Author2Author

Bill turns the tables and is interviewed by author and activist Michael Kaufman. Michael talks to Bill about his new book, Everyone Has What It Takes: A Writer's Guide to the End of Self-Doubt. In addition to hosting Author2Author every week, Bill is the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Writer with Confidence, Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion, and is the Editor-in-Chief of Author magazine. In addition to his books he’s been published in The New York Times, Writer’s Digest,Edible Seattle, Parent Map, and has been a featured blogger for the Huffington Post.

Bill welcomes screenwriter, director, and actor Blake Robbins to the show. Blake is an award winning director, writer, and actor. His feature film writing and directing debut THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL world premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival to rave reviews and went on to win 8 Grand Jury Awards at film festivals around the globe. His follow up film THE SCENT OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING (100% Rotten Tomatoes score) world-premiered at the Atlanta Film Festival as the opening night film and won 9 Grand Jury Awards on the festival circuit prior to a theatrical release. As an actor Blake's known for performances such as Dave Brass on the critically acclaimed HBO series OZ, Tom Halpert on NBC’s hit comedy THE OFFICE, for the cult hit FIREFLY from creator Joss Whedon, for playing Mitch Glender on FX’s SONS OF ANARCHY,  and for appearing opposite Sean Bean on the TNT series LEGENDS. Among his more than 35 film appearances are WIND RIVER, the MARTYRS remake , THE UGLY TRUTH opposite Gerard Butler, as well as the cult hit RUBBER, in which he starred opposite a KILLER TIRE named Robert.

Bill welcomes debut novelist Lauryn Chamberlain to the show. Laurynwas born and raised in Michigan. She studied journalism and French at Northwestern University and then moved to New York City, where she worked for several years as a journalist, freelance writer, and content strategist (sometimes simultaneously). She currently lives in Toronto. Friends from Home is her debut novel.

Bill welcomes crimes novelist Aidan Truhen to the show. Aidan lives in London. He worked in commodities of one sort or another until he was thirty, which is an age when a man wants his positive achievements to outnumber his acquittals. He's trying to reinvent himself as a writer. We'll see how it goes.He's also the author of The Price You Pay, and, most recently, Seven Demons. He's hilarious and interesting and we had a fantastic conversation. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes debut novelist Clare Whitfield to the show. Clare is a UK based writer living in a suburb where the main cultural landmark is a home store/Starbucks combo. She is the wife of a tattoo artist, mother of a small benign dictator and relies on a black Labrador for emotional stability. People of Abandonned Character is her first novel. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes artist and author Rebekah Modrak. Rebekah is a writer and interventionist artist whose artworks resist consumer culture. Re Made Co. (remadeco.org) poses as an online “company” to recreate actual company Best Made Co. by promoting artisanal toilet plungers. RETHINK SHINOLA (rethinkshinola.com) will guide you through the Shinola company’s past and present of marketing white supremacy. Hyperallergic, Core77, The Creators Project, Detroit MetroTimes, and Design Observer and other publications have written about her work. A Professor in the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, she is co-editor of Radical Humility: Essays on Ordinary Acts.

Bill welcomes author Jamie Beck to the show. A Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author, Jamie’s realistic and heartwarming stories have sold more than three million copies. She is a two-time Booksellers’ Best Award finalist, a National Readers’ Choice Award winner, and critics at Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist have respectively called her work “smart,” “uplifting,” and “entertaining.” In addition to writing novels, she enjoys dancing around the kitchen while cooking and hitting the slopes in Vermont and Utah. Above all, she is a grateful wife and mother to a very patient, supportive family. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes debut novelist Lainey Cameron to the show. Lainey Cameron is a digital nomad and author of women’s fiction, as well as the founder and host of The Best of Women’s Fiction series. A recovering tech industry executive, her award-winning novel, The Exit Strategy, was inspired by a decade of being the only woman in the corporate boardroom. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes lecturer and author Joshua M. Greene to the show. Joshua M. Greene is a popular lecturer on Holocaust history and an author whose biographies have sold more than a half-million copies worldwide. Greene’s groundbreaking book on the Dachau war crimes trials, Justice at Dachau: The Trials of an American Prosecutor, was deemed “riveting—history writing at its best” by Douglas Brinkley, presidential historian for CNN. His renowned work on survivor testimony, Witness: Voices from the Holocaust, was the basis of a feature documentary for national PBS and chosen as “One of the Best Holocaust Films” by Facets Media.  A former instructor at Hofstra and Fordham Universities, Greene is the recipient of numerous awards for his books and films. He sits on the board of Yale University Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies and has served as director of strategic planning for the United Nations Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders.  He is the author, most recently, of the forthcoming,“Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor to Wall Street Legend.” Don't miss it.

Bill welcomes debut novelist Tammy Euliano to the show. Tammy is a practicing anesthesiologist and tenured professor of anesthesiology at the University of Florida. In addition to a prolific list of academic publications, YouTube teaching videos, and numerous teaching awards, she has also written award-winning short fiction. Fatal Intent is her debut novel. Don't miss it!