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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! 

Season 1 Guest Interviews (2022):

EP 6 March 9 - Sharon Stephens, Writer 

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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.

Book Banter EP 6 (3.9.22): Writer: Sharon Stephens
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Season 2 Guest Interviews (2023):

Purple text links to the guest's podcast episode, teal text links to guest's social media. 

 

S2 EP51: Feb. 1

LM Wilson, author of The Last of the Spirit Drakes

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S2 EP52: Feb. 8

LeRoy A Peters, author of The Edge of the World Series

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S2 EP53: Feb. 15

C. D'Angelo,  Author of The Difference and The Visitor

 

S2 EP54: Feb. 22

Val Collins, Author of the Aoife Walsh Books 

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S2 EP71: June 21

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

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S2 EP58: March 22nd

David Gibson, PhD FRSB, Author of Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes. 

 

S2 EP59: March 29

Linaya DiNoto, Science Fiction Author of Lithaflora: The Chrysalis: The Forever After Series    

 

EP 61: April 12

Kelly Florence, Screenwriter/Podcaster/Co-Author of The Science of Series

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S2 EP62: April 12 Part 1 of 2

Stephanie LaVigne, Cozy Mystery Author of Headlines, Deadlines, and Lies

S2 EP63: April 19 Part 2 of 2

Part Two Link 

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EP 64: May 3rd

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

Part Two Link

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S2 EP68: May 24

Benecia Ponder, author coach and bestselling author

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S2 EP69: May 31

Diann Floyd Boehm, Children's Book Author/Educator/Podcaster

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S2 EP70: June 7

Angela R. Hughes, Historical epic fantasy author

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S2 EP71: June 14

Donna Edman, Photographer/Visual Storyteller/Author

 

S2 EP72: June 21

Wendy Jo Cerna, Christian Fantasy/Family Life Author

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S2 EP73: July 5

Sabrina Hammonds, Kingdom Connections Podcast and Media Agency 

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S2 EP74: July 12

Ann Charles, Mixed Genre Mystery Author

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S2 EP75: June 21

Natacha Deen, YA, Adult, and Non-Fiction Author

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S2 EP76: June 26

Kammy Wood, The Modern Wordist, Creative Writing Consultant

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S2 EP77: August 2nd

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

Part Two Link

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S2 EP80: August 23rd

Christopher (Chris) Denmead, Comic Book Author/Podcastor

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S2 EP81: August 6th

Carole T. Beers, Contemporary Western Mystery Author

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S2 EP82: September 6th

J.C. Fuller, Mystery Author and TikTok Queen

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S2 EP83: September 13th

Meliza Farndell, Author, Coach, Speaker

 

S2 EP84: Sept. 20th

Dianne Burckhardt, Historical Fiction, Crime Thrillers, & more

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S2 EP85: Sept. 27th

Mikel Melwasul, Epic Military Fantasy Author

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S2 EP86: Oct. 4th

Liz Shipton, Part-Time Author, Full-Time Pirate

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S2 EP87: Oct. 11th

Sagit Schwartz, Suspense Thriller Author

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S2 EP88: Oct. 18th

Otto Schafer, Award-Winning YA and Adult Fiction Author

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S2 EP89: Oct. 25th

Michele Di Pietro, SOUPified Cookbook Author

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S2 EP90: Nov. 1st

Debbie Weiss, Memoir Author & Entrepreneur

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S2 EP91: Nov. 8th

Lynne Golodner, Author, Coach, Marketing Entrepreneur & Podcaster

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S2 EP92: Nov. 15th

Michelle Glogovac, THE Podcast Matchmaker™ & Publicist

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S2 EP93: Nov. 22nd

Leah Ann Brown, Middle Grade Fantasy Author

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S2 EP94: Nov. 29th

Faith Kramer, Jewish Global Kitchen Cookbook Author

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S2 EP95: Dec. 6th

Brian Kaufman, Textbook and Fiction Author

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S2 EP 96: Dec. 13th

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

LoveFest

Season Three Begins with Love

 

February 7th - March 27th

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​Feb. 7th

S3 EP104:Susan Horsnell, USA Today Bestselling Romance Author of A Cowboy for Corrine. Mail-Order Papa Series

 

Feb. 14th 

S3 EP105: Elizabeth Teets, Author of Isn't She Great: Writers on Women Led Comedies from 9 to 5 to Booksmart

 

Feb. 21st 

S3 EP106: Terreece Clarke, Romance Author of The Courageous Love Series

 

Feb. 28th -  *Trigger Warnings*

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 

S3 EP108: Nadine Abrahams, Romance Author of The Stars Fallen Series

 

Mar. 13th 

S3 EP109: Sonya Moore, Author of Some Kind of Magic

 

Mar. 20th - *Trigger Warnings*

S3 EP110: Eve Black, Spicy Romance Author for Curvy Girls

 

Mar. 27th

S3 EP111: J.R. Byers, Paranormal Romance Author

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Spring Mix

Spring Has Sprung a Mixed Selection of Genres

 

April 3rd - May 29th


April 3rd

S3 EP112: Khushi T. Saha, Interracial Romance (Bonus LoveFest Author)
        Khishi's Linktree

 

April 10th   

S3 EP 113: Boo Trundle, Author of The Daughter Ship

Boo's Website

 

April 17th   

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   

S3 EP 115: Nandita Godbole, Cookbook Author of Masaleydaar: Classic Indian Spice Blends

Nandita's Website

 

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May 1st   

S3 EP 116: N. Joseph Glass, Author of Overlap: The Lives of a Former Time Jumper

Joseph' Website

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May 8th   

S3 EP 117: Kezia Kos, Author of Kintsugi

Kezia's Website

 

May 15th   

S3 EP 118: Robert Hilliard, Author of In Freedom's Shadow

Robert's Website

 

May 22nd   

S3 EP 119: Ulff Lehmann, Author of The Light in the Dark Series

Ulff's Linktree

 

May 29th   

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

with Summer Reading Suggestions

 

June 5th - July 31st


June 5th 
S3 EP 121: Mark L. Redmond, Adult and Middle Grade Author of The Box M Gang
        Mark's Website

 

June 12th 
S3 EP 122: Ray Sheehan, Cookbook Author of Big Green Egg Basics From A Master Barbecuer
        Ray's Linktree

 

June 19th 
S3 EP 123: S.B. Goncarova, Author of The Adventures with Abba Series
        S.B.'s Linktree
 

June 26th
S3 EP 124: J.R. Sanders, Author of The Nate Ross Novels 

        J.R.'s Website

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July 3rd
S3 EP 125: Andreea Rus, Children's Book Author of See or Guess, Sheep Stuffed with Sleepand more! 

       Andreea's Amazon Author Page

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July 10th ​ 
S3 EP 126: Darlene Dziomba, Author of The Lily Dreyfus Mysteries

       Darlene's Website

 

July 17th 
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​ 
S3 EP 128: Andrew Najberg, YA Horror Author of The Neverborn Thief

        Andrew's Website

 

July 31st​
S3 EP 129: Lina Hart, YA Author of Beyond Power: A Supernatural Sci-Fi Romance

       Lina's Website​
 

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Memoirs & More

Life Stories and Fiction Fueled by Real People and Events

 

August 7th - September 25th


Aug. 7th 
S3 EP 130: Gerardo Bloise, Author of CSI The Casey Anthony Child Murder Case
        Gerardo's Forensic Website

 

Aug. 14th
S3 EP 131: Heidi McIntyre, Author of Sea Magic
        Heidi's Website

 

Aug. 21st 
S3 EP 132: Sheila Lowe, Author of Growing from the Ashes (A Memoir) and The Claudia Rose Series (Thrillers) 
        Sheila's Website

 

Aug. 28th 
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 
S3 EP 134: Jelaine Lombardi, Author of Running Around Naked: A Memoir 

       Jelaine's Website

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Sept. 11th  ​ 
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 
S3 EP 136: Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, Author of  Daughter of a Promise

       Jeanne's Website

 

Sept. 25th 
S3 EP 137: Mary P. Fisher, Author of The Other Side of Nursing - Lessons I Learned from my Patients

        Mary's Website​​ 

 

Fall Finds

From Horror to Hedge Funds, We Have it All! 

 

*Tentative* October 2nd - November 27th


Oct. 2nd 

S3 EP 138: Sebastian Dureaux-Russell, Author of Burning with a Blue Flame

Sebastian's Website

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Oct. 2nd 

S3 EP 139: David Kempf

Website

 

Oct. 2nd 

S3 EP 140: Delbert McCool

Website

 

Oct. 2nd 

S3 EP 141: Brian Prousky

Website

 

Oct. 2nd 

S3 EP 142: Aislinn Brophy

Website

 

 

 

 

Nov. 6th 

        S3 EP 143: Refe Tuma

Website

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Nov. 13th 

        S3 EP 144: Chad Willardson

Website

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Nov. 20th 

        S3 EP 145 Kristie Wolf

Website

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Nov. 27th 

        S3 EP 146: David Atkinson

Website

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Season 3 Ender

December Authors and Our Year End Book Buying Guide

*Tentative* December 2nd - January 27th, 2025

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Dec. 4th

S3 EP 147 Author Mary Martha Greene

Website

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Dec. 11th

S3 EP 148 Author Amber Chen

Website

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Dec. 18th

S3 EP 149 Season Finale Author

Website

 

Season Four begins Wednesday February 5th 2025. Until then, we will rebroadcast the "best of" episodes from season three.  

 

Dec. 25th 

REBROADCAST: Author

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Jan. 1st 

REBROADCAST - Author

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Jan. 8th 

REBROADCAST - Author

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Jan. 15th 

REBROADCAST - Author

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Jan. 22nd

REBROADCAST - Author

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Jan. 29th 

REBROADCAST - Author

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

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Season 1

The Interviews

Dianne Burckhardt

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

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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. 

First Podcast: Who Am I? (2.2.22)Author/Podcast Host: Dianne Burckhardt
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Sharon Stephens

Guest Interviews

Mark L Redmond

Mark L. Redmond, Western Author (Episode 8)

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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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 Mark L. Redmond website 

Book Banter EP 8 (3.23.22):Author: Mark L. Redmond
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DJ Jamison

DJ Jamison, Romance Author (Episodes 21 & 22)

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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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 DJ Jamison, Amazon Author Page 

Book Banter EP 22 DJ Part 2 (7.13.22)Author: DJ Jamison
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Book Banter EP 21 (7.6.22)Author: DJ Jamison
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Allie Alvis

Allie "Book Historia" Alvis (Episodes 23, 24, & 25)

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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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 Allie "Book Historia" Alvis website 

Book Banter EP 23 Allie Alvis Book Historia, Part 1 of 3 (7.20.22)Allie Alvis "Book Historia"
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Book Banter EP 24 Allie Alvis Book Historia, Part 2 of 3 (7.27.22)Allie Alvis "Book Historia"
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Book Banter EP 25 Allie Alvis Book Historia, Part 3 of 3 (8.3.22)Allie Alvis "Book Historia"
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Lisa Sillaway

Lisa Sillaway, The Social Media Professor (Episodes 26 & 27)

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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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 Lisa Sillaway "Social Media Professor"  

Book Banter EP 26 Lisa Sillaway (8.10.22)Lisa Sillaway The Social Media Professor
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Book Banter EP 27 Lisa Sillaway Interview Part 2 of 2 (8.17.22)Lisa Sillaway The Social Media Professor
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Kara Vogt

Kara Vogt, Kavo Creative & Wise Oak Soapery (Episodes 32.5 & 33)

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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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 Kavo Creative Studio - Mastering Videos for Makers  â€‹

 Wise Oak Soapery website 

Book Banter EP 32.5 Kara Vogt, Kavo Creative, Interview Recovered (9.21.22)Kara Vogt, Kavo Creative
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Book Banter EP 33 Kara Vogt, Interview Part 2 of 2 (9.28.22)Kara Vogt, Kavo Creative
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Carrie Donovan

Carrie Donovan, Singer/Songwriter/Writer (Episode 37, Oct. 26, 2022)

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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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 Carrie Donovan's Walpurgisnacht - short story 

EP 37: Carrie Donovan Interview Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt Podcast
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Sonali Dev

Sonli Dev, USA Today Bestselling Romance Author (Episode 42 , Nov 30, 2022)

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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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 Sonali Dev website 

EP 42: Sonali Dev InterviewBook Bnter with Dianne Burckhrdt Podcast
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Kira Hagen Interview, author of Strangeling (Episode 43)

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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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 Kira Hagen Amazon author page 

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