Mary Ellen Thompson interviews Heather Ream, author of “Lunchladies Bought My Prom Dress”

Heather Ream’s memoir, Lunchladies Bought My Prom Dress, is an amazing story of her early life in Knoxville, Tennessee. When I initially received a copy of the book from Heather, she included a lovely handwritten note thanking me for agreeing to review it.  When we chatted on the phone after I finished reading her book, […]

Donna Meredith interview Jennifer Moorhead, author of “Broken Bayou”

Broken Bayou Summary Dr. Willa Watters is a prominent child psychologist at the height of her career. But when a viral video of a disastrous television interview puts her reputation on the line, Willa retreats to Broken Bayou, the town where she spent most of her childhood summers. There she visits her aunts’ old house and discovers […]

BettyJoyce Nash interviews Gerry Wilson, author of “That Pinson Girl”

INTRODUCTION: BettyJoyce Nash and Gerry Wilson met in 2019 at the Key West Literary Workshop. Gerry’s debut novel, That Pinson Girl (Regal House: February 2024) was published recently by Regal House. BettyJoyce’s novel, Everybody Here is Kin (Madville Publishing) debuted in September 2023. BJN: I’m wondering how much of your grandmother’s story is true?   GW: […]

Donna Meredith interviews Terresa Haskew, author of “Winston’s Book of Souls”

Background: To our complete surprise, when Terresa Haskew queried me about reviewing her novel Winston’s Book of Souls, we discovered we were once neighbors in Tallahassee. What a happy coincidence that we were not only former neighbors, but we both nurtured a lifelong love of books and pursued writing as careers. You can read the […]

Tara Lynn Masih Interviews Lily Brooks-Dalton, author of “The Light Pirate”

TM: First off, huge congrats on the success of this worthy, award-winning book, The Light Pirate. I saw in another interview you did that you did not set out to write this story, that you were leaning in another direction. That somehow you ended up in two Florida residencies, and you were in Key West […]

Editor Donna Meredith Interviews Patricia Hudson, Author of Traces

DM: Congratulations, Patricia, on your outstanding novel Traces, which tells the story of frontier life through the eyes of Rebecca Boone, Daniel Boone’s wife. How did you get interested in Rebecca? PH: In 1996, I read a biography of Daniel Boone, and though I found Boone interesting, it was the Boone women — Daniel’s wife, […]