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In this episode 89, we visit with Stacey Simms, author of “The World’s Worst Diabetes Mom: Real-Life Stories of Raising a Child with Type 1 Diabetes.”
Stacey’s son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) just before he turned two-years-old in 2006. Since the beginning, her diabetes philosophy has been: “not perfect, but safe and happy.”
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In this episode 87, we meet Anissa Gray, author of “The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls.”
“The New York Times Book Review” calls it “a fast-paced, intriguing story” and “O, The Oprah Magazine” says: “The inequities of the justice system, the fortitude of women of color, and the bittersweet struggle to connect are rendered ravishingly in this bighearted novel.”
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In this episode 85, we visit with Jim Mitchem and Laurie Smithwick, the creators of the book, “Gone Dogs: Tales of Dogs We’ve Loved.”
“Gone Dogs” isn’t one story, by one author, about one dog. It’s a collection of 50 stories by 50 authors from around the world sharing stories about the dogs of their lifetimes. The project was born from a blog post Jim Mitchem wrote about his dog passing. It was a simple tribute that generated a strong response and made him realize that all dog owners have something important in common — eventually, we must all say goodbye.
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In this episode 83, we meet Donna Everhart, USA Today bestselling author, whose fourth and most recent novel is “The Moonshiner’s Daughter.”
The starred review in Publisher’s Weekly says that “Everhart’s story of self-discovery, rife with colorful characters and a satisfying twist, will thrill readers.”
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In this episode 81, we visit with Bethany Johnson, co-author of “You’re Doing it Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise.”
The book “You’re Doing it Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise” investigates the storied history of mothering advice in the media, from the newspapers, magazines, doctors’ records and personal papers of the nineteenth-century to today’s websites, Facebook groups, and Instagram feeds.
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In this episode 79, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we visit with Sophia Henry, author of the romantic suspense duet, “Saints” and “Sinners,” because Sophia was taken with what Oscar Wilde said: “Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” Sophia is also the author of the “Material Girls” romance series and a number of sports romance books.
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In this episode 77, as part of our lead-up to Valentine’s Day, we meet Terra Kelly, author of the “Man Card Series,” and other romantic comedy and romantic suspense books.
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In this episode 75, we visit with Sandy Hill, author of five novels, four historical fiction books and one mystery.
Sandy worked for many years as an editor for The Charlotte Observer and is a lifelong reader, who wrote her first short story at age 10. Growing up poor in Pennsylvania in a small, rural town informed her work, particularly her novel “The Blue Car,” a coming of age story set in the North Carolina foothills that deals with difficult choices and the courage to stand up for what is right.
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In this episode 73, we meet Jenifer Ruff, author of the mystery thriller “Pretty Little Girls” and eight other novels.
Jenifer is an Amazon and USA Today Bestselling author who has three book series in process—the Brooke Walton series, the Agent Victoria Heslin series, and the Quinn Traynor/Madeline Hamilton series.
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In this episode 71, we meet Dennis Carrigan, author of the novel, “Unusual Suspects,” which involves a bunch of oddball, quirky, funny, loveable characters thrown into a chaotic mix when a dead body is found on the front porch of a small North Carolina town.
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In this episode 69, we visit with Fabi Preslar author of “Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small Business.”
Fabi knows what it’s like to fail in business. Her father failed when she was young and her family lost everything. It happened in her family’s previous generation, too, and yet, she always wanted to be a business owner and it shows in the awards she has received along the roller coaster ride she calls owning a small business.