Sweta Patel
Sweta Patel has a master’s degree in English education from Florida State University. Re-engaging students who have experienced school failure brings her joy. She hopes Rory’s story will surprise and touch readers the same way it did her high schoolers. She lives in Rochester, Minnesota, with her husband and two children. Should’ve Been Dead is her first book.
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After hiding his struggle with depression and opioids for twenty years, David started opening up and challenging conventional addiction wisdom. He has been published by the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and New York Daily News and has appeared on national TV programs, including The Doctors Show, and numerous radio shows and podcasts. With candor, humor, and a unique perspective informed by science and experience, he advocated for evidence-based approaches to drug policy, prevention, and treatment. David lived in New York with his wife and two kids and entirely too many guitars for such a mediocre player.
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Erin Khar
Erin Khar is a writer and advocate who has established herself as a respected voice in the national conversation about the drug and overdose epidemic.
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Erin's debut memoir, Strung Out, appeared on lists from Apple Books, Goodreads, SELF, The Rumpus, Bitch Media, and others. Of the book, The New York Times writes, "Khar’s buoyant writing doesn’t get mired in her dark subject matter. There is an honesty here that can only come from, to put it in the language of 12-step programs, a 'searching and fearless moral inventory.' This is a story she needed to tell; and the rest of the country needs to listen.”
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Kevin Hyde
My life spiraled out of control more than I ever thought possible after the death of my two-year-old son, Kyle. Having excelled in business and winning wrestling championships and scholarships, even when I had been drinking, I still could not help my son stay alive. Dealing with my pain and guilt, I spent the next twenty years in and out of prison and numerous rehabilitation centers for alcohol and drug addiction.
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I wrote the first draft of my story in 2013, just before I went into prison for the last time. Putting my story on paper made it real and taught me how self-centered I was. I blamed everyone and everything around me to avoid looking at myself in the mirror.
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Per Jacobsen
Per Jacobsen is a Danish author best known for writing thrillers with supernatural elements. He got his literary debut in 2018 when he won a writing competition issued by Byens publishing house in Denmark. Shortly afterwards, he signed a contract with the publishing house Valeta, also in Denmark, who published his debut novel, The mirror cabinet. Per Jacobsen's next three books (books 1-3 in the Strung trilogy) were translated and gave him his international breakthrough as they quickly went to the top of the bestseller list in several countries, including the US and England. Today, Per Jacobsen is a full-time writer and lives permanently in southern Spain with his wife and two children.
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Sibel Hodge
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Sibel Hodge is the author of the #1 Bestsellers Look Behind You, Untouchable, and Duplicity. Her books have sold over one million copies and are international bestsellers in the UK, USA, Australia, France, Canada and Germany. She writes in an eclectic mix of genres, and is a passionate human and animal rights advocate.
Her work has been nominated and shortlisted for numerous prizes, including the Harry Bowling Prize, the Yeovil Literary Prize, the Chapter One Promotions Novel Competition, The Romance Reviews’ prize for Best Novel with Romantic Elements and Indie Book Bargains’ Best Indie Book of 2012 in two categories. She was the winner of Best Children’s Book in the 2013 eFestival of Words; nominated for the 2015 BigAl’s Books and Pals You -
Paige Dearth
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#1 Amazon bestselling author Paige Dearth is a survivor of child abuse. Through grit and pure determination she set out to provide a look inside the pain and suffering caused by childhood trauma through her novels.
Paige writes real-life horror and refers to her work as Fiction With Meaning. She hopes that her fictional stories will create awareness for prevention and intervention. Paige writes stories about young children who need to overcome adversity and then take you on their life’s journey. You will shed tears of joy, grief, rage, and horror. She wants her readers to be thinking about the story long after they h -
Erin Khar
Erin Khar is a writer and advocate who has established herself as a respected voice in the national conversation about the drug and overdose epidemic.
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Erin's debut memoir, Strung Out, appeared on lists from Apple Books, Goodreads, SELF, The Rumpus, Bitch Media, and others. Of the book, The New York Times writes, "Khar’s buoyant writing doesn’t get mired in her dark subject matter. There is an honesty here that can only come from, to put it in the language of 12-step programs, a 'searching and fearless moral inventory.' This is a story she needed to tell; and the rest of the country needs to listen.”
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Kim Cano
Kim Cano is the author of seven women's fiction novels: A Widow Redefined, On the Inside, Eighty and Out, His Secret Life, When the Time Is Right, The Healing Train, and My Twin in Budapest.
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She writes emotionally charged book club reads about second chances, family life, and friendship.
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Margaret McHeyzer
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF UGLY AND MISTRUST
I’m a two-time New York Times bestselling author for my stand-alone books Ugly and Mistrust. To date I’ve published over 30 books!
I’m first generation Australian born and live in Sydney with my husband, two daughters and my rescue-dog, Kingston!
I love to write stories to connect my readers to my strong, courageous characters…with some spice sprinkled between the pages.
The characters I write about can pop into my mind anytime and anywhere. From the shower, to washing dishes, playing with my puppy or even in my dreams. My characters can sometimes be intrusive, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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S.E. Green
S. E. Green is the award-winning and best-selling author of young adult and adult books. She grew up in Tennessee where she dreaded all things reading and writing. She didn’t even read her first book for enjoyment until she was twenty-five. After that, she was hooked! When she’s not writing, she's usually traveling or hanging out with a rogue armadillo that frequents her backyard.
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Diane M. Dresback
Diane M. Dresback enjoys sharing stories through novels, self-help books, and films. She writes unique women’s thrillers that often tackle thought-provoking subjects and are quick, engaging reads. Usually, they involve strong female characters paired with a psychological, sci-fi, or medical element. Her latest fiction story is a trilogy that begins with one character waking up in a stranger's body.
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She also ventures into true stories, such as her two adoption novels, which are based on her own and her brother’s adoption journeys, and a book featuring stories from 25 inspirational women who share their struggles and triumphs to bring hope and inspiration to others.
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S.C. Sterling
Scott C. Sterling is originally from Portland, Oregon, and moved to Denver, Colorado at the age of thirteen.
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His first crime thriller novel, The Fear Of Winter was released in January 2023. The second book in The Fear Of Series is scheduled to be released in Spring of 2024.
Non-fiction books include Teenage Degenerate , a memoir about drug addiction and growing up, and 33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom is a music autobiography about the vast majority of musicians who never achieve rock stardom.
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Amy Dresner
Amy Dresner is a former professional stand-up comic, having appeared at The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, and The Improv. Since 2012, she has been a contributing editor of the online addiction and recovery magazine The Fix (http://thefix.com/). She’s also written for the Good Men Project, The Frisky, Refinery 29, and has been a regular contributor to Addiction.com and PsychologyToday.com, where she has her own addiction blog entitled "Coming Clean.” (https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...)
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Tiffany Jenkins
Tiffany Jenkins is a wife, and mother to three awesome human beings. She realized her love of writing last year when she started her blog, “Juggling the Jenkins”, where she writes about motherhood, addiction and marriage. Tiffany has acquired a huge social media following where her videos receive millions of views.
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She uses her platform to help and inspire others who are struggling with mother-hood, mental health, addiction, and those who just need a good laugh. Her articles have been featured on “BLUNTmoms.com”, “Themighty.com” and “Thoughtcatalog.com”, and her Blog and Face-book page have been covered on several news outlets and television programs.
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David Poses
David Poses was the author of the groundbreaking memoir The Weight of Air.
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Kevin Hyde
My life spiraled out of control more than I ever thought possible after the death of my two-year-old son, Kyle. Having excelled in business and winning wrestling championships and scholarships, even when I had been drinking, I still could not help my son stay alive. Dealing with my pain and guilt, I spent the next twenty years in and out of prison and numerous rehabilitation centers for alcohol and drug addiction.
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I wrote the first draft of my story in 2013, just before I went into prison for the last time. Putting my story on paper made it real and taught me how self-centered I was. I blamed everyone and everything around me to avoid looking at myself in the mirror.
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Ava Strong
Ava Strong is author of the REMI LAURENT mystery series, comprising six books (and counting); of the ILSE BECK mystery series, comprising seven books (and counting); of the STELLA FALL psychological suspense thriller series, comprising six books (and counting); of the DAKOTA STEELE FBI suspense thriller series, comprising six books (and counting); of the LILY DAWN suspense thriller series, comprising five books (and counting); and of the MEGAN YORK suspense thriller series, comprising five books (and counting).
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Hannah Sward
Hannah Sward is the awarding-winning author of the critically acclaimed book, Strip: A MEMOIR.
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Born in Canada, Hannah Sward is the daughter of the late poet, Robert Sward. Her work has appeared in literary journals in the US, Canada, and the UK. Her most recent work can be read in the LA Times and HuffPost.
A two time IAN book award winner and an International Book Award Finalist , STRIP has garnered attention from Nobel Prize in Literature, J.M. Coetzee, NYT Bestselling author Caroline Leavitt and Bestselling author, Christina McDowell.
“Elegant prose, stripped of all sensationalism and demands for pity...a fresh, literary addition to the courageous and resonant addiction-memoir genre.” —BOOKLIST
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Minu Cash
Minu Cash is an Arizona native born in 1958. She received her dental hygiene degree from Rio Salado College. When she’s not immersed in a good book, Minu enjoys traveling and delighting her friends with her culinary creations—her spicy salsa is a crowd pleaser. But her heart truly belongs to her family, especially her grandchildren, who bring endless joy to her life. She lives in Glendale, Arizona, just north of her childhood neighborhood.
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Hannah Sward
Hannah Sward is the awarding-winning author of the critically acclaimed book, Strip: A MEMOIR.
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Born in Canada, Hannah Sward is the daughter of the late poet, Robert Sward. Her work has appeared in literary journals in the US, Canada, and the UK. Her most recent work can be read in the LA Times and HuffPost.
A two time IAN book award winner and an International Book Award Finalist , STRIP has garnered attention from Nobel Prize in Literature, J.M. Coetzee, NYT Bestselling author Caroline Leavitt and Bestselling author, Christina McDowell.
“Elegant prose, stripped of all sensationalism and demands for pity...a fresh, literary addition to the courageous and resonant addiction-memoir genre.” —BOOKLIST
"Arresting, weighty, and visceral as hell, H