Dialogue

Join Susan Wingate while she Chats with author Jonathan Evison

ABOUT JONATHAN EVISON Jonathan Evison is an American writer best known for his novels All About Lulu, West of Here, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving and This is Your Life Harriet Chance!. His work, often distinguished by its emotional resonance and offbeat humor, has been compared by critics to a variety of authors, most notably J.D. Salinger, Charles Dickens, T.C. Boyle, and John Irving. Sherman Alexie has called Evison, "the most honest white man alive." On Amazon; https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Evison/e/B001JP2P1W/ ABOUT LAWN BOY For Mike Muñoz, a young Chicano living in Washington State, life has been a whole lot of waiting for something to happen. Not too many years out of high school and still doing menial work—and just fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy on a landscaping crew—he knows that he’s got to be the one to shake things up if he’s ever going to change his life. But how? In this funny, angry, touching, and ultimately deeply inspiring novel, bestselling author Jonathan Evison takes the reader into the heart and mind of a young man on a journey to discover himself, a search to find the secret to achieving the American dream of happiness and prosperity. That’s the birthright for all Americans, isn’t it? If so, then what is Mike Muñoz’s problem? Though he tries time and again to get his foot on the first rung of that ladder to success, he can’t seem to get a break. But then things start to change for Mike, and after a raucous, jarring, and challenging trip, he finds he can finally see the future and his place in it. And it’s looking really good. Find Jonathan at www.jonathanevison.net Twitter and Facebook

Susan Wingate hosts Literary Agent, Chip MacGregor on Dialogue!

MacGregor Literary- the agency was founded by Chip MacGregor in August 2006. Chip has been a publisher with Time-Warner, a senior editor with a couple of houses, and had worked at another literary agency for several years before deciding to create his own company. From the first day, he wanted the company to help authors think strategically about their careers, whether that was in the type of story, the choice of publisher and venue, or simply the direction the author wanted to move in his or her art.Now ten years old, the agency has represented nearly a thousand books, and Chip’s blog is read regularly by people throughout the industry. And, just as when we began, we’re always on the lookout for books that make a difference. When Chip was in first grade, Chip hurried home one day and announced to his mother, “When I grow up, I’m going to be a book guy!” He clearly could see the future —from high school literary magazine editor to writing bestselling books, from speaking at writing and publishing conferences to representing renowned writers, Chip MacGregor is a book guy. Chip has presented workshops at more than 200 publishing conferences, spoken at colleges and universities, and is frequently invited to speak to writers groups around the country on the topics of writing and publishing. He earned his BS with High Honors at Portland State University, earned an MA with Honors from Biola University, and did his doctoral work at the University of Oregon in Policy and Management, focusing on organizational development. He later did a post-doctoral semester at Oxford University. Chip has been written up in numerous writing and publishing related magazines and newsletters, is frequently asked for his opinions on trends in the publishing industry, and his blog is regularly on the list of Writers Digest’s “101 Best Websites for Writers.” www.macgregorliterary.com

FEATURED AUTHOR: David Morrell of "Rambo" fame joins Susan Wingate on Dialogue!

ABOUT AUTHOR DAVID MORRELL David Morrell is the award-winning author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created. He was born in Ontario, Canada. As a teen he became a fan of the classic television series, Route 66, about two young men in a Corvette convertible traveling the US in search of America and themselves. The scripts by Stirling Silliphant combined action with ideas and so impressed Morrell that he decided to become a writer. In 1966, the work of Hemingway scholar Philip Young prompted Morrell to move to the US, where he studied with Young at Penn State and received his MA. and PhD in American lit. There, he met the sci-fi author William Tenn who taught Morrell the basics of fiction writing. The result was First Blood, a novel about a returned Vietnam vet suffering from PTSD who comes into conflict with small-town police chief and fights his own version of the Vietnam War. Morrell is considered the “father” of modern action novels. While teaching American literature from 1970 to 1986, he wrote many international bestsellers including the classic spy trilogy, The Brotherhood of the Rose (the basis for the only television mini-series to premier after a Super Bowl), The Fraternity of the Stone, and The League of Night and Fog. Wearying of two professions, Morrell gave up academia to write full time. Shortly after, his fifteen-year-old son Matthew was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and died in 1987-a loss that haunts not only Morrell’s life but his work as in his memoir Fireflies and his novel Desperate Measures-whose main character lost a son. READ MORE ABOUT DAVID MORRELL www.davidmorrell.net https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Morrell

Author Les Edgerton Joins Host, Susan Wingate on Dialogue!

A full-time writer with eighteen books in print, Les Edgerton teaches creative writing in an ongoing online class, and through private coaching of writers. He is very proud that a large number of students and clients have been published. He writes in a variety of forms: novels, short stories, nonfiction books, screenplays and the subjects he chooses to write about are just as varied, including sports, literary fiction, thrillers, black comedy, noir and the craft of writing. Find all of Les Edgerton's books here: https://www.amazon.com/Les-Edgerton/e/B000APH7SI/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/les.edgerton Twitter: https://twitter.com/HookedOnNoir

International NY Times Bestselling Christian Author Tosca Lee on Dialogue!

About Tosca Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba, Demon: A Memoir, Havah: The Story of Eve, and the Books of Mortals series with New York Times bestseller Ted Dekker (Forbidden, Mortal, Sovereign). A notorious night-owl, she loves watching TV, eating bacon, playing video games with her kids, and sending cheesy texts to her husband. You can find Tosca hanging around the snack table or wherever bacon is served. Tosca’s highly-anticipated new thriller, The Progeny (May, Simon & Schuster) is available now!