Showing posts with label selfpub. Show all posts
Showing posts with label selfpub. Show all posts

Saturday, July 22, 2023

AB910 Gerald Reads from Mick & Moira & Brad


In Chapter 1 of this romantic comedy, billionaire-boyfriend Brad Davenport prevails on no-nonsense Moira Halimi-Joubert to throw a doubles tennis match so he can get the Botheralls' business. When busybody Bitsy Botherall catches Moira singing expertly in the shower, the young woman's path to stardom has accidentally begun. She's about to meet Hollywood superagent Mick McGraw, who will try mightily to hide his attraction to her. #romcom #litfic


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Monday, June 19, 2023

Gerald Everett Jones


This episode hosted by our correspondent Inna Logunova’s podcast Being Modern, Being Human started with a conversation about modern dating and romantic relationships but organically turned to broader issues of contemporary society, such as inequality and the growing role of artificial intelligence.

This is the second episode with Gerald Everett Jones, from what turned out to be her mini-series of “Talks with a Writer.”

#litfic #booktalk #geopolitics


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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Guest Post from Moscow: The Journey to Stardom


Los Angeles and Moscow link up in this freewheeling chat exploring showbiz, Hollywood, and the art of storytelling. The show is Being Modern, Being Human, hosted by Inna Logunova. As she describes our spirited session:

In this episode, we step behind the scenes of showbiz and the entertainment industry. What sacrifices one has to make on their journey to fame? How does Hollywood operate? Where is the line between the constructed public image and the real person? We explore these questions and more with award-winning author Gerald Everett Jones whose recent novel, “Mick & Moira & Brad,” inspired this conversation.

This interview is filled with real-life anecdotes, curious details, and plenty of insights about life, love, and the art of storytelling.

#romcom #litfic

 


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Friday, March 4, 2022

GP903 Guest Post Cynthia Brian


Mystery author Gerald Everett Jones discusses the near-death-experience episode from his new novel Preacher Raises the Dead (Evan Wycliff #3) with radio host Cynthia Brian. Courtesy StarStyle Radio - Be the Star You Are.


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Saturday, February 19, 2022

GP900 Guest Post: In the Green Room


The Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) presented this informal chat with award-winning author Gerald Everett Jones. Gerald and host Steven Sanchez discuss the inner life of the "close observer" and how those feelings inform an author's work.

 


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Sunday, December 5, 2021

AB810 The Author Reads Harry Harambee


Our show host Gerald Everett Jones reads from his multiple-award-winning novel Harry Harambee's Kenyan Sundowner. Intrigue on the white sands of the Indian Ocean. Is corruption a fact of life? Is all love transactional? #booklovers #bookstagrammers #litfic


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Sunday, September 26, 2021

GPV860 Book Review - An Unlikely Truth


Here's Gerald's book review of An Unlikely Truth, a political drama by novelist John Rachel. Are the politics of hope dated? #litfic #bookstagram #booklovers #bookreview


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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

GPV861 Book Review - The Gravity Well


Here's Gerald's book review of The Gravity Well: America's Next Greatest Mission by Steven Sanford.

Steven Sanford was trained as a research engineer and spent almost three decades as a NASA employee when he left the agency recently to work for a contract engineering firm. He was director for Space Technology and exploration at NASA's Langley Research Center. The gravity well refers to the huge physical effort required to overcome the Earth's pole and climb into space. It is the first and most significant challenge of space travel. #booklovers #bookstagram


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Sunday, July 25, 2021

GPV854 Book Review - Cutting for Stone


Here's Gerald's audio book review of Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Coming of age in Ethiopia. #litfic #bookstagram #booklovers #literaryfiction #amwriting #selfpub


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Monday, July 19, 2021

GP832 Guest Post: People of Purpose - Heal Our Land


In the aftermath of South African unrest in July of 2021, The Michelle Benjamin Foundation hosts a dialogue between South African commentator Joanne Joseph and American writer Gerald Everett Jones. Joanne is an anchorwoman, radio journalist, and bestselling author. Gerald is the author of the award-winning novel Harry Harambee's Kenyan Sundowner and host of GetPublished! Radio. Publisher Michelle Benjamin hosts this show. #booklovers #bookstagram #socialresponsibility #worldcitizenship #internationalrelations


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Monday, July 5, 2021

GPV819 Book Review - Griftopia


Here's Gerald's book review of Griftopia by Matt Taibbi. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast


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Thursday, March 25, 2021

GPV874 Book Review - The Centaur


Here's Gerald's book review of The Centaur, a novel by John Updike. This book's central metaphor from Greek mythology is that Chyron, the noblest of all the centaurs, took pity on humankind. The man-beast sacrificed himself to appease Zeus. #bookreview #litfic #booklovers #bookstagrammers


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Monday, March 22, 2021

GPV849 Book Review - A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn


Here’s Gerald's book review of A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn, a Rabbi Ben mystery by Marvin J. Wolf. #mysterythrillers #bookreview #booklovers #bookstagram


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Thursday, March 18, 2021

GPV816 Book Review - Vinegar Girl


Here's Gerald's audio book review of Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler. Stealing plot lines from Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, a tomboy indifferent to men is set up with a Russian lab assistant. #bookreview #booklovers #bookstagram

 


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Monday, March 15, 2021

GPV810 Book Review - Right Ho, Jeeves!


Set in the Roaring 'Twenties, Right Ho, Jeeves by the British humorist P.G. Wodehouse is a collection of stories about a young wealthy gentleman, Bertie Wooster, and his manservant Jeeves.


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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

GPV848 Book Review - A Small Town in Germany


Here's Gerald's book review of A Small Town in Germany by John le Carré. Written decades ago by the recently deceased author, its plot has chilling parallels to today's news.

A Small Town in Germany is one of le Carré’s first novels, written not long after he left the employ of the British Foreign Service in 1964. One of his first postings was in Bonn, the postwar capital city of West Germany, and the small town of the title.

Here's my book review of A Small Town in Germany by John le Carré. Written decades ago by the recently deceased author, its plot has chilling parallels to today's news.

A Small Town in Germany is one of le Carré’s first novels, written not long after he left the employ of the British Foreign Service in 1964. One of his first postings was in Bonn, the postwar capital city of West Germany, and the small town of the title.


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Saturday, February 13, 2021

GPV846 Book Review - Purgatory Gardens


Here's Gerald's audio book review of Purgatory Gardens by Peter Lefcourt. Alpha-male competition over the local hottie in an old folks' home.

Gerald Everett Jones is the award-winning author of Preacher Finds a Corpse, Preacher Fakes a Miracle, and Clifford's Spiral.


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