Emma R. Alban
Raised in the Hudson Valley, Emma now lives in Los Angeles, enjoying the eternal sunshine, ocean, and mountains. When she isn't writing books or screenplays, she can usually be found stress baking with the AC on full blast, skiing late into the spring, singing showtunes at the top of her lungs on the freeway, and reading anywhere there’s somewhere to lean.
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Hello! I'm a screenwriter and bestselling author from the Midwest who grew up in Grand Rapids, MI and attended the University of Michigan.
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My second novel, "Young Conquerors," is now available and ready to be added to your shelves! My first novel, "Once We Were Here," a love story set in Greece during WWII, is also out and available anywhere books are found or sold.
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Writer, former international English teacher, and historian, Amanda R. Woomer was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. With a degree in anthropology, she won her first award for her writing when she was only 12 years old. She has publications in anthologies and magazines all over the globe and is currently a featured writer for the award-winning Haunted Magazine and the owner of Spook-Eats.
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Her other books include two novels (FOR THE MAY QUEEN & COMPLEMENTARY COLORS), two poetry collections, and a book about teaching. Her stories, poems and essays have appeared in more than 50 publications. With Mary Janelle Melvin, she co-authored a French Revolution historical romance, REVOLUTIONARY KISS (under the pen-name Mary-Kate Summers).
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Rodger Streitmatter is a journalist and cultural historian whose work explores how the media have helped to shape American culture. He is currently a professor in the School of Communication at American University.
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Sam Ledel is the author of nine novels with Bold Strokes Books. Her debut, Rocks and Stars, was a 2019 Goldie Finalist for Young Adult fiction. She is twice a finalist in the LGBTQ+ category of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards - in 2023 for Wildflower Words and in 2025 for Adrift, both historical romances. Her 2025 novel Discovering Gold placed first in Women's Fiction in the CIPA EVVY Book Awards.
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