An Interview with Author Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson, Ph.D. has devoted most of her wide-ranging seven-decade career to connecting young children with nature. Among her varied positions, she worked as an educator and teacher educator, as a consultant on projects for Sesame Street and Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo (to name a few),




An Interview with Author O’labumi Brown

O’labumi Brown is a retired teacher turned memoirist who is committed to writing with joy and honesty. Her debut memoir, Hairalujah (June 2025), uses a “unique blend of poetic prose and unflinching honesty” to explore “generational wounds,




2025 New Releases for SWW Authors #6

Chris Allen, Gency Brown, Donna Pedace, Keith Pyeatt, and Sharon Kayne represent the genre-diverse membership of SouthWest Writers (SWW). 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 #5

Kathleen A. Hessler, Diana Lee, Brian Montross, Rose Marie Kern, and Joseph Badal represent the genre-diverse membership of SouthWest Writers (SWW). 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 #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),




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