February 2024 Lineup

February 2024 Lineup

Episode 377 – February 6

In this episode, we feature two Charlotte area memoirists, Gilda Morina Syverson and Bruce McIntyre, whose memoirs have garnered wide praise from the writing community. We focus on Gilda’s recent book, “A Healing Journey, From 9/11 Beyond the Pandemic,” and Bruce’s book, “There Are No Answers Here, Only Questions.” In addition to diving into their themes of healing while navigating life’s questions, we tap into their expertise about memoir writing. 

Episode 378 – February 13

In this episode, we feature Hugh Willard, a psychotherapist, singer-songwriter, and author with a career spanning more than thirty years, and his book “Finding Beauty in the Gray: Stories and Verse From the Third Age,” which Kirkus Reviews calls “a thoughtful, upbeat, and accessible…primer on understanding and enjoying middle age.” The book is filled with stories, essays, and poems that address the common themes of identity, meaning, relationships, and exploring creativity.

Episode 379 – February 20

In this episode, we feature Adam in the Garden, the second collection from acclaimed local poet AE Hines. These poems touch on everything from current events and climate change to sexuality and relationships to the beauty of small moments in one’s own home or backyard. Pulitzer finalist Dorianne Laux calls Hines “a poet willing to risk sentimentality without collapsing into sentiment. A seeker willing to risk blasphemy in his personal search for truth.”

Episode 380 – February 27

In this episode, we feature Philadelphia author Sarahlyn Bruck, and her latest novel, Light of the Fire, which is both a mystery and an exploration of the landscape of friendship between two people over time. A. J. Banner, #1 Kindle, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author, calls Light of Fire “[a] deftly crafted, moving novel of friendship and family, the weight of long-kept secrets, and the healing power of owning up to our mistakes. Absorbing, heartrending, and ultimately hopeful, Light of the Fire is unputdownable.”