Our Authors
A. Lou Alphin
Anita Alphin, a retired special education teacher, has been writing women's fiction as a hobby the last forty years. As a granny, the author wrote The Answer for her two grown sons, daughter-in-law, and three grandsons to tell of her life experiences on her journey to know Jesus.All books by this authorA. M. Murray
Alison Murray is an Australian working in Tokyo, Japan. She became addicted to reading thrillers and mysteries at a young age and has devoured Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels and all the books in the ongoing series authorized by Ian Fleming Publications. Her list of favorite paperbacks and Kindle downloads has exploded to include most of the thriller and mystery genre authors to the present time. Lack of time subdued the desire to write her own thriller, but she decided to take charge of her aspirations and make it happen, a major life transition. With undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in science, education, and the Japanese language, she’s a former university lecturer and former freelance journalist in Japan for The Economist, New Scientist, other journals and magazines, and an online news service. Currently, her day job is working as the Executive Director of a large European advocacy organization in Japan for which she has written professionally for 18 years, producing everything from press releases to newspaper articles, reports, web copy and collateral. She spends her nights and weekends writing fiction. Alison Murray speaks, reads and writes Japanese, and her work, based in Tokyo, takes her frequently to Europe, giving her intimate familiarity with Japan and other locations in Clear Skies.All books by this authorAaron Michael Grant
Staff Sergeant Aaron Grant retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2008. He was commander of a local VFW and is commandant of a growing Marine Corps League detachment in his hometown in upstate New York. He is the author of Shaping the Colonies: Essays on Early American History and The Non-Commissioned Officer's War: Combined Action Doctrine that could have Saved Vietnam. He received his bachelor's degree in American history at Empire State and holds a master's degree in military history at Norwich University. He currently teaches American history using intellectual, economic, and military perspectives at John 15 Leah Homeschooling Group in Middlesex, NY. Mr. Grant resides in quiet upstate New York with his wife and children.All books by this authorAdam J. Thompson
Adam J. Thompson, a US Air Force veteran, is driven by his enthusiasm for personal development. With roots in northern Maine, he spent two decades in the Air Force as a C-130 flight engineer and first sergeant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in strategic studies from Norwich University and a master’s in project management from Southern New Hampshire University. Today, Adam resides in northwest Florida with his wife and children, serving his community while also sharing his insights on enhancing human happiness through his writing.Aditya Shekhar
All books by this authorAileen S. Allsun
Aileen S. Allsun wrote Into the Temporal Mind while commuting from Northern Virginia. The two-hour commute gave her much time to think, so she wrote this story to give hope to those searching for contentment, and who live with day-to-day life challenges. She has worked in the engineering field for thirty-two years, volunteers for a mental health agency, and spends time cooking healthy recipes, as well as homemade fudge and ice cream. She stays active with the use of many popular workout programs, and enjoys camping with her husband in their teardrop RV. Aileen takes in nature by hiking, biking and kayaking, and lives with her husband of 12 years in Central Virginia.Al Midgett
Al Midgett, a lifelong Virginia Beach local, stumbled on his true calling back in 1993 when his life took a scary turn with the birth of his dramatically premature son, Matthew. Al and his wife Marge, awed by the power of community love and support, decided to “give as good as they got,” and ever since Al has made philanthropy both his life… and his living. As the founder of The Noblemen, he recounts the stories, adventures, successes, setbacks and exciting plans for the organization’s future. Al lives on Sherwood Farms in Back Bay with his wife Marge – and countless critters! Normal to Noble is his first book.All books by this authorAl Polson
Al Polson spent twenty-five years in Corporate America with a career growth to being a top executive with multiple Fortune 500 companies. He was responsible for large staffs of people and budgets. After that time, he started his own executive recruiting firm specializing in all salary hiring for the manufacturing industry all over the US and abroad. His company grew to one of the most successful in the industry. He and his company interviewed and worked with thousands of companies and interviewed thousands of job seekers. He has written and presented numerous training sessions on recruiting and hiring. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia for many years. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the University of Richmond.Al Sikes
Al Sikes draws insights from wide-ranging experiences that began in the Midwest and moved east to the power cities of Washington and New York. Sikes’ leadership helped shape the arc of twenty-first-century communication technologies from positions as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and then President of Hearst New Media. Sikes’ bold leadership at the FCC, eliminating barriers that blocked new technologies, helped lead to digital TV, radio and mobile phone services. He also began actions against Howard Stern that resulted in Stern wishing Sikes dead on his daily radio show. Sikes’ technology insights and his collaborations with technology pioneers were captured in his first book, Fast Forward. Beyond his work in business and government, Sikes draws on experiences chairing The Trinity Forum Board, tending a small apiary with his wife, Marty, and leading a growing jazz festival in his hometown of Easton, Maryland. While living and working in New York City, Sikes founded Read Alliance, which trains teenagers to tutor children with reading deficiencies. In 2004, the Manhattan Institute chose Sikes as one of eight winners of the Social Entrepreneurship Award. This award recognizes enterprising individuals who are helping Americans realize their full potential as citizens and members of society.Alan E. Sparks
Alan E. Sparks is the award-winning author of Dreaming of Wolves, and has written articles about wolves for International Wolf Magazine and other publications. He has bachelor and master’s degrees in physics and engineering from the University of Maine and Stanford University, and has completed post-secondary courses in writing, philosophy, sociology, psychology, painting, acting, exercise physiology, and filmmaking. He worked for over twenty years developing advanced technologies for one of the leading research and development organizations in the world (Bell Telephone Laboratories), and has recently worked overseas as an English teacher and commercial actor. An avid walker, hiker, backcountry skier and animal tracker, Alan has lived, worked, and trekked extensively in the wilds of Central and Eastern Europe. He is a voracious reader and enjoys studying the natural and cultural histories of the places he visits. To supplement his indoor studies, he has completed courses in mountaineering with the Colorado Mountain Club, mountain ski touring/expedition leadership with the National Outdoor Leadership School, and winter ecology/animal tracking with renowned animal tracker Dr. James Halfpenny of A Naturalist’s World. He currently resides alternately in Boulder, Colorado; Portland, Maine; and Krakow, Poland.Alan Wright
Alan is an award-winning college instructor with graduate degrees in psychology and education. As an undergrad, he studied fiction writing. He has an interest in the mental prisons people create within themselves.Alexander Clark
Alexander Clark is a captain in the United States Army and previously worked as a volunteer EMT. Alex attended Norwich University as a member of the Corps of Cadets and helped establish an annual charity ruck march that contributes to the Andrew McKenna Scholarship Fund in honor of fallen Green Beret alumni. He graduated Norwich as a distinguished military graduate with a BA in international studies, then commissioned into the United States Army infantry as a second lieutenant. Alex completed Ranger and Airborne School and deployed to the Horn of Africa in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as a rifle platoon leader. He then served as a mortar platoon leader. Alex speaks French, Spanish, and Modern Standard Arabic and is currently stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.In his free time, Alex and his family own and operate a real-estate investing business founded in 2016.All books by this authorAlexandra Georgas
Alexandra Georgas is an author, international speaker, and performing songwriter who has a heart for people with mental illnesses and their loved ones. A graduate of Second City in Chicago, Alexandra peppers her work with humor. Her CD The Real Deal contains original songs that tell stories of her life. Alexandra is a supporter of and speaker for the National Alliance on Mental Illness and a member of the Associate Board of Thresholds, an organization that provides stellar mental health services and housing in the Chicago area. She has a master’s degree from DePaul University and has spoken at technical conferences throughout the United States, Europe and South America.Alfredo Botello
Alfredo Botello is a screenwriter who has worked on projects ranging from the indie Sundance Global short La Revolución De Iguodala to the studio tentpole Fast and Furious 9. He is a Fulbright Fellow in architecture and a Nicholl Fellow in screenwriting. In addition to screenplays, he has written for The San Francisco Examiner Magazine, Metropolis, Diablo, Surface, The Utne Reader, Style, The East Bay Express, and The Monthly. Botello also co-owns two dive bars in downtown Oakland, Radio Bar and the Ruby Room, and at home dotes on his two corgis, George and Dotty.Alisse Lee Goldenberg
Alisse Lee Goldenberg is an award-winning author of children's literature, horror, and young adult paranormal romance and fantasy fiction. She is currently working on four series: The Sitnalta Series, The Children of Colonodona, The Dybbuk Scrolls, and The Bath Salts Journals (co-authored with An Tran). She has her bachelor of education, a fine arts degree, and has studied fantasy and folklore since she was a child. Alisse is also a screenwriter and playwright, creating the world of Jay & Shilo. She is currently living in Toronto with her husband, Brian, and their triplets, Joseph, Phillip, and Hailey.All books by this authorAlysa Zalma
Dr. Zalma is a board-certified psychiatrist who received her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her medical internship at Harvard Medical School and her residency in psychiatry at Oregon Health and Sciences University. Her areas of specialty include the psychoanalytic perspective on adoption, eating disorders, body image, trauma, depressive and anxiety spectrum disorders, and holistic approaches to mind-body and energy medicine. She is the director of the Surya Chandra Center, an Oregon-based day retreat center that promotes healing, health, and wellness through yoga, meditation, and energy medicine ceremony. She has been in private practice for over 20 years.Alyssa DeRose
Alyssa DeRose-who is on a first-name basis with Jesus, the local garbage man, and her Lululemon sales representative-is mom to two young boys, Micah and Levi. She has spent the early years of her stay-at-home motherhood questioning her decision to give up her career, making more mistakes than most, and somehow-with the help of her husband and a skilled professional therapist-managing to find freedom in her new identity as a mother.Amelia Duran-Stanton
Dr. Amelia Duran-Stanton was born in the Philippines. She is a colonel in the US Army and has served for over thirty-two years, which includes eight years enlisted, with deployments to Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and twenty-four years as a PA (physician assistant /associate). She holds a PhD in postsecondary and adult education and a doctor of science in PA studies in orthopaedics. She is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with multiple awards and decorations. She has mentored, coached, sponsored, and taught several women over the years. She has published over 100 articles and presentations, with topics ranging from medicine, mentorship, and management.Amy Rothenberg
Dr. Amy Rothenberg is a naturopathic doctor in practice since 1986. She authored The A Cappella Singer Who Lost Her Voice and Other Stories from Natural Medicine. Dr. Rothenberg was the longtime medical editor for the Institute of Natural Medicine. Her blog, FieldNotes from Natural Medicine, chronicles her work related to natural and integrative medicine. She was an early blogger for the Huffington Post. Her writing appears on Medium, Thrive Global, and Elephant Journal. She is often interviewed by members of the media for her perspective and thoughts on natural medicine. She holds a BA in biology from Antioch College and an ND degree from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She is the National Association of Naturopathic Physicians 2017 Physician of the Year. When not busy in the world of natural medicine, she enjoys the good life in Western, Massachusetts, with her husband and three adult children.All books by this authorAndrea Revell
Dr. Andrea Revell is a thought leader, scholar, and author. She holds a PhD in environmental ethics and has lived and traveled all over the world researching and teaching sustainability and spirituality and encouraging systemic solutions to our planetary health problems. Using integrative medicine to resolve her own long-term autoimmune condition, Andrea trained in various alternative healing modalities and is now a certified meditation, breathwork, and spiritual life coach. She grew up in South Africa and New Zealand and currently lives in the United Kingdom with her husband and two children.Andrew Bryan
Andrew Bryan was born and raised in Holywood just outside the city of Belfast, Ireland. After a passionate religious youth and studying divinity at Edinburgh University, Andrew’s curious nature drew him towards acting. Working the London audition rooms and film and TV sets for fifteen years gave Andrew the opportunity to star in hit shows such as Game of Thrones. Andrew then took creative control and began writing his own characters into TV scripts, but after two years, he decided that the best way to tell his story was through a fantasy novel series. Andrew lives in the Netherlands.Andrew D. Welch
Andrew Welch is a Swedish-American writer, international speaker, and expert in the field of Microsoft business applications technology. Born in Arlington, Virginia, he spent ten years growing up in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, before graduating from the College of William and Mary. In the years since he has provided software expertise to Fortune 500 organizations, served in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and worked and written in the wine industry. A self-described "Bosnywashingtonian," he considers his family home in Provincetown, Massachusetts, to be his hometown, and spends considerable time each year in London, Stockholm, and Madrid.All books by this authorAndrew King
After graduating from college, Andrew served in the Army and was stationed overseas as a field medic. Honorably discharged in 1963 with the rank of corporal, he received his PhD from Minnesota in 1968 and subsequently worked at Buffalo, University of Arizona, and LSU. Recently retired from LSU as chair of the Communication Department and holder of the Hopkins Chair of Communication and Rhetoric, Andrew King has written numerous articles and books on the area of communication and power, including Communication and Power (1987) and Postmodern Communication (1991). He also served as editor of the Southern Communication Journal, the QJS, and the KB Journal, and as vice president and president of the Kenneth Burke Society. In 2018 he published a novel, The World in Yellow Leaf. He is married and has three children and four grandchildren living in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Maryland.All books by this authorAndy Chaleff
Andy Chaleff (1970-Present) is an American author born in Burbank, California. In 1990, Chaleff left the U.S. to escape the pain of his mother's death, who was killed by a drunk driver when he was 18-years-old. In 2018 Chaleff came out with his first book, "The Last Letter," which won several awards and was noted by Kirkus Reviews: "It's rare that a book succeeds at relating such an intimate, personal story while also clearly discussing psychological topics, such as projection, self-destruction, addiction, self-acceptance, and vulnerability." In his book, he chronicles his journey of healing after his mother's death and invites readers to write a "last letter" to someone special in their lives. The book gets its name from a letter that Chaleff wrote his mother that she received hours before her death. The book and his subsequent 3-month tour of the U.S. was covered widely in the news and media. In 2020, Chaleff released "The Wounded Healer," which is the story of his 3-month journey through the U.S. with a specific focus on uncovering radical self love. In this book he asks people to name the thing that is hardest to say and follow it with the stem "...and it's fu*king great!" He pays special attention to archetypes that are easy to relate with, from the perfectionist to the victimised. Chaleff is currently the Director of the Amsterdam's Welvaren training center and mentor and advisor to several non-profits, paying special attention to education and parenting. To learn more, visit www.andychaleff.com.All books by this authorAngela Correll
Angela Correll lives on a farm in Central Kentucky with her husband, Jess. Her novels are Amazon bestsellers and have been adapted to the stage for sold-out audiences at the Pioneer Playhouse, Kentucky's oldest outdoor theater. She loves canning vegetables from her garden, exploring the Tuscan countryside, and spending time with her family.Angie Klink
Angie Klink writes compelling stories of Americana and the hero’s journey. An author of twelve creative nonfiction books set in the heartland, Klink is a historian, biographer, essayist, scriptwriter, and copywriter with sixty-one American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards. She has written for Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History magazine, MS. Magazine, and the American Writers Museum. She was the scriptwriter for two documentaries narrated by actor Peter Coyote: the public education film Rise Above the Mark and Eternal Flame about Tom Kelly, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2024, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution honored Klink for her distinguished contribution to historic preservation, particularly the publishing of books. A six-time attendee of the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop at the University of Dayton, Klink received an Honorable Mention in the Bombeck Writing Competition. She holds a BA in communication from Purdue University.Ann E. Lowry
Ann Lowry, PhD, has spent her career dedicated to helping others navigate communication and resolve conflicts. She is fascinated with relationships, discord, and the intricacies of the human condition. Alongside her passion for fiction, she has contributed to academic journals, ghostwritten two nonfiction books, penned thought-provoking opinion pieces, crafted engaging content for online platforms, and analyzed and written on the federal management of disasters. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.Annaliese Bischoff
Annaliese Bischoff is a Western Massachusetts artist and landscape architect. For the past decade, she has been collecting drawings and etchings of trees by Frank A. Waugh, founder of the Landscape Gardening Program at what is today the University of Massachusetts Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning. Annaliese received a bachelor’s degree in art from Brown University and a master’s in landscape architecture from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. She began her academic career at Kansas State University, where Waugh had studied a century earlier. She taught for forty years at the University of Massachusetts department that Waugh founded. Annaliese has received numerous awards and honors for her design work and has edited hundreds of articles in her field. She paints and makes prints, exhibiting her work in Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York.Anne Brooker James
Anne Brooker James was born in Tampa, Florida, to pioneer families. She began writing when she was six and never stopped. She raised two daughters, worked as a journalist and food columnist, and opened the highly successful Anna's Deli on Siesta Key Beach, Florida. She and her husband, Robert Camp Ray, lived for a few years on Spring Island, near Beaufort, South Carolina, where the incredible beauty of the Lowcountry, the Gullah Geechee, and their culture spoke to her heart. After her husband's death, she began writing The Marsh Bird. She has enjoyed an interesting life and still thrives in nature. The Marsh Bird is her first novel.All books by this authorAnne Matlack Evans
Anne Matlack Evans has published fiction in The Bennington Review, Eclipse, and Memoir and nonfiction in The Ruminator Review and the San Francisco Chronicle. She received an MA in comparative literature from the University of California, Berkeley, an MFA in fiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars, and a fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center. A professor of English and creative writing at Napa Valley College, she also directed the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. She lives in Napa, California, where she teaches comparative literature and writing and enjoys playing the piano and walking her unruly Portuguese water dog.Anthony Horton
Anthony Horton is an accomplished executive and writer and a seasoned wilderness trekker who has canoed, kayaked, and backpacked across four continents. His off-the-grid explorations ignited a passion to immortalize in writing the natural wonders he encountered.In the business world, Horton ultimately ascended to the role of CEO. Amid the demands of corporate life, the call of the written word remained steadfast, and over the years, he has penned many evocative short stories and tales. He is coauthor of "R U Ready for Y?" a business book that rethinks common strategies to leading a multigenerational workforce.Anthony J. Mohr
ANTHONY J. MOHR served for twenty-six years as a judge on the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. He also sat as a judge pro tem on the California Court of Appeal. In January 2021, he became a fellow at the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University and is now a senior editor of the Harvard ALI Social Impact Review. His stories and essays have received five Pushcart Prize nominations. He has worked on the staffs of Evening Street Review, Fifth Wednesday Journal, Hippocampus Magazine, and Under the Sun.All books by this authorAntonio D'Ambrosio
Antonio D’Ambrosio was the sort of kid who would fill a bag with library books week after week. At nineteen years old, he grew starved of entertainment during Army basic training and began writing the kind of books he was missing. His platoon-mates did all they could to help him squeeze out another chapter for them to read before lights-out. Seeing his friends’ faces light up while reading his work inspired him to entertain readers from then on. After seven years of planning and perfecting the Elderana Saga, Antonio D’Ambrosio is ready to share his stories, featuring an array of perspectives from diverse characters facing off against dark gods, betrayal, and the pitfalls of human nature.All books by this authorAphrodite Anagnost
Aphrodite Anagnost also writes as Frances Williams; her first novel is Memoir of a Death Angel. She’s been an actor and a horse trainer, and is now a country doctor and medical examiner in Virginia. She’s also an editor at Xenophon Press and a Rhode Island native. Her parents hosted Las Vegas acts there in their barn-turned-restaurant, the Country Inn. Passover is set in her 1923 home in Franktown sharing the neighborhood with a house so haunted that paranormal investigators decline to show up without a priest.April V. Martin
Dr. April V. Martin was published in Who's Who Among American High School Students for maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout high school. At the University of Maryland College Park, she was on the National Dean's List all four years and obtained a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and criminology, a master's degree and a doctorate degree in psychology. Dr. Martin has been employed with the Department of the Treasury for twenty years and is also in the real estate field. She has participated in several speaking panels on topics ranging from the mass shootings in Florida to self-care and has been featured on Fox 5 DC News, Fox 45 News Baltimore, and The Community Focus Show, hosted by 95.5's Guy Lambert. She has been interviewed by her college alumni organization on stress in the workplace as well as by the University of Maryland Black Alumni association for a "Terp Spotlight" on her life since graduation. Dr. Martin founded Achieving Mental Victory, Inc., a nonprofit mental health practice helping to combat the stigma against mental illness. She is married to her college sweetheart and they have three beautiful daughters.Arnold B. Meshkov
Arnold B. Meshkov, MD, has been obsessed with the human heart his entire life, always wanting to save lives. A proud graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, he trained at Temple University and Yale University to become a cardiologist and taught several generations of medical students first the science and then the art of medicine. After forty years as a cardiologist, he wants to share the history of his profession with others in order to empower them. He has written scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and lectured extensively, but this is his first book.All books by this authorArthur J. Levy
Arthur J. Levy is a musician, physicist and writer. He has appeared in Carnegie Hall and played with the NYC All City Orchestra and other settings in New York. His writing includes: the book Trouble in Flatbush, A Year in the Life of a Boy in Brooklyn, two plays and many short stories published in a local magazine. His heritage is Russian and has a kinship to Russian history and music.Ashley Elliott
Ashley Elliott was born and raised in the town of Conway, Arkansas, and was on track to live what was by all indications a traditional life. Then she became a crime victim when her father was murdered and, a month later, her mother raped and kidnapped, entangling her life for more than a decade with the criminal justice system. She has appeared on Primetime and the Oxygen Channel, recounting the events that transformed her life. She is a survivor. This is Ashley's first foray into the writing world. She is an avid hiker, athlete, and bodybuilder, living in Utah with her husband and children.B. Lynn Goodwin
B. Lynn Goodwin owns WriterAdvice.com. She's written You Want Me to Do WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers, and Talent. Talent was short-listed for a Literary Lightbox Award and won a bronze medal in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and was a finalist for a Sarton Women's Book Award. She has been married for five years to her Craigslist sweetheart.All books by this authorBailey Herrington
Bailey Herrington hails from western Pennsylvania. After completing studies at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Herrington served congregations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia for twenty-four years. In addition to writing weekly sermons, Bailey created his "altar" ego, Pious Pete the Protestant Pope, for congregational newsletters. He has previously published three murder mysteries: What the Barber Knew, Dead to Rights, and Pack of Scoundrels. Bailey lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, with his wife, Karen. He loves baseball, cooking, playing golf, reading, and visiting museums, national parks, and archeological sites.All books by this authorBarbara K. McNally
Barbara McNally is the author of Unbridled: A Memoir, a member of San Diego Writers Ink, and an active blog contributor to the Huffington Post. A licensed physical therapist, she has helped people from all walks of life, including veterans, recover and regain their strength. This work also connected her with the spouses of wounded warriors and hearing their stories inspired her to launch the Barbara McNally Foundation, which is dedicated to offering workshops, seminars and scholarships that enhance the lives of women. The foundation also cosponsors Support, Purpose and Appreciation (SPA) Days for the spouses of wounded warriors, offering caregivers a much-needed day of relaxation and self-care.Barbara Linsley
Barbara Linsley is an author who taught elementary school for thirty-three years in rural Upstate New York, traveling both in the United States and abroad any time there were vacation days. Summers were spent with her relatives in Traverse City, Michigan, or traveling the country, exploring its beauty and history. Being a teacher, her first two books were historical fiction. Dreams on the Oregon Trail is the winner of the WILLA Literary Award.All books by this authorBarbara McLennan
Barbara McLennan has published five books and numerous magazine and journal articles on various political, economic and historical subjects. For two years, she contributed columns and articles on local customs and local history to NorthernNeck.com, a local online newspaper serving the Rappahannock region of Virginia. Currently she serves as docent at Jamestown Settlement, the living history museum that commemorates the founding of the first permanent English settlement in North America. There she provides lectures and information to visitors. Holding both Ph. D. and J.D. degrees, Barbara McLennan is a former professor, association executive and high-level official in the United States Departments of Commerce and Treasury.All books by this authorBarry Hornig
Barry Hornig attended Boston University and graduated from Emerson College with a B.A. in 1963, after which he took part in Tim Leary’s LSD experiments at Harvard. A native of New York City, he has been able to combine his love of travel with his knowledge of Central Asian textiles and kilims, and he has traveled extensively through Afghanistan, pre-Taliban Pakistan, Spain, Morocco and South America. He was a real estate broker in New York City, then started a rug factory in the ancient city of Balkh, Afghanistan in the 1970s. An international collector of textiles and an authority on weavings and carpets from Central Asia and Europe, Barry currently divides his time between Santa Monica, California and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He has worked with top interior designers and has considerable clientele in the entertainment sector. A professional sports fisherman who is very concerned about our oceans, Barry is also obsessed with the paranormal―especially clairvoyance, mysticism, Sedona and UFOs. He has talked with space people, had visions in Masar-i-Sharif, been blessed by Muktananda and hugged by Ammachi.All books by this authorBarry Jagoda
Barry Jagoda was television advisor to Governor Jimmy Carter and White House special assistant to the president. He was also an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer at NBC News and CBS News, including working with Walter Cronkite as producer for the Apollo 11 moon landing and for Watergate coverage. Jagoda is an authority on the transition from traditional media to the digital world that now challenges candidates, elected officials and international thought leaders. Barry Jagoda earned a BA in American studies at the University of Texas, Austin, and an MS from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. With Texas roots, and after many years in New York and Washington DC, Jagoda now lives in San Diego and continues to be a campaign media advisor and media publicist for high technology companies. He is also a contributing writer for TimesofSanDiego.com.All books by this authorBarry L. Stoddard
Barry Stoddard was born in Montana and has lived in the Pacific Northwest for most of his life. He graduated from Whitman College and earned his doctorate from MIT. After further training at the University of California in Berkeley, he joined the faculty at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington, where he has run a research laboratory ever since. He has authored hundreds of research studies and serves as the senior editor of a scientific journal. Among the many adventures, working with Payload Systems and the Soviet and Russian space program remains at the very top of the list.Barry lives in Bellevue, Washington, with his wife, Amy, not far from his sons and their families.All books by this authorBecky Frederick
Becky Frederick is a military veteran who served in locations around the globe as an aerospace medical technician and paramedic. Her time in service has afforded her several extraordinary opportunities, such as being a part of a medical team during a NASA launch and even being awarded Paramedic of the Year by the governor of Guam in 2016. Currently, Becky lives in San Antonio, a.k.a. Military City, USA, with her family. She is working on her PhD in health sciences and spends her spare time writing books to share her military and veteran experiences with families who are experiencing some of the changes and difficulties that her family has overcome together.All books by this authorBen LeBoutillier
Ben “LeBoot” LeBoutillier’s writings confront ambitious topics and challenge his audiences to grow at every encounter. His background in physics, medicine, education, and information have placed him in a unique intersection of some of the modern world’s biggest institutions, and positioned him to explore the requirements for meaningful change. In his current profession, Ben combines several data and programming disciplines to safely manage healthcare information for caretakers and researchers. He additionally hosts Stories of Symmetry to explore the meta themes and deeper meanings behind Christian faith.Ben W. McClelland
Since 2011 Ben McClelland has been associated with Wildrose Kennels as an apprentice trainer and writer of the Wildrose blog. He has also worked extensively with adults and children who have received Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs) from Wildrose. He is a Professor and Schillig Chair of English at the University of Mississippi, where he has taught courses in literature and writing for twenty-six years. He holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from Indiana University, where he wrote a dissertation on William Faulkner’s fiction. He also completed postdoctoral study at the University of Pittsburgh in composition and at Carnegie Mellon University in rhetoric. He developed professional credentials in nonfiction and life narrative writing by conducting research into the history, theory and current place of nonfiction prose in English studies. In addition to articles and editions, he has written two professional books and a nonfiction memoir, Soldier’s Son, which was published by the University Press of Mississippi in March 2004, as a Willie Morris Book in Memoir and Biography. Since 2004 he has offered undergraduate and graduate courses in nonfiction writing. His favorite pastime is hunting with his Wildrose Labs, Eider and Mac.All books by this authorBenita Adams
TV- and radio-show personality Benita Adams has worked in media and communications for nearly thirty years and hosts the TV program The Second Act with Benita Adams, which gives women forty and older the tools to reinvent and transform themselves “to make the rest of your life the best of your life.” Adams has also taught at universities and colleges as a professor of broadcast, communications and English, and worked as a fashion model, professional voiceover artist, and talent for radio and TV commercials. She is a winner of the SunTrust Bank and Still Hope Foundation Entrepreneurial Excellence Award and The Southeastern Virginia Arts Award for Women in the Arts. Adams, a military mom who dotes on her adult children, has lived in Hampton Roads, Virginia, for more than two decades.Benjamin Black
Benjamin Black loves to delve into the line between the physical and spiritual worlds. He read his first fantasy novel in eighth grade and has been addicted ever since. In 2010, after years as a failed clergyman, Benjamin's life radically changed when he encountered both faith and the supernatural, to which he has dedicated his life ever since. His encounters inspired The Exorcist Case Files. He currently lives with his wife in the eastern United States and is a sucker for a good story.All books by this authorBenjamin H. Berkley
From as far back as he can remember, Benjamin Berkley has been fascinated by the law. Growing up in Long Beach, New York, his daily schedule revolved around grainy black-and-white reruns of Perry Mason who, with the help of Della Street, solved the most complicated crimes imaginable. It was therefore no surprise to his family and friends that Berkley chose law as his career path, now practicing for over forty years. In Defense of Guilt is Benjamin Berkley's second novel. He is also the author of four self-help books and is a contributing writer for the Huffington Post. Berkley lives in Southern California with his wife, Phyllis, and their cat, Riley. He has two grown children and is always bragging about his five amazing grandchildren.Benjamin R. Warner
Ben Warner is an experienced military veteran with over twenty years of service in all facets of the US Army. 20 Year Letter: an Afghanistan Chronicle is his debut literary work, and its genesis was nearly two years in the making. The original intent of this collection of short stories was to leave a legacy for his growing family, but it soon morphed into something more. Ben is in the final assignment of his military career, serving as a command and General Staff College instructor, where he instructs, mentors, and develops the next generation of US Army field-grade officers.All books by this authorBeth Dotson Brown
Beth Dotson Brown is an award-winning writer and debut novelist. She is the author of Yes! I Am Catholic, Mothers, Daughters and the Spaces in Between, and contributor to A Cup of Comfort for Breast Cancer Survivors, Scenes from the Common Wealth, and The Bandana Book. Her short stories have been published in literary magazines and have aired on the BBC. Beth earned her journalism degree at Ball State University. She is a member of the Author’s Guild and the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and also works with nonprofit organizations and mentors writers. She lives in a small Kentucky town where she enjoys family, friends, and cooking from the goodness of the garden.Beth G. Valdez
Helene Zupanc and Beth Valdez met in graduate school at Northern Arizona University and became fast friends (both loving dogs, humor, counseling, and mantras!). They are both licensed professional counselors and have experience working in various mental health, educational, and therapeutic settings with diverse populations of clients. Beth earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Arizona State University and a master of education in counseling from Northern Arizona University. Beth enjoys traveling, eating, reading, laughing, and goofing around with her two kids, husband, and a semi-wild pack of dogs.Betsy Ashton
Betsy Ashton writes about her experiences mentoring women throughout her professional consulting career. She used this experience in crafting her story about Mad Max Davies. She writes feature articles for Laker Weekly, part of Roanoke Times. She is also active in many writers' groups and clubs and is the First Vice President of the Virginia Writer’s Club.Betty Fudge
Betty Fudge graduated from NC State University and has enjoyed a career in healthcare, sales, and consulting. Inspired by her childhood spent exploring the woods with a pack of neighborhood dogs by her side, she writes stories about adventure, friendships, and mysteries. Her debut middle-grade novel, Norm and Ginger Enter the Hidden, is the first book in the series and is based on stories she told her children when they were young. She loves a story that sparks imagination, has elements of danger, and involves animals. Her favorite place to find inspiration when writing is outdoors with a cup of hot Darjeeling tea and a pair of binoculars. She lives in Oxford, North Carolina, with her husband, Chip, and their English mastiff, Lilly. When their grown children, Kaitlyn and Jordan, come for visits their dog pack expands to include Harlow the standard poodle, Momo the mini-dachshund, and Vail the Saint Berdoodle. That's when things get really fun!All books by this authorBill Burkland
Long ago, Bill Burkland spent his misguided youth attending Mass at Our Lady of Fatima on Sunday mornings and catechism class on Monday afternoons. In both cases, he pretended to listen earnestly while his undisciplined mind wandered to thoughts of girls, football, horse racing, and vices that are too numerous to list here but have been fully disclosed in several epic-length confessional visits. Unfortunately, these and other bad habits have followed Bill into adulthood resulting in the writing of The Misconceived Conception of a Baby Named Jesus. Despite these shortcomings, Bill has somehow managed to stay married to his high-school sweetheart, Shawn, for over 40 years, and they have somehow managed to raise three wonderful kids, each with equally wonderful partners.Prior to writing the Misconceived Conception, Bill spent 18 years as a Senior Manager and Director at Amazon.com with assignments in the US, Luxembourg and the UK. He held leadership roles in Amazon's Retail, Kindle, B2B and Alexa organizations.All books by this authorBill Canady
William Canady graduated summa cum laude from Elmhurst University with a bachelor of science in business administration and received his MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He is a proud veteran of the United States Navy. Creator of the Profitable Growth Operating System®, Canady has over thirty years of experience as a global business executive in a variety of industries and markets focused on industrial and consumer products and services. As a leader, he aligns with key stakeholders to create a clear and compelling vision that rallies an organization to drive growth, control cost, and increase profitability. Canady currently serves as chief executive officer of two private equity–sponsored companies, OTC Industrial Technologies and Arrowhead Engineered Products.Bill Eshelman
Bill Eshelman, graduated from the US Naval Academy and served 35 years as a Marine, retiring as a Major General in 1994. His career covered many different command and staff positions, but it was during his time as a military advisor to a South Vietnamese infantry battalion in combat that he recorded his actions and thoughts on an almost daily basis in letters written to his wife. These letters plus notes from his combat journal form the basis of his book written 50 years after his 1967-68 experience.All books by this authorBill Evans
Bill Evans has been VP/GM for television stations in Santa Barbara and Palm Springs for over twenty years. He ran affiliate networks for ABC, CBS, and FOX. Currently residing in Atascadero, California, Evans is an avid golfer and active in community events and charities, including celebrity events from the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational to the Palm Springs Film Festival.Bill George
Bill George was born in Glens Falls, New York. He received his undergraduate degree from Ithaca College and holds master’s degrees from the Ohio State University and the State University of New York at Albany. George is a member of the Ithaca College and the Glens Falls High School Athletic Halls of Fame. Prior to entering the coaching field, George spent three years as a special education teacher in Upstate New York. George served as an assistant football coach to Jim Butterfield at Ithaca, as well as at Princeton (1984) and the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (1987–89), and as a graduate assistant at Ohio State (1985–86). George retired in 2020 following twenty-one seasons as the head football coach at the US Coast Guard Academy. George resides in Salem, Connecticut, with his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Lila.All books by this authorBill Green
Bill Green is an author, and the Founder and CEO of The Crestar Group of Companies. Crestar is comprised of private equity, specialty finance, and real estate businesses. Bill is also the CEO of LendingOne, which was founded in 2014. LendingOne provides real estate bridge and rental loans for non-owner occupied real estate investors properties. Prior to forming Crestar, Mr. Green was with Interline Brands, founding the company in 1977. For twenty-five years he led Interline as its CEO from a small retail outlet to one of the largest industrial distribution companies in the country. Today, Interline Brands is owned by The Home Depot. Bill is a member of Young Presidents Organization and has served on numerous non-profit boards over the years. Currently, he serves on The Foundation Board of Trustees for The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Bill Kavanagh
Bill Kavanagh is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Southern California. Prior to becoming a mental health professional, Bill spent his career writing scripts for major events, including several awards shows, Olympic Ceremonies, and the Walt Disney Company. He received his master's in clinical psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles after battling stage IV cancer. As a writer for Psychology Today, he addresses ideas that can transform trauma into happiness.All books by this authorBill Sheehan
A filmmaker since 1978 when he joined the crew of Michael Landon in Hollywood, Bill Sheehan has worked as a camera assistant, camera operator, and cinematographer on TV series, movies of the week, music videos, and feature films. He has also worked as a theatrical lighting designer, a pyrotechnic designer, and a production manager; and in local television, he has served as a commercial production manager, avid editor, and a promotions director. At the university level, he has served as a production manager, a filmmaker, and an audio/visual director for the Ohio State University, UCLA, Columbia University, and Harvard University. He wrote his first teleplay in 1981 for Father Murphy, a TV series, and published his first book in 2005, The Tale of Sonny Barlow. Currently he is writing young adult historical fiction and screenplays. Bill lives in New York City.All books by this authorBird Jones
BIRD JONES is an emerita of Elon University and an ethnographer by training. Her love of stories and story collecting has taken her from Appalachia to Central Asia. She has published widely in academic journals and presented at conferences. Her book And That's the Way of It: Life in a Maine Village became a popular read in Down East Magazine, was a best-book pick by independent bookstores along the coast, and was featured on Maine Public Radio. Together, Bird and Marshall wrote Hold Fast, a historical novel. Blue-Eyed Slave is their second collaboration.All books by this authorBitsy Yates
Bitsy Yates graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from Radford University in 2012. After establishing her love of teaching, Bitsy attended Christopher Newport University and graduated with her master of arts in teaching degree in 2014. Bitsy has been an educator for the past seven years, teaching sixth-grade English in Hampton Roads, Virginia. She resides in Suffolk with her husband and young daughter, Peighton.All books by this authorBob Circosta
Bob Circosta is TV’s original home shopping host and one of the individuals that helped create the multi-billion-dollar TV home shopping industry. Over the past thirty-seven years, Bob has logged over 25,000 hours of live selling on television, made over 75,000 separate product presentations and has, individually, sold over one billion dollars in merchandise. Bob was the first recipient of the HSN Legend Award for his contributions and lifetime achievements in the electronic retailing industry. Bob’s breakthrough strategies have been proven in the real world and featured on NBC’s Dateline, ABC’s Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20/20, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. Today, Bob helps corporations, small businesses, entrepreneurs and people from all walks of life sell more of what they have. And now, Bob – and his team – are ready to super-charge your sales!All books by this authorBob Dorgan
BOB DORGAN attended Valley Forge Military Academy prior to enlisting in the US Navy in 1977, heeding the call: "It's not just a job, it's an adventure." Following Basic and Advanced Training, he spent the next three years forward deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway CV41. For service throughout the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, South China Sea, and Western Pacific, he received the Navy Unit Commendation, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy "Battle E," and three Navy Expeditionary Medals. Following a brief time working in the San Diego shipbuilding industry, he transitioned into construction and building engineering. Bob lives with his family in Kentucky, operates a real estate business, conducts sales training seminars, and raises Black Angus cattle.All books by this authorBob Schueler
Bob Schueler is a past president of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and former board member of USPRA. A well-known mental health program designer and administrator, he now writes novels set in that world. His first, The 25 Years, averaged 4.9-star reviews on Amazon. Second Chances, his second novel, follows on the first, and a further sequel is nearing completion. He has written short stories and blogs and has had seven letters to the editor published in the Boston Globe. He posts the occasional blog at www.bobschueler.com.All books by this authorBob Walker
Robert J. Walker was the third Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON). He enlisted in the Navy in 1948 and was then promoted to Chief Petty Officer in 1956, then promoted to Master Chief in 1963. Walker was sworn in as the third MCPON on September 26, 1975. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal (two awards), United Nations Korea Medal, Presidential Unit Citation (Korea), and 7 Service hash marks. Walker retired September 28, 1979. Since then he served as CEO with the CPO Scholarship Fund. In 1990, Robert J. Walker Hall, the home of Operations Specialist "A" School at Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic, Dam Neck, Virginia was named for him. Robert Walker is married to Fran Walker; they have six children, Kathy, Linda, Robert Jr., Teri, Michael and Michelle; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. MCPON Walker lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay.All books by this authorBobby Thorne
Bobby Thorne developed a passion for the paranormal when he was a child. Growing up, his mother would tell ghost stories to him and his friends. With a background in scientific research and a knack for creative writing, he started contributing to multiple sports blogs while still in university. He lives in a yellow house at the end of a cul-de-sac and enjoys playing with his two dogs.All books by this authorBrad Gates
Bradley Mason Gates is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He has a BS in education and a MPA in public administration. During his career Brad participated in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, and later commanded the Marine Corps artillery force in Beirut, Lebanon. In 1985 Brad was presented the General John A. Lejeune Award for Inspirational Leadership. In 1987 he was the recipient of the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. In 1994, Brad completed ten years of survivor interviews, along with extensive publication research, and self-published The Last Great Banzai.All books by this authorBrandon Currence
Brandon Currence grew up in Florida and North Carolina and received his master of architecture degree from North Carolina State University. He moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, and has practiced architecture in Hampton Roads for over forty years. Brandon has been a life-long tennis, baseball, and softball player as well as a youth baseball coach for fifteen years. He has been the District 1 commissioner of Babe Ruth Leagues of Virginia since 2002. The Maine Consecration is the sequel to his first book, Looking for the Seams. He draws from over fifty years of experience in business, design, technology, and sports.All books by this authorBrenda K. Massman
Brenda K. Massman is a debut author and former award-winning magazine editor/writer with Adams Publishing Group. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Illinois and held a career in the publishing industry for several years before moving into the realm of finance. Much of her free time is spent writing stories about female protagonists set in the mid-1900s, reading across genres, and being outdoors at any opportunity. Brenda resides in southeast Minnesota, where she raised her three children and now lives with her husband, Theodore.Brenda Nicole Peña
Brenda Nicole Peña is a native Texan from San Antonio and has a passion for helping others. When she's not working or writing, she loves to hike, travel, and spend time with her family and friends.She is a first-generation college graduate-an alumna of the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Texas at Austin. She has a master's degree in public administration and a bachelor's degree in public relations. Three is her first novel.All books by this authorBrian A. Facemire
Brian A. Facemire has over fourteen years' experience as an international program leader of experiential study opportunities all over the world, from Yellowstone National Park to Borneo, as well as teaching government, world history, and politics. Brian has a master's degree in secondary history education from Old Dominion University and is currently working towards a second master's in classical archaeology at the University of Leicester. Brian has been selected for Teacher of Year as well as the Above and Beyond the Call awards and is a National Geographic Educator. Over the course of his career he has endeavored to instill a sense of adventure and travel in his students as a primary method to destroy ignorance. Brian formerly served on the executive board of the Virginia Gentlemen Foundation before being appointed by the Virginia Beach City Council to the Historical Review Board and is the proprietor of ExperientialStudy.com, LLC.All books by this authorBrian Ellis
Brian Ellis earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University and his Master's of Leadership Science from The Citadel Military College of South Carolina. He is a former soldier and paratrooper whose career spanned twenty-two years in the infantry, Signal Corps, and mostly airborne infantry or infantry enabler units, to include three deployments with the 82nd Airborne Division to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Hurricane Katrina. He served two more combat tours, in Iraq as a State Department police advisor and in Afghanistan as a member of the 42nd Military Police Group. Brian retired from active service in 2016 as a major. He currently works as an instructor and member of the commandant's staff at Virginia Military Institute. Brian divides his time between the suburbs of Washington, DC, with his family and working in Lexington, Virginia. Redemption is his first book.All books by this authorBrian J. Morra
Brian J. Morra is a former U.S. intelligence officer and a retired senior aerospace executive. He helped lead the American intelligence team in Japan that uncovered the true story behind the Soviet Union's shootdown of Korean Airlines flight 007 in September 1983. He also served on the Air Staff at the Pentagon while on active duty. As an aerospace executive he worked on many important national security programs. Mr. Morra earned a BA from William and Mary, an MPA from the University of Oklahoma, an MA in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.All books by this authorBrian J. Robinson
Brian J .Robinson grew up in suburban NJ and was diagnosed with ADHD at six years old. He graduated from Tulane University with a Philosophy degree, where, as a contributor to the university periodical, he developed an early talent toward writing. His first published work, a short story entitled “Tabula Rasa” was featured on the cover of The Write Room, a literary magazine, in 2012. In 2016, he was interviewed by Fox 5 NY about an early edition of his ADHD memoir and his personal experience with Adderall addiction. Today, Brian has emerged as a successful entrepreneur and continues to be very outspoken about society’s miscomprehension about ADHD. He loves to travel, lift weights, talk philosophy at bars, and spend time with family and friends. He lives in NYC with his wife, Lindsey.All books by this authorBrian Johnson
Brian Johnson, MD, is a psychoanalyst who has treated addicted people for fifty years. He has fifty-two articles about addiction, is commonly called for opinions to be covered in Syracuse Post-Standard, and is a frequent guest on his local public television station and radio.All books by this authorBrian Penn
Brian Penn is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter. He has a BS in psychology, which he finds useful while composing interesting and authentic characters. He currently resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and three children, who serve as his daily inspiration. When he isn’t writing you can find him spending time with his family, hitting the slopes, or shooting archery.Brianna Penfold
Brianna and Matthew Penfold are a wife-and-husband writing team. The Intrepid Three: Animus Revealed is their debut book. This work is a labor of love enlightened by their lifelong faith journeys and diverse experiences in medicine, law, victim advocacy, crisis intervention, research, and children and youth mentorship. By day, and sometimes by night, Brianna is an attorney, and Matthew is a pediatrician. They currently reside in Virginia where they are having a blast raising their energetic toddler.All books by this authorBrittany Raschdorf
Growing up, Brittany Raschdorf was always tethered to a book, only putting them down occasionally to play in the mud or roughhouse with her brother. She knew deep down she had a passion for words. The way the black jumped off the white and landed in her soul told her she would always love books – she would always read books. It was the creativity that called to her. Brittany has a creative drive and a propensity for research and discovery. If she isn’t creating art with her hands, she isn’t living up to her full potential. She tried cosmetology, painting houses, and restoring furniture. She even created organization out of chaos as a housekeeper. It wasn’t until she began to write that she truly came alive. And it wasn’t until she became a mother that she realized she had a story to tell.Brooks Birdwell Yeager
Over three decades, Brooks Birdwell Yeager has led national campaigns for the American conservation community, negotiated global environmental treaties at the State Department, and advised the eight-nation Arctic Council. His publications include articles in Sierra and Audubon magazines and essays regarding environmental policy and politics. In his work travels to the Russian Far East, Brazil, South Africa, Jordan, and the circumpolar Arctic, he sampled and enjoyed local music, cuisine, and folkways to get a proper sense of each place. Brooks lives on Chincoteague Island on Virginia's Atlantic Coast. He is a man of catholic interests. When he's not writing, he likes to play guitar, watch birds, read philosophy and obscure books of history, cook, and listen to all kinds of music.All books by this authorBrooks Yeager
Brooks Yeager's first novel, Chilly Winds, won the American fiction award for best adventure novel in 2021. Before trying his hand at fiction, Brooks campaigned for wildlife and wilderness, negotiated global environmental agreements at the State Department, and consulted on environmental issues with the World Bank and the Arctic Council. His conservation career took him all over the world, from Brazil and Mexico to South Africa and the Russian Far East. These days Brooks and his wife Cindy Shogan enjoy life on the island of Chincoteague, on the Atlantic coast of Virginia. When he's not writing, he likes to play guitar, watch birds, read philosophy and obscure books of history, and listen to all kinds of music.All books by this authorBruce Brittain
Bruce Joel Brittain was born in a Navy hospital in January 1946 as his father served out his enlistment. Every male member from the previous generation of Bruce’s family served in uniform during World War II, and Bruce’s formative years were replete with family stories of service and sacrifice. When the call to arms came to Bruce in 1969, he served three years of active duty in the US Army. Thanks to the GI Bill, Bruce then added an advanced business degree to his undergraduate degree in journalism. His career has included copy and speech writing, electronic and print media management, and market and marketing research design and execution. Bruce established a specialized research practice and became a sought-after conference speaker and interviewee for media outlets such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, The New York Times, American Banker, and others. In 2005, Bruce walked away from corporate America to return to his writing roots. Bruce has published two other books: Marriage Roulette, a nonfiction booklet aimed at his children’s generation, and Brother Daniel’s Good New’s Revival, a historical novel.Bruce K. Berger
Bruce K. Berger, PhD, professor emeritus, University of Alabama, is the author of Fragments: The Long Coming Home from Vietnam, winner of the 2021 Gold Medal for Best Poetry Book by the Military Writers Society of America. He served in the US Army from 1969 to 1971, including one year in Vietnam, where he worked in the Casualty Branch of the 101st Airborne Division in Phu Bai. He wrote hundreds of sympathy letters to grieving families back home for the loss of their soldier and sometimes helped Graves Registration gather fallen brothers to take them to the mortuary. He also authored In Our Dreams We Read (2012), which explores adult illiteracy in Alabama, and two academic books about communication leadership: Gaining Influence in Public Relations (2006) and Public Relations Leaders as Sensemakers (2014).Bruce Neuburger
All books by this authorBruce T. Jones
Bruce Jones grew up as a classic horror film fan. Fascinated by the legendary works by Lugosi, Karloff, and Chaney, it didn’t take long (only 45 years), for Jones to discover his knack for creating a modern classic. In his short career, Jones has been a feature author at Book Expo of America for the Horror Writers Association (2014 & 2015), and a faculty author for the Falkner Society’s literary conference, Words and Music (2015).Bruno Hilgart
With more than three decades of experience in all levels of the restaurant and hospitality industries, Bruno Hilgart is a respected management and leadership expert. He spent many years as the face of one of the most successful quick-service restaurant franchises in the Chicago metropolitan area, managing thousands of team members along the way. Throughout his career, he has developed and refined a management philosophy centered around the development of people. Bruno frequently speaks on the importance of good leadership to audiences of all ages, from high school students to lawmakers in Washington, DC.All books by this authorBryant Lusk
Author of the Amazon best seller Osteoporosis & Osteopenia: Vitamin Therapy for Stronger Bones, Bryant Lusk spent four years in the United States Air Force, learning the true meaning of empowerment and pride. His desire to serve and protect others led him to write the initial installment of his health books. With a determination to treat debilitating conditions, Bryant's books have helped many. Born and raised in Chicago, he has led a successful and challenging career with the United States government despite the challenges of gang violence and poverty he faced in his youth. His skill in conducting technical research and analysis in aviation and aerospace technology is now being used to bring lifesaving information to the very public he has been entrusted to serve.All books by this authorBuck Wyndham
Buck Wyndham graduated from college and joined the Air Force to fly his dream airplane, the A-10 Thunderbolt II also called the "Warthog." He became one of the very first pilots to take the mighty Warthog into battle, flying numerous missions during Operation Desert Storm. He went on to fly the T-38 Talon as an instructor, training new Air Force pilots. He is currently a captain for a major US airline, and also continues to fly privately-owned, surplus military jets as a test pilot and instructor. Buck has written articles for Warbirds, Classic Jet Journal, and Warbird Digest. A skilled photographer and videographer, he enjoys vintage aircraft, studying history, 3D printing, collecting tools, driving his rail speeder, and exploring ghost towns. He is working on his next book, a novel entitled Red Air.All books by this authorBud Ramey
Bud Ramey has completed a long career in health system marketing, communications and public affairs and has co-authored five nonfiction books on a range of healthcare and social issues. He has received numerous national awards for excellence in communications and humanitarian and community collaboration, including the Foster McGaw Prize from the American Hospital Association. He also received the Public Affairs Silver Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America, the industry’s most distinguished honor. Mr. Ramey lives in coastal Virginia and is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute.All books by this authorC. J. Foster
C.J. Foster enlisted in the military after graduating high school. After several tours of duty, C.J. went to medical school and became a physician. Returning to the military, C.J. spent the next few decades stationed throughout the world, including serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan, learning foreign languages and experiencing different cultures through medical engagements on multiple continents.All books by this authorCaleb Durden
Caleb Durden works as an administrative assistant for a federal research unit. He served four years in the United States Navy as an avionics technician. Afterward, he graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor's in business and a minor in English. The writer, in leisure, can be found rooting for Ole Miss sports, hitting shank shots on the golf course, and drinking martinis too fast. A golden retriever named Buoy sleeps underneath his work desk, rent-free.All books by this authorCalvin Anthony Lang
Calvin Anthony Lang started out with the best intentions of writing a series of articles on this sex game, which many people around the country seem to be playing, even overseas. He hoped it would be his first commissioned exposé, but instead, he followed some unusual leads into a story much bigger than an article. Big enough for a book. This is the result of his discovery. Calvin lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he spends a lot of time on the water, whale-watching in particular—a passion of his. He does this whenever he’s not searching for ribbons.Captain Larry Kenneth Hunter
Larry Hunter began his military service as an ROTC cadet in 1961 at Florence State College, now the University of North Alabama. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army, then completed Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. During his assignment at Fort Benning, Georgia, he received orders for First Air Cavalry Division, First Battalion, Twenty-First Artillery as a forward observer. Following a year's service in Vietnam, he was an instructor for two years at the US Army Artillery and Missile School at Fort Sill before returning to civilian life. He is retired after thirty years in management in the manufactured housing industry. Stories of his battles in Vietnam have been presented over the years by request from civic clubs, Veterans Day programs, the American Legion, schools and churches. Fire Mission! Fire Mission! is his first published work.All books by this authorCarey Henry Keefe
Carey Henry Keefe has written one mystery thriller based on her twelve years as a medical practice administrator in Las Vegas. Her numerous personal essays have been produced on NPR-affiliated stations over the years. She attended the University of Richmond, in Richmond, Virginia, receiving a BS in business management. She and her husband have recently taken up residence in Suffolk, Virginia, where they are closer to the sea and four of their six grandchildren.All books by this authorCarla Damron
Carla Damron is a social worker, advocate, and author whose last novel, The Stone Necklace (about grief and addiction), won the 2017 Women's Fiction Writers Association Star Award for Best Novel and was selected as the One Community Read for Columbia, South Carolina. Damron is also the author of the Caleb Knowles mystery novels and has published numerous short stories, essays, and op-eds.Damron holds an MSW and an MFA. Her careers as a social worker and writer are intricately intertwined; all of her novels explore social issues like addiction, homelessness, mental illness, and human trafficking. Damron volunteers with the League of Women Voters, Sisters in Crime, Palmetto Chapter (president), and Mutual Aid Midlands. She lives with her husband, Jim Hussey, and their large family of spoiled rescue animals.All books by this authorCarol Ann Nix
Carol Ann Nix is a lawyer and former university professor in the United States and China. She taught undergraduate and graduate Chinese students in Beijing over a four-year period for Valparaiso University, Fanzhidu International Educational Information Consulting Co., Ltd., Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), and at Peking University. She was a Visiting Expert who taught at the United Nation’s 91st International Training Course held in Tokyo, Japan sponsored by the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute (UNAFEI). Carol’s previously published works appear in a UNAFEI publication, a professional legal journal and at Amazon.com.Carol Jeffers
Through her writing, Carol Jeffers blends creative nonfiction and fiction to more fully explore the human condition. Her first book-length manuscript, The Question of Empathy, is a semi-finalist in the 2017 Pirates' Alley William Faulkner Writing Competition (Walter Isaacson, judge). A Professor Emeritus of Art Education, her interest in empathic listening began in the classroom years ago when she and her university students explored works of art that served as personal metaphors. These experiences and related interactions with art, self, and others were the subjects of Carol's academic writing published in refereed journals, edited volumes and a single-author book (Spheres of Possibility: Linking Service-Learning and the Visual Arts) during her university career. More on Carol at www.CarolJeffersWriter.comAll books by this authorCarol Van Den Hende
Carol Van Den Hende is an author and Lone Star Writing Contest finalist who pens stories of resilience and hope. She's also a speaker, strategist, and serves on nonprofit boards. One secret to her good fortune? Her humorous husband, fun-loving twins, and rescue cat, who prove that love really does conquer all.Caroline Goldberg Igra
Caroline Goldberg Igra is an author, an art historian, a competitive triathlete, and a mother. Her first novel, Count to a Thousand, was published in 2018. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in many literary journals, and she presently blogs for The Times of Israel. She has a doctorate in art history, taught at the University of Haifa, has published numerous articles in international periodicals, and has curated several art exhibitions in Israel, following earlier projects in the United States. The monograph she wrote on Polish artist J. D. Kirszenbaum was chosen as one of Slate Magazine's Best Books of 2013. Caroline is a native Philadelphian but currently lives in Tel Aviv, where she occupies herself with the English language (teaching, editing, advising). A devoted mother to her three children, she frequently explores the challenges and joys of that role in her writing.All books by this authorCaroline Manuel
Dr. Caroline Manuel is an Amazon bestselling author, speaker and an internationally recognized psychiatrist and happiness expert. She has been interviewed as an expert on mental health and personal development on CBS, NBC and ABC and in USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. Her interview with CNN columnist Vanessa Van Petten was featured on CNBC, Morningstar.com, CBS’ MoneyWatch, The Boston Globe, the Miami Herald, MarketWatch and Yahoo! Finance.Caroline Walsh
Caroline Walsh is a former CIA intelligence officer, Coast Guard veteran, and current PhD student in leadership studies at the University of San Diego. She works at USD's Military and Veteran Program office and is also a stand-up comedian and course instructor for the Armed Services Arts Partnership Comedy Bootcamp. Caroline enlisted in the Coast Guard after graduating college with a bachelor's degree in psychology, and earned her master's in Homeland Security from Pennsylvania State University in 2013 while active duty, writing her final paper on pandemic preparedness.All books by this authorCarrie Scarborough Kinnard
Carrie Scarborough Kinnard is a true Southern redhead. Which means she's a little spicy. And a little sassy. She exhibits true Southern charm and hospitality that can be rather hard to find these days. Carrie writes like she talks. She is sometimes guilty of making up a word or two as she goes. You can bet, though, with Carrie, you're getting the real deal. She believes in God, high heels and lip gloss. The very things no strong woman sashaying through the happenings of life should ever be without. Carrie firmly believes there are others who have been right where she's been in life: needing a push, or even a big shove, from God to keep forging ahead, and wondering just how much more of life can be conquered with a little humor. After tackling unexpected infertility, then divorce and being single again, she never expected or really wanted to find love again. But God had other plans.All books by this authorCarroll Savage
Carroll J. Savage grew up in a small town in inland South Carolina, dreaming of sailing to faraway places, but deprived of access to boats. He graduated from the University of the South and received advanced degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Harvard Law School, leading to a career as a practicing lawyer in Washington, D.C. When approaching age 50, with almost no sailing experience, he bought a forty-five-foot ketch, spent one summer’s weekends knocking around the Chesapeake Bay, impulsively headed offshore, and over the next decade sailed around the world. Though he began offshore sailing as a novice, he is now an expert in long-range cruising under sail.All books by this authorCarter Taylor Seaton
West Virginia native Carter Taylor Seaton is a Marshall University graduate, a former marathoner and scuba diver, and the award-winning author of two novels, Father's Troubles, and amo, amas, amat . . . an unconventional love story, as well as non-fiction: Hippie Homesteaders: Arts, Music, and Living on the Land in West Virginia, and a biography of the late congressman Ken Hechler, The Rebel in the Red Jeep. Her children's book, Me and MaryAnn, is a collection of stories of her mischievous childhood. She has been a regular contributor to Huntington Quarterly Magazine and other regional magazines for over twenty years. Seaton is an oft sought-after speaker and workshop presenter as well as the host of both a cable television program, Chapters, which profiles authors, editors, and publishers, and a monthly literary event in Huntington, her hometown.All books by this authorCassidy Greenberg
Cassidy Greenberg is an author who is actively serving in the United States Navy as a nuclear operator. With many writers in her family, her interest in the craft came as no surprise. Throughout her childhood she also had a passion for ancient mythologies, and she has now combined those passions into something for everyone to enjoy. She, her husband, and her daughter currently live in Norfolk, Virginia, where she is stationed on the USS George Washington aircraft carrier.All books by this authorCathy Carroll
Cathy Carroll is the granddaughter of an entrepreneur who led a Fortune 500 company and the daughter of an entrepreneur. Following a twenty-year corporate career, she led a turnaround of her father's manufacturing business and encountered the distinctions between leadership in a corporate domain and leadership in a family business.In addition to an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA from Boston College, Cathy earned her certificates in leadership coaching and executive facilitation at Georgetown University. She maintains a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential through the International Coaching Federation. She founded Legacy Onward, Inc. to support family business leaders through the complexities of family business leadership.Charles E. Watson
Charles E. Watson, PhD, professor emeritus of management, Miami University, is the author of eight books on management, including the best-selling classic Management Development Through Training. He taught at the University of Illinois and held professorships at Temple, Miami, and Deakin University (Australia). Dr. Watson has extensive experience designing and conducting seminars for supervisory, middle, and top management personnel for numerous businesses and organizations. He has appeared on radio talk shows and has penned op-ed pieces for newspapers, newsletters, and magazines.All books by this authorCharles Gibson
Charles Gibson has written for the inspirational book series God Allows U-Turns as well as for a Twin Cities newspaper. He has a long-standing interest in history, has spent many years researching the Middle Ages and the Crusades, and has traveled to the Languedoc region in France. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and sons.All books by this authorCharles Gomez
Charles Gomez is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, investigative reporter, and playwright. He was the first Cuban-American hired as a CBS News correspondent and has covered wars and revolutions for two networks over three decades. He was the recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Sigma Delta Chi Society of Professional Journalists' national Mark of Excellence Award, and has interviewed, among others, Fidel Castro, Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza, Salvadoran president Jose Napolean Duarte, Jamaican president Edward Seaga, and Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos of the Philippines. He has worked as an NBC News West Coast correspondent and also as a reporter for WPLG-TV in Miami, WBBM-TV in Chicago, WWOR and WNBC in New York City. Gomez's plays Bang Bang Blues and Adios, Tropicana were named as the US entries in Joseph Papp's Public Theater Festival Latino. His play Esperanza was a semi-finalist in the Eugene O'Neill National Playwright's Conference.All books by this authorCharles Messina
My father served as a PFC in the Marine Corps during WW2. His story begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in September 1941 with his enlistment in the Marine Corps, and ends in December 1942 at Guadalcanal when the 1st Marine Division was relieved by the Army. It takes the reader through boot camp, advanced training, a voyage to New Zealand for combat training, and into the jungles of Guadalcanal where they fought against the Japanese Empire.As his son, I made it my job to thoroughly research every detail of his story and to back it up with actual dates, facts, and statistics. The book is visually stimulating, entertaining, and educational at the same time. Readers will be moved by his story and gain a great deal of insight about one specific unit of the 1st Marine Division.All books by this authorCharles Pither
Charles Pither trained as a physician and worked as a specialist in pain management for over thirty years. As well as scientific works he has always enjoyed creative writing, including poetry, short stories, and a novel. Having retired from clinical medicine he now has more time for his writing, with a regular travel blog and a recently completed second novel. Charles lives near Oxford in England.Charles Strickler
Charles Strickler is a native Virginian. He graduated from Virginia Tech where he also met his future bride Mary. An entrepreneur with work experiences that range from the barnyard to the Board Room, Charles brings a unique perspective to his mysteries. Like many others, the only mystery that Charles does not like is Polycystic Kidney Disease. PKD is a genetic disease affecting 200,000 people per year. While there is no cure yet, the PKD Foundation continues to fund promising research to discover treatments that can slow the progression and eventually end PKD.Charles W. Newhall III
Charles W. "Chuck" Newhall is a prolific writer, having written about his experiences in Vietnam, his beautiful gardens, and the history of venture capitalism. In this new book, Newhall shows us his whimsical side with the creation of a children's book about his late pug, Stanley.All books by this authorCharlotte Bowyer
Inspired by her love of fantasy, Charlotte Bowyer finished writing her debut novel, His Frozen Fingertips, at the age of fifteen. A firm believer in freedom of expression and diversity, she attends Pride in London on an annual basis, and is a vocal feminist. She believes in the blurring of labels to encompass all types of relationships, and the human right to love indiscriminately. His Frozen Fingertips is a reflection of these beliefs.Charlotte Kemp
Charlotte Kemp was Playboy’s “Miss December 1982” and Playboy’s cover model in October 1983. She also appeared in many ads and calendar photos for Playboy. She was the first Playmate ever given a license for “The Playboy Running Team” in 1993 and had ten Playmates on the team who successfully raised money for many charities. Her first book was For My Eyes Only, which includes poetry, prose and short stories. During her working years with Playboy, she was the first to hold the titles of “Miss Budweiser” and “The Best Breasts in the USA.” She has starred and appeared in several commercials and movies, including a top 25 B-Horror film of all time, Frankenhooker. She has appeared on Inside Edition, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and many radio shows all over the country. She has appeared in fourteen foreign editions of Playboy and lived for a time at the Playboy Mansion.All books by this authorCheryl and Micah Chavers
Cheryl and Micah Chavers have over 20 years' experience in Christian leadership, serving as advocates for strong healthy families. Having facilitated trainings and workshops in the United States and internationally, Cheryl and Micah desire to empower people to seek God and maximize their potential. With an eclectic background in human and community services, crisis counseling, disaster preparedness, music and radio, they have ministered to many people. Through their expertise and personal life challenges, they have developed practical tools to help others triumph and overcome adversity.All books by this authorCheryl Ross
Cheryl Ross is a nationally award-winning writer and book editor and the owner of Cheryl Ross Communications, a writing and editing company. She has worked with authors across the United States on award-winning books and bestsellers. Cheryl holds bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern University.Cheryne Blom
Cheryne Blom has worked as a Self-Empowerment Coach and Mindfulness teacher for over a decade. She is passionate about helping you rediscover your unique strengths, virtues and purpose so that you can actualize your full potential and thrive. In 2009 Cheryne published her first book, Be Enthused-52 Weeks of Enthusiasm, which encapsulates the diversity of her message. Her blog, Be You Be True has had close to 500,000 views and her podcast Peace in My Pocket are enjoyed by over 50,000 people since 2017. Born in South Africa, raised in the United States and living now in Australia, Cheryne considers herself to be a biltong-burger-loving Ugg-boot fanatic. When she is not life-coaching, writing, course-creating, podcasting, speaking or meditating, Cheryne can be found with her three children and beloved boxer, Chester playing at a bayside beach with her feet immersed in water. Cheryne's personal mission is to inspire one million people to live courageous lives by the year 2022.Christi Barrett
John Barrett, David Wheatley and Christi Barrett work together at Humanergy, a leadership development company with the mission to create a new kind of leader committed to the greater good and with the character, wisdom and competence to make a real difference in their teams, organizations and even the world. Over the past twenty-five years, the authors have worked with about 375 different organizations, training and coaching their leaders and teams and facilitating key transitions. John Barrett and David Wheatley previously authored 50 DOs for Everyday Leadership. Christi Barrett is the co-author of In Whose Best Interest: One Child's Odyssey, A Nation's Responsibility and Putting Connectedness, Continuity, Dignity and Opportunity to Work.All books by this authorChristine A. Emery
Christine A. Emery has been entertaining children for over thirteen years. Storytelling, face painting, balloons, and magic are just some of the ways she spreads joy and laughter, always with an encouraging, positive message. She loves adventures and treasure hunts, but her most valuable treasure is her supportive and loving husband, Brian, and her four wonderful, amazing children, Joshua, Zachary, Kellie, and Josiah.Christine M. Bacon, Ph.D.
Christine Bacon, Ph.D., holds three degrees in communication. Her doctoral dissertation merged marital humor with her own experience and her desire to teach individuals and couples how to build and nurture what Bacon calls Super Marriages. She is the wife of a retired Navy officer and a former life-skills educator at the Navy’s Fleet and Family Support Centers. Her expertise includes teaching couples and individuals to successfully manage conflict, anger and stress, and more than fourteen years’ experience leading premarital seminars with Catholic Charities USA. Bacon also runs CMB Communication, Inc., which focuses on strengthening relationships (intimate, familial and professional) by teaching effective communication skills. Her Super Couple seminars teach the science of extreme happiness in marriage. She hosts her own radio show, Breakfast with Bacon: The Relationship Doctor, broadcast from Hampton Roads, Virginia. Her articles have been featured in both Catholic Online and Designed to Flourish.Christine Shields Corrigan
Christine Shields Corrigan, a two-time cancer survivor, wife, and mom, gives voice to the beautiful ordinary in her lyrical and practical essays. Her work about family, illness, writing, and resilient survivorship has appeared in The Brevity Blog, Dreamer's Creative Writing and Anthology, Grown & Flown, The Potato Soup Journal and Anthology, Purple Clover, Ravishly.com, Wildfire Magazine, and the Writer's Circle 2 Anthology. Corrigan's essay about how her cancer experiences helped her cope with the COVID-19 pandemic is included in (Her)orics: Women's Lived Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A graduate of Manhattan College and Fordham University School of Law, Chris teaches creative nonfiction writing for an adult education program, provides writing workshops for cancer support groups, and serves on the programming committee of the Morristown Festival of Books. She lives in Somerset County, New Jersey, with her family and devoted Cavalier King Charles spaniel.Christopher Bowron
Christopher Bowron’s roots stretch back four generations in historic Niagara-on-the-Lake, voted the prettiest town in Canada. Christopher is the owner of a successful real estate brokerage, Niagara-on-the-Lake Realty. He has a bachelor of arts from Brock University and is a lover of wine and all sports including salt water fishing, which usually finds its way into his writing. Thrillers, mystery and historical fiction top his reading list. He and his wife Carmen have a second residence in southwest Florida where he has spent a good part of his life since childhood. Southwest Florida and the Everglades is the backdrop for his first novel, Devil in the Grass, published by Köehler Books, which in 2016 became a #1 Best Seller on Amazon.Christopher Leibig
Christopher Leibig is a novelist and criminal defense lawyer who lives and works in Alexandria, Virginia. His first two published books, Saving Saddam (2008), and Montanamo (2010) were published by Artnik Books in London. Saving Saddam was released in 2014 in the United States under the title Black Rabbit. Chris also has several published short stories–"Secret Admirer" (The Cynic online magazine 2004) "Coldcocked" (Skyline magazine 2004), "Fly" (The Cynic online magazine 2009), "Intervention" (Traveller’s Playground Press 2014), and "Paradise City" (Traveller’s Playground Press 2014). Chris has also published numerous articles on criminal defense and related topics – including in The Huffington Post and The Examiner–and appeared as a legal expert regularly since 2009 in print and television media – including Fox News, CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Sports Illustrated. He and his colleagues regularly lecture at law schools throughout Europe and the Caribbean.Christopher Michaud
Chris Michaud is a thirty-plus-year veteran of the real estate business as an investor, broker and industry insider with some lobbying experience at the state and national level. He’s a sought-after guest speaker and author. He was a past state REALTOR President-elect, an investor coach and trainer of the RealInvest Profit System.Christopher W. Naughton
Christopher Naughton is a former prosecutor, civil litigation attorney, and multiple Emmy Award-winning host and executive producer of the constitutionally-based The American Law Journal. He has hosted New World Radio, addressing comparative belief systems. He writes on the intersection of history, law, and spirituality for Medium and Substack magazines and lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with Valerie, his beloved partner of over twenty years.All books by this authorChuck Downing
Chuck Downing is an author of a series of abstracts/commentary on articles of scientific interest for AccessExcellence.org. He has been writing stories since the early 1980s and won a “Teachers as Writers” competition and a short-story writing contest through Writer’s Digest. Both his masters thesis and his doctoral dissertation were finalists for “Outstanding Submission” in their respective years. He is author/editor of Making Connections, a four-textbook series of integrating science concepts from various disciplines around common themes; coauthor of an alternative laboratory manual for Advanced Placement Biology for People’s Education; designer/developer of six educational laboratory exercises for Science Kit and Ward’s Biological Companies; and designer/developer of biotechnology laboratory kits for Stratagene Cloning Systems. Chuck has a BS in Biology and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Science Education. He taught high school and university science courses for forty years. Over that span he was San Diego County Teacher of the Year, Christa McAuliffe Fellow, Fellow of the American Society of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Science Teaching.All books by this authorChuck Newhall
All books by this authorCindy DeFuria
Cindy Defuria has been an ELA elementary school teacher for over ten years. She enjoys the entire process of writing: pre, drafting, and revisions. She has designed and implemented a linear web that she likes to use in the classroom. Cindy has tried to instill her love of writing in her students and has had successes. Through trial and error, she learned that writing is a gift, it is how you approach it that makes it an art. This is her first book, and hopefully the start of many more to come.All books by this authorClay E. Novak
Clay Novak is a retired US Army infantry lieutenant colonel with twenty-five years of service and a combined five combat tours between Afghanistan and Iraq. He is a graduate of the US Army Ranger School, a master parachutist, and has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal three times for his service in combat. Also a lifelong recreational shooter and hunter, Clay has a wide range of experience and expertise with firearms of all types. He earned a bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University and a master's degree from Webster University.All books by this authorClay Jenkinson
Clay Jenkinson is a North Dakotan, a plainsman who has spent his life exploring the northern Great Plains. He is a frequent "talking head" in Ken Burns' documentary films, the creator of the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University, and the host of the nationally syndicated radio program and podcast, The Thomas Jefferson Hour. He studied at the University of Minnesota and Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. This is his fourteenth book.