Featured Interview With Author Linda Loprasert

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am of Chinese background, born and raised in Sydney, Australia. I grew up in south-west Sydney, moved around a bit in my early 20's, and now have re-settled back in south-west Sydney, living with my husband and pet dog.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have been an avid book reader since I could read. I was the ultimate book nerd. As a kid, my mum would take me to the local library to borrow books to read. There was a 10 book limit, and I would always borrow up to the maximum; 10 books every time. During school holidays, the library would have a 'special' on, allowing unlimited books to be borrowed at one time. That was heaven to my ears. I'd scoop up so many books I wouldn't be able to carry them to the counter by myself. Yes, ultimate book nerd!

In addition to my love of reading books, I also loved writing. I entered writing competitions at school, and local writing competitions I saw advertised in the newspaper, and I would also just wrote stories for the fun of it. I really enjoyed writing.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
When I first started reading as a child and young adolescent, I enjoyed action packed fiction novels. Matthew Reily's books were always great. I would pick it up and have trouble putting it down.

Currently, I enjoy reading motivational and inspirational non-fiction books. Authors of note include Darius Foroux, Alison Armstrong, Ali Tansel, Hugh Mackay, Gretchin Rubin, Hal Elrod, Adam Atler, Susan David, Hugh Mackay, Edith Eger, Carol Dweck, and Jay Shetty.

These authors and their books have inspired me to reach above and beyond, to step out of my comfort zone, and to find myself here, a published author.

Reading has got me to where I am today, and if there was anyone to thank for getting me to where I am now; a published author, I would have to thank the authors of all of the motivational books I have read over the years.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Memory Fail gives an inside look into the brain cancer journey of a young working professional, diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 26.

You will be made privy to the impacts brain cancer has not only on the body, but also its impact on mindset, relationships with friends and also intimate relationships, and fitting back into the workforce.

Memory Fail takes you on a journey from the beginning; life pre-cancer, and the initial symptoms that prompted a visit to the doctor. Treatment, in the form of chemotherapy and radiation therapy is provided in great detail, including images from the ordeal.

Emotional aspects of the brain cancer journey is also covered, which leads into how I moved on with life post cancer, details are given around the ordeals in finding work, finding love, and even just finding friends.

The book ends with a chapter titled “Memory Fails”, in which I give real life examples of the memory deficits I endured throughout my cancer journey, making Memory Fail a unique read, as you as the reader are given a true insight into the life of a brain cancer patient.

Memory Fail is a true, candid recount of my brain cancer journey. All events detailed are true and as much detail as possible is given to really give you, the reader an insight into what it's like to have cancer in your mid 20s.

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Featured Interview With Author Stephen K. Stanford

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in a hippie backwoods outside Melbourne, and finding myself therefore unemployable, turned to serial entrepreneurship, running businesses in the fashion, music and construction industries, and producing numerous projects for the arts including a live performance adaption of My Dinner with Andre, and the feature film, Four Jacks.
I am a devoted meditator and ashram frequenter, have reared a rock star (literally) and live on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula with wife Vani, and two highly truculent Siamese cats.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My father took me to a planetarium at a very young age, and from then on, I was hooked on anything to do with space and stars. I started reading books on astronomy and then YA sci-fi. When my father died suddenly, my way of connecting with him was to read through his huge collection of golden age science fiction novels and magazines. In later years I “outgrew” science fiction, but when I made the decision to do this, asked myself: “what could I write that would really come from my heart?” The answer was close to home.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite book as a spotty teenager was The Stainless Steel Rat, by Harry Harrison. It’s about a swashbuckling intergalactic criminal who slips between the cracks and steals money without hurting anyone – he maintains that he’s doing society a favor by keeping the cops on their toes, and by giving people something to be excited about in the antiseptic societies of the future. My intention with Jubilee was to write something that had an equivalent amount of humor, and irreverence and fun. In recent years I have loved the Murderbot series by Martha Wells, and am a fan of Anne Leckie, John Scalzi, Ian M Bank and Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Jubilee is a science fiction story set in the far future. Special agents, Col and Danee are sent to retrieve a body from a place called Jubilee which exists within its own parallel universe without any government scrutiny or control. It’s a kind of Las Vegas in space – a free for all where anything goes, run by an eccentric AI called Douglas.
Instead of the in and out mission that was planned, our heroes are forced to stay over on Jubilee where they learn it is a very different place to what they thought. When they finally get to collect their corpse, they discover it’s been switched, and this starts a series of cascading events that culminate in a galaxy wide quest to save Col’s estranged wife Danee.
The sequel, Stars Like Us will be published by Flame Tree Press in November 2025.

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Featured Interview With Author Clive Fleury

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Britain and spent my childhood there, but since then, I’ve been a dedicated globe trotter living and working around the world. Currently, I live between Miami, Florida, and Sydney, Australia. This lifestyle isn’t conducive to keeping pets, though, for a time, I did have a cat called Louis.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I can’t remember when I didn’t read books. They are my escape into other worlds with interesting, exciting people. I was a geek when I was younger and regularly visited my local library to check out new authors. At first, I lived off a diet of science fiction, but as I got older, I branched out and experimented, reading many different genres.

When I left university, I became a trainee journalist and so learned how to properly write. Later, when I moved into films and television, I wrote scripts and then took the plunge and completed my first book called Scary Lizzy. I enjoyed doing this so much that I decided to continue writing novels. Off Season is my latest.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
This is a difficult question to answer cause there are so many, and they have changed over time. But recently, they include Amor Towles (A Gentlemen in Moscow, etc.), Lucy Foley ( A Paris Apartment), Harlan Coban (The Stranger… one of many), and Lee Child (The Jack Reacher series).

These cover a fair range of genres, but currently, my favorite is thrillers/murder mystery. Good books in this genre inspired me to write Off Season, the first of, hopefully, many more books following the exploits of Australian-based Detective Ramesh Ryan.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Off Season is a fish-out-of-water tale about a disgraced, high-flying thirty-eight-year-old Australian-Indian detective, Ramesh Ryan, who is relocated from Sydney to a tiny New South Wales town only to discover that small doesn’t mean peaceful. That murder doesn’t take a rest in the off-season.

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Featured Interview With Author Jan Lloyd

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Warwick, UK a long time ago and spent most of my adult life in a village just outside Warwick. I have two grown up children and two granddaughters.
In the past I have kept alpacas, horses and numerous cats and dogs, and would describe myself as an animal freak.
After retiring from teaching maths and science, I moved to Mid Wales and now live in a small hamlet surrounded by wonderful countryside with my husband and two Cavalier dogs.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have always been an avid reader, as long as there was a little history involved. My history teacher at school got all of us girls to read the Jean Plaidy novels. At the age of fifteen/ sixteen I adored them. I like something a little meatier these days.
I had the idea for my War Torn novel after watching the movie Das Boot. I read all I could on Submarine warfare in WW2 and was really moved by the bravery of these young men on both sides. After a “What if?” moment, the idea for War Torn was born and I wrote the first book 40 years ago, quickly followed by Book 2 as the characters took control and took me on quite a journey. I am immensely proud of my debut book War Torn Book 1, which has now been joined by the second book in the series.

These two books were written over 40 years ago and at the time there was little interest in WW2 and they were put away until 2022 in a wardrobe. I published both books in 2023 and they have wonderful reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. For those of you that enjoy books set in WW2 they are a must read, and have been described in editorial reviews as “like no other book I have read about WW2”, “The best enemies to lovers book I have ever read.” (International Book Review) “This book throws one curved ball after another, I defy you to predict which way it will go. (Matt McAvoy, author and editor)
I would describe the War Torn Series as being predominantly about survival, love and forgiveness. I am presently writing Book 3.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite authors are Sansom, Follet and Alison Weir. I think my favourite book of all times is Tolstoy’s War and Peace. I do love a good thick book.
For me there has to be something historical in a story. It can be anytime and anywhere, though I do love English history, particularly from way back when to the Stuarts.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Fragments of Time is a stand alone book and a new genre for me to write in, still historical but with a paranormal twist. A timeslip/time travel story set in 1960s and 1914.
The idea for the book has been in my head for sometime. The setting is the village where I lived in Warwickshire. It was built on an old army barracks. There are one or two reminders of the barracks left behind which stoked my imagination, and of course I grew up in the 60s.
Jen is a young 60s girl who goes through quite a lot of trauma in her young life, and ends up in an abusive relationship. She becomes a bit of a loner and spends as much time as she can out of the way of her partner. She immerses herself in books, often sitting outside or inside the local church to read.
One such time inside the church she becomes aware that she is not alone. I won’t tell you anymore.

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Featured Interview With Author James Landsaw

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born in Joplin Mo. raised all over the country. I never thought about writing as I run country clubs most of my life. Once I retired, I thought man All the gossip that goes in in a club would make for an interesting read. So, I put it on paper.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
At age 62 I decide to begin a book and soon after it was published.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Really didn't read a lot as I spend most of the time working.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Behind The Setting of a Country Club According to Inquisitive Jeff” by James Landsaw is a book that delves into the intriguing and often scandalous world of a country club. The story follows Jeff, a waiter at the club, who uncovers various aspects of life within this exclusive setting. The book explores themes such as gossip, corruption, lifestyles, sex, scandals, racism, drugs, lies, and politics, showing that these issues permeate all levels of society, regardless of class1.
Jeff’s inquisitive nature leads him to discover that whether one is rich, middle class, or poor, everyone faces similar problems. The narrative provides a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the staff and members of the country club, revealing the complexities and hidden truths of their interactions

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