Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped words: m*rderous, k!lled, d!eWelcome to our season three finale episode with award-winning, New York Times bestselling author, Tosca Lee. Tosca is the bestselling author ofThe Line Between, The Progeny, Firstborn, Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba, Demon: A Memoir, Havah: The Story of Eve, and The Books of Mortals Series with fellow New York Times bestselling author, Ted Dekker. Achieving the title of bestselling author is only one of a long list of acc...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Mary Martha Greene is not a cookbook author by profession. It's a passion project inspired by family traditions and a desire to honor the women who created them. It also gives her a change of pace from her day job. Growing up, Mary was heavily influenced by her family. She spent a lot of time by her grandmother’s side when she was in the kitchen. Watching the women in her family, Mary dreamed of doing something creative for her career. Ma...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Today Dianne shares her chat with Bestselling YA author, Amber Chen. Amber stands out in her career for many reasons, but the most surprising aspect may be her educational background. After graduating from the prestigious Cambridge University, where she earned a BA and MSci in biochemistry, she went on to work in science. However, when you note that Amber also earned a diploma in screenwriting, it’s clear that being a writer was always a ...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,We are thrilled to share with you today Dianne's interview with Wealth Management Specialist, Chad Willardson. To say Chad has an impressive background in finance and publishing does not come close to painting an accurate picture of his achievements. He is the President and Founder of Pacific Capital, five-time bestselling author, long-time Certified Financial Fiduciary, and recently launched his latest book, Wealth Wired Differently.&nbs...
Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped words due to some censors: sh00ting up hero!n, prostitute, s*x, s*xuality, g*nHello Happy People,With recent world events, we are choosing to focus on the thing that make us happy, talking to authors about books. Today Dianne shares her conversation with author Sebastian Dureaux-Russell. Readers of Book Banter Magazine may recognize Sebastian's name and book cover from a previous issue when he was a featured poet in the April/May 2024 issue. H...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Today we are thrilled to share Dianne's conversation with Aislinn Brophy (pronounced ASH-lin Bro-fee). Aislinn can best be described as a decidedly creative soul. Besides being a dancer, an actor, and a twice traditionally published author, they have a long list of hobbies including “pawning off their baking on anybody nearby, doing funny voices, and dismantling the patriarchy.”Aislinn takes pride in their passions and makes a pointed eff...
Join the conversation, text us now. *Trigger Warnings: Discussion of the Holocaust, one phrase ($exu@l a$$ault) bleeped twice* Copy by Britta FranceschiBrian Prousky likes to describe himself as having been two distinct people for most of his life. The first Brian worked a respectable day job and was a husband and father. The second, secret, Brian was a wordsmith, writing books in secret and dreaming of becoming a writer. He has said the only commonalities between the two were the enjo...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, D.G. McCool Jr. (Del) is a self-professed lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy. He has been a devoted enthusiast of more than just the usual main stream authors of the genre but also branched out into role playing games as well.In his youth, Del took comfort in creating his own worlds in short stories. Eventually these early works would become the groundwork for his first novel, but it would be years before the dream of becoming a...
Join the conversation, text us now. *Trigger warning: mild discussion of sex.*Hello Happy People,Today Dianne shares her chat with the amazing romantic suspense author, Kristie Wolf. Kristie knew from a young age she wanted to be an author. Delving into her mother’s Harlequin Romance book collection as a teenager, Kristie found herself inspired.While it took a while for her to fulfill her dream, Kristie finally achieved her goal in 2023 with the publication of her book, Too Dangerous to Love,...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Today Dianne shares her chat with the incredible children's book author, Refe Tuma. Refe (pronounced Reef) not only has a unique name, but he and his wife Susan have built a fun and decidedly unique literary brand for themselves. As the creators of Dinovember and the What the Dinosaurs Did Series, they entertain their followers with their dino-antics while also inspiring families to come together and create their own dino-adventures...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Mary Paula Fisher has had an extensive career in healthcare as a registered nurse. While her career was mainly focused on critical care and ICU nursing, Mary also worked with visiting nurses, hospice, and end-of-life care. These experiences led her to broaden her skill set beyond the basic medical training provided through mainstream programs. She was able to explore the benefits of more holistic healing techniques. Mary became an Us...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne is thrilled to bring you another amazing literary fiction author today. Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg may be best known as a bestselling and award-winning author, but she is also proud to add more to her credits, having recently become the steward of a 420-acre regenerative farm in Wisconsin.Her farming venture aside, Jeanne has been working hard for several years to build a solid base for her writing career. Her first boo...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Today, before we get on with our interview information, we would be remiss not to acknowledge the events that happened on September 11th, 2001. We send love and prayers to every person affected by this devastating attack on Americans. We will never forget!In this episode, Dianne gets to share her wonderful conversation with David Weill, MD. They had a fantastic discussion about books, medicine, and the best flavor of ice cream. You will n...
Join the conversation, text us now. Trigger Warnings: discussions of nudist lifestyle, sex/sexuality, and losing a child to su!c!de. Bleeped words: Se*ual, su!c!de. (We may be overly cautious but we prefer to err on the side of caution in some episodes to make sure podcast distribution sites do not automatically drop an interview due to certain keywords) Hello Happy People,Jelaine Lombardi has lived a life with which very few can identify. Her list of identifiers include being a w...
Join the conversation, text us now. *Trigger Warnings: Talk of domestic violence and drugs.* Hello Happy People,Today Dianne shares her chat with chef, culinary instructor, and cookbook author, Kausar Ahmed. Kausar has built more than just an impressive culinary career for herself. This Pakistani-born chef has explored many avenues within the food industry. She has been a food stylist, a culinary instructor, the co-creator of her family-owned business KarachiKitchenFoods.com, and the author o...
Join the conversation, text us now. Trigger Warning: bleeped words, m*urder and k!lled.Hello Happy People,Today Dianne gets to share her chat with bestselling author, Sheila Lowe. She has made a very successful career for herself involving the written word, but not how you might think. Long before she published her first book, Sheila was a respected forensic handwriting analyst.Sheila’s interest in handwriting analysis began while she was still in high school. She followed her interests and e...
Join the conversation, text us now. *There is one bleeped word (su!c!de) in this interview*Hello Happy People,If you love a well written story with relatable characters, a little romance, a little magical realism and paranormal encounters that are actually inspired by real star-crossed lovers ... have I got a new author for you! Heidi McIntyre is a self-proclaimed late bloomer. She put off marriage until her mid-forties and didn’t start writing creatively until a few years later. A caree...
Join the conversation, text us now. *Trigger warnings: TRUE CRIME - There are bleeped words due to the topic, forensic investigation: k!ll, de*th, su!c!de, hom!s!de, m*rder, and crimes against ch!ldren*Hello Happy People,Fans of true crime will be hard-pressed to find another author with the credentials, training, and experience as retired Crime Scene Investigator II, Gerardo Bloise. Gerardo's career in 1983 as a police officer in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After graduating from police train...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Lina Hart is an acclaimed author known for her captivating young adult sci-fi and dystopian novels and for having amazing timing. Lina just happened to message Dianne Burckhardt the same day the young adult author who had been set for Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk Podcast Summer Reads Suggestions episodes had to drop out. Lina and her debut novel Beyond Power, were a perfect replacement.With a style that blends elements o...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy PeopleToday Dianne get to shares her conversation with the incredible Andrew Najberg. Andrew has built a career deeply embedded in the artistry of the written word. Having spent eighteen years as a teacher for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, he has taught courses in creative writing, rhetoric and composition, and Japanese literature.Since delving into his own writing career, Andrew has dabbled in various genres from poetry to h...