Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight.

Today: For author and textile artist A. Catherine Noon, it’s all about the yarn, both metaphorical and literal – spinning a yarn, knitting with yarn, weaving, sewing, painting, sharing stories and good times over a cup of coffee with dark chocolate. She teaches creative writing, creative expression and textile arts.

https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/author-spotlight-a-catherine-noon-2/

Carolyn Huynh: On Writing Unconventional Happy Endings

In this interview, author Carolyn Huynh discusses the forgotten Asian American history at the heart of her new novel, The Family Recipe.
The post Carolyn Huynh: On Writing Unconventional Happy Endings appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/carolyn-huynh-on-writing-unconventional-happy-endings

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Check out Patricia J. Esposito

Paranormal

Patricia J. Esposito has been a writer of edgy paranormal fiction for most of her life, but always knew she had a romantic heart. Her most recent fiction and poetry reflect that enduring quest for love and joy beneath the human struggle, most recently in her novel Beside the Darker Shore. She has had numerous works of fiction and poetry appear in anthologies, such as ...

https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/patricia-j-esposito/

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Lise Olsen: On Uncovering Secrets Through Investigating

In this interview, author Lise Olsen discusses her commitment to investigating America’s backlog of unidentified and missing persons with her new nonfiction book, The Scientist and the Serial Killer.
https://www.writersdigest.com/lise-olsen-on-uncovering-secrets-through-investigating

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I love sharing some of my author friends with y'all. Check out J.C. Rycroft

Fantasy

JC Rycroft is a queer fantasy author living and writing on unceded Wadawurrung land in Australia. Their work draws on high and epic fantasy tropes, mixed with a dollop of queer romance, humour and wit, flawed but fabulous feminist heroes and diverse-in-all-the-ways characters, liberally sprinkled with philosophical concepts ...

https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/jc-rycroft/

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Check out Niranjan

Fantasy

An author and editor, Niranjan’s biggest ambition is to have a character named Garth in every book they write. Niranjan writes books rooted in mythical worlds, and their stories are often a combination of magic and futuristic technology.

When they are not writing or editing, Niranjan can be found cooking or just lying on their couch watching or rewatching C Dramas and ...

https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/niranjan/

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Maggie Smith: Creativity Is Our Birthright As Human Beings

In this interview, New York Times-bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith discusses the 10 ingredients to creativity that make up her new book, Dear Writer.
https://www.writersdigest.com/maggie-smith-creativity-is-our-birthright-as-human-beings

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Sarah Jio: A Story Is Often So Much Better by Simplifying

In this interview, New York Times-bestselling author Sarah Jio discusses how a request from a Hollywood producer led to her new novel, Insignificant Others.
https://www.writersdigest.com/sarah-jio-a-story-is-often-so-much-better-by-simplifying

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Check out Joan Marie Verba

Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal, Sci Fi

Joan Marie Verba (she/her) is an autistic author, publisher, and web developer. She earned a bachelor of physics degree from the University of Minnesota and attended the graduate school of astronomy at Indiana University, where she was an associate instructor of astronomy for one year. She has worked as a computer programmer and health...

https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/joan-marie-verba/

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Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work.

Today: Richard Thomas is the award-winning author of nine books: four novels—Incarnate (Podium), Disintegration and Breaker (Penguin Random House Alibi), and Transubstantiate (Otherworld Publications); four...

https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/author-spotlight-richard-thomas/

Just landed here and saying hello to all you book lovers, readers and writers out there! My novel Chalk Hearts, a blend of women’s fiction and romance, is out now and my next book, Lullabies and Lipstick is coming soon!

Author of the Week:

John Harvey

Novelist & critic, author of PAX, The Plate Shop, Men in Black, Coup d'Etat, Captain Space, Story of Black, Subject of a Portrait, Clothes.

http://john-harvey.co.uk (where you can hear all our podcasts with him!)

PAX: 'a many-layered novel, impressively skillful and deeply absorbing.’ ANITA DESAI

I love sharing some of my author friends with y'all. Check out R. Gary Raham

Sci Fi

Gary Raham writes both science fact and science fiction, and is a firm believer that the latter often excites a new generation of scientists to discover more of the former. Armed with degrees in biology from the University of Michigan, Raham taught high school science before pursuing careers in writing, illustration, and design...

https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/32057/

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Check out C.J. Dragon

MM Action Adventure, Military, Sci Fi

CJ has always been an avid reader of anything in print, enjoying all genres but drawn to science fiction and romance.

She was happily introduced to the wonderful world of M/M romance, immediately loving it. CJ began writing M/M romances incorporating them in her science fiction ...

https://www.queeromanceink.com/mbm-book-author/c-j-dragon/

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Hallie Rubenhold: Books Are Like Babies

In this interview, author Hallie Rubenhold discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic completely upended her writing plans for her new historical true crime book, Story of a Murder.
The post Hallie Rubenhold: Books Are Like Babies appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/hallie-rubenhold-books-are-like-babies

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Check out Cindy Lynn Speer

Fantasy

Let's see...

I've been a writer since I was 13, when I decided that I wanted to write fantasy novels set in medieval worlds. I used to spend hours outlining books on heraldry, herbs, needle arts and knighthood...one that continues to stick in my head was called "Life on a Medieval Barony." I've written several stories since, but I never really used the information in a novel. ...

https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/cindy-lynn-speer/

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Clay Risen: On Being Vigilant Against History Repeating Itself

In this interview, author Clay Risen discusses the challenges of capturing an entire historical moment in one book with his new historical nonfiction book, Red Scare. …
https://www.writersdigest.com/clay-risen-on-being-vigilant-against-history-repeating-itself

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Bellamy Rose: Don’t Be Afraid To Try New Things

In this interview, author Bellamy Rose discusses how a reader-favorite character from a different book helped inspire her new cozy mystery, Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder. …
https://www.writersdigest.com/bellamy-rose-dont-be-afraid-to-try-new-things

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Check out Cody Sisco

Sci Fi

Cody Sisco is an author, publisher, and literary community organizer.

As an author, Cody’s speculative fiction straddles the divide between plausible and extraordinary. His Resonant Earth Series includes two novels thus far, Broken Mirror and Tortured Echoes, and a short story prequel, Believe and Live. Altered Bodies, the third volume in the series, is due out in 2020. ...

https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/cody-sisco/

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Check out Martin Lochman

Sci Fi

Martin is a Czech science fiction author currently residing and working in Malta. To date, he has published over four dozen short stories in a variety of venues, including New Myths, Kzine, Theme of Absence, XB-1, and others. His debut anthology "All Quiet in the Milky Way: Ray M. Holler’s Adventures vol. 1" will be out in December 2023.

https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/martin-lochman/

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