Online For Authors Podcast
Winner of the 2025 American Writing Awards Podcast of the Year in Fiction and the 2024 Positive Change Podcast Awards for Best Host and Best Book Podcast. Tune in to be introduced to new and upcoming authors in a wide variety of fiction genres - from historical to fantasy to mystery to thriller to romance – as well as inspirational memoirs.
Online for Authors is the only podcast with a host that personally reads and reviews indie-written fiction and inspirational/memoirs for avid readers who want to add books for their TBR beyond what they can find on the NYT best sellers list. As an award-winning host, Teri M Brown’s goal for Online for Authors is to introduce avid readers to characters they’d like to invite to lunch. If you read more than 40 books per year and want to veer away from the NYT Best Seller’s List or want to expand beyond your preferred genre, Online for Authors can help you discover novels written by Indie-Authors to add to your to-be-read list.
Teri M Brown is an author of character-driven fiction and lives for the moments her characters speak their stories to her. Recognizing that other authors also have interesting lives and reasons for writing, Teri uses Online for Authors as a space for these authors to shine. Avid readers listening to Online for Authors will have the opportunity to discover new authors, amazing characters, and “can’t stop reading” stories.
If you are looking for the next book on your “to be read” pile, then this is the podcast for you. Listen as authors discuss their latest work (no spoilers!), the impetus behind the storyline, how/where/why they write, what’s coming up next, and more! These conversations are in-depth because, unlike many hosts, Teri takes the time to read and review each novel before interviewing her guests. She believes that by doing so, she can guarantee a good fit for her audience as well as an interesting and inquisitive interview.
Additionally, the first Saturday of each month, Teri releases what she affectionately calls OFAU – Online for Authors University. These once-monthly episodes feature writing tips for authors in all stages of their careers and speaks directly to her desire to mentor others. Whether someone wants to know about editing, marketing, book awards, being a guest on a podcast, or how notebooking can help you overcome writer’s block, writers and aspiring writers will find useful tips to move their writing to the next level.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 157
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Through Her Eyes: Republishing a Powerful Memoir from Palestine with Oran Kivity
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Oran Kivity, son of the late Ruth Jordan who wrote her memoir Daughter of the Waves.
British acupuncturist and coach Oran Kivity trained in Europ…
Roadside Revelations: Empowerment on a Vintage Voyage with Author Gail Ward Olmsted
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Gail Ward Olmsted, author of the book Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip. Gail was a marketing executive and a college professor before she began wri…
Chasing Horizons: Memoirs from the Ultimate Road Race Experience with Author Edward M Rahill
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Edward M Rahill, author of the book One Mile at a Time. Ed’s fascination with endurance road racing was sparked as a young boy when he tuned in to …
Below the Bay: Clams, Gold, Dirty Bombs, and Terrorists with Author Robert Blake Whitehill
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Robert Blake Whitehill, author of the book Deadrise. Robert was born into a Quaker family in Mardela Springs, just outside Salisbury on Maryland's …
Sailing Secrets: A Young Woman's Hidden Identity at Sea with Author Nkrumah Mensah
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Nkrumah Mensah , author of the book Anne of Survivor. Nkrumah Mensah: mother of two, lover of Star Trek and Shakespeare, anime enthusiast, and ball…
Hexes and Enchantments: Unraveling Secrets in Penn Dutch Country with Author Kirsten Weiss
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Kirsten Weiss, author of the book Legacy of the Witch. Kirsten writes page-turning paranormal and metaphysical mysteries, and now a Tarot guidebook…
Reignite Your Passion: Transformative Practices for Creative Recovery with Author Liz Mugavero
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Liz Mugavero, author of several cozy mystery series including the Cat Café Mystery series under the penname Cate Conte. She will be chatting with u…
Sketches of Hope: An Architect’s Journey Through Grief with Author Kay A Oliver
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Kay A Oliver, author of the book Road to Elysium. Kay is an award-winning author, a Television Academy member, and a prominent figure in literature…
Captured Moments: A Choice Between Dreams and Duty with Author Melissa Clark Bacon
Guest host Carole O’Neill’s guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Melissa Clark Bacon, author of the book Through Her Lens. Melissa took her first photo with her grandfather’s Kodak instam…
Heart and Home: The Journey of a Polish Immigrant Mother with Author Karen Walczyk Prescott
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Karen Walczyk Prescott, author of the book Polish Mother. Karen was born and educated in central and upstate New York. Inspiration for her second …
Waves of Deceit: A Las Vegas Thriller with Author Adele Royce
Guest host, Tina Hogan Grant’s guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Adele Royce, author of the book Summer's Blood. Adele holds a B.A. in English from Arizona State University, where she …
Love and Conflict: A Mozambique Thriller Unfolds with Author Geoffrey Wells
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Geoffrey Wells, author of the book A Fado for the River. Geoffrey started writing fiction after a career in IT management at two major US TV broadc…
Fighting with Honor: The Vietnam Veteran’s Legacy with Author Doyle Glass
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Doyle Glass, author of the book Swift Sword. Doyle is an author, historian, and sculptor dedicated to honoring those who fought for freedom. He is …
In the Trenches: Life as a COVID Frontline Nurse with Author Kim Sloan
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Kim Sloan, author of the book Memoirs from the Frontlines. Kim, BSN, RN, Travel ICU nurse has been a nurse since 2008. She began working as a Licen…
Healers of the Hearth: A Medieval Woman's Journey to Become a Physician with Author Lorraine Norwood
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Lorraine Norwood, author of the book The Solitary Sparrow. Lorraine is a former journalist and archaeologist who lives in Western North Carolina. H…
AI and Writing: Unlocking Creativity or Threatening Authenticity with Author Mike Trigg
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Mike Trigg, author of the book Burner. Mike is here today to chat with us about AI and how this technology will affect authors.
Mike Trigg was born…
Whale Songs and Wildflowers: Trapped in the Dark with Author Cynthia Reeves
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Cynthia Reeves, author of the book The Last Whaler. Cynthia Reeves is the author of three books of fiction: the Arctic novel The Last Whaler; the n…
Whispers from Beyond: Ghosts Really Do Exist? With Author Jeff Giles
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Jeff Giles, author of the book Langley Powell and the Society for the Defense of the Mundane. An experienced culture writer and editor who's been f…
A Curator’s Journey: A Memoir of a Colorful Life with Author Jack
My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Jack Maher, author of the book Poppy. Jack is a proud fifth generation Colorado native and grandson of Eric Douglas. Poppy is his first novel. A fo…
From Alaska to Manhattan: Unraveling the Secret Past with Author Tina Hogan Grant
Carole O’Neill’s (Guest Host) guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Tina Hogan Grant, author of the book Secrets Told. A native of England, she feels very lucky to have spent her childhood…