Talk To Me...conversations With Creative, Unconventional People

Tonight on "Talk To Me..." Melissa Foster, author of "Megan's Way."

Join in the conversation with psychologist and author Dr. Ron Breazeale. Ron's latest work, "Duct Tape Isn't Enough" a resilience-building training program to help individuals regain their sense of balance, productivity, and well-being as they address issues and needs related to life challenges.

This week on Talk To Me...Nina Vecchi and Julie LePoer, founders of the Wachusett Vegan Society. “Our mission is to inform the community of the health benefits and world saving qualities of a plant-based diet.”

My guest tonight is author and Boston's Channel 7 investigative news reporter Hank Phillippi-Ryan. Winner of 26 EMMYs, and dozens of other regional, national and international honors for her hard-hitting investigations, Hank and I will be talking about her critically acclaimed Charlotte McNally mysteries: "Prime Time," "Face Time," and "Air Time."

My guest tonight is Lynn Tincher. Lynn is the author of the Paige Aldridge "Mind Bending" detective series, Afterthoughts, released earlier this year and Left in the Dark, to be released in October, 2009. She also helps other new writers in their efforts to get published. Her eZine "The Literary Lynnch Pen"and website provides helpful tips and information.

My guest is Laurie Zieber, host of BTR's "She Speaks To Inspire" columnist for "Fabulously 40 & Beyond," photographer, artist, and founder of Draw Away Ministries.

Author's Roundtable: Guests include Robin Marvel, author of "Awakening Consciousness A Girl's Guide" and "Awakening Consciousness A Boy's Guide"; Jason Gehlert, author of "Europa"; and Heather Whittaker, author of "The Tazie Effect—10 Leadership Principles For New Leaders."

My guest tonight is April Robins, celebrated writer of children's picture and story books designed for early readers. April also leads a very active online networking group of authors, writers and artists with over 1300 members called Red River Writers. Her goal for Red River Writers is to create a forum where she can make members aware of events, links or other items of interest to the members. She leads the discussion on several topics exploring the pros and cons of issues, organizes events for the group and encourages the newer members.

My guest tonight is Mahala Bishop, author of Sunshine And Shadow: My Battle With Bipolar Disorder. Mahala became a victim of bipolar disorder in her fifties and uses her life experience, her writing ability and multitudes of notes from manic episodes to create this informational book.

Tonight on "Talk To Me..." Pat Bertram, author of "More Deaths Than One" and "A Spark Of Heavenly Fire."