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Bill welcomes debut novelist Stephen Markley to the show. Stephen  is the author of the novel Ohio. He's also the author of memoir Publish This Book and the tavelogue Tales of Iceland. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop and his essays and short fiction can be found scattered across the internet. Ohio is a lyrical and emotional novel set in an archetypal small town in northeastern Ohio—a region ravaged by the Great Recession, an opioid crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—depicting one feverish, fateful summer night in 2013 when four former classmates converge on their hometown, each with a mission, all haunted by the ghosts of their shared histories. It's ambition, incredibly well-reviewed, and we've got its author on the show! Don't miss it.

Bill welcomes celebrated novelist  Andre Dubus III to the show. Andre is the author of six books, including the New York Times’ bestsellers House of Sand and Fog, The Garden of Last Days, and his memoir, Townie.Dirty Love, was a New York Times “Notable Book” selection, a New York Times “Editors’ Choice”, a 2013 “Notable Fiction” choice from The Washington Post, and a Kirkus “Starred Best Book of 2013”. Andre has been a finalist for the National Book Award, and has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, The National Magazine Award for Fiction, two Pushcart Prizes, and is a 2012 recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. We will be discussing his latest book, Gone So Long. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes author and undertaker Elizabeth Fournier to the show. Elizabeth, known as The Green Reaper, is the owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services, outside of Portland, Oregon, in a tiny town called Boring. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, and lives on a farm with her husband, daughter and many rescue goats. She is also the author of The Green Burial Guide: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. Don't miss it.

Bill welcomes novelist Kristina McMorris back to the show. Since her debut, Letters From Home, released in 2011, Kristina's published works have expanded to include the novels Bridge of Scarlet Leaves, The Pieces We Keep, and The Edge of Lost, in addition to her novellas in the anthologies A Winter Wonderland and Grand Central. Her novels have garnered more than two dozen prestigious awards and nominations, including the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, RWA's RITA® Award, and a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. We will be discussing her latest novel, Sold on a Monday.

Bill welcomes author and teacher Gary Gach to the show. Gary is an author, translator, editor, teacher and poet. His work has been translated into several languages, and has appeared in several anthologies and numerous periodicals. He serves on the International Advisory Panel of the Buddhist Channel, a MalaysianBuddhist news website. We'll be discussing his latest book, Pause, Breathe, Smile. Don't miss it

Bill welcomes therapist and author Philip Kenney to the show. Philip Kenney is a practicing psychotherapist who has taught Self Psychology as part of his private practice. A long time meditator and poet, Philip is the author of the novel, Radiance, and a collection of poetry, Where Roses Bloom. He strives to bring together the worlds of psychology, creativity and spirituality in his work and is the author of a new book on those subjects entitled, TheWriter's Crucible: Meditations on Emotion, Being and Creativity.  Join us!

Bill welcomes novelist, screenwriter, and playwright Seth Greenland to the show. Seth is the author of five novels: The Bones, Shining City, The Angry Buddhist, I Regret Everything, and, most recently, The Hazards of Good Fortune. His play, Jungle Rot, won the Kennedy Center/American Express Fund For New American Plays Award and the American Theater Critics Association Award. Television credits include a two-year stint as a writer-producer on the Emmy-nominated HBO series Big Love. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes bestselling suspense author Dan Fesperman to the show. Dan's travels as a writer have taken him to 30 countries and three war zones, beginning with the Persian Gulf War in 1991. His novels of intrigue have captured acclaim in eleven different languages, while winning a Dashiell Hammett Award in the United States and two Dagger awards in the United Kingdom. We'll be discussing his fascinating and engrossing new novel, Safe Houses. Don't miss it!

Bill welcomes author Katherine Jegede to the show. Katherine is a British television presenter and author with a background in science. She was first introduced to metaphysics as a teenager by her mother, a former yoga teacher and education specialist. She developed a penetrating and enduring fondness for the self-empowering teachings of Neville Goddard, and remains just as steadfastly devoted to spreading his message today. She has been published in the internationally acclaimed science journal, Nature, and she has also presented two science series aimed at young adults in the UK, earning a BAFTA nomination. We will be discussing her new book, Infinite Possibilities: How to Use the Ideas of Neville Goddard to Create the Life You Want.

Bill welcomes author Lydia Millet to the show. Lydia Millet is an award-winning novelist and short story writer. Her third novel, My Happy Life, won the 2003 PEN Center USA Award for Fiction, and she has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize as well as a Guggenheim fellow, among other honors. Laura Miller of Salon has described Millet’s writing as “…always flawlessly beautiful, reaching for an experience that precedes language itself.” Millet has written books and stories that range from the philosophical to the satirical, on matters including the inventors of the atom bomb, political culture under George H. W. Bush, the discovery of mermaids in a coral reef and the crises of extinction and climate change. Her latest book is the short story collection Fight No More. Should be awesome!