2025 New Releases for SWW Authors #4

Roger Floyd, Bryan James Beck, Wanda W. Jerome, and Ruth Wilson represent the diverse membership of SouthWest Writers (SWW) with one or more books published in 2025. Their new releases couldn’t fit in this year’s interview schedule, but look for 2026 interviews or updates for most of these authors.




2025 New Releases for SWW Authors #3

Jasmine Tritten, Jim Tritten, O’Labumi Brown, Wanda W. Jerome, and E. Joe Brown represent the diverse membership of SouthWest Writers (SWW) with one or more books published in 2025. Their new releases couldn’t fit in this year’s interview schedule, but look for 2026 interviews or updates for some of these authors.




2025 New Releases for SWW Authors #2

Vicki Turpen, Kris Bock (aka Chris Eboch), Léonie Rosenstiel, and Lynne Sturtevant are a few examples of the genre-diverse membership of SouthWest Writers (SWW) who had one or more books published in 2025. Their new releases couldn’t fit in this year’s interview schedule,




2025 New Releases for SWW Authors #1

Parris Afton Bonds, Lynne Sebastian, James C. Wilson, and Kirt Hickman represent the diverse membership of SouthWest Writers (SWW) with one or more books published in a variety of genres in 2025. Their new releases couldn’t fit in this year’s interview schedule,




An Interview with Author Astrid Tuttle Winegar

Astrid Tuttle Winegar considers herself a recipe wrangler, moderately tortured writer, and non-professional photographer at large. She plans and tests recipes for years, photographs the results, and writes clever tidbits to include in her cookbooks before releasing them into the world.




An Interview with Author Sharon Kayne

Sharon Kayne spent more than 30 years as an award-winning writer/editor of nonfiction, working in journalism and in nonprofit advocacy, before retiring to pursue fiction writing. Her newest historical romance release, The Green Silk Gown (August 2025),




An Interview with Author Lisa Page

Retired physical therapist Lisa Page crafts stories using her love for the natural world and her passion for the magical and the everyday sacred. Her debut novel, Saving Cottonwood (June 2025), “is a heartfelt,




Author Update 2025: Irene I. Blea

Dr. Irene I. Blea is the author of university text books and academic articles, as well as novels, poetry, and memoirs. Her 2025 release Talking with Rudy: Platicando con Rudolfo Anaya is a “magical realistic” memoir that reflects on four decades of conversations between herself and award-winning author Rudolfo “Rudy” Anaya,




An Interview with Author Tom Andes

Tom Andes is a musician, a freelance editor and writing coach, and an award-winning author whose short stories have appeared in dozens of publications including Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories 2025, The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year 2025,




An Interview with Author George Kent Kedl

Former philosophy professor George Kent Kedl gave up his 20-year teaching career for life on a sailboat with his wife and children. His award-winning release We Ran Away to Sea: A Memoir and Letters (2023) was written with a combination of his late wife Pamela Thompson Kedl’s letters and his own memories of their adventures.




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