Shannon O'Gorman
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Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson is a bestselling American-British author known for his witty and accessible nonfiction books spanning travel, science, and language. He rose to prominence with Notes from a Small Island (1995), an affectionate portrait of Britain, and solidified his global reputation with A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003), a popular science book that won the Aventis and Descartes Prizes. Raised in Iowa, Bryson lived most of his adult life in the UK, working as a journalist before turning to writing full-time. His other notable works include A Walk in the Woods, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, and The Mother Tongue. Bryson served as Chancellor of Durham University (2005–2011) and received numerous honorary degrees and awards,
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Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Hideaway, Under Currents, Come Sundown, The Awakening, Legacy, and coming in November 2021 -- The Becoming -- the second book in The Dragon Heart Legacy. She is also the author of the futuristic suspense In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.
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Mark Salzman
Mark Salzman is an award-winning novelist and nonfiction author who has written on a variety of subjects, from a graceful novel about a Carmelite nun’s ecstatic visions and crisis of faith to a compelling memoir about growing up a misfit in a Connecticut suburb – clearly displaying a range that transcends genre. As a boy, all Salzman ever wanted was to be a Kung Fu master, but it was his proficiency on the cello that facilitated his acceptance to Yale at the age of 16. He soon changed his major to Chinese language and philosophy, which took him to mainland China where he taught English for two years and studied martial arts. He never gave up music, though, and Salzman’s cello playing appears on the soundtrack to several films, including the
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Hans-Peter Wilhelm “Hape” Kerkeling is a German comedian, author, television presenter, actor, director, singer, radio play narrator, audiobook and dubbing actor.
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He became a popular television and stage comedian in the mid-1980s. In 1985, at the age of 20, he was given his first regular television show, "Känguru". This was followed by other comedy formats such as "Total Normal" and "Darüber lacht die Welt" as well as hosting major television shows such as the German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest and the Golden Camera awards.
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In January 2001, Shari Low's Low's first novel, What If? was published. Since then, Shari has published over 35 books, and sold three million copies around the globe, hitting the best seller charts in many countries including UK, USA, Canada, Germany and Australia. In 2023, she had three consecutive #1 best sellers - One Day With You, One Moment in Time and One Christmas Eve. Her first release of 2024, One Year After You, also hit the #1 spot.
In late 2020, her first novel, What If?, was updated and re-published, followed by the sequels What Now? and What Next?. All three novels became international best sellers.
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Keith Foskett
Keith Foskett has hiked over 12,000 miles in the last few years and holds a deep respect for the outdoor spaces of this world. His adventures form the basis of much of his writing.
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The Journey in Between, an account of his 1,000 mile journey on El Camino de Santiago in Spain.
The Last Englishman, an epic adventure along the 2,640 mile Pacific Crest Trail in the United States.
Balancing on Blue, the second of his big hikes in America follows his continued addiction to thru-hiking on the Appalachian trail.
Travelled Far is a short read about his many adventures, both at home in England, the abroad.
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Linsey Lanier
Linsey Lanier writes chilling mystery-thrillers that keep you up at night.
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Daughter of a WWII Navy Lieutenant, she has written fiction for over twenty years. She is best known for the popular Miranda's Rights Mystery series and the Miranda and Parker Mystery series. Someone Else's Daughter has received several thousand reviews and more than one million downloads.
Linsey is a member of International Thriller Writers, and her books have been nominated in several well-known contests.
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Matthew S. Wilson
Matthew is an independent writer from Melbourne, Australia. His first book, The Devil’s in the Detail, was released in October 2012.
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Beth Jusino
Beth Jusino is an award-winning writer, developmental editor, teacher, and publishing consultant with twenty years of experience helping people share better stories. She's also an unlikely pilgrim and thru-hiker who has spent more than 100 days walking Europe's Way of Saint James, better known as the Camino de Santiago. Her thousand-mile trek across France and Spain is the subject of her latest book, Walking to the End of the World.
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Beth's books have won the Barbara Savage Miles from Nowhere Award for narrative travel writing and the Independent Publisher Book Award for publishing titles, and have been nominated for the Banff Mountain Book Competition. She's a member of The Authors Guild and the Northwest Editors Guild.
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Weina is the winner of the RWA RITA® Award, a National Jewish Book Awards finalist, and a two-time Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee. Her books have been translated into seventeen languages, including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Hebrew. Her novels have received starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness and rave reviews from other publications such as RT Book Reviews, Bookbub, and Book Reporter. Her debut was also recommended -
Phillipa Nefri Clark
Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories beside her laptop.
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She writes from the heart about love, dreams, secrets, discovery, the sea, the world as she knows it… or wishes it could be. She loves happy endings, heart-pounding suspense, and characters who stay with you long after the final page.
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Kimberly Diede
Kimberly Diede writes contemporary and historical novels that weave together family, friends, hope, and romance. She writes family sagas, suspense, and women’s fiction that you’ll find hard to put down. She truly believes we are never too old for second chances at love and life.
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Kimberly has always lived in the Midwest and enjoys spending the short summer months on the lakeshores of Minnesota and North Dakota. Nothing is better than time with family at the cabin. Her love of tradition and all things vintage comes through in her stories.
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Reginald Spittle
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J.K. Franko
I grew up in Texas in the seventies, and although I really wanted to go into writing and film from an early age, my parents (Cuban-American) were NOT on board.
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They believed there were only three acceptable career paths for a male child: doctor, lawyer, and architect.
After a disastrous first year of college pre-Med (too much fun, not enough study), I ended up getting a BA in philosophy (not acceptable), then I went to law school (salvaging the family name).
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Beth Jusino
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Suzanne Maggio
I am a social worker, teacher and writer.
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I'm the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, which means I'm passionate.... about almost everything.
I grew up in New Jersey eating sweet corn, going ‘down the shore’ and listening to Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny.
I learned to drive a stick shift as a freshman at Boston College.
After graduation, I ran away from home (sort of) and landed in California.
That's where I got married and raised two amazing young men. several guinea pigs, rabbits, fish, chickens and a handful of dogs.
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Michael Burnett
Michael Burnett is an avid hiker, minimalist, adventurer, and writer. He’s logged over 2500 miles walking across Europe. He’s a firm believer that traveling by foot is the ultimate form of travel and never misses an opportunity to explore.
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Born and raised outside of Chicago. He spent most of his life in the Midwest, before a move later in life to Portland, Oregon, where his love for the outdoors and hiking in the mountains grew. His evolution to a writer was slow. It wasn’t until he escaped a nine-to-five life and started living a life filled with adventure that he put pen to paper.
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