Read and Write with Natasha
This podcast discusses writing life, reviews books, and interviews authors and industry professionals.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 94
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
A psychic's journey from Navy counter-terrorism to publishing
Tina Erwin is a "ghost helper" and author of eight ground-breaking books on metaphysics.
With a unique ability to communicate with the spiritual realm, Tina shares riveting stories of growing up wit…
Surviving the NICU: A physician documents her journey
Ready to get a firsthand look at the roller coaster of emotions that is life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit?
Join me as I sit down with Dr. Susan Landers, a seasoned neonatologist and author who …
The intricate world of Arabic children's literature
In this episode, Egyptian children's author Miranda Beshara talks about her transition from finance to storytelling. Miranda is the co-founder of Hadi Badi Children & YA Lit in Arabic.
She also talks…
Why do women cheat? Behind the scenes of women's affairs
Ever wondered what motivates women to step outside their marriages?
Susan Shapiro Barash, a seasoned author and gender studies educator known for her thought-provoking research on the taboo topic of…
A human trafficking survivor tells her story
Amanda Blackwood, opens up about her harrowing journey as a survivor of human trafficking, not once, but thrice, beginning at the tender age of 18. Amanda's tale is not just one of survival, but an i…
A dive into suburban thrillers with author Liz Alterman
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Ever wondered how to seamlessly blend humor into a dark, suspense-filled narrative? Liz Alterman, the author of the riveting suburban thriller, The Perfect Neighborho…
Mastering the minimalist book marketing approach
Delve into the world of book marketing with our guest, Emily Enger, who wears many hats, including that of a book marketing and publicity coach.
Emily brings a fresh perspective to the table, advocat…
Dad wrote a book so that his daughter can create her own magic
Scott Stedman s a serial entrepreneur, business leader, and advisor to a diverse group of companies.
He wrote the book Mouse because he wanted his daughter to know that anything was within her reach.
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Living with undiagnosed disease: Author documents journey with celiac
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Living twenty years with an undiagnosed autoimmune disease, Margaret Mary O'Connor's life was hell.
Beyond the daily physical symptoms to deal wit…
This author always find time to write, even if it means using Siri
California mompreneur Rebecca Linney has figured out the secret to teaching her son to get to sleep and stay asleep, and yes, she wrote a children's book about it.
She is a busy working mom that will…
Hear from an eight-year old who started writing books when he was four
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Aiden Adams is eight years old. He is a singer-songwriter and an author.
He was four years old when he wrote his first book, There Are No Sheep in New York City…
This author made her private journal public
After twenty years of working on her legacy journal project, Merle R. Saferstein published Living and Leaving My Legacy, Vol. I. —a legacy journal for this and future generations. Vol. II will be re…
This author's murder mystery reveals Washington's 'dirty secrets'
Before turning to fiction, Aggie Blum Thompson covered real-life crime as a newspaper reporter for a number of papers, including The Boston Globe and The Washington Post.
She is the author of I Don't…
This rock musician switched to writing murder mysteries
Rick Bleiweiss is an award-winning author, publishing executive, music producer, rock musician, record company senior executive, and educator.
In this inspiring conversation, we talk about the publ…
Novelist tells the story of growing up as a Palestinian in Jerusalem
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Shabbat Goy is a novel by Palestinian author Aref Husseini. It tells the story of Nabih, a young man growing up in the Old City of Jerusalem. Narrated from Nabih’s perspect…
The ins and outs of writing children books
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Violet Lemay is a veteran when it comes to creating and illustrating children's books. She has illustrated forty-four books, six of which she also wrote.
Her clients includ…
This author wrote a novel inspired by the 1979 siege of Mecca
Ethan T. Burroughs's Messianic Reveal narrates the story of a young man who seeks to serve his country, and in so doing, he follows his instincts into a labyrinth of conspiracies.
The novel launches …
A Kuwaiti author with multiple sclerosis writes narrative on illness
In this fascinating discussion, author Dr. Shahd Alshammari discusses her memoir Head Above Water, which takes us into intimate conversations on illness and society's stigmatization of disabled bodie…
How one stay-at-home mom who loves fantasy published her novels
Listen to my interview with author Cassie Sanchez who got the inspiration for her first novel from watching her kids play video games.
After more than a year of characters arguing in her head, Sanchez…
“Don’t end up in Facebook jail,” warns book marketer
Author and book marketer Karina Kantas talks about some of the mistakes authors make when they promote their books. These include:
- Posting multiple times on Facebook, ending up in Facebook jail.
- Co…