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
This author finished her mother's novel after she passed away
Emily Johnson was born in Aspen, Colorado. In 1996, Emily's mom, Marilyn, was diagnosed with breast and advanced ovarian cancer.
She began writing The Bird of Paradise as a life gift for her daugh…
'I was abused and trafficked for six years', reveals author his memoir
Listen to the shocking, heart-wrenching story of Antonio Salazar-Hobson, who was the eleventh of fourteen migrant farmworker children born in Phoenix, Arizona.
At age four, he was kidnapped by a chi…
How this author found an agent and published a novel at 15 years old
Hear the story of Sarah Humphreys, who achieved what many writers struggle to do: Find an agent and get a publishing deal when she was only 15 years old.
You can get her book Cold Stone here.
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Author Gabi Justice delves into teen anxiety and bullying in 'Dog Girl'
Author Gabi justice delves into teen anxiety and bullying in 'Dog Girl'.
📚 You can get Dog Girl here.
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Everyone should write their autobiography, says author Sam Thiara
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Canadian author Sam Thiara who wrote the memoir Lost and Found, in which he traces his family's roots in India, believes everyone should write their autobiograph…
How many rejections can authors handle?
A lively discussion with author Carol Saller in which we discuss how many rejections are enough before authors decide to put our manuscripts aside, and the top mistakes authors make when they submit…
Author Jessica Speer demystifies relationships between preteen girls
Talking with Jessica Speer, author of BFF or NRF we discussed the following:
- How the pandemic has affected the relationship dynamic among children.
- Are relationships among pre-teen girls more compl…
Living with rare physical disorder: Palestinian author tells his story
Dr. Hani Q. Khoury was born in Nablus, Palestine, in 1965 with a rare and progressive physical disorder known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a neuromuscular disease that sentenced him to an electric whe…
Writing from a Ukrainian perspective with author Teri Brown
Terri Brown talks about her book Sunflowers Beneath The Snow, which is told from the perspective of three Ukrainian women.
📚 You can get Teri Brown's book Sunflowers Beneath The Snow here.
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'You are in charge of your destiny,' says author Joelle Jackson
In this interview with life coach Joelle Jackson, we talk about how you can be the master of your own destiny, and how this realization has led many to quit their nine to five jobs during the pandemi…
'Publishing is not for the faint-hearted,' : Conversation with author Rana Sweis
Interview with author of Voices of Jordan, Rana Sweis.
You can find out more about Rana's work by visiting her website:
http://ranasweis.com/
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Should fiction authors air dirty laundry?
In this interview with Jordanian author Sara Badawieh, we discuss the following topics:
- Should fiction authors air dirty laundry?
- Sara's writing process.
- The research Sara did while writing the novel Da…
Identity among Arab Christians: Discussion with author Rayyan Al Shawaf
I had a great discussion with Rayyan Al Shawaf, author of the novel "When all Else Fails".
We discussed the following:
➡️ The Arab-Christian identity and how the majority of Christians in MENA consider…
Living with vitiligo: Interview with author Joti Gata Aura
In this season premiere, I talk with author Joti Gata-Aura about her book Strong In the Skin I'm In: My Vitiligo Skin Journey.
In her book, she talks about living with vitiligo and how she made it he…