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In Season one of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, the podcast was just finding its footing in the podcasting world. Book Banter began as a podcast version of the regular weekly Whatever Wednesday blog, a way to publicize Burckhardt Books and its authors. Dianne soon got bored with just talking about her own books week after week and began reaching out to her author and professional friends to come on the podcast and discuss their work and the business of writing/publishing. It was this change that caused Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt's audience to grow and become so much more diverse.
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We created this interview archive for season one because Book Banter had so few guest authors on the show the first year, people might have trouble finding them in the mix of all the episodes from that season. At the end of season one, we began having publicists reaching out to us to have their author clients on the podcast. Since then, the format of has changed to be an author interview podcast and less about Dianne's own works in progress. Mosts episodes now feature a new author promoting a current book or their body of work available to the public. You can subscribe to the show at BookBanter.Buzzsprout.com or on any of the major podcast hosting sites and never miss an author interview.
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If you love books like we do, you do not want to miss this podcast!
Guest Interviews
Season 1 Guest Interviews (2022):
EP 6 March 9 - Sharon Stephens, Writer

Sharon was born in California during WWll. The family moved to Missouri when she was 3 and lived there on a farm for three years. The family later moved to Kansas where she has lived ever since. Sharon did not finish high school, but she refused to let that hold her back. With common sense and willingness to work, she earned a management position with a Fortune 500 company. Sharon has written for the company's newsletter and their safety and quality manuals. When she needs more of a challenge (or gets bored), she writes short stories. Her favorites are very short stories with a twist ending, though she believes this bio to be the hardest thing she has ever written.
Season 2 Guest Interviews (2023):
Purple text links to the guest's podcast episode, teal text links to guest's social media.
LM Wilson, author of The Last of the Spirit Drakes
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LeRoy A Peters, author of The Edge of the World Series
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C. D'Angelo, Author of The Difference and The Visitor
Val Collins, Author of the Aoife Walsh Books
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Val Collins Books website
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Val Collins Books on Facebook
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Val Collins Books on Instagram
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Kirstie Page, Visual Storyteller and Author
S2 EP56: March 8th Part 1 of 2
Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen, Author of Diamonds in the Sky
S2 EP57: March 15th Part 2 of 2
David Gibson, PhD FRSB, Author of Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes.
Linaya DiNoto, Science Fiction Author of Lithaflora: The Chrysalis: The Forever After Series
Kelly Florence, Screenwriter/Podcaster/Co-Author of The Science of Series
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Stephanie LaVigne, Cozy Mystery Author of Headlines, Deadlines, and Lies
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Stephen Burckhardt, Historical Fiction Author of The Into the West Saga Serial
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S2 EP66: May 17 Part 1 of 2
Nzondi (Ace Antonio Hall), Award-Winning Horror Author of Oware Mosaic
S2 EP67: May 24 Part 2 of 2
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Benecia Ponder, author coach and bestselling author
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Diann Floyd Boehm, Children's Book Author/Educator/Podcaster
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Angela R. Hughes, Historical epic fantasy author
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Donna Edman, Photographer/Visual Storyteller/Author
Wendy Jo Cerna, Christian Fantasy/Family Life Author
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Sabrina Hammonds, Kingdom Connections Podcast and Media Agency
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Ann Charles, Mixed Genre Mystery Author
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Natacha Deen, YA, Adult, and Non-Fiction Author
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Kammy Wood, The Modern Wordist, Creative Writing Consultant
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Francesca Maria, Horror and Comic Book Author
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S2 EP78: August 9th Part 1 of 2
Reenita M. Hora, Author, Creative, Entrepreneur
S2 EP79: August 16th Part 2 of 2
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Christopher (Chris) Denmead, Comic Book Author/Podcastor
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Carole T. Beers, Contemporary Western Mystery Author
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J.C. Fuller, Mystery Author and TikTok Queen
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Meliza Farndell, Author, Coach, Speaker
Dianne Burckhardt, Historical Fiction, Crime Thrillers, & more
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Mikel Melwasul, Epic Military Fantasy Author
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Liz Shipton, Part-Time Author, Full-Time Pirate
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Sagit Schwartz, Suspense Thriller Author
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Otto Schafer, Award-Winning YA and Adult Fiction Author
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Michele Di Pietro, SOUPified Cookbook Author
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Debbie Weiss, Memoir Author & Entrepreneur
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Lynne Golodner, Author, Coach, Marketing Entrepreneur & Podcaster
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Michelle Glogovac, THE Podcast Matchmaker™ & Publicist
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Leah Ann Brown, Middle Grade Fantasy Author
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Faith Kramer, Jewish Global Kitchen Cookbook Author
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Brian Kaufman, Textbook and Fiction Author
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Mary Carroll Moore, Women's Fiction Author
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S2 EP 97: Dec. 20th - Season Two Finale
Gail Papp, PUBLIC/ PRIVATE: My Life with Joe Papp at The Public Theater
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Season 3 Guest Interviews (2024):
Purple text links to the guest's podcast episode, teal text links to guest's social media.
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Special Episode January 10th, 2024 Celebrating Our 100th Broadcast:
Special Guest: Pedro (P.R.) Burckhardt
Producer for Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt Podcast and Book Banter Magazine
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LoveFest​
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​Feb. 7th
Listen Now: S3 EP104:Susan Horsnell, USA Today Bestselling Romance Author of A Cowboy
for Corrine. Mail-Order Papa Series
Feb. 14th
Listen Now: S3 EP105: Elizabeth Teets, Author of Isn't She Great: Writers on Women Led
Comedies from 9 to 5 to Booksmart
Feb. 21st
Listen Now: S3 EP106: Terreece Clarke, Romance Author of The Courageous Love Series
Feb. 28th - *Trigger Warnings*
Listen Now: S3 EP107: La Toya Bond, Baker, Creator, Podcastor, Sui©ide Prevention
Advocate and Author of Speaking of Love and Please Pass the Love Cookbook
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Mar. 6th
Listen Now: S3 EP108: Nadine Abrahams, Romance Author of The Stars Fallen Series
Mar. 13th
Listen Now: S3 EP109: Sonya Moore, Author of Some Kind of Magic
Mar. 20th - *Trigger Warnings*
Listen Now: S3 EP110: Eve Black, Spicy Romance Author for Curvy Girls
Mar. 27th
Listen Now: S3 EP111: J.R. Byers, Paranormal Romance Author
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Spring Mix
April 3rd
Listen Now: S3 EP112: Khushi T. Saha, Interracial Romance (Bonus LoveFest Author)
Khishi's Linktree
April 10th
Listen Now: S3 EP 113: Boo Trundle, Author of The Daughter Ship
Boo's Website
April 17th
Listen Now: S3 EP 114: A. J. Landau, Author(s) of Leave No Trace
Jeff Ayers on Amazon
Jon Land's Website
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April 24th
Listen Now: S3 EP 115: Nandita Godbole, Cookbook Author of Masaleydaar: Classic Indian
Spice Blends
Nandita's Website
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May 1st
Listen Now: S3 EP 116: N. Joseph Glass, Author of Overlap: The Lives of a Former Time
Jumper
Joseph' Website
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May 8th
Listen Now: S3 EP 117: Kezia Kos, Author of Kintsugi
Kezia's Website
May 15th
Listen Now: S3 EP 118: Robert Hilliard, Author of In Freedom's Shadow
Robert's Website
May 22nd
Listen Now: S3 EP 119: Ulff Lehmann, Author of The Light in the Dark Series
Ulff's Linktree
May 29th
Listen Now: S3 EP 120: Theresa Payton, Author of Manipulated: Inside the Cyberwar to
Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth
Fortalice Solutions Website
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Summer Sizzles
June 5th
Listen Now: S3 EP 121: Mark L. Redmond, Adult and Middle Grade Author of The Box M
Gang
Mark's Website
June 12th
Listen Now: S3 EP 122: Ray Sheehan, Cookbook Author of Big Green Egg Basics From A
Master Barbecuer
Ray's Linktree
June 19th
Listen Now: S3 EP 123: S.B. Goncarova, Author of The Adventures with Abba Series
S.B.'s Linktree
June 26th
Listen Now: S3 EP 124: J.R. Sanders, Author of The Nate Ross Novels
J.R.'s Website
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July 3rd
Listen Now: S3 EP 125: Andreea Rus, Children's Book Author of See or Guess, Sheep
Stuffed with Sleep, and more!
Andreea's Amazon Author Page
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July 10th ​
Listen Now: S3 EP 126: Darlene Dziomba, Author of The Lily Dreyfus Mysteries
Darlene's Website
July 17th
Listen Now: S3 EP 127: Takiyah Smith, Author of I Love Me! Colorful and Creative: Empowering
Coloring Book Series for Girls and Boys
Takiyah's Website
July 24th​
Listen Now: S3 EP 128: Andrew Najberg, YA Horror Author of The Neverborn Thief
Andrew's Website
July 31st​
Listen Now: S3 EP 129: Lina Hart, YA Author of Beyond Power: A Supernatural Sci-Fi Romance
Lina's Website​
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Memoirs & More
Aug. 7th
Listen Now: S3 EP 130: Gerardo Bloise, Author of CSI The Casey Anthony Child Murder Case
Gerardo's Forensic Website
Aug. 14th
Listen Now: S3 EP 131: Heidi McIntyre, Author of Sea Magic
Heidi's Website
Aug. 21st
Listen Now: S3 EP 132: Sheila Lowe, Author of Growing from the Ashes (A Memoir) and The
Claudia Rose Series (Thrillers)
Sheila's Website
Aug. 28th
Listen Now: S3 EP 133: Kausar Ahmed, Cookbook Author of The Karachi Kitchen: Classic and
Contemporary Flavors of Pakistan
Kausar's Website
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Sept. 4th
Listen Now: S3 EP 134: Jelaine Lombardi, Author of Running Around Naked: A Memoir
Jelaine's Website
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Sept. 11th ​
Listen Now: S3 EP 135: David Weill, Author of All that Really Matters (Fiction), and Exhale: Hope,
Healing, and a Life in Transplant (A Memoir)
David's Website
Sept. 18th
Listen Now: S3 EP 136: Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, Author of Daughter of a Promise
Jeanne's Website
Sept. 25th
Listen Now: S3 EP 137: Mary P. Fisher, Author of The Other Side of Nursing - Lessons I Learned
from my Patients
Mary's Website​​ ​
Fall Finds
Oct. 2nd
Listen Now: S3 EP 138: Refe Tuma, Children's Book Author of Frances and the Werewolves
of the Black Forest
Refe's Website
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Oct. 9th
Listen Now: S3 EP 139: Kristie Wolf, Romantic Suspense Author of the Project VIPER Series
Kristie's Website
Oct. 16th
Listen Now: S3 EP 140: D.G. McCool Jr., Author of the Dark World Series
San-del Writers Website
Oct. 23rd
Listen Now: S3 EP 141: Brian Prousky, Author of Uriel Through Eleanor
Brian's Website
Oct. 30th
Listen Now: S3 EP 142: Aislinn Brophy, YA Author of Spells To Forget Us
Aislinn's Website
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Nov. 6th
Listen Now: S3 EP 143: Sebastian Dureaux-Russell, Author of Burning with a Blue Flame
Sebastian's Website
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Nov. 13th
Listen Now: S3 EP 144: Chad Willardson, Wealth Management Expert and Amazon
Bestselling Financial Author
Chad's Website
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Nov. 20th
Listen Now: S3 EP 145: David Atkinson, Author of Future Proof
David's on Facebook
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Nov. 27th
Listen Now: S3 EP 146: Amber Chen, YA Author of Of Jade and Dragons
Amber's Website​​​
Season 3 Ender​
Dec. 4th
Listen Now: S3 EP 147: Mary Martha Greene, Cookbook Author of
The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All
Mary's Website
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Dec. 11th
Listen Now: SEASON 3 FINALE EP 148: Tosca Lee, NYT Bestselling Author of
Havah, Demon, and The Long March Home
Tosca's Website
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Season 3 Hiatus Episodes
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Season Four begins Wednesday February 5th 2025.
Until then, we will broadcast interviews from the Frankfurter Buchmesse and rebroadcast one of the "best of" episodes from season three.
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Dec. 18th
Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP149 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews
Guests: Lego.com
Lego Books ReBuild Activity Cards
SENSEE Books
SenSee Korea Braille and Activity books for children created with their own AI software.
SC (Sang Choy) International
SC (Sang Choy) International Pre. Ltd, Your Partner in Print. Providing print services
globally for products from coffee table books to plush and activity books.
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Dec. 25th
Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP150 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews
Guests: Make Believe Ideas
Creating children’s books for more than fifteen years, Make Believe Ideas is passionate
about creating books to enhance family reading experiences. They take pride in being
leaders and innovators in the market. Their focus is on pioneering new ideas that
children and families will love.
Parragon Publishing India
Pedro next met with Ganesh Singh of Parragon Publishing India. This publishing house
produces a wide variety of books for children ages 0–18 and up. Their line of products not
only includes everything from activity books and storybooks to branded merchandise
like Disney™, Marvel™, Barbie™, and more.​​
Jan. 1st
Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP151 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews
Guests: Independent Publisher Group (iPg)
IPG is the original independent distributor of books, ebooks, and audiobooks from
publishers around the world, and a top 10 supplier of book content to Amazon, Barnes &
Noble, independent bookstores, libraries, and specialty markets, in addition to
thousands of retailers globally.
Wroteby.me
Django is intimately familiar with the many challenges authors face as they try to reach
their target market and sell their books. As an author himself, he has had to navigate the
minefield of social media marketing, website building, SEO requirements, and more just
to get his book in front of the right audience. With the creation of wroteby.me, Django is
working to help authors reach their target markets. Quite often, as authors begin to build
their writing careers, they start with little to no marketing budget. By partnering with
wroteby.me, authors can save money on start-up costs when it comes to their online
presence.
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Jan. 8th
Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP152 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews
Guests: Cosplayer Hannah Gässler (no link)
Walking around the Frankfurter Buchmesse you are greeted with a sea of literary fans
many of whom are cosplayers, bringing their favorite literary characters to life. One
such fan, Hannah Gässler (24), was dressed as Ashoka from Star Wars. Dianne has see
many woman wearing this costume over years , but Hannah’s had the best headpiece
she had seen. Dianne had to stop her and speak with her.
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Climate Hackerz
Pedro met with Joerg Osarek founder of Climate Hackerz, a Think- and Action-Tank
focused on transforming civilization into a climate positive state. Joerg not only has a
passion for educating people on climate change, but he is also an expert in IT and
business transformation, working as an independent management consultant and co-
founder of the its-people group. In 2019, he founded ClimateHackerz. Joerg also shares
his knowledge through workshops, customer projects, and as a keynote speaker.
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Jan. 15th
Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP153 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews
Guests: Abacus Brands
Abacus Brands, led by CEO Steve Rad, is an innovative pioneer in educational toys.
Combining books and Virtual Reality (VR) to create immersive learning experiences for
all ages. These learning sets not only engage the viewer and make learning fun, they put
you in the experience. You are not just reading about dinosaurs, you are walking with
them. You are not just watching Bill Nye the Science Guy do experiments, you are in his
lab with him and can do experiments yourself with his guidance. The Future of learning
is "virtually" alive at Abacus Brands.
Sweet Cherry Publishing
Sweet Cherry Publishing had an incredible display of books on hand at the Frankfurter
Buchmesse, presented by their UK and Export Sales Assistant, Ciara Myton. With
everything from activity books to illustrated classics, they provide something to engage
just about any child and reading level. According to Ciara, they cover everything from
board books and nursery age titles all the way up to young adult fiction and unabridged
classics.
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Jan. 22nd
Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP154 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews
Guests: Kasey Rogers, Author and Domestic Abuse Prevention Activist
Kasey spent much of her earlier career working in the commercial film industry in New
York City by day and writing a musical in between film projects. After the birth of her
twins, she switched gears to follow another passion, cooking. That passion led her and
her late husband to turn a vacation property in Alexandria, Ontario, into a restaurant.
Kasey is an outspoken advocate for women and speaks about the connection between
domestic and financial abuse. Learn more about the I Know Why She Stayed Initiative on
her website, kaseyrogers.com.
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Dianne and Pedro Burckhardt
Pedro and I share our closing thoughts about our first visit to the Frankfurter Buchmesse
and our plans for future attendance. It is safe to say, we will be back!​
Jan. 29th
Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP155 Best of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt Rebroadcast
Best of Rebroadcast: EP120 Theresa Payton, Author of Manipulated: Inside
the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth
www.fortalicesolutions.com
Season 4 Guest Interviews (2025)
coming soon
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LoveFest​
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​Feb. 5th
Website
Feb. 12th
Website
Feb. 19th
Website
Feb. 26th
Website
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Mar. 5th
Website
Mar. 12th
Website
Mar. 19th
Website
Mar. 26th
Website
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Spring Mix
April 2nd
Website
April 9th
Website
April 16th
Website
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April 23rd
Website
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April 30th
Website
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May 7th
Website
May 14th
Website
May 21st
Website
May 28th
Website
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Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt Podcast Archive
Welcome to the Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book talk Podcast Archive.
I wanted to have a seperate page for all my guest interviews to make it easier to find my podcast guests. These people are some of the most fascinating individuals I have had the pleasure to meet and it was such an honor to get to share them and their expertise with all of you. I hope you enjoyed listening to these podcast episodes and if you haven't checked them out, what are you waiting for? Grab a drink, settle in, click a name, and have a listen.
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Enjoy!
Dianne

The Interviews
Dianne Burckhardt, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt podcast host (Episode 1)

Dianne is just your friendly little mutant, brain damaged indie author trying to make a name for herself as an indie author. Dianne earned a degree in journalism from Wichita State University and worked for newspapers, broadcasting, and magazines before an accident at her part time retail job caused a chain of events that included enduring seven surgeries in six months in 2004. Six of the surgeries were brain surgeries. To help rehabilitate her lost language skills, Dianne began writing again after years of physical recovery.
Unsure of her ability to write well after all the brain damage, Dianne decided to write under a pen name. After doing some market research and finding that straight historical fiction/westerns tended to sell better with male author names, Dianne took her maiden last name Stephens, dropped the last "s", and added her married last name, Burckhardt, to become Stephen Burckhardt.
Mark L. Redmond, Western Author (Episode 8)

Mark developed an interest in the old West when he was still in elementary school. He also started reading when he was young. Watching Saturday morning black-and-white television westerns increased his interest in cowboy life, and he read everything from western comic books to books by Zane Grey, Louis L’Amour, Max Brand, Elmer Kelton, and many others.
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DJ Jamison, Romance Author (Episodes 21 & 22)

DJ Jamison is the author of more than twenty m/m romances, including the Ashe Sentinel series and the Hearts and Health series. She writes a variety of queer characters, from gay to bisexual to asexual. DJ grew up in the Midwest in a working-class family, and those influences can be found in her writing through characters coping with real-life problems: money troubles, workplace drama, family conflicts and, of course, falling in love. She lives in Kansas with her husband, two sons, a snake, and a sadistic cat named Birdie.
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Allie "Book Historia" Alvis (Episodes 23, 24, & 25)

Allie is your friendly neighborhood pink-haired book historian. Born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, Allie fostered a deep love for history, books, and “old stuff” throughout their childhood. Allie loves to talk to people about books. Seriously. Social media, lectures, talks, articles, videos, you name it; their career priority is to make the world of rare books more accessible for anyone with any level of expertise. Allie is nonbinary, and uses the pronouns she/her and they/them interchangeably.
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Lisa Sillaway, The Social Media Professor (Episodes 26 & 27)

Lisa is a former college instructor in Web design, writing and marketing. She has worked with small restaurants, big agencies, bigger companies (Cessna, Dean & Deluca, Cargill), and has an academic, research-based approach to bringing your business to life online. If you prefer to let someone else optimizes your social media for you, you can hire Lisa. If you prefer to let someone else optimizes your social media for you, you can hire Lisa.
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Kara Vogt, Kavo Creative & Wise Oak Soapery (Episodes 32.5 & 33)

Kara began her small business journey by simply trying to take care of her families health and well-being. What she learned along the way because a thriving handmade soap business. While promoting her own products, Kara found she had a talent for video product promotions. As clients began asking her for advice to promote their own products, she developed a plan to teach video promotion production and Kavo Creative was born.
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Carrie Donovan, Singer/Songwriter/Writer (Episode 37, Oct. 26, 2022)

Carrie is an accomplished singer and songwriter who is currently performing with the rockabilly band, Backyard Whiskers. Carrie has had a passion for writing since childhood and recently tried her hand at a horror writing contest and won first place honors for her short story. Carrie reads her story for us which artfully blends history and her own creative imagination.
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Sonli Dev, USA Today Bestselling Romance Author (Episode 42 , Nov 30, 2022)

Bestselling romance author, Sonali Dev, joins Dianne to chat about her writing career, life influences, and her love of Jane Austen. Sonali reads the first chapter from her new book, The Vibrant Years, which released December 1, 2022. This book is the first release from the new book imprint by Mindy Kaling, Mindy's Book Studio.
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Kira Hagen Interview, author of Strangeling (Episode 43)

Kira Hagen is an indie author living in Germany. She has published her first book, Strangeling, Children of the Broken Dawn book 1 and is receiving great reviews. She is also an avid artist and enjoys photography.
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