Author: PatZi

It was so much fun to talk to Glenn L. Erickson about his newest book. I really enjoy ‘speculative’ fiction — and Android Love is a fascinating peek into the future. Into a world where Androids become more — dare I say – human. What will that mean for all of us? Glenn tackles this question and more with humor and …

It was so much fun to have Elliott Smith join me in the studio. We had a great time talking about his book –and about the keys to a successful business.  He has three magic words that can help everyone to succeed in business: DETERMINATION DEDICATION DISCIPLINE You can buy Elliott’s book, HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS, by going directly to his …

I had so much fun talking to Alistair that I kept him on for the entire program…here is Part 1… Here is Part 2… I love this guy! It’s not every day that you get to talk to an FBI Special Agent. Of course, you don’t want to talk to an FBI agent that often. Well, perhaps never! Unless you …

It was so much fun to talk to Lorelei Confer and Carol J. Post about their books for Christmas. I interviewed them together, so I have done a page for each of them. I just love Lorelei’s name. The perfect name for a romance author. On a cold evening in Florida — a rather rare occurrence — I sat down …

It was so much fun to talk to Carol J. Post and Lorelei Confer about their books for Christmas. I interviewed them together, so I have done a page for each of them. Last month Carol invited me to speak at a meeting of the Tampa Chapter of Romance Writers of America. It was a wonderful opportunity for me to …

The word “Joy” has always meant so much to me — and so I feel a special connection to Jonathan Santlofer  because his wife’s name was Joy. Jonathan has been a guest on Joy on Paper several times and it was an honor to have him back on the program to talk about his latest book, The Widower’s Notebook. It is a …

Wow! It was so much fun to talk to Tracey Hecht about her fabulous series of books for young readers — The Nocturnals. There are both chapter books and picture books — and absolutely adorable illustrations — for kids to enjoy. Parents, become the voice your child will remember all of their lives — read this series to your kids. …

It was such an honor to have Roslyn Franken return to Joy on Paper to discuss her book, Meant to Be, a beautifully written true story about her parents, John and Sonja Franken, who were two of the most unlikely survivors of World War II. Since her previous visit Roslyn has been invited to speak about the Anti-Semitism she writes …

I enjoyed talking to Steven S. Drachman about his wonderful series, The Strange & Astounding Memoirs of Watt O’Hugh the Third. It’s hard to categorize these books — adventure, fantasy, historical romance. And, I will add, plain old-fashioned fun. Watt is not just a gun slinging cowboy who can roam through time, he is an icon of all our ideas …