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We are just spiriting away though this Halloween season. Today is another hauntingly good episode with award-winning, best-selling author, and podcaster, Tricia Copeland. Tricia joins me for a magical episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt–Book Talk Podcast.

My favorite time of year is in full swing. In this hauntingly good episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I sit down with J.E. Weiner, the author who’s turning heads and raising goosebumps with her Southern Gothic debut, The Wretched and Undone.Set in the mist-shrouded hills of Texas on the eve of the Civil War, this novel is a genre-bending tale of ghosts, grief, and generational curses inspired by real people and actual events.

This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, we kick off our Hauntingly Good Reads for Halloween with debut middle grade author Carol Williams. We talked about her new book The Supernatural Files of CJ Delaney.

This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, Dianne welcomes retired Air Force Special Agent Derrick Jackson, author of the military  thriller Shadow One: Based on a True Story.  Drawing on his 21 years of experience in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Jackson delivers a gripping story that blends high-stakes criminal investigations with deep emotional conflict and a touch of romance.

In this week’s episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I share my chat with award-winning science fiction author and microbiologist Joan Slonczewski. Known for weaving real science into imaginative worlds, Joan’s novels explore everything from microbial intelligence to feminist futures.

This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, I talk with author, journalist, and martial artist Jason Brick about his mission to make families safer. With decades of martial arts training, work as a bodyguard, and experience as a dad, Jason brings unique insight into personal safety and violence prevention.

Judy Blume transformed how young readers understood themselves and the world around them. In this episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, bestselling author and cultural writer Rachelle Bergstein joins me to talk about her book, The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us.

Qin (“Ching”) Sun Stubis shares her extraordinary journey from poverty in Shanghai to becoming an award-winning author and columnist. In this inspiring conversation, she reflects on resilience, family, and the power of stories to bridge cultures and remind us of the strength we all carry within.

This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt: Marcia Peck, award-winning author and longtime cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra, brings her love of music, Cape Cod, and storytelling together in her debut novel Water Music: A Cape Cod Story. In this inspiring interview, Marcia shares how rhythm and melody influence her writing, the deep connection she feels to Cape Cod, and the journey that led her from concert stages to the world of fiction.

Have I got a show for you today! In this inspiring episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I share my interview with the effervescent Risa August—award-winning author, speaker, Gestalt practitioner, and rare disease warrior with sparkles in her hair and a tutu in her bag.