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Bill welcomes debut author Siena Sterling to the show. Siena is an American journalist and writer living in London with her family. Before moving to England, she worked at Doubleday bookstore in New York, in political campaigns, and for the Federal Railroad Administration. She plays poker and tennis, and has a passion for Jack Russell terriers. Tell Us No Secrets is her debut novel.

Bill welcomes author and PNWA President Pam Binder to the show. An award-winning New York Times, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author, Pam Binder has eleven novels and seven novellas to her credit. Drawn to Celtic legends and anything Irish or Scottish, the prolific author blends historical events, characters, and myths into her young adult, romance, historical, time travel, contemporary and fantasy fiction. Pam is president of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association and annually chairs the group’s Pacific Northwest Writers Conference. Devoted to helping aspiring authors succeed, she teaches two year-long courses, “Write Your Story” and “After the First Draft.” She also presents frequently at reader, writer and library conventions. Among her many honors is RT Book Reviews’ Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bill welcomes bestselling acclaimed biographer Miranda Seymour to the show. Miranda is a British biographer whose acclaimed books include biographies of Jean Rhys, Lord Byron’s wife and daughter, Annabella Milbanke and Ada Lovelace; Mary Shelley; and Ottoline Morrell. She lives in Nottinghamshire, England.

Bill welcomes debut novelist Holly James to the show. Holly holds a PhD in psychology and has worked in both academia and the tech industry. She loves telling stories with big hearts and a touch of magic. Nothing But the Truth is her first novel. She currently lives in Southern California with her husband and dog.

Bill welcomes author and teacher, and storyteller Matthew Dicks to the show. Matthew is the author of Someday Is Today and nine other books. A bestselling novelist, nationally recognized storyteller, and award-winning elementary schoolteacher, he teaches storytelling and communications at universities, corporate workplaces, and community organizations. Dicks has won multiple Moth GrandSLAM story competitions and, together with his wife, created the organization Speak Up to help others share their stories. They also cohost the Speak Up Storytelling podcast.

Bill welcomes debut novelist Kate Brook to the show.Kate lives and works in London. She has a PhD in French Literature and Visual Art from King’s College London, and a master's in European Literature and Culture from the University of Cambridge. Her short-form writing has been published in The Fiction Pool and The Real Story. Not Exactly What I Had in Mind is her debut novel.

Bill welcomes novelist, screenwriter, playwright and journalist Gary Goldstein to the show. Gary has written more than 15 produced telefilms plus the indie features “If You Only Knew,” “Politics of Love” and “Mr. 365.” Gary has also sold or optioned many original screenplays, has a string of episodic TV credits and has sold half-hour pilots to NBC and Warner Bros TV. He was represented on the Los Angeles stage in 2017 with the World Premiere of his acclaimed three-sisters dramedy "April, May & June," produced by Theatre 40 of Beverly Hills. It won five Broadway World award nominations including Best Local Production. Other L.A. stage credits include the comedies "Just Men," "Parental Discretion" and "Three Grooms and a Bride," which all enjoyed long, well-reviewed runs. Gary’s family drama "Curtain Call" premiered at Carmel, CA's Pacific Repertory Theatre, while "Dinner at the Harbor Reef," a drama "based on fact, rumor and Hollywood," debuted in a staged reading in 2019 at Beverly Hills' Theatre 40.Gary has also been a contributing film reviewer and feature writer for the Los Angeles Times since 2007. His debut novel, “The Last Birthday Party,” was published August 2021 by Hadleigh House. His second novel, the family drama “The Mother I Never Had,” is coming out October 2022.

Bill welcomes film producer and debut memoirist David Winkler to the show. David comes from Hollywood royalty. A successful film producer of such titles as Creed, Rocky Balboa, The Mechanic, and The Gambler, and the son of renowned producer, Irwin Winkler (They Shoot Horses Don’t They, Rocky, Goodfellas, etc), The Arrangement, a love story, is his first book. David lives in Bel Air, California, but likes to consider himself anything but the typical Hollywood type. He spends most of his free time dragging his two children to movie theaters, surfing, and golfing.

Bill welcomes bestselling author and actress Jennie Mollen to the show. Jenny is a writer, actor, Instagram personality and New York Times bestselling author of the essay collections I Like You Just the Way I Am and Live Fast Die Hot. Heralded by The Huffington Post as one of the funniest women on both Twitter and Instagram and named one of “Five to Follow” by T Magazine, Jenny wrote a regular column for Parents magazine and has contributed to Cosmopolitan, Glamour, New York, Elle.com, “Wake-Up Call with Katie Couric,” and Playboy online. Her debut novel City of Likes just published, and Dictator Lunches, a cookbook inspired by her Instagram account @dictatorlunches, is set to publish September 2022. With her Instagram handles @jennymollen and @dictatorlunches, Jenny has more than half a million followers.

Bill welcomes novelist and memoirist Susan Cushman to the show. Susan is the author of five books and editor of three: the memoirs Pilgrim Interrupted and Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer’s, the novels John and Mary Margaret, and Cherry Bomb, the short story collection Friends of the Library, and the anthologies The Pulpwood Queens Celebrate 20 Years!, Southern Writers on Writing, and A Second Blooming: Becoming the Women We Are Meant to Be. She has also published essays in four anthologies and numerous journals and magazines. A frequent speaker and panelist at literary festivals and conferences, she also taught numerous writing workshops. Her writing embraces her Southern roots, her spiritual journey from the Presbyterian faith of her childhood to her conversion to Orthodox Christianity, and her struggles with various mental health issues.