Joy Radio interviews Jonathan Yardley, a Pulitzer Prize winning book critic for The Washington Post and author of several books.

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Nov 062012
 
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Joy Radio interviews Joanthan Yardley, a Pulitzer Prize winning book critic for The Washington Post and author of several books, on November 8, 2012 at 11 a.m., ET.

Joy Radio is proud to support Words & Music, a Literary Feast in New Orleans – Nov. 28 – Dec. 2. In September we completed a series of seven shows showcasing editors and agents who will be critiquing manuscripts at the conference. In October, we moved into the second part of the series, interviewing authors who will be present at W & M. Jonathan Yardley, is last, but not least, in the succession. Continue reading »

Joy Radio interviews author, Rich Cohen

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Oct 292012
 
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Joy Radio continues to support Words & Music, a literary feast in New Orleans, Nov. 28- Dec. 2, interviewing author, Rich Cohen, on 10.30.12 at 1pm, ET.  Mr. Cohen is an American non-fiction writer, who has been a contributing editor at Vanity Fair since 2006. There, he has written a wide range of articles for the magazine, among them an investigative report about Israel’s secretive counterterrorism operation Sayeret Matkal, an analysis of Hitler’s Toothbrush mustache, and cover stories on George Clooney, Madonna, and Angelina Jolie. Cohen is the author of five books, including Tough Jews (Simon & Schuster, 1998) and Sweet and Low (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006), and his articles have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times. His new book this year is The Fish That Ate The Whale: The Life and Times of Samuel Zemurray, a biography of the making of a powerful entrepreneur, who started life selling over-ripe bananas for United Fruit Company and ultimately captured the company for himself. Born and raised in Lake Forest, IL, he grew up in Chicago‘s North Shore suburb of Glencoe and attended the same high school as Rock Hudson and Donald Rumsfeld. He received his BA from Tulane University in 1990. He now lives, with his “ridiculously large family,” in Ridgefield, CT.

Joy Radio with Marie Arana,novelist, essayist, biographer, and former editor in chief of Book World at The Washington Post

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Oct 222012
 
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Join JOY RADIO  on October 24 at 11 am, ET as we continue to support Words & Music… A Literary Feast in New Orleans – Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, interviewing Marie Arana.

Marie Arana—novelist, non-fiction author, and Writer-At-Large for The Washington Post—was born in Peru, moved to the United States at the age of nine. Prior to joining the Washington Post in 1993, she was Vice President and Senior Editor at both Harcourt Brace and Simon & Schuster. She began with the Washington Post as Deputy Editor of “Book World,” was promoted to Editor in Chief, a position she held for ten years. Currently, she is a Writer at Large and a Senior Consultant at the Library of Congress. Arana is the author of a memoir about her bicultural childhood, American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood, which was a finalist for the 2001 National Book Award as well as the PEN/Memoir Award, and won the Books for a Better Life Award. She is the editor of a collection of Washington Post essays about the writer’s craft, The Writing Life: How Writers Think and Work (2002), which is used as a textbook for writing courses in universities across the country. Her novel Cellophane, set in the Peruvian Amazon, was published in 2006 and selected as a finalist for the John Sargent Prize. Her most recent novel, also set in Peru is Lima Nights. She has written the introductions for many books on Latin America, Hispanicity and biculturalism. She is the scriptwriter for the South American portion of 10 x 10, a full-length feature film on the importance of girls’ education, which will be released in Spring, 2013. Her latest book, a biography of Simón Bolívar, will be published by Simon & Schuster in April 2013. She is married to Washington Post critic Jonathan Yardley.

http://mariearana.net/

Helene Atwan, director of Beacon Press, with Howard Yoon, a partner of Ross-Yoon Agency on Joy Radio

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Aug 192012
 
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Joy Radio is featuring a series about a great resource for writers, Words & Music, A Literary Feast in New Orleans.  For a glimpse of this festival, dedicated to good writing, coming up November 28-December 2, tune in  August 23 at 11:30 a. m. EDT, to hear Helene Atwan, director of Beacon Press, with Howard Yoon, a partner at Ross-Yoon Agency, both non-fiction experts, discuss issues such as How to get your book read at a first class publishing house? How to maneuver the complex maze of creating non-fiction? Why writers should register for the Words & Music.  Helene began her career at Random House and has worked at Knopf, Viking, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and Simon and Schuster. http://beacon.org. Howard, an agent for 20 years, specializes in narrative nonfiction, history, science, religion, culture, business and food. http://rossyoon.com. Visit http://wordsandmusic.org  or e-mail Faulkhouse@aol.com to learn more about the conference and to sign up today.

Future Joy Radio shows on Words & Music: April Eberhardt, April Eberhardt Literary, specializing in new era publishing, with Brandy Rivers, literary manager/producer for film and television at Gersh Agency; Carole Desanti, Penguin editor and author of The Unruly Passions of Eugénie R., with Deborah Grosvenor, Grosvenor Literary Agency, both fiction experts; Webster and Ginny Younce, editors at Simon & Schuster and Penguin, respectively.

To listen W&M archived shows (Dates: 3.28, 6.27, and 7.11), and upcoming shows visit http://pattiewelekhall.com/joy-radio-2/2011-guest-calendar-joyradio/

JoyRadio with Jacqueline Gum

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Mar 112012
 
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Jacqueline GumJoyRadio was honored to host  Jacqueline Gum , author of Confessions of a Corporate Slut, on March 7, 2012. Jacqueline discussed her  profound and enlightening novel. She spoke about how woman’s role in marriage has been in a state of evolution since the beginning of time. In the 70′s and 80′s most women were stay-at-home moms. Then the feminist movement came along and there was a segment of women who blended the old with the new and became “professional” corporate wives. But was it worth the price they had to pay in the end – giving up their  passion and relinquishing their power, all for the price of love?

Listen to Jacquie’s  interview as she speaks about the common themes of her novel – love, broken dreams, courage, and renewal.  Confessions of a Corporate Slut is a must read!

Thank you, Jacqueline for being a guest on the show. JoyRadio is looking forward to having you back to discuss your upcoming novel, The Accuser’s Burden.

 

 

After the Show with Helen Valleau

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Jan 262012
 
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Helen ValleauAs host of Joy Radio I was honored to interview Helen Valleau, author of “A Year of Possibilities,” January 26, 2012. After sharing a few chuckles on the correct pronunciation of Helen’s last name, Helen dove right into the interview. She mentioned the importance of people creating a vision for their life. Then she elaborated on the four necessary tools needed for visioning work. What are they? You’ll have to listen to find out.

Helen Valleau is an Author, Speaker, Coach and Visioning expert. She believes that every person has infinite potential and can live a life of greatness and purpose.She’s been the Supervising Teacher at Hoffman Institute of Canada for the past 15 years. And she’s created a program called “A Year of Possibilities.”

Helen’s book “A Year of Possibilities” has just been reduced to under $20, a savings of $15.00. Her second book, “100 minutes of Inspiration: Transform Your Life to One of Purpose and Passion” will soon be released. Both are available on Amazon.

Please visit Helen’s website for more up to the minute news regarding her Possibility Movies and Newsletter.

JOYRadio thanks Helen for educating, inspiring, and empowering our listeners. And that goes for me too, Helen. Great job!

Author, Signe Pike, Interviewed on Joy Radio

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Dec 132011
 
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Are you intrigued by the faery realm? Do you wonder if they really exist? Join us on JOY Radio 12.14.11 at 11 am ET, and listen to Signe Pike, author of Faery Tale, discuss her memoir and her search of something to believe in once again.

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JOY Radio’s Upcoming Show

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Nov 292011
 
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Are you interested in learning why time is speeding up? How to create infinite abundance? What does the heart to head connection have to do with us moving forward in time. Tune in tomorrow to  Joy Radio at 11 am ET and listen as Naisha Ahsian’s discusses these points and more.

After the Show: Sheila Ellison

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Sep 212011
 
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Do you feel like you have a book inside of you ready to be told? Are you holding back because you feel you lack writing skills? Don’t.

Listen to Sheila Ellison’s interview on Joy Radio today and find out how you can get started writing your first memoir. Sheila offers an online writing course – Write Your Life Stories. Her course is 50 lessons long. She covers every writing topic and technique, but she covers it using the person’s personal experiences. She’s carefully formulated the lessons so that  by the last lesson the student has a memoir and they’ve learned all the writing skills and vocabulary that would allow them to write a novel. Visit her website and sign up for her inexpensive writing course – $29.95, which comes with a 30 day money back guarantee. It doesn’t get much better than that! Plus be sure and read her latest writing tips.

Sheila Ellison has been teaching writing classes, editing and coaching for 25 years. She is the bestselling author of ten books including 365 Ways to Raise Confident Kids, The Courage to be a Single Mother and If Women Ruled the World. The mother of four and stepmother of two, Sheila is also the founder of the non-profit online support community, SingleMomsConnect.com.

She has appeared on Oprah, the Later Today Show and CBS Early Show. Her books and articles have been featured in O Magazine, Parenting, Family Circle, Glamour, Complete Woman, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune and she has appeared as an expert on hundreds of radio shows across the country.

Joy Radio was honored to host Sheila Ellison as our guest today.

After the Show: Jacqueline Maduneme

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Aug 192011
 
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Fantastic interview with Jacqueline Maduneme today. Jacqueline is the author of “Ada’s Daughter,” a successful CPA, tax lawyer, life coach, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and publisher – seeking to give opportunities to budding authors, especially ethnic authors, and those writing on issues of diversity and social justice.

Jacqueline gave the listeners a glimpse into her book; explained why she wrote her memoir; spoke about a time when she lost hope; shared why she considered taking her dad’s life; and how she found the courage to keep fighting through her physical and emotional pain.

Order today and get inspired.

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