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Katrina Kittle is a rare treasure among authors. More than a generous soul, although she surely is that, she is refreshingly authentic, the sort that delivers kindnesses behind the scenes, who will dig in without public fanfare, who will share with you her hard-won wisdoms with honesty and thoughtfulness. Katrina is the author of four . . . → Read More: Interview with Author Katrina Kittle  
Robbie Kaye is a groundbreaking photographer and photojournalist, best known for her work illuminating the innate beauty of real women as they age. Her work The Beauty of Wisdom offers a fresh look at the way we perceive beauty. Robbie came to photography after working a musician for many years. Now she sees melodies and . . . → Read More: Interview with Photographer Robbie Kaye Elizabeth Rosner is an award-winning poet, essayist, and author of two highly acclaimed bestselling novels, THE SPEED OF LIGHT (2001), which was translated into nine languages and is currently in development as a feature film, and BLUE NUDE (2006) which was named one of the San Francisco Chronicle’s favorite novels of the year. She is . . . → Read More: Interview with Author Elizabeth Rosner Perhaps the greatest gift a mother can hope for on Mother’s Day is the love and devotion of her family. Patricia O’Connell relishes that gift every day. The adored mother of nine, grandmother to twenty-nine, lover of stories, widow, and lifelong writer, has an offbeat sense of humor and a gift for motherhood and prose. . . . → Read More: Mother’s Day Interview with 83-year old Writer and Mother of Nine, Patricia O’Connell Award-winning children’s book author Jane Kurtz spent most of her childhood in Ethiopia and her books celebrate the stories and children of that country. She also created the stories for Lanie, the American Girl Doll of the Year 2010. Author of 30 children’s books, Jane will be honored this weekend with the University of Minnesota’ . . . → Read More: Interview with Children’s Book Author and Activist Jane Kurtz Many women remember Hope Edelman’s bestselling book Motherless Daughters as “the right book at the right time,” a groundbreaking examination of the long-term effects of early mother loss on women. Hope is the author of five nonfiction books, including the bestsellers The Possibility of Everything and Motherless Mothers. Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared . . . → Read More: Interview with Author Hope Edelman Photo by Sigrid Estrada How many of us remember the character of Margaret, the late bloomer who captured hearts in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret? Like many young girls on the brink of adolescence, I found an uncommon understanding in the gift of Judy Blume’s novels. Today, as I watch . . . → Read More: Interview with Author Judy Blume Author Thaisa Frank is known for her boundless imagination and inimitable voice. Her fifth book, Heidegger’s Glasses (Counterpoint Press 2010) is testament to both, delivering a spellbinding rendering of Nazi Germany as seen through the eyes of characters known as “the Scribes.” See what Thaisa has to say about her most difficult age, the truth . . . → Read More: Interview with Author Thaisa Frank Many fiction writers immerse themselves in their subjects, however, few would follow a passion for extreme weather into the eye of a tornado. Several years ago, Jenna Blum, the New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us, joined a stormchase company in order to write her newest novel, The Stormchasers. See how following . . . → Read More: Interview with Bestselling Author Jenna Blum Linda Gray Sexton attempted suicide three times when she reached forty-five, the same age of her mother, poet Anne Sexton, when she killed herself. In her new memoir Half in Love: Surviving the Legacy of Suicide, Linda talks candidly about her intense depression and how she managed to curb the cycle of suicide she seemed . . . → Read More: Interview with Author and Survivor Linda Gray Sexton |
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