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Host: J. Gordon Curtis, Freelance journalist and podcast producer with bylines in “The Daily Beast” and “Filter Magazine”. Producer for The Book Fest® Live Author Chat
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Shikha Bajaj, author of the award-winning “Own Your Color,” will share how to unlock your boldest self and break fear’s curse in 6 magical minutes with the M.E.N.T.O.R. formula
thebookfest.com/speaker/shikha-bajaj
Ellwyn Autumn M.Ed., award-winning author of the “Kamyla Chung” series, will discuss how children’s books offer a doorway into new worlds and book bans attempt to erase progress and history
thebookfest.com/speaker/ellwyn-autumn
Mireya DeYoung, author of “Somewhere to Hide,” will discuss the importance of taking on interesting and challenging conversations with her children through her writing, including her book on lockdown drills
thebookfest.com/speaker/mireya-deyoung
Debra Eckerling, award-winning podcaster and author of “52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting,” will give tips for making goals less scary along with secrets for networking and productivity for writers
thebookfest.com/speaker/debra-eckerling
KC Grifant, writing instructor and author of “Shrouded Horror: Tales of the Uncanny,“ will read a short horror story along with her favorite tips that assisted with its creation
thebookfest.com/speaker/kc-grifant
Russell Little, practicing attorney and author of “Murder for Me,” will talk about developing sinister villains in his psycho murder thrillers, using characters he’s created as specific examples
thebookfest.com/speaker/russel-little
Patrick Sangimino, author of “Dogs Chase Cars,” will reminisce on his days covering the NFL and once getting too close to the end zone (and the Raiders’ notorious “Black Hole”)
thebookfest.com/speaker/patrick-sangimino
Preethi Srinivas, author of “Vijay Visits a Farm,” will highlight the emerging trend of mission-driven storytelling and how authors can align their creativity with the causes they care about
thebookfest.com/speaker/dr-preethi-srinivas
Kim Watson, award-winning author and filmmaker of “TRESPASS,” will read excerpts and intimate experiences of documenting the unhoused of Los Angeles, and the role of Art as a Catalyst for Change
thebookfest.com/speaker/kim-watson
Join us on Books That Make You, for exclusive giveaways book reviews and more:
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We are also the home of The BookFest. For more information, please visit our website: TheBookFest.com
Host: J. Gordon Curtis, Freelance journalist and podcast producer with bylines in “The Daily Beast” and “Filter Magazine”. Producer for The Book Fest® Live Author Chat
thebookfest.com/speaker/james-j-gordon-curtis
Shikha Bajaj, author of the award-winning “Own Your Color,” will share how to unlock your boldest self and break fear’s curse in 6 magical minutes with the M.E.N.T.O.R. formula
thebookfest.com/speaker/shikha-bajaj
Ellwyn Autumn M.Ed., award-winning author of the “Kamyla Chung” series, will discuss how children’s books offer a doorway into new worlds and book bans attempt to erase progress and history
thebookfest.com/speaker/ellwyn-autumn
Mireya DeYoung, author of “Somewhere to Hide,” will discuss the importance of taking on interesting and challenging conversations with her children through her writing, including her book on lockdown drills
thebookfest.com/speaker/mireya-deyoung
Debra Eckerling, award-winning podcaster and author of “52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting,” will give tips for making goals less scary along with secrets for networking and productivity for writers
thebookfest.com/speaker/debra-eckerling
KC Grifant, writing instructor and author of “Shrouded Horror: Tales of the Uncanny,“ will read a short horror story along with her favorite tips that assisted with its creation
thebookfest.com/speaker/kc-grifant
Russell Little, practicing attorney and author of “Murder for Me,” will talk about developing sinister villains in his psycho murder thrillers, using characters he’s created as specific examples
thebookfest.com/speaker/russel-little
Patrick Sangimino, author of “Dogs Chase Cars,” will reminisce on his days covering the NFL and once getting too close to the end zone (and the Raiders’ notorious “Black Hole”)
thebookfest.com/speaker/patrick-sangimino
Preethi Srinivas, author of “Vijay Visits a Farm,” will highlight the emerging trend of mission-driven storytelling and how authors can align their creativity with the causes they care about
thebookfest.com/speaker/dr-preethi-srinivas
Kim Watson, award-winning author and filmmaker of “TRESPASS,” will read excerpts and intimate experiences of documenting the unhoused of Los Angeles, and the role of Art as a Catalyst for Change
thebookfest.com/speaker/kim-watson
Join us on Books That Make You, for exclusive giveaways book reviews and more:
Web: booksthatmakeyou.com
Facebook: facebook.com/BooksThatMakeYou
Instagram: instagram.com/books_that_make_you
TikTok: tiktok.com/@books_that_make_you
We are also the home of The BookFest. For more information, please visit our website: TheBookFest.com
