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Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Marcia HutchinsonIn this engaging episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Marcia Hutchinson reading The Mercy Step.About the Author After attending Oxford University and working as a lawyer in the City Marcia Hutchinson relocated back to Yorkshire where she founded and ran educational publishing company Primary Colours from 1997 - 2014. She was awarded an MBE for services to Cultural Diversity in 2010 and is now a full time writer.About the bookThe Mercy Step follows precocious child Mercy from birth to her relationships with her family in 1960's...2025-07-2427 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with A.C. AdamsIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by A.C. Adams reading from Chasing Shadows. It's a heartfelt discussion about family, fictions, writing, and more.About the BookWhen renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a global search to uncover the truth behind her father’s disappearance. What she finds is more shocking than she could have imagined—a web of family secrets and lies that chal...2025-07-1730 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Kelechi OkaforIn this engaging episode, we’re joined by Kelechi Okafor. Kelechi reads to us from her debut novel, Awakened. We talk about adventures, writing future present, and more.About the AuthorKelechi Okafor is a Nigerian-born, London-based writer of fiction, journalism, stage and screen. Her work explores global issues through an anti-colonial, anti-white supremacy, and anti-heteropatriarchy lens. In 2024, she launched her subscription platform, Keleidoscope, and opened ‘Child of Light’, a children’s home and resource centre in Nigeria. Known online as @Kelechnekoff and affectionately as ‘just a Baby Girl,’ Kelechi draws creative strength from writers like...2025-07-1031 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Sara SartagneIn this episode of Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-Felton, we're joined by Sara Sartagne reading from The Year of Yes and No. About the AuthorHaving wanted to be a journalist when she was a teenager, Sara actually ended up in PR. From there, it was a short skip to writing for pleasure, and from there to drafting her first book, a romance series where gardens feature in a BIG way. This allows her to indulge her passion for gardening, inherited from her grandmother. Sara’s English Garden Romance series started as a...2025-06-1945 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Del HowisonIn this delightful episode of Bookable Space we're joined by Bram Stoker Award-winning editor, author Del Howison. Del reads from The Survival of Margaret Thomas and What Fresh Hell is This. Del has recently been awarded the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award.About the author:Del Howison is an author, journalist, and SAG actor. He is a Bram Stoker Award-winning editor of the anthology series Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World’s Greatest Horror Writers. He has written articles for Fear.net, Gauntlet Magazine, and Writers Digest among others...2025-06-1139 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with C.C. LegaultBookable Space is a reading podcast that introduces readers to books we may have missed the first time around. In this episode of Bookable Space, Yvonne Battle-Felton, author of Curdle Creek, is joined by C.C. Legault. C.C. reads to us from Who is Bobbie-Mae?About the book: Bobbie-Mae wakes up alone in a hospital room. In the aftermath of a life-threatening car accident, there is complete darkness in her recall. Unsure whether her memories will ever return, Bobbie-Mae starts to read her old journals with the hope that they will help her u...2025-01-2121 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Victoria BennettBookable Space is a reading podcast that introduces readers to books we may have missed the first time around. In this episode of Bookable Space, Yvonne Battle-Felton, author of Curdle Creek, is joined by Victoria Bennett. Victoria reads to us from All My Wild Mothers.About the book: Weaving together memoir and herbal folklore, All My Wild Mothers is a story of motherhood, grief, and growing. At seven months pregnant, Victoria learns that her eldest sister has died in a canoeing accident. In that moment, her life changes. Five years later, and struggling with t...2025-01-1445 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Sharon TyersBookable Space is a reading podcast that introduces readers to books we may have missed the first time around. In this episode of Bookable Space, Yvonne Battle-Felton, author of Curdle Creek, is joined by Sharon Tyers. Sharon reads to us from Linen and Rooks.About the book:Linen and Rooks is set in 1830’s Denbigh, North Wales at the time when cholera visited twice. The Bleachworks where the linen was whitened just outside the town is long gone but rooks still circle the town and in this story a white rook visits and leaves car...2025-01-0716 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space Yvonne Battle-Felton Holiday EditionIn this special holiday edition of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton turns the tables as she reads from Curdle Creek. This episode was recorded live at Autumn Book Launch 2024. Curdle Creek was published by Holt/Macmillian in the US and Dialogue Books/Hachette in the UK.About the book Osira, a forty-five-year-old widow, is an obedient follower of the strict conventions of the remote all-Black town that’s stuck in the past and governed by ominous rituals including a one in, one out population policy. Osira has always been considered blessed, but her luck changes when he...2024-12-2810 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Emily GrandyIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Emily Grandy. Emily reads to us from Michikusa House.About the bookWhile spending a year on a small farm in rural Japan, a young woman struggling with mental illness finds meaning in learning to grow her own food and cook with the seasons. But transformation is often bittersweet, and she will be forced to choose between the familiarity of old ties and the desire for fulfillment.For information about Yvonne's books, events, and more vist https://www.yvonnebattlefelton.com/ o...2024-12-1729 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Francine Pozner EhrenbergIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Francine Pozner Ehrenberg. Francine reads to us from America's Candidate.About the authorFrancine Pozner-Ehrenberg has been an attorney for over 30 years. She was a Supervising Deputy Attorney General who specialized in Financial and Computer Crimes. She also served as a Major in the U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General's Corp. America's Candidate is her first novel.About America's CandidateAmerica’s Candidate suspensefully tells the story of Annie and her fiancé Amir who want to produ...2024-12-1022 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Kathy HarmsIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Kathy Harms. Kathy reads from Resilience in the Rubble.About the Book As paramedic Kathy Harms navigates the devastation in the aftermath of the catastrophic 2005 Kashmir Earthquake as a first-time medical aid worker, she is confronted by the scale of suffering she observes in the region, and her own lack of experience in the area of humanitarian work.In the field, she meets Nadeem Malik, a 19 year old student struggling to come to terms with personal loss and the d...2024-12-0327 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Bryan Thomas SchmidtIn this engaging episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Bryan Thomas Schmidt. Bryan reads to us from his book Shortcut.About the book:A mathematical genius. A formula that speeds up space travel called SHORTCUT. His loving wife. When Laura Maxx disappears after an attack that leaves Jason Maxx in the hospital, his only goal is to find her and bring her back. Then he gets a message: Laura is alive. Somewhere in space. To get her back, he’ll do whatever it takes—even taking on government agents who migh...2024-09-2435 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Dr Khadijah Ali-ColemanWe're back with Season III. In this episode of Bookable Space Dr Khadijah Z. Ali- Coleman. Kadijah read to us from her book For The Girls Who Do Too Much. In this lively discussion with novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton, Khadijah talks to us about writing influences, impact, creativity, vulnerability, and more in this engaging and uplifting episode. About the writer: Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman is a visionary cultural curator with over two decades of experience transforming spaces into vibrant centers of artistic and educational engagement. She is the founding director of Black Writers for Peace and...2024-09-1729 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Rosie WilbyIn this engaging episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Rosie Wilby. Rosie reads to us from The Breakup Monologues: The Unexpected Joy of Heartbreak and talks to us about writing, science of relationships, immersive research, and more. About the author:Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian, writer and podcaster who has appeared on BBC Radio 4 programmes including Woman's Hour, Saturday Live, Unsafe Space and Four Thought and TV programmes including Good Morning Britain and Sunday Morning Live. Her latest book The Breakup Monologues is based on her acclaimed podcast (a...2024-06-1337 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Ines G. LabartaIn this engaging episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Inés G. Labarta. Inés reads from The Three Lives of Saint Ciarán and talks to us about writing, reading, life, and more.The Three Lives of Saint CiaránA young girl, un-dead and un-alive, brought to the shores of Iberia and nurtured to become the saviour of Madrid. A crippled boy drowning in the waters of Loughmichnois, called to preserve the secrets of a civilisation. A nun who instigates the bombing of Neo Dubl...2024-06-0435 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Steve SchlamIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Steve Schlam. Steve reads from The Harvesting of Haystacks Kane and talks to us about writing, dreaming, creativity, taking readers on a journey on the river of words, and more. About the Author: STEVE SCHLAM was born and brought up in the Borough of Brooklyn in The City That Never Sleeps, and has since lived in cities and towns across the United States and in Mexico. An actor as well as a writer, he has performed on stages in all the places he's called ho...2024-05-2827 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Angie Elita NewellIn this episode of Bookable Space, Angie Elita Newell joins host Yvonne Battle-Felton. Angie will be reading from her novel, All I See is Violence.About the Book:Following the real-life historical events caused by colonialism, such as the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn, Indigenous author Angie Newell dives into the chaos that resulted from these events and the fallout modern Indigenous peoples still bear today in her historical fiction novel, All I See is Violence. About the Author:Angie Elita Newell belongs to the Liidlii Kue First Nation from the De...2024-05-0734 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Ishi RobinsonIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Ishi Robinson. Ishi reads from Sweetness in the Skin. We talk about home, family, and food.About the BookSweetness in the Skin is set in 90s Kingston, Jamaica and tells the story of the irrepressible Pumkin Patterson who is trying and failing to find her place: at home, at school, and in wider society. When her family implodes, Pumkin chooses to become master of her fate and embarks on an epic journey to find a new home.2024-04-2524 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with James MoreheadHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, in this episode of Bookable Space we're joined by James Morehead. James reads from The Plague Doctor.About the writerJames Morehead is Poet Laureate of Dublin, California, author of three collections of poetry, and host of the Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast. James' poem "tethered" was transformed into an award-winning animated short and "gallery" was set to music (baritone and piano). His poems have appeared in multiple publications.About The Plague DoctorThe Plague Doctor is both accessible and layered with meaning, a visual...2024-04-2321 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Lainne Love Part 2 of 3In part two of this three-part episode, Lainne Love joins host Yvonne Battle-Felton and reads from another section of A Bigger Mission. Lainne reminds us all that there is only one us.BIO:Lainne Love is an Award Winning Spiritual Psychology Coach & Bestselling Author, Leading Edge Healer, Founder + CEO of A Bigger Mission, and Momma.She’s dedicated to standing for others as they rise up, reclaim their power, and lead by birthing their bigger mission.Her process is rooted in Universal Law and Metaphysics. Informed by spiritual psy...2024-03-2713 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Madeline BocaroIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Madeline Bocaro. Madeline reads from her book In Your Mind- The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono. About the book: In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono The true story of the woman John Lennon loved. This is the ultimate biography and reference guide to Yoko Ono's life and work. It is the first complete exploration of her avant-garde art, activism, films and music in stunning detail. Includes deep insights about Ono’s life (thirty-three years befor...2024-02-2221 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Tim StrettonIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Tim Stretton. Tim will be reading from Catfish Alley.From the book:I once had a girlfriend back in Scotland, Lorna, who was into astrology, karma, healing crystals and all that shite. She always said the universe had a way of knowing when you needed something and providing for you. In my experience, what it generally provides is a kick in the bollocks.Tommy Chisholm is in trouble.His dream life in Barcelona is unravelling. He’s brok...2024-02-2020 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Micki R. PettitIn this episode of Bookable Space, host novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Micki R. Pettit. Micki reads from A Kiss for Maggie Moore and talks about research, writing, and more.Born in Wyoming and raised in New Mexico, Micki R. Pettit has been a Texan for twenty-six years, living in Houston with her husband and now twenty-one-year-old, A&M sons. Micki is a former radio personality and voice talent with vocal experience spanning musical theater, opera, big band, rock, and country. She is currently lead female singer with the folk group Ba...2024-02-0821 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Linda Jean HallIn this episode of Bookable Space, host, novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Linda Jean Hall. Linda Jean reads to us from Gifting Resilience: A Pandemic Study of my Black Female Resistance and talks about fear, writing, and hope.Linda Jean Hall is a teaching-researcher specializing in Science and Technology Studies at the University of California Riverside. Hall’s book, Gifting Resilience: A Pandemic Study of my Black Female Resistance is a self-analysis of her journey from Pennsylvania's juvenile justice system to the ivory towers of California's leading educational institutions. About the book:...2024-02-0633 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Annie DawidIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Annie Dawid. Annie reads from Paradise Undone: A Novel of Jonestown.About the book Paradise Undone, A Novel of Jonestown is a part real, part imagined retelling of the tragic events that led to the USA's biggest single loss of civilian life in the twentieth century.On November 18th 1978, nine hundred and nine people died in the Guyanese jungle. Published on the 45th anniversary, Annie Dawid’s compelling story of Jonestown explores the tragedy through the voices of four prot...2024-02-0125 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Gary HermusIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Gary Hermus. Gary reads from and talks about his novel, The Port Edgerton Chronicles.About the Book:Leaving your childhood home to build a new life is a rite of passage. But what happens when you have to go back? Self-reliant artist Penelope “Nellie” Simpson, has made a place for herself in the New Mexico art scene, but when her father becomes ill she is forced to leave the life she’s built and return to her hometown of Port Ed...2024-01-2532 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Larry ZuckermanIn this special edition of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Larry Zuckerman. Larry reads from Lonely Are the Brave.About the bookHistorical novelist Larry Zuckerman talks about Lonely Are the Brave, in which an American war hero returns to his small town in 1919, grieving his late wife, and decides to stay home to raise his infant daughter, only to hear a rumor the child isn’t his.About the authorLarry Zuckerman, named for a Shakespearean actor, has been blending drama with history since he too...2024-01-2339 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with W.C. AldridgeIn this engaging episode, poet W.C. Aldridge joins host Yvonne Battle-Felton. W.C. reads from My Soul's Journey, discusses her poetry journey and offers poets/writers advice on creating a poetry collection.About the book:My Soul’s Journey, collected poems, by Chicago poet W.C. Aldridge, was released in 2021 as part of Amador Publisher’s Worldwind Books Poetry Series. Ms. Aldridge was involved in all aspects of the project. Her choices for cover and interior art, and her thoughtful arrangement of the poems into chapters with evocative titles such as “Forgiveness is Not a...2024-01-1827 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Claire CullifordIn this episode, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Claire Culliford. Claire reads from If You Believe... and talks about writing the collection and hope.About the bookA collection of short stories about the poignant, possible and positive in our world. If You Believe... invites readers to imagine all that can be through tales depicting the best of humanity and the wonderful powers of the natural world. About the author Claire Culliford is an author, screenwriter, poet and lyricist who adores writing about the themes that matter to...2024-01-1120 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Walker ZuppIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Walker Zupp. Walker reads to us from Nakadai.About the bookTwickley, England – when Hiroshi Nakadai is studying for his PhD in Linguistics he comes into contact with a powerful and evil force...His supervisor, Professor Mutton, has been enslaved by The Great Word: an intergalactic beinghell-bent on conquering the world.When Nakadai becomes a professor, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Using his phenomenalintelligence, he decides to...2024-01-0924 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Jane AustinIn this episode of Bookable Space, novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Jane Austin. Jane reads from Renegade.About the book: My second novel, Renegade, is the story of Justin, a 70s urban guerrilla, who late in life is confronted by the consequences of his rebellious youth and grapples with the fallout for his family. When his son is drawn into radical politics in Rojava, Syria, Justin is devasted. It’s a modern tale of political turmoil, loyalty and betrayal and one man’s search for identity. About the au...2024-01-0417 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Rebecca KellerIn this episode, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Rebecca Keller. Rebecca reads to us from You Should Have Known. About the book:A grieving grandmother turns to murder in YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN (Crooked Lane Books / April 4, 2023 / $29.99) a literary suspense that explores the bonds of family and the grudges we can’t let go.When retired nurse Frannie Greene moves into a senior living apartment, she finds a compelling friendship with her new neighbor Katherine, only to discover that Katherine is married to the judge who Frannie believes is implicated in...2024-01-0227 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Steffi GardenerIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Steffi Gardener. Steffi reads to us from Charlie to the Rescue.About the bookCharlie was different. True he was a Black and White Border Collie, as were his brothers and sister. However, there were two marked differences. One ear stood up whereas the other lay flat against his head.Secondly, he had eyes of different colours. One was blue, the other looked almost like amber. Now what do myths and legends say about people and animals born with eyes...2023-12-2619 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Ron RomanIn this episode of Bookable Space, author Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Ron Roman. Ron reads to us from Of Ashes and Dust.About the book:At the time of the Millennium three people struggle for survival in a small New Hampshire town as the world spins into chaos, not realizing that each harbors secrets that will eventually pit them against one another. The story evolves from the U.S. Government’s earlier two classified secret projects during the Vietnam War (the USAF’s revelation about UFOs and Project Sixty-Seven). Of Ashes and Dust is a...2023-12-1915 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Ronna DetrickIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Ronna Detrick reading from Rewriting Eve: Rescuing Women's Stories from the Bible and Reclaiming Them as Our Own.About the author:Ronna Detrick left the church and its dogma nearly twenty years ago but took the stories of women with her. She has combined her love of writing with a diverse and winding career that has included coaching, spiritual direction, professional development training, corporate leadership, and entrepreneurship. She shocked and delighted her audience in a provocative TEDx presentation on an Eve who in...2023-12-1224 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Stephanie CotsirilosJoining host Yvonne Battle-Felton, in this episode of Bookable Space Stephanie Cotsirilos reads from My Xanthi.About the author:Tapping prior careers on Broadway and in law, Stephanie Cotsirilos is author of the novella My Xanthi. Twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, her work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Narrative, Mississippi Review and Beacon Press’ New England essay anthology, Breaking Bread. A Sewanee Writers’ Conference alumna, she was Katahdin Fellow at Storyknife’s inaugural retreat for women writers in Alaska. She holds degrees in comparative literature, music, and law from Brown and Yale. She live...2023-12-0525 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space back with Debbie BurkeIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Debbie Burke. Debbie reads from Deep Fake Double Down and talks to us about writing a series, researching deep fakes and more.About the Book: Deep fakes mean deep trouble for investigator Tawny Lindholm and her attorney husband Tillman Rosenbaum. A female corrections officer begs them for help after video goes viral, showing she broke a young Native inmate out of prison. She swears she’s innocent and claims her life is in danger because she witnessed a murder. Then she disappears. ...2023-11-2830 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonJust a quick thank you for listening to Season I and news about Season II. Thanks for listening and for your support. To read more about what I'm up to, visit my website here or sign up for my newsletter on substack to hear/read about Curdle Creek, my upcoming novel.I hope you'll join in for Season 2. If you would like to be a guest on the show, get in touch. If you'd like to recommend a writer, please ask them to get in touch. All the best and here's to books and...2023-08-2902 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Tammy EulianoIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Tammy Euliano. Tammy reads from Misfire and Fatal Intent.Please note, Misfire is now available.About the author:Tammy Euliano’s writing is inspired by her day job as a physician, researcher and educator at University of Florida. She’s received numerous teaching awards, ~100,000 views of her YouTube teaching videos, and was featured in a calendar of women inventors. In addition to numerous short stories, her first medical thriller, “Fatal Intent,” was published by Oceanview in March, 2021. Kathy Reichs called i...2023-08-2422 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Katya CengelIn this episode of Bookable Space host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Katya Cengel. Katya reads From Cheronobyl with Love: reporting from the ruins of the Soviet Union.About the book: In 1986 an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic helped trigger the collapse of the Soviet Union. Three and a half decades later, in 2022, the plant’s capture by Russian forces reminded Ukraine – and the world – that, for Russia, it isn’t over. In between an American reporter and a Ukrainian...2023-07-1331 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Ross DreiblattIn this episode of Bookable Space host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Ross Dreiblatt. Ross will be reading from I Am Not Brad Pitt and Other Stories.About the author: Ross Dreiblatt is an author who was born and grew up in New York. His father was a truck driver, and his mom was a retail manager. He attended Hofstra University and moved to Los Angeles where he attended Cal State Northridge. While in Los Angeles, he studied under John Rechy’s master writing workshop at UCLA.He has worked in the corporate offices of...2023-07-1126 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Portia Yvette Clarein this episode of Bookable Space host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Poria Y. Clare. Portia reads from Best Friends Forever: A Puppy’s Tale.About the book:Best Friends Forever: A Puppy’s Tale is a tender, heart-warming story about love, loss, and everlasting friendship. It is a wonderful resource of care for parents and teachers that will help them guide children through the real-life experience of owning, loving, and losing a beloved family pet, and finding the courage to share that love again.About the author:Porti...2023-07-0612 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Michael Favala GoldmanIn this episode of Bookable Space host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Michael Favala Goldman. Michael reads from The Trouble with HappinessAbout the book:“This quiet and devastating collection of vignettes from Ditlevsen . . . [reveals] all the simmering, explosive tensions found in marriage, family, and parenthood . . . The stories are simple; the characters ordinary and immensely human. Their motivations are mysterious and subtle, and Ditlevsen is acutely sensitive to the way normal life can wear at their hearts . . . Alongside this discomfort, though, is the opportunity for deep transformation. Already renowned for her memoirs, Ditlevsen is now...2023-07-0422 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Deirdre FaganIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Deidre Fagan. Deirdre will be reading About the author: Deirdre Fagan is a widow, wife, mother of two, and the award-winning author of the memoir Find a Place for Me (forthcoming, 2022), a collection of short stories, The Grief Eater (2020), and a poetry chapbook, Have Love (2019). She is an associate professor and coordinator of creative writing at Ferris State University. Meet her at deirdrefagan.com About the book: A memoir about Fagan’s philo...2023-06-2226 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Annie KirbyIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Annie Kirby reading The Hollow Sea.Author BioAnnie Kirby lives on the south coast of England where she works as a university researcher. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and broadcast on national radio. Annie is a winner of the Asham Award for short fiction and a graduate of Penguin’s WriteNow programme. The Hollow SeaWhen Scottie realises that she may never become a mother, she makes the heart-breaking decision to flee to...2023-06-2021 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Anne GoodwinJoining host Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Anne Goodwin reading Matilda Windsor is Coming Home. About the book:In the dying days of the old asylums, three paths intersect. Henry was only a boy when he waved goodbye to his glamorous grown-up sister; approaching sixty, his life is still on hold as he awaits her return. As a high-society hostess renowned for her recitals, Matty’s burden weighs heavily upon her, but she bears it with fortitude and grace. Janice, a young social worker, wants to set the world to rights, bu...2023-06-1525 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Jerome GoldJoining host Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Jerome Gold reading from Paranoia & Heartbreak: Fifteen Years in a Juvenile Facility.About the bookAdapted from the publisher’s description: For fifteen years, Jerome Gold worked as a rehabilitation counselor in a prison for juveniles in Washington State. Throughout his time there, he kept a journal of his experiences with youths who had been incarcerated for murder, kidnap, assault, sex offenses, auto theft, and selling drugs. What started as a journal became one man’s nuanced perspective on a unique group of youn...2023-06-1328 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Sandra CoffeyJoining host Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Sandra Coffey reading Breaking into the Media: The Journalist's Guide to Publicity.About the bookA journalist's inside look on what it takes to get publicity. About the author: Sandra Coffey is a former senior journalist and editor who now works as a PR Manager covering Ireland and the UK. She has gained coverage for clients in publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Independent, Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail. Sandra also helps beginner PR pr...2023-06-0840 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Bobbie Jean HuffJoining host Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Bobbie Jean Huff reading The Ones We Keep.About the bookWhat would you do if you discovered that one of your children had drowned—but now which one? Would you try to discover which child you had lost? Or would you make a different choice? The Ones We Keep follows the splintered lives of four family members in the years following an unspeakable tragedy, and the choices they make to find their wasy back to each other. Bio - Bobb...2023-06-0619 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Steven MayfieldSteven Mayfield joins host Yvonne Battle-Felton in this episode of Bookable Space. Steven will be reading from Delphic Oracle, U.S.A.About the bookIt is 1925 when a love affair between enchantress Maggie Westinghouse and con man July Pennybaker upends the small town of Miagrammesto Station, tumbles it about, and sets it back down as Delphic Oracle, Nebraska. Will their love fulfill its destiny? The narrator of this wry, entertaining novel, Father Peter Goodfellow, weaves back and forth in time to answer that question. Along the way, he introduces the Goodfellows, the...2023-06-0125 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Susan ColeSusan Cole joins host Yvonne Battle-Felton in this episode of Bookable Space. Susan will be reading from Holding Fast: A Memoir of Sailing, Love, and Loss.About the book HOLDING FAST is Susan Cole’s story of leaving everything behind to follow her husband's lifelong dream of sailing away. Susan’s journey took her from the glitzy world of Madison Avenue advertising to riding out Hurricane Mitch, the largest hurricane on record at the time, on a sailboat in Guatemala. She hadn’t wanted to go in the first place, but ended up on a life-c...2023-05-3023 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Arnie BernsteinLove being read to? In this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Arnie Bernstein reading from Bath Massacre: America's First School Bombing and two other pieces.Arnie Bernstein bio: Arnie Bernstein delves into the forgotten corners of history through narrative nonfiction. His explorations of American Nazis, Swastika Nation: Fritz Kuhn and the Rise and Fall of the German-American Bund, has earned world-wide acclaim, including The NY Times, Publishers Weekly, and media in Poland, Germany, England, Israel, and more. Arnie is a member of PEN, The Authors Guild, International Federation of Journalists, and Soc...2023-05-2548 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Laura PashbyLove being read to? Hosted by writer, Yvonne Battle-Felton, inthis episode of Bookable Space we're joined by Laura Pashby reading from Little Stories of Your Life.About the book:It’s easy to feel that our own lives are not enough, but real lives are not defined by bright, exciting events: we don’t need a grand narrative arc. It’s the stretches of time in between that matter, the tiny moments and the daily choices that make us who we are. Little Stories of Your Life shows you how to use words and photogr...2023-05-2315 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with AA AbbottLove being read to? Joining host Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features AA Abbott reading Lies at Her Door.About the book: She forgot about her childhood friend… until his body is found under her garden. Can she prove she didn’t commit the decades-old murder? Lucy Freeman struggles to find satisfaction in life. Trapped in the shadow of her rock star brother, the thirty-two-year-old craves more than her days at home caring for her terminally ill mother. But her routine takes a turn for the horrifying when a gia...2023-05-0419 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Debbie BurkeLove being read to? In this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Debbie Burke reading Until Proven Guilty.About the book: A guilty rapist freed on a technicality. A father wrongfully convicted of molesting his daughter. An unknown son from the past with a dark secret. Investigator Tawny Lindholm and attorney Tillman Rosenbaum struggle to resolve three baffling cases where DNA doesn’t lead to the truth. Instead, it lays bare lies, deception, and betrayal, threatening Tawny and Tillman’s new marriage and endangering their family. About the author: Debbi...2023-05-0230 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Trudy KrisherLove being read to? Joining host Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Trudy Krisher reading from On the March: A Novel of the Women's March on Washington.About the author: Trudy Krisher an award-winning author of a number of historical novels with social justice themes (SPITE FENCES, KINSHIP, UNCOMMON FAITH, FALLOUT). She has a reputation as a trailblazer in writing and speaking out about sensitive issues surrounding self-identity, race, and gender through her fictional works. You can read more about her at her website: www.trudykrisher.com. ON THE MARCH is available as...2023-04-2718 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Carolyn KorsmeyerLove being read to? In this episode of Bookable Space, joined by host Yvonne Battle-Felton, Carolyn Korsmeyer reads Charlotte's Story.About the author: A longtime admiration for Jane Austen led Carolyn Korsmeyer to write Charlotte’s Story. Her second novel, Little Follies, will be published in January, 2023. She is also the author of numerous philosophical works, including Things: In Touch with the Past, Savoring Disgust: The Foul and the Fair in Aesthetics, and Making Sense of Taste: Food and Philosophy.About the book: Charlotte Lucas, a character first appearing in Jane Austen’s Prid...2023-04-2022 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Lorraine WilsonJoined by host Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Lorraine Wilson with The Way the Light Bends.Lorraine is a conservation scientist who now lives by the sea in Scotland writing speculative fiction influenced by folklore and the wilderness. She runs a mentorship programme for marginalised writers and The Way The Light Bends is her second novel, with a third coming out later this year. About the book: The Way The Light Bends is a story about who we become, and what we will believe in, when we lo...2023-04-0621 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Joseph HutchisonLove being read to? Hosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Joseph Hutchison reading Under Sleep's New Moon.About the book: Poet Joseph Hutchison on rescuing unfinished poems from the faraway land called youth.About the poet: Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate (2014-2019), has published 20 poetry collections, including Under Sleep’s New Moon; The World As Is: New & Selected Poems, 1972-2015; and Marked Men. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, he directs the Professional Creative Writing online program at the University of Denver’s University College.For information about Yvonne...2023-03-3025 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Peter MarltonLove being read to? Hosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode features Peter Marlton reading from Eternal Graffiti.About the author: Peter Marlton is the pseudonym for Pete MacDonald, who has discovered that writing fiction under another name can be psychologically and artistically liberating—it somehow skirts, without wholly avoiding, the imposter syndrome. Stories and essays published as Pete MacDonald have appeared in The New York Times, The Battered Suitcase (a novella), Inkwell Journal, Barrellhouse Magazine, and others. His original screenplay was a finalist in the Austin Screenwriting Competition. About the book: “I don’t kno...2023-03-2819 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Marisa NoelleLike being read to? Hosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Marisa Noelle reading from The Unraveling of Luna Forester.BIO: Marisa Noelle is the writer of middle grade & young adult novels in the genres of science-fiction, fantasy, horror & mental health including The Shadow Keepers, The Unadjusteds Trilogy (The Unadjusteds, The Rise of the Altereds, & The Reckoning), The Mermaid Chronicles – Secrets of the Deep & Quest for Atlantis, & The Unravelling of Luna Forester. She is a mentor for the Write Mentor program that helps aspiring MG & YA authors. A...2023-03-2323 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Michele SheldonHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Michele Sheldon with The Macaw of Doom.Michele is the author of the Missing Fur series, children’s books themed around endangered species and conservation. The second in the series The Macaw of Doom was published in May. Michele worked as a journalist for many years and also writes short stories, plays and short comedy films including The Beast of Romney Marsh and Skulduggery. About the book: The Macaw of Doom Bernard's long-lost cousin Ytsan arrives out of the blue wit...2023-03-2124 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Paul WatersLove being read to? Hosted by novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Paul Waters reading Blackwatertown.About the book:When maverick police sergeant Jolly Macken is banished to a sleepy 1950s Irish border village, he vows to find the killer of his brother – even if the murderer is in the police. But a lot can happen in a week. Over seven days Macken falls in love, uncovers dark family secrets, accidentally starts a war, is hailed a hero and branded a traitor. When Blackwatertown explodes into violence, who can he trust? An...2023-03-1631 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Fred MisurellaLove being read to? Hosted by novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Fred Misurella reading Arrangement in Black and White. About the book: An interracial marriage in the 1970s: She's white, he's black; but their problems are more than racial.For information about Yvonne's books, events, and more vist https://www.yvonnebattlefelton.com/ or sign up to Yvonne's Substack https://yvonnebattlefelton.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-03-1435 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Mark StayLove being read to? Hosted by novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Mark Stay reading The Ghost of Ivy Barn - The Witches of Woodville III.THE GHOST OF IVY BARN - THE WITCHES OF WOODVILLE IIIAs the Battle of Britain rages overhead, a warlock leader from the Council of High Witches comes to Woodville with a ritual to repel the imminent Nazi invasion. The only catch is it involves full-frontal nudity on the White Cliffs of Dover. The Witches of Woodville are having none of it...2023-03-0927 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Sandra Cavallo MillerLove being read to? Hosted by novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Sandra Cavallo Miller reading Out of Patients.Summary: After practicing medicine for over thirty years, Norah Waters MD is weighing her options, and early retirement looks better and better. At age fifty-eight, who needs midnight calls, cranky patients, and business headaches? Fighting burnout and workplace melodrama, Norah gives herself one last year to find her way back to enjoying her once-cherished career. Norah also tries to aid her elderly mom, a feisty and irreverent eighty-six-year-old living in Sun...2023-03-0718 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Ann BuschoLove being read to? Hosted by novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Ann Buscho reading The Parent's Guide to Birdnesting: a Child-Centered Solution to Co-Parenting During Separation and Divorce?About the book:Take coparenting to the next level and provide a stable environment for your children as you and your spouse begin tackling your separation or divorce.For parents who are separating and want to put their children first, birdnesting could be the interim custody solution you’ve been looking for. Instead of the children splitting their time be...2023-03-0226 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Janet Dean KnightLove being read to? Hosted by novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Janet Dean Knight reading The Peacemaker.As the war to end all wars is about to be followed by another, a young woman finds her life taking the same tragic course as her mother's. One night in the summer of 1938 Violet Lowther’s mother Peggy is dying, her father Ellis is drunk in the pub, and Violet’s life is being ruined behind a dance hall in Barnsfield by a young miner who doesn’t look like Clark Gable after all. By Sep...2023-02-2824 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Nita SweeneyLove being read to? Hosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, in this episode of Bookable Space, we're joined by Nita Sweeney reading Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink and Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being, and InsightAbout the book: #1 Best Seller in Running & Jogging, Exercise & Fitness, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder An unforgettable story of tenacity, running therapy, beating depression, and the companionship of a dog. The Dog Writers Association of America awarded Nita Sweeney a Maxwell Medallion for excellence in writing about...2023-02-2321 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Liz AltermanLove being read to? Hosted by novelist Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Liz Alternman reading from The Perfect Neighborhood. About the book: When actress and model Allison Langley leaves her former rockstar husband, Christopher, in the middle of the night, it’s all her Oak Hill neighbors can talk about. The gossip comes to an abrupt halt when five-year-old Billy Barnes goes missing on his walk home from kindergarten. Billy’s mother, Rachel, blames herself for being at work and letting her only child walk alone. Cassidy, Billy’s teenage...2023-02-2119 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Maximilian HawkerIn this episode of Bookablel Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Maximilian Hawker reading from About the Author Maximilian Hawker is a children's social worker who lives in Croydon, South London, with his wife and two daughters. He is author of the novels Breaking the Foals and Rory Hobble and the Voyage to Haligogen (both published by Unbound). Since childhood, he has suffered with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and does media advocacy on behalf of the charity OCD Action as and when he can. About the Book2023-01-1927 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Betty BolteHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Betty Bolte with Becoming Lady Washington.Betty Bolté is an award-winning author and editor of fiction and nonfiction books. She earned a Master’s Degree in English in 2008, emphasizing the study of literature. She’s authored 25+ books, most recently Becoming Lady Washington and Notes of Love and War. She lives in Alabama with her husband.About Becoming Lady WashingtonMartha “Patsy” Custis manages an immense eighteenth-century plantation in the Virginia colony. But as a young widow she must balance her business wit...2023-01-1731 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Lenore HartHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, in this episode, author Lenore Hart reads from Waterwoman.About the book: Tiny, remote Revels Island lies just off the coast of the Eastern Shore, a remote peninsula of fishing villages that knows nothing of the partying, gin-soaked Roaring Twenties gripping the rest of the country. The Revels family work Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay for their living, and tragedy is always only one bad storm away. But, as 19-year-old Annie Revels says, “In order to live on the Shore, you need to understand that good weather always follows bad.” Her father is a wate...2023-01-1225 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with James W WhiteHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features James W. White reading from Carp Cafe.About the book: Master story-teller James W. White is back with a guaranteed good time story set in the surf-side town of Carpinteria, California in the aftermath of the horrific Thomas wildfire. Everyone's got a bit of PTSD, what with the burning mountains and rising sea levels squeezing the town from all directions. Enter Shelly Friedman, a single, 45-year old personnel counselor with a drinking problem, blowing into town for a day trip in her classic sixty-four-and-a-half Mustang. She...2023-01-1025 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Stephen CoxHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Stephen Cox with Our Child of the Stars.About the author: In 2012 I stopped wanting to be a writer and actually did it. I spent nearly all my childhood in Bristol, and I’m now an adoptive Londoner. I have a partner and two adult children. I’m a professional communicator, a science PhD dropout, a recovering poet, and a Quaker. About the book: Our Child of The Stars In the year of Woodstock and the moon landings, a childless c...2023-01-0519 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Erika BornmanHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Erika Bornman with Mission of Malice.About the book:When Erika Bornman was nine years old, her family joined, and ultimately moved to, KwaSizabantu, a Christian mission in South Africa – a place touted as a nirvana, founded on egalitarian values. But something sinister lurks below the veneer of piousness here.Life at KwaSizabantu is hard. Christianity is used to justify harsh punishments and congregants are forced to repent for their sins. Threats of physical violence ensure adherence to stringent rules. Parents are pitt...2022-12-2920 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Paul Tudor OwenHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features guest Paul Tudor Owen reading from The Weighing of the Heart.About the author: Paul Tudor Owen was born in Manchester in 1978, and was educated at the University of Sheffield, the University of Pittsburgh, and the London School of Economics. He began his career as a local newspaper reporter in north-west London, and currently works at the Guardian, where he spent three years as deputy head of US news at the paper's New York office. His debut novel, The Weighin...2022-12-2732 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Antoinette TyrrellHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode features Antoinette Tyrrell reading from and talking to us about her book, The Secrets Left Behind. About the book: : What pain must a woman suffer to rob her of the ability to love her own child? It is the harrowing question Alice Millington faces following the tragic death of her own mother, Kate.The Secrets Left Behind, is a multi-layered tale of the savage severing of maternal ties, a crumbling marriage built on conjecture, and the devastating impact on the next generation of women. It is set against...2022-12-1529 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Joie DavidowIn this episode of Bookable Space, host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Joie Davidow with her book, The Unofficial Marriage.About the book: Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous events of 19th century Europe, An Unofficial Marriage dramatizes the equally tumultuous real-life love affair of two great artists—the famous Russian author, Ivan Turgenev, and the celebrated French opera singer, Pauline Viardot. From the moment he encounters her on the St. Petersburg stage, Ivan falls completely for Pauline. Though Pauline returns his feelings, she is bound by her singular passion for her art and her de...2022-12-1337 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Dr. William H. ReidIn this episode host Yvonne Battle-Felton is joined by Dr. William H. Reid who will be reading from and talking about his book, A Dark Night in Aurora: Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings.About the book: James Holmes killed or wounded seventy people in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Only one man was allowed to record extensive interviews with the shooter in addition to unfettered access to prosecution, defense and law enforcement investigations. This is what he found. On July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado, a man in dark body armor and a gas mask e...2022-12-0631 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Angela PageHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode features Angela Page with There's a Dead Girl in My Yard.About the book: The life of a struggling actress is turned upside down when she witnesses the burial of an urn in her yard. She gets entangled with the “dead girl,” a Latina health guru, whose criminal antics, range from Miami to New York to L.A. About Angela: Angela Page is a writer, producer and author. Her films are featured on the Shorts TV channel, FunnyorDie and Indiepix Unlimited...2022-11-2923 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Katie MunnikHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, in this episode of Bookable Space we're joined by Katie Munnik reading from The Aerialists.About the author: Katie Munnik is a Canadian writer living in Cardiff, UK.In 2017, she won the Borough Press Open Submission, and her debut novel The Heart Beats in Secret was a USA Today Bestseller.Her second novel The Aerialists was published in April 2022 by HarperCollins.About the book: She fell from the sky and captured the heart of a city.The Aerialists is a rich historical novel inspire...2022-11-2423 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Louise MorrishHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, in this episode we're joined by Louise Morrish reading from Operation Moonlight.About the book: 1944: newly recruited SOE agent Elisabeth Shepherd is faced with an impossible mission; to parachute behind enemy lines into Nazi-occupied France to monitor the new long-range missiles the Germans are working on. Her only advice? Trust absolutely no one. With danger lurking at every turn, one wrong move for Elisabeth could spell instant death. In the present, Betty is about to celebrate her 100th birthday. With her carer Tali at...2022-11-2238 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Karla HuebnerHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Karla Huebner reading from In Search of the Magic Theater. Karla Huebner’s short fiction has appeared in many literary and genre magazines. Having worked in theater and performed in early music ensembles and gamelans, she is also an art historian whose prizewinning book on the Czech surrealist Toyen was published by University of Pittsburgh Press in 2020. Her novel In Search of the Magic Theater is just out from Regal House.About the book: Why, the rather staid young cellist Sarah wonders, should her...2022-11-1737 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Sharon SkinnerHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode of Bookable Space features Sharon Skinner reading from Lostuns Found.About the book: The smoke-covered, steam-powered city of Landings is a rough place where orphans and lost children known as streeters struggle to survive by banding together, forming rival crews. But when their fellow streeters begin to disappear, Gage and Wynd must put aside their long-standing rivalry and work together to rescue their mates from a crew of ruthless, kidnapping smugglers. But can a pact made under pressure be trusted? Written with a wink and a nod to J...2022-11-1517 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Heleen KistIn this episode, Heleen Kist joins host Yvonne Battle-Felton to read from and answer questions about her book, What I Hid From You.About the book:Radha thought she was her own worst enemy … until the real one came after her Traumatised by the death of a patient, and crippled with anxiety, Glaswegian dentist Radha Bakshi succumbs to an addiction to Valium she can't acknowledge, even to herself. In truth, she relies on the pills to juggle being the consummate professional, perfect daughter, devoted wife and a not-too-embarrassing mother to her...2022-11-1023 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Valerie NiemanIn this episode of Bookable Space, Valerie Nieman joins us to read from and talk to us about her book, To The Bones. In conversation with Yvonne Battle-Felton, author of Remembered. Bio: Valerie Nieman has toured extensively for her five novels (the latest being In the Lonely Backwater) and three collections of poetry. To the Bones, her genre-bending novel about the coal industry and its effects on Appalachia, was a finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award. She has published short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from The Georgia Review to Poetry to New Writing Scotland...2022-11-0828 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Grant CarringtonHosted by award-winning writer Yvonne Battle-Felton, this episode features Grant Carrington reading from Down in the Barraque.About the Book: : A starship is being built in orbit and a unique piece of equipment is stolen and falls into the hands of Kip and his friends.Blood brothers and bandmates, Kip Marten, Flyte Error, and Red Green spend their nights playing clubs in the barrique for 'quests and topsiders alike, and their days sleep it off. That is, until a chance discovery in a reclamation bin upends their lives and puts them--and the entire bar...2022-10-2026 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Diane DreherIn this episode we talk with Diane Dreher who will be reading from her book The Tao of Inner Peace.About the book: Diane Dreher’s book The Tao of Inner Peace draws upon the ancient wisdom of the Tao Te Ching to help us meet today’s challenges. Inspired by nature’s enduring principles, the Tao expands our awareness, showing us how to balance the energies within and around us to create greater peace for ourselves and our world. Bio: Diane Dreher, Ph.D., is a bestselling author, researcher, and positive psychology coa...2022-10-1330 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Linda C. WisniewskiAbout the author: Linda C. Wisniewski is a former librarian and journalist. Her work has been published widely in literary magazines and anthologies, and on her blog, www.lindawis.com. She is the author of a memoir, Off Kilter: A Woman’s Journey to Peace with Scoliosis, Her Mother and Her Polish Heritage. Linda lives with her husband in Bucks County, PA. WHERE THE STORK FLIES BY LINDA C WISNIEWSKIKat is at loose ends after her husband ditched her and their daughter followed suit. When a lost time traveler appears in her Pen...2022-10-1126 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Eve KarlinHosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton, in this episode of Bookable Space we're joined by Eve Karlin reading from Track 61.About the Author: Eve Karlin is the author of City of Liars and Thieves. Eve lives in East Hampton, New York with her husband and triplets and is a bookseller at BookHampton, where she runs the book club and the local author program. She is a recipient of the 2021 James Patterson Holiday Bookseller bonus awarded by the American Booksellers Association. Her upcoming historical novel Track 61, a World War II spy thriller, will be published in June 2022. 2022-10-0635 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Sara HoseyHosted by author Yvonne Battle-Felton, in this episode of Bookable Space we're joined by Sara Hosey reading from Imagining Elsewhere.About the book: It’s 1988, and former bully Astrid is forced to move from Queens to the small town of Elsewhere. Although the town is totally weird, Astrid sees the move as a way to reinvent herself. That is, until Candi—the teenage tyrant with supernatural powers who rules Elsewhere—decides she wants Astrid to be her new bestie. Having to choose between the perks and safety of being the Queen B’s best frie...2022-10-0429 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Amy L BernsteinIn this episode of Bookable Space, we're joined by Amy L. Bernstein reading from The Potrero Complex.About the Autho: Amy L. Bernstein writes for the page, the stage, and forms in between. Her novels include The Potrero Complex, The Nighthawkers, and Dreams of Song Times. She is an award-winning journalist, playwright, and certified nonfiction book coach. Her literary preoccupations include putting ordinary people in difficult situations to see how they wriggle out.About the book: A missing teenaged girl. A troubled town. And a journalist haunted by personal loss who uncovers the shoc...2022-09-2914 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Lulah EllenderIn this episode of Bookable Space we're joined by Lulah Ellender reading from Grounding: Finding home in a gardenBlurbLulah Ellender's garden in Sussex is an unruly but beloved place. It is also not permanently her own. When just a few weeks after losing her mother, Lulah is told that she and her family might have to leave the rented house that they have made their home, her immediate response is to freeze, to neglect the plants she has spent years cultivating. But before long she finds herself back in the garden, tidying...2022-09-2725 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Fil ReidIn this episode of Bookable Space, Fil Reid reads fromBio:I live on a canal boat in the south of England with my husband, and our rescue dog and cat. I have Asperger's Syndrome and King Arthur and horses are my obsessions. In 2021 I won the Dragonblade WriteStuff competition which brought me a traditional three book deal. BLURB from AmazonThe present day – 24-year-old librarian Gwen goes to scatter her father’s ashes on Glastonbury Tor and is kidnapped back in time to become King Arthur’s Dark Age que...2022-09-2234 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Hillary S. WebbIn this episode, we're joined by Hillary S. Webb reading from The Friendliest Place in the Universe: Love, Laughter, and Stand-Up Comedy in Berlin. About the author: Hillary S. Webb, PhD, is a cultural anthropologist and mixed-media storyteller. A professor at Goddard College in the United States, she is the author of The Friendliest Place in the Universe, Yanantin and Masintin in the Andean World, Traveling Between the Worlds, and Exploring Shamanism.About the book: Dismayed by the divisiveness of the Trump/Brexit era, anthropologist Hillary S. Webb began to fear that the better...2022-09-2027 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Tim WendelIn this engaging episode, Tim Wendel reads to us from and talks about Escape from Castro's Cuba.About the author: Tim Wendel is the award-winning author of 15 books, including 'Summer of '68' and 'Cancer Crossings.' A writer in residence at Johns Hopkins University, his stories and columns have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, National Geographic, Psychology Today, and Esquire. Visit his website -- www.timwendel.com.About the book: In this visionary sequel to Castro’s Curveball, the former Washington Senators Minor League catcher has returned to Hava...2022-09-1531 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Courttia NewlandThis episode features the legendary Courttia Newland reading from and talking about A River Called Time.About the Author: Courttia Newland is the author of eight books including his much-lauded debut, The Scholar. His most recent novel, A River Called Time, was longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. He coedited The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain, and his short stories have featured in various anthologies and been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. As a screenwriter, he has written episodes of Steve McQueen's 2020 BBC series Small Axe.About the Book: : A monumental specula...2022-09-1335 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space IntroductionWelcome to Bookable Space, an audio literary salon celebrating books published anytime in the 2000s. It's a podcast where authors read to us, discuss their books, and more. Starting Tuesday, September 13, new episodes are released on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I'll be your host, Yvonne Battle-Felton. I hope you'll join me.For information about Yvonne's books, events, and more vist https://www.yvonnebattlefelton.com/ or sign up to Yvonne's Substack https://yvonnebattlefelton.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-08-2900 min