits libraries and assisted living centers offering pet assisted therapy.

For more information: http://www.annchiappetta.com/

Today we welcome Author Blaine Langberg and his debut novel Journey of a JuBu: How a neurotic Jew found his inner Bu. He shares his writing journey and passion. If you are looking for the perfect beach read, Blaine Langberg is your author! 

Orthodontist by day, author and stand-up comedian by night, Blaine Langberg announces the release of his new novel, Journey of a JuBu. Blaine describes his book as part pilgrimage, part romp, a blend of spiritual humor and meta-fiction…it’s Seinfeld meets The Celestine Prophecy.

A Harvard-trained orthodontist, Blaine and his wife live in Connecticut, where they’re raising three daughters.

What are you worth? The Big Power of Tiny Connections: How Small Interactions Spark Awesome Outcomes by Author Jen Nash is a must read!  Why this book is a must-read for people who want a bigger life … The people you know have the power to change your life and you have the power to change theirs. But what if meeting people isn’t your strong suit? Or you’ve become complacent about making new connections? Or you simply do not know how you can live the powerful, fulfilled life you envision for yourself?  This life-changing book will underscore how powerfully connection supports your happiness, health, and well-being, while also sharing practical ways you can find and make connections on a daily basis. Almost anywhere. Using amazing true-life stories and scientific research on how we listen, talk, and crave connection, this book demonstrates that making time to connect is the most productive thing we can do to thrive at home or at work.

More about Jen

As a Connector in Chief, Jen Nash helps people add more meaning to their lives through connection. She is a master facilitator, strategic advisor, keynote speaker, author, and sought-after executive coach, and corporate speaker. • With over twenty years working as a senior consultant for Fortune 100 Pharma, Health, Tech, and Finance giants, Jen Nash now regularly inspires and supports Fortune 500 leaders to deepen their connections in support of all the good things in life: happiness, growth, and sustained community. • Born in Canada and raised around the world in such countries as Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Australia, Jennifer confuses people by speaking French with a French accent and trying her hands at over 40 other languages. She studied Communication Design at Parsons & The New School for Social Research in New York City. • When not traveling the globe learning new ways to say ‘thank you' and finding bright souls with whom to foster lifelong friendships; Jen Nash can be seen biking around New York City, Los Angeles or striding around el Centro in San Miguel Allende, Mexico.

How do you live well when the physical foundation of your life is crumbling? This is the challenge for millions who live with diseases for which there is no cure. These incurable ailments produce a life of constant pain, fatigue, numbness, dizziness and/or other debilitating symptoms creating chronic suffering. Can you thrive in life while experiencing the suffering persistent sickness provokes? In "When There Is No Cure: How to Thrive While Living with the Pain and Suffering of Chronic Illness, Dr. Craig Svensson guides readers to a path of thriving when life’s journey includes an incurable ailment. Drawing on his expertise as a pharmacist-scientist, as well as a fellow sufferer with several incurable diseases, he helps patients steer through the twists and turns of life with chronic illness.

How do you get physicians to take health complaints seriously? Where do you turn when they acknowledge your ailment with upturned hands and confess they don’t know how to help? How do you deal with the overwhelming sense of loss with an untreatable diagnosis? How do you address those whose reaction to your ailment increases your suffering? Can you live well with inescapable pain? How do you avoid living in a state of fear when facing an uncertain prognosis? Should you try to keep your disease a secret from others? How do you choose between treatment options when each could cause harm? "When There Is No Cure" provides encouragement and hope to those navigating the troubled waters of chronic illness.

More about Craig

Craig K. Svensson, PharmD, PhD, is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology in the Purdue University College of Pharmacy, as well as Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology in the Indiana University School of Medicine. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society.

Today we welcome Author Steven Howard. We talk about his 22nd book How Stress and Anxiety Impact Your Decision Making: Making Better Decisions. Driving Better Outcomes. 

More about Steven

Award-winning author of 21 nonfiction books, including, How Stress and Anxiety Impact Your Decision Making, Great Leadership Words of Wisdom, and the Asian Words of Wisdom series of quote books.

Better Decisions Better Thinking Better Outcomes received a Silver Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association in February 2019 for bringing "a comprehensive plan of action for improving life through recognizing decision-making patterns that don't serve us well, don't enrich our lives, and don't bring us to our goals and dreams."

Leadership Lessons from the Volkswagen Saga has won four prestigious publishing industry awards (2017 Independent Press Award, National Indie Excellence Award, San Francisco Book Festival Award, and Finalist in the Current Events category of the 2017 Best Book Awards).

He has lived in Asia, Australia, and the USA.

Today we welcome our newest book club member Author Susan Laubach. We discuss her book Rumpelstiltskin's Rules for Making Your Farthings Grow. Susan provides valuable investing information, but in the format of fairytales! A great way to learn and be entertained!

Susan's book is available on Amazon and Audible. 

More about Susan

Susan Laubach, PhD has had a distinguished career as an author, playwright, actress and educator. She has written nine books, including The Whole Kitt & Caboodle: A Painless Journey to Investment Enlightenment, which was called "the best basic book on investing available" by the National Association of Investment Clubs, and endorsed by Economics America, as well as the National Council on Economic Education. Her plays have been performed throughout the Northeast, including at venues such as Women at Work, MamaDrama, and EAT’s Sola Voce Festival. As a member of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the League of Professional Theatre Women (LTTW), and Dramatists Guild Fund treasurer and board member, she has appeared in many plays, television and film. She has also been a popular guest on CNN-FM and CNBC's Morning Business Show, and The Money Club.

Our newest book club member is Author Bruce Laister. Bruce has written a book titled Finding Suzie 

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I started writing as a healing process during my fight with depression and anxiety. I added these books to my Amazon profile to help others during their journey. I am not a psychologist though, it is based purely on my journey and experiences.

After a long break, my friend Chris Smith (a published author) was writing and he said, "why not write a book?" I tried to ignore him and succeeded for a while. During the hard lock down in South Africa, my wife sent me a lit of "50 things to do during lock down" and number 26 was 'Write a book' so that's what I did.

Our newest book club member is Author Debra Renée Byrd. She has written a wonderful novel titled Fractured Princess

Deborah Hawkins, penned Debra Renée Byrd, began writing after a blank book project in elementary school and never stopped, fashioning stories based on her favorite TV shows and movies before creating more original works. She studied at the University of the Arts and Florida State University before settling down and graduating from Temple University. She now resides in her hometown of Dover, DE and works for the State.

She loves fantasies, superheroes, is a trekkie and a brown coat. She loves television and lives for Final Fantasy video games, having collected most of them. She has read a myriad of authors, but her favorites are Octavia Butler and N.K. Jemisin.

"When you can't run, you crawl. When you can't crawl...well, you know the rest."
-Tracey, Firefly, "The Message"

Have your heard the phrase "healer heal thyself"? Have you heard of PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma? You have it, its in your body and it can literally heal you. 

Our newest book club member is  Author Dr. Teresa Cody. Dr. Cody is a dentist by trade, but has opened a wellness center called C & C Wellness https://www.candcwellness.com/ She offer PRP to help heal backs, knees, hands and more!

To help spread the word Dr. Cody wrote a wonderful book about Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) titled YOU HEALING YOU!

More about the book Everyone HAs THIS PRICELESS GIFT --- BUT most NEVER DISCOVER IT! Come learn how each and every one of us has a miracle at our fingertips…… Coursing through your bloodstream is a miraculous golden healing liquid called Platelet Rich Plasma [PRP, for short]. PRP contains all the healing factors your body uses to heal. Using this knowledge, we can concentrate this priceless blood component and reintroduce it into your body to heal injuries or as an esthetic treatment. Learn how your own body holds the key to healing. It truly is “you healing you”.

Our newest book club member is Author Melinda Falgoust. Melinda is wonderful author whose new book titled "The Curious Casebook of Katie Q. Putt is now available on Amazon. If you are looking for an amazing children's author - look no more - you now know about Melinda Falgoust!

More about Melinda

Melinda Taliancich Falgoust is an author, illustrator,  elementary educator, and working actor on both stage and screen.  She often reaches into her actor’s “bag-of-tricks” to introduce a cast of colorful and quirky characters who help bring her books and presentations to life!  Her work has garnered five-star reviews and awards around the world. Melinda Taliancich Falgoust is an author whose works have appeared in Reader's Digest, Writers' Journal, in the Harlequin Mini-Round Robin ebooks THE RANCHER AND THE ROSE and THIN ICE. Other works have also won awards in competitions around the world, including:

NY Book Festival Annual Competition

The Oshima International Hand-Made Picture Book Competition

Writers Unlimited Annual Literary

Book club member Author Douglas Rappaport is back with is his new novel titled Dead People! 

Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09JXQ748G/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

More about Douglas

Concerning Douglas Rappaport's 2003 debut novel, One Day the Weatherman, Absolutewrite.com wrote: “Rappaport's work is very detail-oriented and his writing is extremely descriptive; it makes for incredible realism.”

His third novel Reckoner received numerous positive reviews including the Midwest Book Review and the Booklife Prize 2020. Douglas’s short fiction has also earned several distinctions including an invitation to the exclusive Sirenland Writers Conference in Positano, Italy.

Our newest book club member is Author Alyssa Couture. Her book titled Healthy Fashion: The Deeper Truth provides a different look and perspective on fashion. I truly enjoyed speaking with her. You can learn more about Alyssa my visiting www.hfcampaign.com

More about Alyssa

Alyssa Couture is a fashion author and fashion entrepreneur. She feels fashion is an opportunity to attain health and healing. She claims the existence of fashion can be interpreted and experienced with a deeper purpose: fashion as an alternative medicine for mind/body/spirit. Her sole motive is to bring fashion into its course as a therapeutic, healing tool. To awaken the consciousness of the human spirit via fashion into its transmission of divine activity for overall human wellbeing and ultimate planetary awakening.

She had founded three small businesses, only one of which she is currently producing. The business she is focused on is her fashion campaign HEALTHY FASHION: creating innovative solutions for a healthier kind of fashion. It’s a platform to raise awareness of the health effects of apparel. Healthy Fashion discloses important, relative content to revamp fashion for a healthier planet, but above all, it serves for the health and livelihood of humans. It is to empower and preserve Earth, humans, and plant life.

Today we welcome Author Amanda Heal to our ever growing book club. She has written a book title Seeing by Vision, Not by Sight. It is part memoir part self help - all packed in with stories and action steps to help you find your life's purpose. Amanda is a public speak, life coach and truly inspirational. Lastly, Amanda is blind. I find it very encouraging that she has written this book and is sharing her journey with all of us. 

You can connect with Amanda at https://purposevisionfuture.com/

More about Amanda

may not think that is a big deal, but she has been totally blind since birth, so what you might find easy often creates challenges for her that she overcomes.

Amanda has made a number of television appearances, including appearing on ABC News (Australia), 60 Minutes, and The Midday Show (Australia). She has also done quite a number of radio interviews.

As a speaker, Amanda uses her life experiences to inspire and encourage audiences to take courageous action to overcome the challenges that keep them stuck so they can reach their full potential in work and life.

Today our newest book club member is Teen Author Elena Southworth. Elena is a two time published author and only 14 years old. She also has her own publishing company Prodigy Kids Press. She shares with us her journey to writing both her book BBLS and The Harpers Holiday Horror. You can learn more about Elena by visiting https://elenasouthworth.com/

More about Elena

My name is Elena and I am a fourteen year-old author. People always ask me how I came up with the idea for my middle grade book series about sibling rivalry. In 2015 my little brother Mason said he wished he were older. To make him feel better I started BBLS, which stands for Big Brother, Little Sister. BBLS was a game where we would switch ages and pretend to be each other. In 2018, when I was eleven years-old, I decided to make the adventures we went on in the game real and began writing Big Brother, Little Sister. Since I love music, reading, and have always been creative, my family was not surprised when I decided to become an author.

Today our newest member if Author Jeremiah Gilbert. He shares with us his love for travel in his book titled Can't Get Here From Here: 50 Tales of Travel. These are stories of his adventures from his travels all over the world. You can learn more about Jeremiah by visiting https://jeremiahgilbert.com/

More about Jeremiah

Jeremiah Gilbert is an award-winning photographer, writer, and avid traveler based out of Southern California. He likes to travel light and shoot handheld. His travels have taken him to nearly a hundred countries and territories around the globe. His photography has been published internationally, in both digital and print publications, and has been exhibited worldwide, including in Leica’s LFI Gallery. His hope is to inspire those who see his work to look more carefully at the world around them in order to discover beauty in unusual and unexpected places. He is also the author of the collection Can’t Get Here from There: Fifty Tales of Travel. He can be found on Instagram @jg_travels

Our newest book club member is author Chris Smith. Chris is a writer of westerns and fantasy. He has 6 books available - The Blood on the Range Collection and his new fantasy book Daemon Queller: The Beginning: A Dark Fantasy Novel. All of his books are available on Amazon and wherever good books are sold. 

More about Chris

I fell in love with westerns at an early age. The good guy versus the bad, the thrill of gunfights at High Noon. I'm an avid fly fisherman and a self-confessed rugby nut. Family is important to me and they're the driving force and inspiration behind my books.

I grew up reading Westerns and there's always been something fascinating about a hero riding into town, righting the wrongs, and then riding off into the sunset. Cowboys are the knights of the US landscape. They slay the dragons in many forms and then continue on with their quest.

Our newest book club member is Author Mary K. Savarese. Mary is an author known for her quirky titles. Her first book titled Tigers Love Bubble Baths and Obsession Perfume (who knew) was 10 year journey to being traditionally published and her second novel The Girl in The Toile Wallpaper is a part of a 3 book trilogy. You can find her books wherever books are sold and you can learn more about Mary by visiting her author page  https://www.maryksavarese.com/

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I was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, going on to earn a business degree in accounting from City University, NY. Soon after I found myself working in insurance and financing and went on to marry my wonderful husband. We moved to New England. I have spent thirteen years as a religious education teacher and have lived and worked in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. For the past decade, I have served as a Eucharistic minister at my local Catholic church, bringing the Eucharist to community nursing homes. After raising a family in CT, my husband and I became Florida Residents though continue to spend time in CT where I continue in my ministry

My debut fiction novel, Tigers Love Bubble Baths & Obsession Perfume (who knew!) is a contemporary Spiritual Mystery that transcends three genres: Mystery, Spirituality, and Romance. I love to write imaginative stories for all ages! I hope you enjoy this story and look out for more to follow!

Today our newest book club member is Author Allen Lycka. He has co-authored a wonderful book titled The Secrets To Living a Fantastic Life (co-authored with Woman of Distinction winner Harriet Tinka). They deliver“13 Golden Pearls” that are guaranteed to inspire change. For your FREE digital copy visit https://13gpnow.ca/

You can also visit Allen at this website https://drallenlycka.com/

More about Allen Lycka

Dr. Allen Steven Lycka was acknowledged as one of the leading cosmetic dermatologists in the world for three decades. A pioneer in cosmetic surgery, he helped to develop laser-assisted tumescent liposuction - an advanced body sculpture technique, and Moh’s Micrographic Surgery, an advanced means of removing skin cancer with 99% success. He has lived and practiced in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada since 1989. He’s written 17 books, 30+ academic papers and hosted the number one internet radio show in the world – Inside Cosmetic Surgery Today. He is a co-founder of Doctors for the "Practice of Safe and Ethical Aesthetic Medicine" and founder of The Canadian Skin Cancer Association. He won the prestigious Consumers Choice Award For Cosmetic Surgery for 16 consecutive years.

In 2003, Dr. Lycka’s life changed drastically when he suddenly developed a right foot drop while on vacation with his family at Disneyland. He promised his wife he would explore it, and after seeing many doctors was misdiagnosed with having ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Still, he maintained his status as a leading cosmetic doctor for 30 years. He later discovered he has Chronic Lyme disease.

Because of what he learned through his experience, he left his practice and co-authored the bestselling book, "The Secrets To Living A Fantastic Life" with Harriet Tinka, a former fashion model and Woman of Distinction.

He has also authored two more books: one with Corie Poirier entitled, “bLU Talks Presents: Business, Life and the Universe” and one with Jack Canfield entitled, “The Pillars of Success.” Both books also became bestsellers during the Covid crisis in 2020. Currently acknowledged as a leading expert in Living A Fantastic Life and Turning Points, he is a transformational speaker, thought leader, coach, and mentor.

Dr. Lycka is happily married to Dr. Lucie Bernier-Lycka for 38 years and they have four lovely daughters and seven beautiful grandchildren. He counts his family as his most important accomplishment.

Today our newest book club member is Author Me'Chele Sevanesian. She has written a wonderful book title The Color Orange, about characters who have disabilities. Her passion for being an advocate for those with disabilities is contagious. The book is available wherever books are sold. 

More about Me'Chelle

"The Color Orange" is a fictional, young-adult novel surrounding disability and self-discovery. Follow Robbie as he color codes and shade ranges people and experiences. He meets friends who become close like family while discovering everyone is a different color, and it's beautiful.

Me'Chele Sevanesian is a 19-year old, passionate writer who saw a void in young-adult literature for a positive, non-patronizing story about neurodiversity and disability from a new perspective. Through "The Color Orange,'' her goal is to change the 'single-story narrative' often surrounding disability in neuro-typical culture by providing a series of narratives in the back of the book from people with disabilities themselves, and siblings of those with disabilities. Each of their stories is unique, carrying a wide range of experience through the lens of disability.

Today our newest book club member is Author Denise Turney. We talked about of her book and her writing journey. She has been an author for 40 years. You can connect with Denise at https://www.chistell.com/

More about Denise 

Denise Turney (www.chistell.com) is a professional speaker and writer who brings more than forty years of book, newspaper, magazine, radio and business speaking and writing to a project.  She has been listed in various entertainment and business directories, including industry leaders such as Who’s Who, 100 Most Admired African American Women and Crosswalk.  Denise Turney’s works have appeared in Parade, Essence, Ebony, Madame Noire, We The People, The Trenton Times, The Pittsburgh Quarterly and Obsidian II.

This talented speaker/writer is the author of the books: Portia, Long Walk Up, Spiral, Love Has Many Faces, Rosetta The Talent Show Queen, Rosetta's Great Hope, Long Walk Up, Awaken Blessings of Inner Love, Gada's Glory and Love Pour Over Me (her new book). Her books are available in ebook and print format from all online and offline book retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, Cushcity.com, Ebookit.com, Google Books, iTunes and Ingram Books.

Today our newest book club member is Vito Altavilla. He has written a wonderful memoir title It Began In Brooklyn. He shares stories about his life growing up in a much simpler and innocent time. You can also learn more about Vito by visiting his website http://itbeganinbrooklyn.com/index.html

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The path that has led Vito Altavilla to this point in his life has been anything but traditional.  He became an industrial research chemist who participated in several technological breakthroughs, holds over a dozen patents, and took a very interesting path to get there. Growing up in the city, his time in the Navy, University and his work life has made for a lot to reflect on, so, here it is.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. before WW II, he’s been in the middle of some unique situations, most of them very funny, and all of them true.  Vito walks you through a few dozen of these wonderfully told snap-shots of life in America during a time some of us remember,  and most of us can relate to.

Our newest book club member is Author Brian Silverman. Brian is a career writer who began his career out of college as screenwriter. He has written several short stories and loves the mystery genre. HIs first novel Freedom Drop has gained praise and wonderful reviews. It is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and others. You can find in for Kindle, Audible, Paper or Hardback.

More about Brian

Before his career in writing crime fiction took off, Brian Silverman honed his trade as a journalist covering a diverse range of subjects. Working first as a sport’s writer for various magazines, Silverman also wrote a number of books including a collaboration with his father, the late Al Silverman, on The Twentieth Century Treasury of Sports.

Another book he authored, Going, Going Gone: The History, Lore, and Mystique of the Home Run, an early look at the home run fixation in baseball, was published with acclaim. During his sport’s writing career he has also written numerous young adult sports books and covered basketball and football, both college and pros.

From sports, Silverman ventured to other subjects including food, where his work often appeared in Saveur magazine. His restaurant reviews appeared in New York magazine and his groundbreaking and quirky blog, Fried Neck Bones…and Some Fries, was the ultimate New York City cheap eats restaurant guide, running from 2002 through 2017.

Brian Silverman’s travel writing has appeared in magazines such as Caribbean Travel & Life, Islands, American Way, the New Yorker and others. Following his magazine work, Silverman was a senior writer for Frommer’s Travel Guides. From 2004 through 2013, he authored the Frommer’s guides to New York City in its many forms including the complete New York City guide books, New York Day to Day, and New York City for Dummies, also published by Wiley Books.

Today our newest book club is 7 time author Christy Whitman. She shares with us her journey to writing book #7 titled The Desire Factor: How to Embrace Your Materialistic Nature to Reclaim Your Full Spiritual Power. She provides great insight to manifestating and understanding your true power. 

You can connect with Christy at https://www.christywhitman.com/

More about Christy

I’ve always been a driven person, and while being “driven” can help you get what you want, how do we learn how to want the right things?

What I wanted – was purpose.
But I didn’t even know what purpose felt like.All I knew was that it didn’t feel like this.

So I focused my attention on attracting feelings of purpose. Keep in mind I had no idea about the law of attraction at this time of my life; I simply reasoned to myself that if I didn’t know what something was, – I needed to focus my attention on it so IT could find me!

Our newest book club member is Author/Transformational Coach Dorothea Gordon. We learn about her writing  journey and how she author her book When Life Has Other Plans...Discover the hidden gifts The emphasis of the book is on the unfolding of her spiritual gifts and the joy they have gradually brought her over the last 40 years. She has experience with Past Life Regression; Paranormal Experiences; Communication with the Spirit World; Energy Healing; DreamBuilding She feels passionate about letting others know that there are unseen forces that guide our lives because she has had the privilege to experience them. 

You can connect with Dorothea at https://dtlc.ca/

You can check out her book -  When Life Has Other Plans...Discover the Hidden Gifts

More about Dorothea

Dorothea is a retired high school teacher for foreign languages, German, French, and Spanish but her real passion has always been in the alternative, non-invasive health field. Over the course of her own eventful life, she encountered many different healing modalities and realized just how interconnected body, mind, and spirit are. With her usual passion she embraced many of them for herself but also for the benefit of others. She started with handwriting analysis, past life regressions, and energy field balancing to deepen her awareness that dis-ease often has an underlying soul aspect. Later Dorothea added Somatic Experiencing skills to relieve trauma and auricular (ear) laser acupuncture for folks who don’t like needles.

Our newest book club member is Ron Richard. Ron is an inventor of medical devices and holds several patents. He has written a book titled Someday is TODAY!: Get your ideas out of your coffee cup and on the market. Available on Amazon

 If you are an inventor and looking to get your product to market, Ron may have the answer for you. 

Connect with Ron at https://www.inventingstartstoday.com/

More about Ron

Ron is a seasoned expert specializing in the medical device, medical diagnostic, and life science market segments. With over 35 years of experience in the Medical Industry with extensive knowledge and experience in respiratory, pulmonary, and sleep medicine.  He is a recipient of several industry-based awards, has launched over 40 plus products, and has 17 patents under his belt in his 25+ years of being in the game - both nationally and internationally.

Ron recently published his book. "Someday is TODAY!" encourages its readers to not let an idea suppress. He draws illustrations from his own experience and that of his collaborators to give extraordinary guidelines on taking an initial idea to a fully developed product on the shelves while just sipping coffee.

Today we welcome Author Vic Ferrari. Vic has written 5 wonderful books, 4 of them are about his career as a NYPD Officer and Detective. His stories are funny engaging and funny. This is a don't miss episodes All of his books Dickheads and Debauchery: And Other Ingenious Ways to Die, NYPD Through the Looking Glass, The NYPD's Flying Circus, Grand Theft Auto, and NYPD Law and Disorder are all available on Amazon. 

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Author Vic Ferrari is a retired New York City Police Department detective with the hamstrings of a twenty-year-old. A survivor of an Irish father and Italian mother, Vic loves a cold beer and insists on you removing your shoes when entering his home. When he's not writing, he's picking up after his neurotic Irish Wolfhound. Always looking to save a buck, Vic splits his time between Branson, Missouri, and Papua New Guinea.

Our newest book club member is Julia Sullivan. Julia's novel Bone Necklace is 20 years in the making. If you are looking for great historical fiction novel, Bone Necklace may just be your next great read 

“It Does Not Require Many Words To Speak The Truth”   Chief Joseph

You can connect with Julia at https://www.juliasullivanauthor.com/

More about Julia.

Julia Sullivan started working on Bone Necklace more than twenty years ago, after visiting the Big Hole Battlefield in Wisdom, Montana. Julia first became interested in the Nez Perce story because of the great injustice that the tribe suffered. What kept her interested was their conduct during the war. While under attack, the Nez Perce won the respect of a society in which prominent members were unapologetic racists. At the end of the war, Canada offered them political asylum.

Julia is a lawyer in the United States and a solicitor in England & Wales. Throughout her career, she has worked to expose and root out injustice.

Julia lives with her husband in Annapolis, Maryland and Hamilton, Montana

Happy New Year!

We bring in the New Year with our newest book club member Author Tim Kelly. 

Tim has always wanted to be author and even started his own publishing company Polytope Press http://polytope.www1.50megs.com. 

Polytope Press is dedicated to building paradise on earth, one block at a time. Thoreau wrote, “Authors are a natural and irresistible aristocracy in every society, and, more than kings or emperors, exert an influence on mankind.” This influence is exerted via ideas, and as Victor Hugo noted, “You can resist an invading army; you cannot resist an idea whose time has come."

At this website, you have the opportunity to explore the absolute best ideas of our entire species towards building paradise on earth, ideas in health, fitness, science, and technology, and inspirational forms of art to vitalize the visions of paradise thus suggested: novels, art, comics, music, and poetry.

We invite you to embrace our approach:

Define an ideal and make it real-today!

Today we welcome Author Thomas Russo. He discusses his book titled: There Are No Politics in Heaven. Take a look with him into the mirror of his life, where he faced childhood challenges, rode political highs and lows, achieved external greatness with internal emptiness, confronted the psychological demons within, experienced a religious transformation, and lived to fight another day. Join him on this rollercoaster ride of newfound faith, hope, perseverance, and the ability to change.

More about Thomas:

Mr. Russo is a competent and confident servant leader; a proven visionary and strategic thinker with highly effective communications and organizational skills. Mr. Russo previously served as an elected official in two NJ municipalities. He was a Committeeman in Bernards Township from 2014–2017. He served as a Councilman, Council Vice President, and Council President in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township from 1998–2005, earning the distinction as the youngest-ever elected Governing Body member in the history of the Township. Mr. Russo has also dedicated time to countless political campaigns from 1992–2014 attending several inaugurations and conventions. He was selected as part of the inaugural class of young elected leaders at the 1st National Young Elected Leaders Conference, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University. He was also chosen by the NJ Herald in 2009 as one of 40 influential people in Sussex County under the age of 40.

He recently published his first book, a memoir of his life experiences and how he gave up New Jersey politics and found faith as a born again Christian. The purpose of his book, There Are No Politics In Heaven, is to help individuals work through their brokenness and improve their lives with spirituality as their cornerstone.

• Website:  https://thomasrussojr.com/

Jeff is back. He joined the book club in May 1 2021 and been working on his next masterpiece. Today he discusses his twelfth  book America’s Existential Crisis: Our Inherited Obligation to Native Nations. You can find all of Jeff's books on Amazon and other online ebook retailers. Jeff's family owns a small publishing company - Midsummer Publishing You can connect with Jeff at  http://www.jeffreyrasley.com

Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Rasley/e/B004Q3D6B2?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000

More about Jeff

Jeff Rasley lives on the White River in Indianapolis with Alicia and Bandit. His first published writing was melancholic-adolescent poetry in the Hanover College Fine Arts Journal. Over 80 feature articles in law, travel, spirituality, politics, and human interest followed in Newsweek, Chicago Magazine, ABA Journal, and other periodicals. Jeff is the author of eleven books  Jeff dropped out of college, saved money from factory work, then hitchhiked across the USA. Money earned on a road crew financed travels in Europe and motorcycling from Indiana to Mexico City. Marriage and kids lessened travel time, but he leads Himalayan treks and mountaineering expeditions, has scuba dived throughout the Caribbean, and sea-kayaked in Palau, Tonga, and the Greek Isles.  Jeff's commitment to social activism and philanthropy began in high school when he co-founded the Goshen Walk for Hunger. In law school he fought for renters' rights and organized the first rent strike in Indiana as president of the Indianapolis Tenants Association. As a young lawyer Jeff founded free legal clinics at two inner-city churches in Indianapolis. He was lead counsel on class action suits for prisoners which resulted in the construction of two new jails in Central Indiana. Jeff was plaintiff in a class action requiring clean-up of the White River after it was polluted by an industrial chemical spill. He spent 5 days working for NOLA Habitat for Humanity after Katrina, and funded the Jeff & Alicia Rasley Internship Program for the ACLU of Indiana.  Jeff is the founder of the Basa Village Foundation, which funds culturally sensitive development in Nepal. He has served as president and director of Indianapolis Scientech Club and its foundation, which promotes scientific inquiry and learning. Jeff is a director of six nonprofits, including the Indianapolis Peace & Justice Center, University of Chicago Alumni Club, and Phi Beta Kappa of Indiana. He is U.S. liaison for the Himalayan expedition company Adventure GeoTreks Ltd. He has taught courses on "culturally sensitive development" and philanthropy at Butler and Marian Universities and memoir writing at the Indiana Writing Center.  Jeff's BA is from U of Chicago magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, All-Academic All-State Football, letter winner in swimming and football; JD Indiana University Law School cum laude, Moot Court, Indiana Law Review; MDiv Christian Theological Seminary magna cum laude, co-valedictorian and Faculty Award Scholar. He has been admitted to the Indiana, US District, and US Supreme Court Bars.  Jeff describes reading Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past as great an adventure as climbing Himalayan peaks.

Today our newest member is Author/Deacon Dawit Muluneh. He has written a wonderful book titled Hopeless Romantic: The Untold Story of Ethiopia. His discusses his writing journey and learning the history of Ethiopia. His first book I Need Answers is also available on Amazon

You can learn about Dawit by visiting www.dawitmuluneh.com

About Deacon Dawit Muluneh

Deacon Dawit Muluneh is the author of Hopeless Romantic: The Untold History of Ethiopia, I Need Answers and is a Ph.D. student of Ethiopian and Arabic Studies. He grew up in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Chuch and at age seven, his family immigrated to the US from Ethiopia.

Muluneh graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Upon completing his education at Virginia Tech, he worked at a patent and trademark office for three years. At age 27 he sold his house and car and traveled to a monastery in Ethiopia - Debris Libanos - to learn the traditional teachings of the church. Afterward, he was ordained a deacon in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

After a year and a half, Muluneh returned to the States to join a graduate program at the Catholic University of America, where he currently studies Ethiopian and Arabic Studies. He has been trained in Ge'ez, Arabic, Coptic, and Greek, and is currently preparing to take his Ph.D. comprehension exams. He lives in Washington, DC.

Today we welcome Author/Storyteller R.C Hand. R.C has written 7 books - all available on Amazon - R.C Hand Author Page- 

We talk about all his books, his writing process and what he has coming up next. If you are looking a your next read - R.C. Hand may be the author you are looking for. You can learn more about RC at https://cowboyproductions52.com/

More about R.C. Hand

I am a 69-year-old retired contractor. I was born in Orange County, California and still live here.

I had an interesting childhood, as I was raised in a restaurant/bar in a rough multi-ethnic neighborhood. I was a waiter and dishwasher from the age of 8 until I was 16.

I’ve made many fascinating friends and heard countless stories of their adventures, while at their feet, shining shoes. I have written poetry and short stories most of my life, and have always had a very vivid imagination.

Our newest book club member is Author Karen Herrick. Not only she an author, she is Reverend and she has Ph.D. which she obtained from Spiritual Emergence Network completed at the Union Institute & University in Cincinnati. She has written 3 books - Grandma, What is a Soul? You're Not Finished Yet  and Psychology of the Soul and the Paranormal. All are available on Amazon.

More about Rev Karen

Karen E. Herrick is the director of the Center for Children of Alcoholics, Inc. in Red Bank, New Jersey. After her Master’s Degree in social work from Rutgers University, she originally began to educate families on the disease concept of alcoholism.

Visit http://kareneherrick.com/for more information.

The newest member to the book club is Author Brandon Wainwright. He share is memoir Tyson's Gift How an 8-lb K-9 Became a Man's Greatest Spiritual Guide. Brandon shares his journey and his story. You can learn more about Brandon and his story at http://www.tysonsgift.com/

More about Brandon

Brandon Wainwright is an animal lover, Reiki practitioner, and police officer. He resides with his wife, daughter, two dogs, and a chinchilla in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Our newest book club member is Author David Musser. He shares his two horror novels Keep In The Light and Whispers of Gray. He is a true storyteller! His books are available on Amazon. If you like horror - David may have the perfect read for you!

More about David

Currently residing in High Point, North Carolina, David R. Musser is an independent author boasting a long-standing fascination with the horror genre. Despite his ongoing struggle with dyslexia, Musser began to seriously pursue writing in an effort to escape the creative confines of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Scorpio born in 1967, Musser is a self-proclaimed technology guru who loves to stay active on Twitter.

Our newest book club in Author/Entrepreneur Dawn Williams. Her book The BTYCH books tells her journey of being an entrepreneur and hopes her words will inspire and help others.

You can check her out at http://www.iamDawnWilliams.com

Check her out on Youtube and follow her on social media

Today the book club welcome seasoned Author Charlie Sheldon. We learn about his writing journey, his amazing life and he 3 newest novel - Strong Heart, Adrift and Totem - all available on Amazon! Listen today to this wonderful story teller!

About Charlie Sheldon

Charlie Sheldon was raised in New England, went to sea as a commercial fisherman, became a bureaucrat, was retired, then returned to sea as a merchant sailor. When he is ashore he writes, cooks, cleans house, and hikes in Olympic National Park. He loves sea stories told in the foc'sle when well offshore, just as he loves tales before a campfire deep in the woods. There's nothing better, nothing, than a story well told.

Today we welcome new Author Hollywood Capone (coolest name ever)! He shares with us his book The Ashes and his writing journey, and talks about new projects coming up! Join us!

More about Hollywood

My parents were hard working city kids from Newark N.J. and they were both out of their minds. I spent a great deal of my life brushing it off and pretending things were great but they weren't and here I am amazed that I survived at all. My sister didn't and the jury is still out on my brother although I'm always rooting for him. Writing, for me, is an escape, a way out. I could let myself go in some poem or write a forgettable tune on guitar and for a time i would feel almost normal. Almost, but not quite. I was in the first grade when I wrote my first poem "Tracks in Snow" and then later on I figured out how to write a clever Haiku. When I was committed to rehab at 15 years old (about 2 years before I used any drugs at all), I wrote a novel's worth of poetry and short stories which were summarily thrown away by my mother as garbage and unclean.. Oh well. This may be TMI but it all leads me to here, this place in time where I have written and published my first real work. Work. That's what it really is, was, will be. For years I tried to write something worthy of a next step but I never made the connection to misery and self loathing that makes it possible, for me anyway. When Allan died I had to write about it. I was angry, I felt jipped, and I was finally at a place in my life where I could see a little clearer and grind through the angst. Thank you for taking the time to meet me. I'll see you in my next story.

This week we welcome to the book club Author and TedX Speaker Susan Johnson. Susan has chosen to share her story of living with bipolar disorder in her memoir Some Dreams Are Worth Keeping: A Memoir of My Bipolar Journey. Susan shares her writing journey and story! 

You can connect with Susan at http://www.sjohnsonauthor.com/

More about Susan

Susan graduated from Drake University with a B.A. in Sociology. Since her diagnosis of Bipolar 1 in 1995, Susan's true passion in life is to help break the stigma of living with a mental illness and bring hope to those living with one. Susan is the author of “Some Dreams Are Worth Keeping A Memoir Of My Bipolar Journey.” She is an accomplished inspirational speaker and guest blogger for the mental health magazine, BP Hope. She received the award for Best Blogger for Healthline.com in 2017 and appeared in the 2018 "This Is Me" article in BP Hope Magazine. Susan's writing also appears in The Catholic Exchange. Susan co-leads a mental health group at her church and currently works with special education students as an Instructional Assistant for a school district in Nevada. Susan was a speaker at TEDxTenayaPaseo in January of 2021. Her talk is called “Having A Mental Illness Is Not A Death Sentence.”  Susan is a member of an author community in Las Vegas. She is also a Stability Leader for a nonprofit organization called The Stability Network . She enjoys hiking, baking, traveling, yoga, spending time with her Goddaughter, and trips to the ocean. She loves the Golden Knights hockey team. Susan is originally from Thousand Oaks, CA. She now makes her home in fabulous Las Vegas with her husband, Gary, and demanding Siberian cat, Angel-Ann.

We are back!

Welcome to our growing book club Author Cheryl McClamrock!

Cheryl is the author of The Waking, her first novel. She is also a business owner, an ordained minister, speaker, and student of the Word. She is passionate about seeing people know God deeply while finding true freedom and wholeness in life through Yeshua.

You can connect with Cheryl at

https://www.facebook.com/ransomedheartbooks/

Author Page

Today we welcome our newest book club member Author Stephen Murray. Stephen is a Las Vegas author. Praised for his unique writing style and powerful character development skills, his books cross multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences. 

We talk about his 4 books The Chapel of Eternal Love, Return to The Chapel of Eternal Love, Murder Aboard the Queen Elizabeth II and Discreetly Yours. We even get a sneak peak about his new upcoming Christmas novella.

 All are available on his website https://authorstephenmurray.com/

More about Stephen Murray

Stephen was born in England, a far cry from the Nevada desert he now calls home. At age seven, his family relocated to the southern part of Africa, where he was raised in various countries and attended boarding school. The opportunity to experience other cultures as a child inspired a love of travel in him that eventually led to his love of the written word.

Breast cancer can be devastating. It can be difficult for children to understand. Meet our newest book club member Children's Author Tymicka Chambliss. She wrote wonderful children's took titled Pink Hope and the Hope Leaders. Tymika shares her journey of a her breast cancer diagnosis and and struggled to explain to her children that she had breast cancer. This is wonderful book with a powerful message. 

To learn more about breast cancer, find resources and purchase the book please visit Tymika's website www.hoperulestheworld.com 

Thank you for listening and being apart of the book club. This is the last episode of Season 1. The book club will be taking a break and return in October! Thank you!

Today I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Author David Anderson. David's book titled DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL is the story of coping with clinical depression. As David put it "I had been living with a depressed brain my whole life and didn’t know it."  David hopes that him sharing his story will help others. You can learn more about David and purchase his book at https://davidandersontheauthor.com/books/. I'm happy that David has decided to share his story with and be the newest member to the ever growing book club.

With authors as good as this, why aren't you listening? 

David Anderson is a freelance writer and a Bible Geek. His two favorite subjects for writing are Biblical Commentary and Biblical Fiction. He even got a Masters of Theological Studies and a Masters of Theology degree just so he would have the opportunity to read and translate from the Hebrew and Greek texts. Doing this took his imagination places it never would have gone otherwise, which for writing is very important.

He is a member of the Foothills Writers Guild. He is the winner of the Juanita Garrison Prize for Unpublished Fiction. He would like to see Biblical Fiction recognized as a separate category from Christian Fiction. Christian Fiction should be seen as a subgenre of Biblical Fiction. Examples of Biblical Fiction that are not Christian Fiction would include Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent and Ron Hansen’s Atticus. Anderson might read and write Christian Fiction, but focuses more on Biblical Fiction.

Just like athletes need coaches, so do writers. Have you ever thought about using a writing coach? Have questions? Well look no more. Today I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Writing Coach & Author Alicia Raisley. She is newest book club member.

Alicia can help you with plot and character development, plot holes and help you become a better writer. As a fellow author, Alicia understands the writing process and is here to help. If you think a writing coach is what you need then Alicia may be your answer! 

You can visit Alicia at http://www.aliciarasley.com/

Coaching and Mentoring by Alicia 

Everyone has a story within…

For fifteen years now, with her teaching, writing books, and editing, Alicia Rasley has been helping writers get that story within out. Now she’s offering personal coaching and consultation to writers in a cost-effective but deeply empathetic system.

To book a coaching opportunity, or get more information, email plotblueprint@gmail.com

If you are looking for a great book, VK Tritschler just may be the author your are searching for. VK has authored some wonderful book, the latest titled A Town Called Nowhere. But you can also check out her other books on her website https://www.vktritschler.com/

VK shares her journey to becoming an author and really enjoys connecting with her readers. I truly enjoyed speaking with her. We love having her as a member to our ever growing book club. 

With authors as good as this, why aren't you listening?

Story of VK Tritschler - Romance Author

VK Tritschler is a full-time busy body and part-time imagination conjurer. She lives on the amazing Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, having moved there from her hometown of Christchurch, New Zealand. Her family consists of a very patient husband, two rampant boys, and too many pets to mention.
She has a wonderful set of amazing writers who support her in the form of Eyre Writers, and in return, she offers crowd control services for the Youth section who are the future best-selling Australian authors.
Her first book “The Secret Life of Sarah Meads” was released in 2018 and since then she has participated in the NYC Writing Challenge, the Clunes Booktown, and helped organise and run the Eyre Writers Festival.
Her paranormal romance is "Magic & Mischief" with her story "Vital Impetus" which came out in July 2020. An anthology of magical stories from around the globe.
Her next novel "The Risky Business of Romance" was released in October 2020 - a romantic suspense set in rural South Australia. Her next novel - Trade Secrets is a rom-com based in Adelaide came out in December 2020.  "A Town Called Nowhere" a paranormal romance about were-panthers set in rural Australia, was released in April 2021.

VK Tritschler will be attending the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) Conference on the Gold Coast in August 2021 where you will be able to meet her personally and get your books signed!