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Writers UnpluggedWriters Unplugged with Abby L. VanDiver
Join us as local Cleveland writer Abby L. Vandiver talks about her latest book.
2025-04-1845 min
Page CountCleveland Noir with Michael Ruhlman & Miesha Wilson HeadenIt’s launch day for Cleveland Noir, an anthology offering a twisty, duplicitous, and sometimes murderous view of Cleveland. Anthology editors Michael Ruhlman and Miesha Wilson Headen discuss the noir genre, why Cleveland is an apt city for this work, the process of curating and editing the anthology, the diverse range of voices and geographic locations represented, tips for new writers, and more.
Michael Ruhlman is the award-winning bestselling author of nine nonfiction books, nine cookbooks, and a collection of novellas, as well as a coauthor of many additional cookbooks. Subscribe to his Substack newsletter her...2023-08-0137 min
Discovered WordsmithsEpisode 147 - Abby Vandiver - Where Wild Peaches Grow
Overview
READERS: Abby is a professional writer (after being a lawyer for years) with over 35 books to her name (and multiple pen names). She also is currently the author in residence at the Cuyahoga Public Library.
Abby talks about learning to write and the mistakes she’s made. She didn’t start writing cozy mysteries, but tried her hand at other genres. She discovered her own voice and what worked for her.
WRITERS: Abby has experience writing many books, and we discuss finishing your book. Her experience allows her to offer some great advi...2023-03-2832 min
Dark and Stormy Book ClubFEB WWAR Featuring Black Mystery Authors Part IIWWAR FebruaryShow NotesPart 1In honor of Black History Month, we are featuring four books by Black authors.Tracey reported on Blacktop Wasteland by SA Crosby (Flatiron Books) A husband, a father, ason, a business owner...And the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi.Beauregard “Bug” Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hard-working dad.Bug knows there’s no future in the man he used to be: known from the hills of North Carolina tothe beaches of Florida as the best wheelman on the East C...2023-02-0120 minDark and Stormy Book ClubWWAR Featuring Black Mystery AuthorsWWAR FebruaryShow NotesPart 1In honor of Black History Month, we are featuring four books by Black authors.Tracey reported on Blacktop Wasteland by SA Crosby (Flatiron Books) A husband, a father, ason, a business owner...And the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi.Beauregard “Bug” Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hard-working dad.Bug knows there’s no future in the man he used to be: known from the hills of North Carolina tothe beaches of Florida as the best wheelman on the East C...2023-01-3123 min
Enjoy An Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Midnight Hour: A chilling anthology of crime fiction from 20 authors of color by Abby L. VandiverPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565629to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Midnight Hour: A chilling anthology of crime fiction from 20 authors of color
Author: Abby L. Vandiver
Narrator: Torian Brackett, Carolina Hoyos, Savy Des-Etages, Chanté Mccormick, Catherine Ho, Leon Nixon
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 35 minutes
Release date: March 1, 2022
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
From a simple robbery gone horribly wrong to a grisly murder in a secret love dungeon, this stellar collection of crime fiction short stories showcases some of today's finest voices of color. Edited by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Abby L. Vandiver, this thrilling anthology will k...2022-03-019h 35Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Literature, Essays & AnthologiesMidnight Hour: A chilling anthology of crime fiction from 20 authors of color by Abby L. VandiverPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565629to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Midnight Hour: A chilling anthology of crime fiction from 20 authors of color
Author: Abby L. Vandiver
Narrator: Torian Brackett, Carolina Hoyos, Savy Des-Etages, Chanté Mccormick, Catherine Ho, Leon Nixon
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 35 minutes
Release date: March 1, 2022
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
From a simple robbery gone horribly wrong to a grisly murder in a secret love dungeon, this stellar collection of crime fiction short stories showcases some of today's finest voices of color. Edited by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Abby L. Vandiver, this thrilling anthology will k...2022-03-019h 35
Broads and BooksGet Outta My Dreams, Get Into My CarThis week, we're looking at red flags and bad decisions, and considering books and pop culture picks with flags ignored. Plus, Erin previews her Masterclass on red flags, we consider the inherent red flags of corporate America, and dissect the wonder of Paul Rudd. LINKS: Like the Podcats? Want to see this weird cat colony the Broads discuss? Follow @catcultcolony on Instagram. Read the essay that sparked Amy's online trolls: The best $15.79 I ever spent: My last terrible diet book (Vox). Watch the Stephen Colbert clips showcasing the sexiness tests Paul Rudd passed: Part 1 and P...2021-11-2456 min
Crime Writers of ColorAnthology Extravaganza Anthology editors Abby Vandiver, Marla Bradeen, Steph Cha and Alafair Burke are interviewed by Robert Justice. Carolyn Wilkins and Alex Segura read from their amazing short stories. Links Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color Festive Mayhem 2: Seven Holiday Culinary Cozy Mysteries The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021 Robert Justice’s Website Subscribe to the Crime Writers of Color Podcast: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Play iHeartRadio Podcast Music Provided by Chris Lang Ja...2021-11-101h 01
Name Drop San DiegoShawn VanDiver, co-founder of the Truman Project's SD chapterShawn is a Navy veteran and the co-founder of the San Diego chapter of the Truman National Security Project. He's hyper involved in San Diego and sits on several boards including the San Diego Convention Center, and the public policy committee of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.2021-08-1036 min
Queries, Qualms, & QuirksMystery Author Abby L. Vandiver and the Accidental Hybrid AuthorMystery novelist Abby L. Vandiver (aka Abby Collette) joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss the differences in self-publishing and traditional, being a hybrid author, acknowledging you can’t edit yourself, and learning from other authors. ✦
Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling author, Abby L. Vandiver also writing as Abby Collette, has penned more than thirty novels and short stories. She is a hybrid author, being traditionally and self-published. Abby writes cozy mysteries and has a women's fiction book, Where Wild Peaches Grow, coming in August 2022. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio. ✦
Abby: Websit...2021-05-0643 min
I Found This Great BookAbby Collette aka Abby Vandiver - Featured Mystery AuthorThis week I am featuring the cozy mystery author Abby Collette also known as Abby Vandiver.2021-03-2908 min
I Found This Great BookA Conversation With Cozy Mystery Author Abby VandiverI had the honor to speak with Abby Vandiver, who is an accomplished and prolific cozy mystery author. She has five different cozy series. We talk about her latest book in her new “Ice Cream Parlor” series titled “A Deadly Inside Scoop”. In this series Abby uses the pen name “Abby Collette”. This was a fun, informative and inspirational conversation. https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/97 [00:02:04] Abby tell us why she selected Chagrin Falls, Ohio for the setting for her new cozy mystery series [00:04:27] Abby shares why she choose the winer season for this story. [00:06...2020-09-241h 15
Capy's Cozy ChairAuthor Chat with Abby VandiverAuthor Abby Vandiver joins us to talk about her new book A Deadly Inside Scoop. Found wherever books are sold.2020-02-1914 min
Authors on the Air Global Radio NetworkEpisode 5: Abby L VandiverAbby Vandiver, author of the Romaine Wilder Mysteries (Henery Press), joins me in the Cozy Corner to talk about funeral homes, folk magic, heritage, and ice cream--and a murder or two.
P.S. Today (August 7) is Abby's birthday. Tune in and wish her a happy one!
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2019-08-0716 min
The Cozy Corner with Alexia GordonAbby VandiverAbby Vandiver, author of the Romaine Wilder Mysteries (Henery Press), joins me in the Cozy Corner to talk about funeral homes, folk magic, heritage, and ice cream--and a murder or two.
P.S. Today (August 7) is Abby's birthday. Tune in and wish her a happy one!
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https://www.abbyvandiver.com/index.html
https://twitter.com/abbyvandiver?lang=en 2019-08-0716 min
How to Get Full Audiobook in Mysteries & Thrillers, EspionageWitch's Wheel by Abby L. Vandiver | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Witch's Wheel
Author: Abby L. Vandiver
Narrator: Tondre Schulte
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-08-17
Publisher: Abby L. Vandiver
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Cozy Mysteries
Summary:
Normal Junction is anything but! It can't be found on any map, but it's a place not too far away from where you are. It's a place where people go when things in their life are turned upside down - a haven, a place where hope, resilience, and even miracles reside. Come, take a trip to Normal Junction...2017-09-084h 24
the[BLOCKED] ESW 109. At the End of the Line with Kathryn Dionne & Abby Vandiver writing as Kathryn LonginoJoin Eat Sleep Write's host Adam Scull for this wonderful account of a writing collaboration between two authors that have never met face-to-face.
A wrong number and a cry of desperation at the end of the line sparks a long distance friendship between two women who’ve never met. Through fourteen years of trouble and heartache from a stagnant domestic life, the struggle for civil rights, and the stigma of interracial relationships, a bond forms between the two that changes both of their lives forever. It’s 1958, a time when women and Negroes are deemed second-class and are being second-guessed, from...2014-04-2900 minthe[BLOCKED] ESW 74A. In the Beginning with Abby VandiverA special edition of the Eat Sleep Write Podcast: A Conversation with author Abby Vandiver during her Blog Tour.
In the Beginning is set in 1997 and finds Biblical Archaeologist Justin Dickerson unhappy with her life. She has decided to run away from her problems. Intervening, her mentor asks that she go with him to the Fifty Year Jubilee commemorating the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Jerusalem. There she finds that in 1949 Jerusalem some of the 2,000 year old manuscripts, hidden in clay pots in the caves of Qumran, may have been destroyed. Justin, obsessed with this revelation, is determined...2013-10-1900 min