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All Rights Reserved.Sun, 16 Jun 2019 02:30:00 GMTSun, 10 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMTBooksBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/effb9b77-50a9-4518-b538-6cb11f24522c_walt_prof_pic.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreadsHighlighting & promoting the fictional works of new & upcoming writers through live excerpt readings!feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.combooks,fiction,book reads,women writers,writing,african fiction,airstream,australian writers,authors,balogun ojetadeteemtwonoHighlighting & promoting the fictional works of new & upcoming writers through live excerpt readings!episodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/03/10/book-reads-featuring-author-valjeanne-jeffersBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/03/10/book-reads-featuring-author-valjeanne-jeffers/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/03/10/book-reads-featuring-author-valjeanne-jeffersSun, 10 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMTBook Reads Featuring Author Valjeanne Jeffers!Book Reads welcomes Author Valjeanne Jeffers! 00:32:00teemtwonoValjeanne Jeffers,Immortal,The Switch,fiction,novelsBook Reads welcomes Author Valjeanne Jeffers!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/03/03/book-reads-featuring-author-dianne-gardnerBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/03/03/book-reads-featuring-author-dianne-gardner/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/03/03/book-reads-featuring-author-dianne-gardnerSun, 03 Mar 2013 23:30:00 GMTBook Reads Featuring Author Dianne Gardner Join host TK McEachin as she talks to Author Dianne Gardner, author of the Ian's Realm fantasy saga about the latest installment, Dragon's Shield! Dianne will also be sharing a live excerpt! As a young man, Ian returns to the Realm to fight against the tyranny that has befallen his friends. But the Realm is a different place, the forest is dying, the Kaermperns have lost the shield that protected them from the dragon, and Ian has a hard time proving his allegiance when trouble follows him through the portal. His struggle to do right buries him in confusion, and he must fight his own will to prove his integrity. 00:31:00teemtwonoDianne Gardner,Ians Realm,Dragon Shield,Fantasy,FictionJoin host TK McEachin as she talks to Author Dianne Gardner, author of the Ian's Realm fantasy saga about the latest installment, Dragon's Shield! Dianne willhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/02/03/book-reads-featuring-author-balogun-ojetade-1Bookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/02/03/book-reads-featuring-author-balogun-ojetade-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/02/03/book-reads-featuring-author-balogun-ojetade-1Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMTBook Reads Featuring Author Balogun Ojetade!Balogun Ojetade is a writer, filmmaker, producer, Afrikan Martial Arts expert/instructor, devoted husband & father of eight wonderful children. Balogun is the author of the bestselling Afrikan Martial Arts: Discovering the Warrior Withinand screenwriter / producer / director of the films, A Single Linkand Rite of Passage: Initiation.He is one of the leading authorities on Steamfunk –a philosophy or style of writing that combines the African & AA culture & approach to life with that of the steampunk philosophy. He is author of three novels – the Steamfunk bestseller, MOSES: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman (Books 1 & 2); the science fiction gangster saga, Redeemer; and the Sword & Soul epic, Once Upon A Time In Afrika 00:31:00teemtwonoBalogun Ojetade,Steamfunk,Once Upon A Time In Africa,Fiction,The Chronicles of Harriet TubmanBalogun Ojetade is a writer, filmmaker, producer, Afrikan Martial Arts expert/instructor, devoted husband & father of eight wonderful children. Balogun is the ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/01/20/book-reads-featuring-author-vincent-palazzoBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/01/20/book-reads-featuring-author-vincent-palazzo/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/01/20/book-reads-featuring-author-vincent-palazzoSun, 20 Jan 2013 23:00:00 GMTBook Reads Featuring Author Vincent Palazzo!Book Reads welcomes Author Vincent Palazzo to the show! Colin and Connor’s grandfather could not make it to their funeral. Breakdowns come with a price. After his release from the Happy Hotel for Naked Old Men he worked hard at healing, at facing the terrible loss he and his family suffered. At moving on. That was the goal. Head doctors always have goals and Grandpa was doing well...until one unexpected slip, an accident really, sent him spiraling in an entirely different, decidedly darker direction. He became obsessed with “making things right”, with fixing things. Somehow he understood that only he could do that. Only he could make things right...and the cost didn't matter.  This Little Piggy Belongs to the Devil is Vincent Palazzo's first novel.  He has previously written and directed several plays, written comedy and even performed stand-up (however briefly!). Vincent Palazzo lives in the Adirondacks with his wife, two of three children and his grandchildren.  00:33:00teemtwonoThis Little Piggy Belong to the Devil,Vincent Palazzo,Fiction,Books,Book ReadsBook Reads welcomes Author Vincent Palazzo to the show! Colin and Connor’s grandfather could not make it to their funeral. Breakdowns come with a price. After hhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/01/13/tk-mceachin-shares-an-excerpt-from-the-elementsBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/01/13/tk-mceachin-shares-an-excerpt-from-the-elements/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2013/01/13/tk-mceachin-shares-an-excerpt-from-the-elementsSun, 13 Jan 2013 23:00:00 GMTTK McEachin Shares an excerpt from The Elements By popular request, host TK McEachin shares an excerpt from her upcoming, debut novel, The Elements Book I, coming in 2013! When Kgosi, ruler of the Kishnu people refuses to halt his invasion of the neighboring villages of the Lungi people, and Nkosana, ruler of the Lungi people has ordered an act which unintentionally offends a foe that neither ruler could possibly defeat, Baba, the elder Kishnu sangoma or diviner takes drastic measures to preserve both indigenous tribes of the Earth.  Become a fan of The Elements! Visit www.theelementsbooks.com 00:32:00teemtwonoThe Elements,Fiction,Books,TK McEachin,AuthorsBy popular request, host TK McEachin shares an excerpt from her upcoming, debut novel, The Elements Book I, coming in 2013! When Kgosi, ruler of the Kishnu peohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/22/book-reads-featuring-braxton-a-cosbyBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/22/book-reads-featuring-braxton-a-cosby/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/22/book-reads-featuring-braxton-a-cosbySun, 22 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMTBook Reads featuring Braxton A. Cosby   Braxton A. Cosby, author of Protostar, joins Book Reads to discuss his debut novel and the first installment in his new series, Star-Crossed Saga. As you may have noticed, he shares a surname with another famous person whom we are all very familiar with, that of legendary comedian Bill Cosby, who is his uncle. Make no mistake about this new author for he has made this name his own by adding to his roster of achievements Author with his epic marriage of the science-fiction and the romance genre that is the Star-Crossed Saga. In fact, this series has been dubbed, “sci-fance” a new sub-genre and is receiving rave reviews! Braxton is a dreamer with a vision of continuously evolving and maximizing the untapped potential of the human spirit. He received a lot of his inspiration from watching the accomplishments and exploits of his famous uncle, Bill Cosby. A physical therapist by trade, Braxton received his Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate from the University of Miami. An ex-student athlete, Braxton competed in the high and intermediate hurdles, grabbing a silver medal in the '96 Junior Pan Am Games. Braxton is also a certified weight trainer and loves to exercise and stay fit. Braxton's fascination of science grew into an obsession with sci-fi and on one unassuming Sunday, this self-proclaimed romantic decided to pursue a calling to create a new genre of writing. Braxton lives in Georgia with his wife and two children. He believes that everyone should pursue joy that surpasses understanding and live each day as if it were the last!  Visit http://www.braxtonacosbygodson.com/ 00:31:00teemtwonoBraxton Cosby,Protostar,Star Crossed Saga,Science Fiction,RomanceBraxton A. Cosby, author of Protostar, joins Book Reads to discuss his debut novel and the first installment in his new series, Star-Crossed Saga. As you mahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/15/book-reads-featuring-author-milton-davisBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/15/book-reads-featuring-author-milton-davis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/15/book-reads-featuring-author-milton-davisSun, 15 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMTBook Reads featuring Author Milton Davis Book Reads welcomes Author Milton Davis to the Show! Milton Davis is the brilliant author of the Sword & Soul series Changa's Safari. He started this year off with the release of Changa’s Safari, his third Sword and Soul novel. As you may know by now, Changa’s Safari centers on the adventures of Changa Diop, a deposed Kongo prince whose path has led him to the Swahili city of Mombasa. From there begins his world ranging adventures with an eclectic crew; a Yoruba priestess, a mysterious Tuareg swordsman, a cranky but uncanny Ethiopian navigator and a callow Yemeni amir.  Changa’s world ranging adventures take place in the late 15th century in places familiar and long forgotten Milton is a full time chemist and a part time writer. I’m finally fulfilling my dream of writing by self publishing my novels and stories. Check here for my ramblings on self publishing, cool books, cool writers and a bunch of other stuff:  visit http://www.mvmediaatl.com or  http://www.mvmediaatl.com/Wagadu/ 00:30:00teemtwonoMilton J Davis,Changas Safari,Sword and Soul,Fiction,African FictionBook Reads welcomes Author Milton Davis to the Show! Milton Davis is the brilliant author of the Sword & Soul series Changa's Safari. He started this year offhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/14/book-reads-featuring-author-christopher-kokoskiBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/14/book-reads-featuring-author-christopher-kokoski/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/14/book-reads-featuring-author-christopher-kokoskiSat, 14 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMTBook Reads featuring Author Christopher Kokoski   Christopher was born in Kansas, the son of an Army Ranger and Black Hawk pilot. He grew up in Kentucky and Germany, and graduated from Murray State University in 2002 with a degree in Organizational Communication. He spent the next three years laboring over his first book, Past Lives, while getting married to his college sweetheart, having a beautiful daughter, and more or less finding his stride in life.   He currently lives in Southern Indiana and works in Louisville, Kentucky as a national trainer. He has presented at local and national conferences on a wide spectrum of topics including communication, body language, cultural sensitivity and influence. Other notable activities include writing articles, short stories, novels and training materials for national and international audiences.   Christopher continues his passion and dedication to writing by working on a standalone novel and a sequel to the Past Lives series. For more info visit: http://www.facebook.com/PastLivesNovel   or http://www.blackwyrm.com/00:31:00teemtwonoChristopher Kokoski,Fiction,Paranormal Fiction,Crime Fiction,HypnosisChristopher was born in Kansas, the son of an Army Ranger and Black Hawk pilot. He grew up in Kentucky and Germany, and graduated from Murray State Universihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/08/book-reads-featuring-author-magdalena-ballBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/08/book-reads-featuring-author-magdalena-ball/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/04/08/book-reads-featuring-author-magdalena-ballSun, 08 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMTBook Reads featuring Author Magdalena Ball Magdalena Ball was born in New York City, where she grew up. After gaining an honours degree in English Literature from the City University of New York (CCNY), she moved to  Oxford to study English Literature at a postgraduate level. After a brief return to the US, she then migrated to NSW Australia, where she now resides on a rural property with her husband and three children. While in Australia she received a Masters degree in Business from Charles Sturt University and a Marketing degree from the University of Newcastle. Magdalena runs the well respected review site The Compulsive Reader.  Her short stories, editorials, poetry, reviews and articles have appeared in a wide number of printed anthologies and journals, and have won local and international awards for poetry and fiction. She is the author of the poetry books Repulsion Thrust and Quark Soup, the novel Sleep Before Evening, a nonfiction book The Art of Assessment, and, in collaboration with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, the Celebration Series poetry books Deeper Into the Pond, Blooming Red, Cherished Pulse, She Wore Emerald Then, and Imagining the Future. She also runs a radio show, The Compulsive Reader Talks.  In addition to her writing, Magdalena is an information and commercialisation advisor for a multinational company, sometimes teaches writing classes in a variety of venues and on a variety of topics, does the odd bit of book editing, and regardless of what she’s doing, will usually be found with a book or two in one form or another, sneaking time for reading, her first love.  For more information visit www.magdalenaball.com 00:30:00teemtwonoMagdalena Ball,Fiction,Black Cow,Poetry,Australian WritersMagdalena Ball was born in New York City, where she grew up. After gaining an honours degree in English Literature from the City University of New York (CCNY),http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/03/18/book-reads-featuring-author-gwen-perkinsBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/03/18/book-reads-featuring-author-gwen-perkins/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/03/18/book-reads-featuring-author-gwen-perkinsSun, 18 Mar 2012 23:00:00 GMTBook Reads featuring Author Gwen Perkins Book Reads welcomes Author Gwen perkins to the show!   Gwen Perkins is a museum curator with a MA in Military History from Norwich University. She has written for a number of magazines, exhibitions and nonfiction publications. Her interest in history fueled the creation of the world of The Universal Mirror, inspired in part by people and events of the medieval and Renaissance periods.    The Universal Mirror is the first novel of the Artifacts of Empire series. Gwen is presently at work on the second volume, entitled The Jealousy Glass.   For more information on Gwen Perkins, visit: http://theuniversalmirror.com00:29:00teemtwonoBook Reads,Gwen Perkins,Fiction,Medieval Fiction,Women WritersBook Reads welcomes Author Gwen perkins to the show!   Gwen Perkins is a museum curator with a MA in Military History from Norwich University. She has writtehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/03/11/book-reads-featuring-author-tom-schabarumBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/03/11/book-reads-featuring-author-tom-schabarum/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/03/11/book-reads-featuring-author-tom-schabarumSun, 11 Mar 2012 22:00:00 GMTBook Reads featuring Author Tom Schabarum   Airstreaming is set in Kansas City, the epicenter of be-bop jazz, train travel and commerce in mid-century Midwest. The story begins in the early 1970’s, and uses the declining 18th and Vine Jazz District, Union Station and West Bottoms stockyards, as its backdrop, as well as the outlying town of Olathe, Kansas.   Airstreaming refers to the icon of American travel, the Airstream trailer, which conjures up dreams of escape for many people. The trailer becomes a catalyst for three women whose extraordinary circumstances bind them together - Clare, a newly single working mother,  Linda, her daughter and Martha, a housewife.   Jack, a strong and complicated man, whose love for his wife Martha, links the three women, holds on to hope after tragedy strikes by buying an Airstream trailer.  His belief that it will change everything blinds him to the reality of his situation. Only Linda ultimately sees the truth, and must confront the other three as each of their worlds change   Ultimately, everyone must choose what to leave behind in this uniquely American story.   Mr. Schabarum’s first novel, The Palisades, was a 2011 Lambda Literary Award Finalist. His collection, The Narrows, Miles Deep, was a 2011 Best Book selected by Felice Picano at Lambda Literary Foundation. His poetry was recipient of the 2010 Creek-walker Poetry Prize, and has been published in Poet Lore, Flights, pifmagazine, and other literary journals. He holds an MFA in creative writing and literature from Bennington College. He lives in Seattle, WA. For more info: www.tomschabarum.comAirstreaming is00:30:00teemtwonoTom Schabarum,The Palisades,Gay fiction,Fiction,AirstreamAirstreaming is set in Kansas City, the epicenter of be-bop jazz, train travel and commerce in mid-century Midwest. The story begins in the early 1970’s, ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/02/26/book-reads-featuring-author-dianne-greenlayBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/02/26/book-reads-featuring-author-dianne-greenlay/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/02/26/book-reads-featuring-author-dianne-greenlaySun, 26 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMTBook Reads featuring Author Dianne Greenlay Book Reads welcomes Author Dianne Greenlay! Dianne Greenlay is a retired EMT, holds a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy and runs her own physiotherapy clinic. Besides writing fiction, she is an amateur playwright and enjoys directing and acting in community theatre. Greenlay lives in the middle of the land-locked Canadian prairies and, along with her husband, has had many ocean-going adventures. Join host TK McEachin in a dialogue & excerpt reading  on Book Reads. Dianne Greenlay is the author of  the historical fantasy "Quintspinner- A Pirate's Tale", her debut novel, which has been awarded 14 First Place and Honorable Mention Book Awards.Besides writing fiction, Dianne is an amateur playwright and has had her one act comedy "The Camping Guy" successfully produced at several venues as well as at the Swift Current Fringe Festival, where it was voted "Audience Favorite". For more information on Author Dianne Greenlay visit  www.diannegreenlay.com 00:30:00teemtwonoDianne Greenlay,Fiction,Historical fantasy,Book Reads,WritingBook Reads welcomes Author Dianne Greenlay! Dianne Greenlay is a retired EMT, holds a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy and runs her own physiotherapy clinic.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/02/19/book-reads-featuring-author-imani-trueBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/02/19/book-reads-featuring-author-imani-true/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/02/19/book-reads-featuring-author-imani-trueSun, 19 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMTBook Reads featuring Author Imani True Book Reads welcomes Author Imani True to the show!   Imani True (a.k.a. "True") has been writing since she could hold a pencil. Her early works consisted of poetry and short stories written under the name C. Highsmith-Hooks. Her first book, The Soul of a Black Woman: From a Whisper to a Shout, was published in 2002.  The collection of reflective poetry earned her a spot in Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired African-American Women in Literature, a 2006 Amber Books Publication.   Her collaboration with Ms. Dreama Skye produced Strawberries, Stilettos, and Steam, a collection of erotic stories published by NCM Publishing in 2010 and publication in Delphine Publications’ Between the Sheets anthology. Both books received African American Literary Awards in 2011. For more information on Author Imani True visit www.chighsmithhooks.webs.com or truerotica.blogspot.com . 00:30:00teemtwonoImani True,Fiction,Erotica,Women Writers,Urban fictionBook Reads welcomes Author Imani True to the show!   Imani True (a.k.a. "True") has been writing since she could hold a pencil. Her early works consisted of phttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/02/12/book-readsBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/02/12/book-reads/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookreads/2012/02/12/book-readsSun, 12 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMTBook Reads featuring Author R.B. Clague     Book Reads welcomes Author R.B. Clague as it's next guest to the show!  Join host TK McEachin for an interview & live excerpt reading from writer R.B. Clague. He is the author of several novellas & will be sharing from Twenty Twisted Tales, a collection of short stories in the urban fantasy & horror genres from Vamptasy Publishing Co. For more information on Author R.B. Clague visit: http://www.vamptasypublishing.co.uk/  00:28:00teemtwonoBook Reads,Fiction,RB Clague,Writing,Talitha McEachinBook Reads welcomes Author R.B. Clague as it's next guest to the show!  Join host TK McEachin for an interview & live excerpt reading from writer R.B. Cla