About Joel Shoemaker: Joel Shoemaker has been a librarian for a decade and a magician for three! He lives in central Illinois with his husband, a frog, a colony of cherry shrimp, and his dog, Maximus. He consumes an inordinate amount of cheese. What inspires you to write? I wanted to write books for people like me, that is, gay people of faith. A central theme of many successful LGBTQIA+ books that I had read all said the same thing regarding faith, and that was that they couldn't have … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Joel Shoemaker
Interview with Author – Catharine LJ Parks
About Catharine LJ Parks: Catharine Leona Joy Minter Parks was born in Chatham Ontario to a Canadian mother and an American father. Her early childhood was spent in the church growing up under a strict upbringing but at an early age started to desire more. With an adventuresome spirit she would join her brother in escaping the house after bedtime and going downtown with him to dances, plays, and movies, to enjoy all the things that her religious parents denied her. Catharine's love of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Catharine LJ Parks
