10/17/2025 Tom Cossie **Genre:** N0n-Fiction Music & Media http://streetstuffmusic.com/press-release/ Tom Cossie has been in the recording industry for over sixty years. He started off as a record collector in high school and worked his way up through distribution and promotion to become Senior VP at RCA at age 26. He also was a producer, and … Read more
10/09/2025 LEE R. BOMGAARS **Genre:** MEMOIR Lee Bomgaars grew up in small-town rural America and earned his high school diploma in 1957. Although Lee never lived on a farm his life was influenced by the agricultural community which surrounded him. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in June of 1963 from Iowa University. … Read more
10/07/2025 Austin McKinley **Genre:** Fiction, Graphic Novel (Action/Adventure) https://riotforcecomic.com Austin McKinley is an award-winning freelance cartoonist, author, visual artist, and filmmaker who’s worked in newspapers, magazines, television, graphic novels, film production, and video game development. His newest creator-owned graphic novel “RIOT Force: Tools of the Rich” storms into bookstores February, 2025 from publisher Source Point … Read more
09/26/2025 Linda Saether lindasaether.com **Genre:** Historical Fiction / WWII Fiction Originally from Norway, Linda Saether is a physician and award-winning author of “The Angel of the Penny Rose” and “What We can’t Forget.” She is currently crafting atmospheric Southern crime novels and working on the foundation for a docu-series. When not writing, she explores Florida’s … Read more
09/26/2025 Linda Saether lindasaether.com **Genre:** Historical Fiction / Adventure/Romance Originally from Norway, Linda Saether is a physician and award-winning author of “The Angel of the Penny Rose” and “What We can’t Forget.” She is currently crafting atmospheric Southern crime novels and working on the foundation for a docu-series. When not writing or traveling, she explores … Read more
09/18/2025 Will Granger **Genre:** Historical Fiction Website Will Granger grew up in New Jersey and Geneva, Switzerland. He spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force as a crew chief and public affairs specialist, where he wrote for several newspapers. He also writes articles on aviation history. He attended James Madison University and earned his … Read more
09/17/2025 Thomas Fargnoli **Genre:** Fiction : Spirituality Website Tom and his wife Dorothy live in Naples, Florida. Tom is a retired systems engineer, a magician, a teacher, and an ex-deacon in the Catholic Church. Now, Tom has turned his attention to writing. “I consider myself more of a storyteller than a writer.” Join Benito as … Read more
09/17/2025 Roger W.W. Baker **Genre:** Mystery/thriller/suspense Educated in Britain and France, Roger W. W. Baker is a veteran, award-winning business communicator. He began his career as a reporter with the London Financial Times before working withglobal multinational corporations in London, Paris, and New York. During this time, he became savvy with global branding strategies and … Read more
09/11/2025 Thekla Madsen **Genre:** Fiction – Crime thriller THEKLA MADSEN is co-author of the Detective Nicholas Silvano Crime Thrillers along with retired Cleveland, Ohio police officer, Karl Bort, of three novels. Thekla is a member of the Twin Cities Chapter of Sisters In Crime, Wisconsin Writers Association, and the Gulf Coast Writers Association. Her short … Read more
09/10/2025 Ben Kilgore **Genre:** Science Fiction Escape From Tridon is Ben Kilgore’s third novel. He attended Brown University and did graduate work at Iowa State and Stanford. His career includes physics research, corporate finance in a Fortune 100 corporation, and owner of a software development business. He is co-founder of a non-profit that develops village … Read more
09/07/2025 Gary McLouth **Genre:** Fiction Gary McLouth D.A., Emeritus Professor at the College of Saint Rose, was raised in Corfu, NY, lives in Fort Myers, Florida, by way of Syracuse, Oswego, Kalamazoo, Newport, R.I., Blue Mountain Lake, and Albany, NY. His 1st story collection, “Death and Other Frustrations,” won the President’s Distinguished Dissertation Award at … Read more
**Genre:** Middle Grade / YA Fiction A storyteller since her first fib, and an explorer since her first runaway, Patti M. Walsh is an award-winning author who writes short stories, novels, memoirs, and travelogues.Her debut novel, Ghost Girl, was named Best Children’s Fiction of 2023 by American Book Fest, and Second Place Middle-Grade Fiction in … Read more
09/07/2025 Gary McLouth **Genre:** Fiction Gary McLouth D.A., Emeritus Professor at the College of Saint Rose, was raised in Corfu, NY, lives in Fort Myers, Florida, by way of Syracuse, Oswego, Kalamazoo, Newport, R.I., Blue Mountain Lake, and Albany, NY. His 1st story collection, “Death and Other Frustrations,” won the President’s Distinguished Dissertation Award at … Read more
09/05/2025 Arelis Calkins **Genre:** Biography, Self Help Arelis Calkins, a passionate lover of home and family, is not just a mother and wife but also a devoted stepmother. Her love for dogs and nature is profound, earning her the title of a tree hugger. A foodie at heart, Arelis is also a skilled chef who … Read more
09/03/2025 Carolyn Hughes Bronson and Judith Weston **Genre:** Non Fiction Theatre Carolyn is an Actress/Singer/Writer/Songwriter,ShortFilm producer, who has toured worldwide with the Platters featuring Monroe Powell, and opened for Blues Roots artists Sue Foley and Chris Cain. Acted on stage in numerous 10 minute plays which was the inspiration for this award winning book. Judith … Read more
08/31/2025 Curtis P. Ayers III **Genre:** Historical Fiction, (Travel, Adventure & Romance) C. P. Tertius is a pseudonym for a former military officer, corporate executive and university professor who is a semi-professional musician, blue-water sailor and adventure traveler. He has attained both civilian and military graduate and post-graduate diplomas and has been published technically under … Read more
08/24/2025 Lori Joan Swick https://lorijoanswick.com/ With a Ph.D. in Religion and Philosophy and a concentration in Women’s Spirituality, Lori’s passion is to put magic back into women’s spiritual experience and shine light on women whose contributions to religious history have been left in the dark. Her works include the bestselling novel, “The Sculptor and the … Read more
Author: Laura Fuller Bio: I am Laura, the author of “From The Eyes Of Darkness.” I am a Registered Nurse of 42 years, where I learned that helping others is the ultimate gift life can give. I have always written, but this book is my debut novel. With the words of Jessa, I have a … Read more
Author: Patti M. Walsh Bio: A storyteller since her first fib and a thrill-seeker since her first run-away, Patti M. Walsh is an award-winning author who writes short stories, novels, and memoirs. Her first novel, GHOST GIRL, was named Best Children’s Literature of 2023 by American BookFest. In addition to extensive experience teaching, counseling, and … Read more
Author: Mary Lou Williams Bio: Not availabel Book: Silly Sally loves her beautiful tail. It is indeed a gorgeous tail. She thinks more about her tail more than she does about anything else, even her friends. Then something happens that teaches Sally what’s really important. But is it too late for her to win back … Read more
Author: Gerald Kostecka Bio: Gerald Kostecka is a renowned leader and award-winning innovator in the alkaline ionized water industry, with nearly twenty years of industry experience, all driven by his mission to promote health through hydration. His business expertise spans nearly forty years and includes leadership positions in Public Relations, Sales & Marketing, Public Speaking, … Read more
Author: Gerald Kostecka Bio: Gerald Kostecka is a renowned leader and award-winning innovator in the alkaline ionized water industry, with nearly twenty years of industry experience, all driven by his mission to promote health through hydration. His business expertise spans nearly forty years and includes leadership positions in Public Relations, Sales & Marketing, Public Speaking, … Read more
Middle-grade Action Fiction Author: Jeanne (Jeannie) Meeks “Freaks, Inc. is amazing and reminds me of me and my friend Alex.” Hezi Christensen, age 11, SW Florida. Wyatt Best’s sixth-grade class calls him a freak. School bullies are sick of him. Literally. When bad kids get too close to him, they puke on their shoes. Teachers … Read more
Author: Patti M Walsh Bio: Ghost Girl was born when my four-year-old niece asked me, “Why did Mommy die?” I wanted to tell her that death gives meaning to life, but explaining that seemed impossible—until I read The Celtic Book of the Dead by Caitlín Matthews. In it, I found appropriate motifs—like the immram (a … Read more
Author: Andrew G Conlyn Bio: Not available Book: Victoria Campos, a young scientist found proof that when Venus was hospitable to life, it did develop life—intelligent life. Venusians developed an advanced civilization, but unwittingly created a catastrophe that ended all life on their planet. Realizing it was too late to save themselves, they prepared a … Read more
Author: Gerald Kostecka Bio: Gerald Kostecka is a renowned leader and award-winning innovator in the alkaline ionized water industry, with nearly twenty years of industry experience, all driven by his mission to promote health through hydration. His business expertise spans nearly forty years and includes leadership positions in Public Relations, Sales & Marketing, Public Speaking, … Read more
Author: Edward Donlin BiEdward Donlin is a long-tme writer but seldom published book author. He has resided in SWFL for nearly 40 years and wrote and produced the television series The Boating Show, which aired on SWFL cable and the Sunshine network for five years. Later, he wrote a newspaper column on boating for the … Read more
Author: Pauline Hayton Bio: Pauline Hayton hails from the northeast of England. She worked as a probation officer in her hometown of Middlesbrough before immigrating to the United States in 1991. She and her husband currently live in Naples, Florida with four abandoned cats who adopted them. She figures there must be a sign at … Read more
Author: Jeanne (Jeannie) Meeks Bio:Outdoors woman, author, publisher, late bloomer, and cheerleader for women who try. Through her mystery fiction, Jeanne inspires women to do more than they thought they could.Ms. Meeks now writes full-time and is Vice President of Gulf Coast Writers in Florida. She reads extensively and edits for other authors. When not … Read more
Author: Joni Marie Iraci Bio: I am a retired Registered Nurse who raised three children before returning to college in my late fifties to pursue a life-long dream of becoming a writer. I earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies with a concentration in writing and literature from Sarah Lawrence College before earning an MFA … Read more
Author: Brian Sluga Bio: Brian Sluga is an author and change management consultant. His first book Not Just My Poetry It’s Your Life, Too was published in 2019. His other publications include the 2018 & 2019 Waco Word Fest Anthology, the Poetry Marathon and Texas’ Best Emerging Poets 2019. His new book “From Now To … Read more
Author: Brian Sluga Bio: Brian Sluga is an author and change management consultant. His first book Not Just My Poetry It’s Your Life, Too was published in 2019. His other publications include the 2018 & 2019 Waco Word Fest Anthology, the Poetry Marathon and Texas’ Best Emerging Poets 2019. His new book “From Now To … Read more
Cozy Mystery Author: Jeanne (Jeannie) Meeks Retirement isn’t all tennis, golf, and Mahjong. After Packi Walsh finds a stranger stretched out on the tennis court with a hole in his chest, the ladies’ tennis team uncovers a seamy side to their tropical paradise. Hidden in the woods near Paradise Palms and with nowhere to go, … Read more
Author: Jeanne (Jeannie) Meeks Adventure Mystery Can a backpacking trip to an island famous for its wolves mend the relationship between Amy and her grown daughter? Will blackmail and betrayal bring them together… or bury them on Isle Royal? Emboldened by her adventures in the Grand Canyon, Amy Warren again laces up her boots. She … Read more
Adventure Mystery Author: Jeanne (Jeannie) Meeks Beaten down by an emotionally abusive husband, fifty-year old Amy Warren searches for her self-confidence by backpacking across the Grand Canyon. Abandoned by her hiking partners, she is befriended at the Phoenix airport by an experienced backpacker, Sarah Rochon, who wrestles Amy’s gear away from a tattooed punk. The … Read more
Author: DL Havlin Bio: An “un-retired” business executive and world traveler has been writing twenty plus years, has won numerous literary awards, and has published thriller, historical, and mainstream/literary novels. Havlin grew up in Florida and considers its slash pines, palms, waters, and sands a blood relative. Many of his novels are set in Florida, … Read more
Author: DL Havlin Bio: An “un-retired” business executive and world traveler has been writing twenty plus years, has won numerous literary awards, and has published thriller, historical, and mainstream/literary novels. Havlin grew up in Florida and considers its slash pines, palms, waters, and sands a blood relative. Many of his novels are set in Florida, … Read more
Author: DL Havlin Bio: An “un-retired” business executive and world traveler has been writing twenty plus years, has won numerous literary awards, and has published thriller, historical, and mainstream/literary novels. Havlin grew up in Florida and considers its slash pines, palms, waters, and sands a blood relative. Many of his novels are set in Florida, … Read more
Author: DL Havlin Bio: An “un-retired” business executive and world traveler has been writing twenty plus years, has won numerous literary awards, and has published thriller, historical, and mainstream/literary novels. Havlin grew up in Florida and considers its slash pines, palms, waters, and sands a blood relative. Many of his novels are set in Florida, … Read more
Author: Richard Drummer Bio: Richard Drummer is a lifelong musician and songwriter turned full-time novelist. Originally from Rochester, Michigan, he now resides in Southwest Florida. His novel The Second Life Of Arthur Blade won the Bronze medal at the Florida Writers Association’s Royal Palm Literary Awards, and his short stories appear in Ellery Queen Mystery … Read more
Author: Richard Drummer Bio: Richard Drummer is a lifelong musician and songwriter turned full-time novelist. Originally from Rochester, Michigan, he now resides in Southwest Florida. His novel The Second Life Of Arthur Blade won the Bronze medal at the Florida Writers Association’s Royal Palm Literary Awards, and his short stories appear in Ellery Queen Mystery … Read more
Author: Terrie Farley Moran Bio: Short-listed twice for The Best American Mystery Stories, Terrie Farley Moran is delighted to introduce mystery fans to the Read Em and Eat cafe and bookstore, which debuted with “Well Read, Then Dead.” The only thing Terrie enjoys more than wrangling mystery plots into submission is playing games and reading … Read more
Women’s Fiction Author: Jeanne (Jeannie) Meeks FIVE STARS on Goodreads.com. “A gripping and heart-warming story of abuse, revenge, and family redemption.” For sixty years, an elderly WWII veteran loved his wife, Maggie. Though she died two years ago, his grief is raw. During the day, he imagines conversations with Maggie. At night, he relives the … Read more
Author: Terrie Farley Moran Bio: Short-listed twice for The Best American Mystery Stories, Terrie Farley Moran is delighted to introduce mystery fans to the Read Em and Eat cafe and bookstore, which debuted with “Well Read, Then Dead.” The only thing Terrie enjoys more than wrangling mystery plots into submission is playing games and reading … Read more
Author: Terrie Farley Moran Bio: Terrie Farley Moran is the bestselling author of the Read ‘Em and Eat cozy mystery series including the Agatha Award winning Well Read, Then Dead. Along with Jessica Fletcher, she co-writes the Murder She Wrote mystery series. She also co-writes the Scrapbooking Mysteries with Laura Childs. Terrie’s short mystery fiction … Read more
Author: Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran Bio: Jessica Fletcher is a bestselling mystery writer with a knack for stumbling upon real-life mysteries during her various travels. Terrie Farley Moran is an award-winning writer who coauthors the Murder, She Wrote series. Book: After traveling to Bethesda for a mystery writers’ conference, Jessica Fletcher decides she’s … Read more
Author: Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran Bio: Jessica Fletcher is a bestselling mystery writer with a knack for stumbling upon real-life mysteries during her various travels. Terrie Farley Moran is an award-winning writer who coauthors the Murder, She Wrote series. Book: Jessica is delighted when her nephew Grady invites her to spend a few … Read more
Author: M. E. Roche Bio: While the product of a Midwest upbringing, M.E. has lived and worked on both coasts as well as in Ireland. As a registered nurse, she has had the opportunity to work in many facets of nursing, from pediatrics to geriatrics, from labor representation to administration, including the implementation of hospital … Read more
Author: M. E. Roche Bio: While the product of a Midwest upbringing, M.E. has lived and worked on both coasts as well as in Ireland. As a registered nurse, she has had the opportunity to work in many facets of nursing, from pediatrics to geriatrics, from labor representation to administration, including the implementation of hospital … Read more
Author: M.E. Roche Bio: While the product of a Midwest upbringing, M.E. has lived and worked on both coasts as well as in Ireland. As a registered nurse, she has had the opportunity to work in many facets of nursing, from pediatrics to geriatrics, from labor representation to administration, including the implementation of hospital information … Read more