Joy Neal Kidney
Joy Neal Kidney, the oldest granddaughter of the heroine of the "Leora Stories," is the author of "Leora’s Letters: The Story of Love and Loss For an Iowa Family During World War II," "Leora's Dexter Stories: The Scarcity Years of the Great Depression," "Leora's Early Years: Guthrie County Roots," and "What Leora Never Knew: A Granddaughter's Quest for Answers."
A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and married to a Vietnam Air Force veteran, Joy lives in central Iowa.
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Since discovering books, she is never without one in her hand and several more in her head. Her first series, The Tudor Court, stemmed from a lifelong interest in British history, but she's now turned her gaze closer to home and is writing stories set in her hometown of Philadelphia.
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Met with glowing industry reviews, Fresh Snow on Bedford Falls is the award-winning historical mystery that picks up where the classic film It’s a Wonderful Life ends. Available in paperback, e-book, and a separate large-print edition, the novel is now available as an incredible audiobook narrated by industry legend George Guidall. Fresh Snow on Bedford Falls shares new layers of suspense, history, revelation, and redemption as a determined bank examiner pursues the truth about George Bailey, Mr. Potter, and the money that Uncle Billy failed to deposit that fateful day.
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Joy York
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Jean Hackensmith
I am the published author of 12 books, all in the romance genre; everything from time travel, to historical, to contemporary. My newest release, "Checkmate" is the start of my break from the romance genre. It's still classified as a romantic thriller, but truthfully it's more thriller than romance. I'm not saying I won't ever write another romance, especially time travel. I'd have too many upset readers if I didn't. But, for now, I just needed try something new. In fact, my current manuscript, titled "We The People" takes me completely out of the romance genre. But more about that later.
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Lori Lipsky
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Lipsky is also contributing author to the books Live & Learn, Snapshots of Hope & Heart, and Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom. Her short fiction stories and poems have appeared in dozens of publications.
When Lori isn’t writing or teaching, she loves to read and spend time with friends and family. She is an enthusiastic audiobook fan, and has been a member of the same book club and local writing group for over a decade. When she visits her dad each week they try to outperform one other as they compete at games like Rummikub, Five -
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Imogen Martin
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As a teenager, she took the Greyhound bus from San Francisco to New York. Over those three days of staring out of the window at the majestic mountains and endless flat plains, stories wound themselves into her head: tales of brooding, charismatic men captivated by independent women.
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Lori Lipsky
Lori Lipsky is the author of Trips to Town, a Great Depression and World War II era memoir. In addition, she is the author of the books Turquoise Parade and Used Cookie Sheets, both collections of her short fiction stories.
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When Lori isn’t writing or teaching, she loves to read and spend time with friends and family. She is an enthusiastic audiobook fan, and has been a member of the same book club and local writing group for over a decade. When she visits her dad each week they try to outperform one other as they compete at games like Rummikub, Five -
Jeanette Minniti
Jeanette Minniti is a writer living in Colorado. She received an MA in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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She is a member of the Historical Novel Society, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Pikes Peak Writers, and Lighthouse Writers in Denver.
With a background in journalism, her creative writing interest gravitated to historical fiction. Her debut novel, THE ONLY WAY HOME, received the Colorado Authors League 1st Place Gold Award for Historical Fiction, a 2nd Place Silver CIPA EVVY award in Literary & Contemporary Fiction, and a 3rd Place Broze CIPA EVVY Award in Historical Fiction. She also received an Honorable Mention Award from Readers' Favorite in Historical Fiction-Events/Eras.
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Ann Göth
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Her recent book “Volcanic Adventures in Tonga” is a vivid account of her very first adventure as a conservation ecologist.
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Judith Barrow
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She has an MA in Creative Writing with the University of Wales Trinity St David's College, Carmarthen. BA (Hons) in Literature with the Open University, a Diploma in Drama from Swansea University and She has had short stories, plays, reviews and articles, published throughout the British Isles and has won several poetry competitions..
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An avid reader, Colleen M. Chesebro rekindled her love of writing poetry after years spent working in the accounting industry. These days, she loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction.
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D. Wallace Peach
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Tolkien … literally changed my life.
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D.G. Kaye is a nonfiction/memoir writer. Kaye writes about her life experiences, matters of the heart and women’s issues.
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Knuckleheads, published in June 2022, is the first book in the Dreamer’s Alliance Series. This story introduces the main characters in this series, in which the next two books will follow in late summer and early winter 2022.
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