A Reader's Paradise: Recent Episodes
Earl Sewell
This podcast is a celebration of literature. The show features interviews and literary performances with writers, readers, and educators from around the globe.
Author Trick Hickman stops by to discuss her latest novel titled, Blindsided. In this edgy, sexy, page-turning follow-up to bestselling author Trice Hickman’s The Other Side, three friends who’ve shared everything—including the same birthday—bond over the triumphs, trials, and unexpected complications surrounding the men they love…
Download Link
https://www.amazon.com/Blindsided-Trice-Hickman/dp/1496709357/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TAH7R6QRJBTV&keywords=trice+hickman&qid=1637509153&sprefix=trice+hickman%2Caps%2C329&sr=8-1
Please enjoy this new original short story by Earl Sewell that was inspired by a recent dream.
Earl Sewell talks with author Natasha Frazier about her upcoming romance novel titled, With Every Breath scheduled to be released October 5, 2021. You can pre-order the title by going to this link.
https://www.amazon.com/Every-Breath-McCall-Family-Book/dp/1087910005/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2G9SNF6R07UBI&dchild=1&keywords=with+every+breath+natasha+frazier&qid=1633223931&sprefix=with+every+breath%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-2
Jianny Adamo stops by the podcast to discuss her book From Love Trauma to Fearless Love: 7 Tango Steps for Breaking Free from Narcissists and Predators and those who commit Love Fraud.
Buy the Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Trauma-Fearless-Narcissists-Predators/dp/B08LF48VG4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Jianny+Adamo&qid=1610289526&sr=8-1
USA Today Bestselling Author Donna Hill stops by to talk about her new novel, Confessions in B-Flat.
Author Florenza Lee stops by to discuss her children's books.
Adventurous Olivia's Alphabet Quest
Olivia’s teacher has given her a homework assignment to complete an alphabet list; those who do will receive free passes to the zoo. Olivia has two words that begin with each letter but needs your assistance in finding the third! When you see or hear a word that starts with the alphabet she is searching, SHOUT IT OUT! With your help, Olivia will be able to enjoy an afternoon with her family at the zoo!
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Author Ione Studway discusses her book, Holy Racism which explores the bias within the Bible.
Interview with author Marc Lacy who talks about the state of publishing and his Curse of the Whiskey House Book Series.
Check out this story episode called Sisters, which is from a new Podcast by Earl Sewell that launches later this year.
Steve Bellinger talks about writing a time travel novel. In addition, here is an Audible Code for a free download of the audiobook, The Chronocar.
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Also in this episode, take a listen to the audio drama podcast Lennie Gray by Earl Sewell
New York Times Best Selling Author Eric Pete stops by to talk about the craft of writing, the business of book publishing, and what it was like having his work turning into a television series.
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Brenda Jackson stops by to discuss love and marriage, her books, and upcoming film adaptions.
More about Brenda Jackson
https://www.brendajackson.net/movies/
Lennie Gray Audio Drama Podcast
https://www.spreaker.com/show/lennie-gray-an-audio-drama-podcast
Books by Earl Sewell
https://www.amazon.com/Earl-Sewell/e/B001JPAHQ2?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1570214607&sr=8-1
Dr. McDonald stops by the show to talk her novels Time Will Tell and Round About Midnight.
Round ‘Bout Midnight
A new chapter begins in the lives of childhood friends, Thomasine, Rachel, and Hope. Their friendship has stood the test of time, but more adventures are in store for them…Round ‘Bout Midnight. In this sequel to Time Will Tell, the unresolved issues and hurts Thomasine, Rachel, and Hope experienced during their youth don’t just vanish into thin air.
The world Hope spent ten years building with her high school sweetheart, Jason McCoy, comes crashing down around her all at once when he asks her for a divorce. Although she has her dream job in a new city, her nightly ritual of rum and Diet Coke and one-time encounters with nameless men leaves her feeling dejected, desolate, and defeated.
In Nashville, her lifelong friend Rachel Curtis Brown is consumed with fear and anxiety as she summons the courage to call her ex-fiancé, Patrick, six years after their break up to ask him to take a DNA test.
On a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, their friend Thomasine Mintor awakens to find Rodney Harris, the man of her dreams, sitting across the aisle from her. Although he has gone to great lengths to prove his love to her, Thomasine is constantly challenged in trusting him, and most of all, in trusting herself.
For Thomasine, Rachel, and Hope true friendship is strengthened over time…no matter the hour. As these women mature and grow, they learn that life is best lived one day at a time, with each new day starting Round ‘Bout Midnight.
https://www.amazon.com/Round-Bout-Midnight-Trevy-McDonald/dp/0967071240/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1568751288&refinements=p_27%3ATrevy+McDonald&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Trevy+McDonald
Time Will Tell
What has time told you about the power of friendship?
Thomasine, Rachel, and Hope share laughs and heartaches, hopes and dreams over the years, but only Time Will Tell if their friendship can survive the drama.
Accountant Hope Jones-McCoy goes through life masquerading self-righteousness for saintliness until the world she spent ten years building comes crashing down around her at once. Although she has a sunny disposition, Rachel Curtis-Brown faces dark days as her estranged husband and his chemical dependency leave her to raise two young sons alone. Thomasine Mintor, anthropology and women’s studies professor at the prestigious Steeplechase University, is a preacher’s daughter who’s into everything and everybody but herself, until she has a spiritual awakening and makes a major life change.
Time Will Tell is a story of tragedy and triumph, and the test of true friendship. You’ll find yourself laughing, crying, reflecting on your own hopes and dreams, and even reconnecting with an old friend.
“A riveting read.”
—Kieja Shapodee, author of Written in Red Ink
"An intense account of childhood friends as they each experience life’s challenges. Trevy McDonald intricately describes their events, leaving the reader in anticipation of each character's dramatic outcome."
—J. Hale Turner, author of Paradise Dreams
https://www.amazon.com/Time-Will-Tell-Trevy-McDonald/dp/0967071208/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=time+will+tell%2C+trevy+mcdonald&qid=1568751232&s=books&sr=1-1
Author Casandra Charles stops by A Reader"s Paradise Podcast to discuss her series called, The Jamie Reynolds Chronicles.
JR was young, single, making money, enjoying life and on top of her game as a successful event manager in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from Clark Atlanta University, she focused most of her life on her career, driven by the need to prove herself while working in a men’s field. Atlanta was all about keeping up with the Joneses, and JR knew just how to do it. After seven years in Atlanta, she abruptly moved back to New York to be with her family when her dad had a near-death experience. During her move, she met Toni, a single, blue-collar, strong-minded guy who quickly swept her off her feet with his lies.Love was never on her mind, but Toni was different (she thought), and just as JR was coming to terms with the idea of Toni being in her life, she remained torn between him and her past in Atlanta. A past that included David, her on-again, off-again lover who was everything JR wanted in a man: well-educated with a successful career, good looks, and the drive to want more of everything that Toni didn’t have. However, even after two years of dating, their relationship was like oil and water: they just didn’t mix. As Toni’s real personality was revealed, David looked more and more like the safe place for JR. When her current situation started to heat up, JR began wishing she had her old life back.The Jamie Reynolds Chronicles: Lust and Lies is just the beginning as JR tries to find the right balance in her life; however, that happy balance is not so easy to find, especially when it’s full of lust and lies.
https://www.instagram.com/thejrchronicles/?hl=en
Author Melanie Rodriguez stops by A Reader's Paradise to discuss her novel, Child of Blackwen: An Artemis Ravenwing Novel.
The epic fantasy novel Child of Blackwen is a coming-of-age adventure story about the young dhampir Artemis in the mystical world of Arrygn.
Born of a human and a vampire, Artemis was raised among the elves of Ellewynth by her mother’s friends Shadow, an elven soldier, and Talisa, a witch. An outcast in elven society, Artemis is protected by the Elders of the Woodland Realm because her mother, the vampire Tamina Ravenwing, once served them. As Artemis struggles to overcome prejudice, she must also learn to control her innate thirst for blood. Her efforts are made all the more difficult when Shadow and Talisa are called to serve in the eight-year-long war against the dragons.
Just after they return, Artemis begins dreaming her mother’s memories, only to discover that her guardians are plagued with the same dreams. This, along with the mysterious murders in the Woodland Realm, leads Artemis to learn the shocking truth about her mother’s death: the unsavory woman in the dreams is none other than Tamina’s younger sister, Arlina.
Artemis poses a threat to the madwoman Arlina, usurper of the throne of Blackwen City—and the vampire will stop at nothing to eliminate the threat.
https://www.amazon.com/Child-Blackwen-Artemis-Ravenwing-Novel/dp/1499717245/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=child+of+blackwen&qid=1566171893&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Author Christine Draper discusses her book called, My Friend Josh and the issues of Developmental Coordination Disorder or (DCD) and how it impacts children.
You can purchase her book via amazon via the link below.
https://www.amazon.com/Friend-Josh-has-DCD-Developmental/dp/1909986208/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=my+friend+josh&qid=1564955755&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Author Carlos Martin talks about his experience as a military officer who was attacked be members of a local police department while in uniform.
Author JD Mason talks about her journey as a writer and her science fiction fantasy novel, Ashe.
About the book.
She’s the first and Andwele Abioye has no blue print for how to fulfill an ancient prophecy that he’s inherited from his forefathers, the Sons of Sango, an order of demigods tasked with facilitating the awakening the spirits of Oya’s dragon daughters. The objectives have been passed down from generation to generation and have been drilled into Andwele and his brothers. And they are crystal clear. Gain her unwavering trust—all of it before the Trial by Fire begins. Don’t die. Reap her human soul. Awaken her dragon spirit. And, oh yeah. Don’t die.
Eshe Taylor is emotionally unraveling and doesn’t understand why. She’s living in a waking dream and with each passing day, her neurosis seems to be getting worse. She can’t sleep or eat. Eshe can’t focus on simple tasks and is becoming overwhelmed by paranoia, anxiety, emotional imbalances that are becoming unbearable. One evening, her worst fears come to light, and Eshe finds herself living one of her nightmares. But what she doesn’t understand is that things are about to get much worse, and all she has to help her survive this is the man who manipulated her and dragged her into an unbelievable destiny she wanted no part of.
By the Book Here
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NBZ2WW9/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4
Earl Sewell interviews Dirk Maierhafer, author of The Quick Start Guide to Financial Success.
Earl Sewell interviews author Sierra Kay about her novel, Sweet Whispers of the Devil.
About the Book:
Victoria Hall’s son is missing—her worst nightmare realized. A nightmare made even more terrifying because, he’s in the hands of her father, a bounty hunter intent on connecting with his relations regardless of their attempts to escape his grasp. While Victoria’s mother, Honey, had changed their identities and moved from place to place to stay safe, she couldn’t prevent Victoria’s own kidnapping. Instead, she was forced to sacrifice everything she had to keep Richard at bay.
Earl Sewell gives followers of A Reader's Paradise a sneak peek at his upcoming audio drama called, Lennie Gray.
Earl Sewell interviews author Catrina Brown about her book in which she shares her experiences of searching for her perfect mate via online dating sites. Additionally, she offers a few tips to help couples keep their romantic flame burning. You don't want to miss this revealing interview.
Book reviwer Radiah Hubbert stops by the show and offers 3 great book recommendations for your enjoyment
Earl Sewell interviews author Arnie Bernstein and discuss his book, Swastika Nation.
Imagine a United States where swastikas hang proudly in meeting rooms across the country. Cries of Sieg Heil! resound at rural family retreats. A dictator pontificates at Madison Square Garden to an overflowing crowd for a Nuremberg-style rally.
This is not alternative historical fiction; this is the true story of the German-American Bund. In the late 1930s, the Bund, led by Fritz Kuhn, was a small but powerful national movement, determined to conquer the U.S. government with a fascist dictatorship. However, the Bundist dream of a swastika nation attracted powerful foes. Many larger-than-life figures―including New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia; the newly formed Congressional House Committee on Un-American Activities; newspaper columnist Walter Winchell; and Jewish mobsters Meyer Lansky and Mickey Cohen―brought Kuhn and the German-American Bund to an inglorious end.
Arnie Bernstein's Swastika Nation is a story of bad guys, good guys, and a few guys in between. The rise and fall of Fritz Kuhn and his German-American Bund is a sometimes funny, sometimes harrowing, always compelling story from start to finish, a vibrant narrative of a forgotten corner of American history.
Earl Sewell talks to Chicago Police Officer and Paranormal Crime Fiction Author Dre Till.
Authors Earl Sewell and Darryl Harvey talk about the importance of literature for children of color.
Author Earl Sewell interviews bestselling mystery author Tony Lindsay. The interview includes an audio performance from Tony's mystery novel called, One Dead Preacher.
Authors Earl Sewell and Tameka Newhouse discuss her novel entitled, "The Words I Didn't Say" and discuss the challenges of relationships.
Earl Sewell interviews author Anthony Ellis McGee about writing and his novel, Under The Same Roof.
Earl Sewell reads an excerpt from Gotta Get It Back by Deliah Lawrence.
Book Description: Former prosecutor Deidre Hunter can’t leave well enough alone. When her longtime mentor, a prominent judge, is found dead in his Baltimore home, she becomes hell-bent on tracking down his killer. Not willing to wait for the wheels of justice to turn, she launches her own investigation that puts her at odds with a conniving wealthy socialite who may hold the key to solving the murder. Tension mounts when Deidre obtains a clue from her ex-husband and withholds it from her lover, Detective Hill Harris. Despite Hill’s warnings to leave the investigation to him, she pushes forward, falling deeper into a web of lies, lust, and betrayal. With danger surrounding her and mistrust creating a wedge in her relationship with Hill, will Deidre ever get back what she values most?
Earl Sewell and Pat Tucker do a live performance before an audience of their novel, A Social Affair.
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Deliah (“Dee”) Lawrence who is a Maryland-based attorney, author, blogger and workshop facilitator who writes romantic suspense novels as well as poetry and short stories. Her debut novel, Gotta Let It Go, set in Baltimore, won the 2011 Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Award in the multi-cultural fiction category. Dee’s short stories have been featured in the Creatures, Crimes and Creativity 2013, 2014 and 2018 anthologies.
Earl Sewell narrates a short piece of fiction called, The Broken Colored Glass. The story is told through the eyes of an elderly man who lives in a Chicago Public Housing Unit.