Category Archives: Five on Friday

FIVE ON FRIDAY with Jocelynn Drake

This week’s FIVE ON FRIDAY guest is author Jocelynn Drake. Jocelynn’s debut novel Nightwalker, was published in July 2008 to critical acclaim. High octane action and suspense are the order of the day in this tale of the Vampire hunter Mira and her encounters with Danaus, a Vampire hunter with his own mysterious past. It’s [...]

FIVE ON FRIDAY with Brad Sneed

This week our FIVE ON FRIDAY guest is multi-talented illustrator Brad Sneed. Brad lives in Kansas City, Missouri and has illustrated over twenty books for children. Visit his website www.bradsneed.com to view his amazing art and gallery of books. – - When did you know that you first wanted to be an illustrator? When I [...]

FIVE ON FRIDAY with Sandy Asher

This week FIVE ON FRIDAY features author and playwright Sandy Asher. Having been drafted into a role in one of Sandy’s plays at a recent Lit Festival I can state with all alacrity that Sandy is a stern taskmaster as a director and insists on making her actors use the method approach to their roles. [...]

FIVE ON FRIDAY with G. Xavier Robillard

This week’s FIVE ON FRIDAY guest is G. Xavier Robillard, author of the recently released CAPTAIN FREEDOM: A Super Heroes Quest for Truth, Justice and the Celebrity He So Richly Deserves. Packed with pop culture references, Robillard goes non-stop from page one, racing through the twisted story of Captain Freedom (aka Tzadik Freidman). The action [...]

FIVE ON FRIDAY with Barbara Robinson

Our guest this week on FIVE ON FRIDAY is celebrated Children’s author Barbara Robinson. Her The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is one of the most beloved children’s books of all time and was made into a classic television movie. She is also known for the Best Halloween Ever, My Brother Louis Measures Worms and several other [...]

FIVE ON FRIDAY with Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

Today’s FIVE ON FRIDAY guest is award winning Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, poet and author of numerous books including the recently released The Floating Circus. You can visit Tracie at her website. – - When did you know that you first wanted to be a writer/illustrator? 5th grade, I think. Mrs. Sternberg really inspired me to [...]

FIVE ON FRIDAY with David Harrison

David Harrison, author of literally dozens of children’s books joins us for our weekly discussion at FIVE ON FRIDAY. David is a poet, a novelist and an all around good guy. You can visit him at his website. His most recent book is PIRATES a book of illustrated poems. – - – When did you [...]

FIVE ON FRIDAY with Janette Rallison

Our FIVE ON FRIDAY guest this week is celebrated author Janette Rallison. Janette is the author of several books for both Middle Grade and Teen readers. Her newest book Just One Wish is on sale just this week! – - – When did you know that you first wanted to be a writer? My mother [...]

FIVE ON FRIDAY with Kim Harrison

Since her debut with Dead Witch Walking, author Kim Harrison has delighted readers the world over with her tales of the Hallows and her witch bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. This week her new book in the series, White Witch, Black Curse goes on sale. We’re happy to have her as this week’s guest for FIVE [...]

FIVE ON FRIDAY with Layne Johnson

A very special guest joins us this week at FIVE ON FRIDAY, award winning illustrator Layne Johnson. Layne and I have collaborated on a picture book to be released in 2010 called Off Like the Wind! The Story of the Pony Express. As an author I couldn’t be luckier to have such a supremely talented [...]

 

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