Indestructible: The Hidden Gifts of Trauma is a child survivor’s shocking narrative expertly woven through the perspective of the adult self, who is ultimately healed. This is the fascinating personal story of a traumatized overachiever bound by the cultural...
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She Reversed her Hypertension, Despite Family History
Sherra Aguirre is a health enthusiast and food justice advocate, passionate about empowering others (especially African American women and other communities who are at high risk for diabetes and heart disease), to maintain vibrancy and good health throughout their...
Q&A with Felix Holzapfel, author of new tech novel, Catch-42: A novel about our future
Author and digital marketing expert Felix Holzapfel gives readers a new and unique category of science fiction: a “technological” fiction--where real technology is co-mingled into an unpredictable fictional setting. His streamlined and precise writing style...
Interview with Taekwondo Black Belt and Author of Kicking and Screaming, Melanie Gibson
Melanie Gibson was an independent woman with a good job, multiple college degrees, and a condo in the trendy part of town. She also had a few mental illnesses, a minor substance abuse problem, and rotten relationship skills. She was nearing a total mental breakdown...
Leslie I. Landis – Author of CHENDELL: A Natural Warrior – Researching characters
As I was writing Chendell, I wanted the book to have a feeling of reality even though a superhero is by definition, unreal. So, I did a lot of research – especially about China. And I was impressed with what I found about some Chinese attitudes towards animals...
CHENDELL: A Natural Warrior – all about the bugs…
“CHENDELL starts as a boy-meets-girl story, connecting a girl from the U.S. to a boy from China, told in an unusual compelling format. It is about love and family, but also about insects and trees. When boy and girl become a super couple, the reader accompanies...
CHENDELL: A Natural Hero Audiobook Narrated by Celebrity Environmental Activists
Chendell: A Natural Hero is now an eco-superhero audiobook narrated by Entourage’s Adrian Grenier and actress Alicia Silverstone – both strong environmental advocates. Entertainers and celebrities with such passion for saving our planet have huge followings....
Author Leslie I. Landis – CHENDELL: A Natural Warrior
Hi Book Lovers! Here is my first book in the Chendell series. It is different. First of all, you really get to know the main characters, Robin Dell and Jamie Chen, from their own perspectives as they tell their stories. Secondly, they fall in love. Yes,...
Leslie I. Landis – Author of CHENDELL: A Natural Warrior – Researching characters
As I was writing Chendell, I wanted the book to have a feeling of reality even though a superhero is by definition, unreal. So, I did a lot of research – especially about China. And I was impressed with what I found about some Chinese attitudes towards animals...
CHENDELL: A Natural Warrior – all about the bugs…
“CHENDELL starts as a boy-meets-girl story, connecting a girl from the U.S. to a boy from China, told in an unusual compelling format. It is about love and family, but also about insects and trees. When boy and girl become a super couple, the reader accompanies...