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May 26th, 2015 | Podcast: Elena Meets the Author

Come Fly With Me

Or rather, come fly with Mark Vanhoenacker, the BA pilot who also happens to be an ace writer. Here is my interview with Mark about his bestselling book Skyfaring. I…

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April 26th, 2015 | Podcast: Elena Meets the Author

The Last Asylum by Barbara Taylor Bradford – Memoir of Madness

Read my interview with Barbara Taylor in 26, now a prominent historian and lecturer, then a very disturbed patient in one of London’s last mental institutions. This book was shortlisted…

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February 27th, 2015 | Podcast: Elena Meets the Author

Still Beautiful

I don’t often recommend musicals. I find them dated and a bit silly, unless they’re terrific. The just opened Tony Award winning Beautiful about singer/songwriter Carole King’s early career from…

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January 26th, 2015 | Podcast: Elena Meets the Author

It’s that Time of the Month

On the 26th day of every month, 26 – a newsletter to inspire the love of words – hits the screen. Below is this month’s issue, which I helped edit.…

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November 26th, 2014 | Podcast: Elena Meets the Author

Calling All Writers – Aspiring, Procrastinating and Actual

As today is the 26th of the month, I thought it a timely idea to introduce you wordsmiths out there to 26, a stimulating writer’s group named after the letters in…

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October 10th, 2014 | Podcast: Elena Meets the Author

Lessons for Life

“Be present. Make love. Make tea. Avoid small talk. Embrace conversation. Buy a plant, water it. Make your bed. Make someone else’s bed. Have a smart mouth, and quick wit.…

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