About Kelly Webber: Kelly Webber is a librarian and author. When she’s not surrounded by books, she loves spending time outdoors. Hiking, stargazing, and gardening are a few of her hobbies. She has two pets, a cat named Sancho and a bearded dragon named Yossarian. Her writing is often inspired by mythology and nature. What inspires you to write? I am most inspired by nature and mythology. I love to spend time outdoors and imagine a fascinating story for everything from constellations & … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kelly Webber
Interview with Author – Jay S. Willis
About Jay S. Willis: My goal as an author is to create an engaging and fun body of work to sustain a generation through their life as readers of Fantasy: from intelligent chapter books to sprawling epics. From an early age, I was fascinated by story-telling and wrote my first books in grade school by hand using typing paper packets stapled together for me by my mother. An avid Dungeons & Dragons role-player, growing up in the 80’s obsessed with Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, my … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jay S. Willis
Interview with Author – Dew Pellucid
About Dew Pellucid: Dew Pellucid is the pen name of Tal Boldo (Tal being the Hebrew word for Dew, and Dew being an Echo's name). The novel won 5 book awards, and the audiobook was recorded by award-winning narrator, B.J. Harrison. Tal also writes for adults, under the pen name, E.L. Neve. Her novel, Looking Glass Friends, won 14 book awards, and she recorded the audiobook herself. What inspires you to write? Music and poetry. I love language and love to get lost a world created by … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Dew Pellucid
The Ravenstone: The Secret of Ninham Mountain by Diane Solomon & Mark Carey
Imagine a raven appearing out of thin air and guiding you to an exquisitely carved icon that glows with ancient light and pulses with shamanic power. This is how the adventure begins for Nadia and Aidan Shaw, 13-year-old twins, who live in idyllic Cold Spring, New York. Armed with the power of the Ravenstone and their own special gifts, they embark on a harrowing quest across centuries, at the bidding of a mysterious old shaman. They must depend on their courage, their faith in their friends, … [Read more...] about The Ravenstone: The Secret of Ninham Mountain by Diane Solomon & Mark Carey
Interview with Author – Diane Solomon
About Diane Solomon: Diane Solomon enjoyed a wonderfully diverse career path that included her own variety show on BBC TV in England and major tours with Glen Campbell and Kenny Rogers. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome then laid waste to her performing career, and she suffered for more than seven years in a kind of half-life. Her almost miraculous recovery, via a homeopathic remedy, is in itself the basis for a book. Now she is a full-time author and writer. This is the first novel written with her … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Diane Solomon
The Mirror of Doom by Bailey Baxter
The Mirror of Doom by Bailey Baxter Imagine getting stuck in another world. Would it be a dream come true? For 12-year-old Tim Hunter, it's a nightmare. One shove through a magic mirror sent him into a medieval land of castles, kings, and dangerous creatures. No electricity. No running water. No McDonalds. And to make matters even worse, he's stuck there with his (annoying) older brother and sister -- Ron and Kat. They're barely there for 30 minutes before they're chased by a horrible, … [Read more...] about The Mirror of Doom by Bailey Baxter
Interview with Author – Jim West
About Jim West: Award Winning YA Fiction Author, Jim West, was born in Killeen, TX in 1977 and grew up mostly in central Louisiana. For over 18 years he has worked in the Cyber Security field and came up with the ideas and concept for the Magicae Mathematica series about a decade ago. His first book of the series, Libellus de Numeros, is one he hopes will resonate with its young readers. Jim is a father of two SMART and beautiful girls whom he loves dearly and when he himself is not away … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jim West
Interview with Author – J. B. Cantwell
About J. B. Cantwell: When she was twelve, J. B. Cantwell flew across the field, bareback on the crazy mare who loved to run. She pushed her faster, faster, not caring if she might fall to the hard ground below. The joy came from the challenge of staying on, the pride of knowing that she had the skill and the heart and the courage to grip hard and ride. Life is like that crazy mare. You never know if she'll step right or left, or stay quietly still and give you a moment to breathe. Everyone … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – J. B. Cantwell
