Daniel Pedrick, Roger Floyd, Patricia Gable, Thelma A. Giomi, and Rosalie Rayburn are just a few examples of the genre-diverse membership of SouthWest Writers (SWW). Their releases couldn’t fit in the 2024 interview schedule, but look for 2025 interviews or updates for some of these authors.
A list of interviewed SWW authors with 2024 releases is included at the end of this post.
Liv’s Story: An Iowa Girl’s Rebellion (June 2024) by Daniel Pedrick. Liv grew up in Elk Horn, Iowa in an era filled with racial prejudices and limiting ideas about women’s roles in society. But she struck out on her own early in life, crossing barriers and diving without reservation into activities considered dangerous for young ladies. Racism in 1950s and 1960s America, middle-class hypocrisy, the plight of unwed mothers and the suffering of the mentally ill sculpt her deeply. Her connection to British Honduras (later known as Belize), and her wedding to a kind, older English chap enable her to find happiness. Korean War chaos, Japanese pearl diving, Cuban underwater follies, and cave diving in Belize are just some of the adventures found in this novel.
You’ll find Dan on RMKPpublications.com and Liv’s Story on Amazon.
Explorer (Part I of the Anthanian Imperative Trilogy, August 2024) by Roger Floyd. The planet Anthanos is dying. Its orange-red sun is in the early stages of becoming a red giant. As the sun grows closer and closer, the planet grows hotter and hotter. Eventually the sun will go nova and destroy Anthanos. Scientists discover another planet to colonize outside their solar system – one with an appropriate temperature, plenty of water, an oxygen-rich atmosphere, and vast areas of solid surface to live on. So they send their best team to explore, but what those explorers find is much more than just the lovely blue planet they were expecting.
Look for Roger on his website RogerFloyd.com. Explorer is available on Amazon.
The Right Discovery (Book Three of the Right, November 2024) by Patricia Gable. In this middle grade novel, a dangerous blizzard stops everything in a small town. Five friends are trapped in a large house without their parents. They watch a movie and play games. When they play hide and seek, the danger begins! Where is Willie? Suddenly a large tree hits the house and knocks out the electricity. Will they be able to find him? A voice calls out from behind a basement wall, “Help me!” The adventure begins. History comes back to life. The friends work together and in the end the town benefits. And could there be a Guardian Angel involved?
Visit Patricia’s author pages on Amazon and SouthWestWriters.com.
Weaving Winter’s Magic (November 2024) by Thelma A. Giomi. This book of poetry is a meditative journey through the holiday season. The poems bring light and life into the long darkness of December. Her elegant words are both calming and revitalizing as she weaves spiritual magic through winter landscapes. Weaving Winter’s Magic has been called “true wisdom, true blessing, and true life” that “creates a profound message of hope—that we can create the world anew.”
You’ll find Thelma on ThelmaGiomi.com and her Amazon author page. Weaving Winter’s Magic is available here.
Windswept: A Digger Doyle Mystery (November 2024) by Rosalie Rayburn. Twenty-five years is a long time to keep a secret. But telling the truth can be deadly. Windswept, the third in the Digger Doyle series, finds intrepid reporter-turned-detective Elizabeth “Digger” Doyle reporting for a feisty little online newspaper. Digger brings her fierce energy and dedication to the struggling publication as she grapples with backdoor politics and the powerful oil and gas industry while investigating the death of a New Mexico State Representative who made powerful enemies with her push to ban new oil drilling.
Look for Rosalie on her website RosalieRayburn.com and blog, and on Facebook and her Amazon author page. Windswept is available here.
SWW Author Interviews: 2024 Releases
Tim Amsden
Love Letter to Ramah
Michael Backus
The Heart is Meat
Rachel Bate
Hatch Chile Willie
Irene Blea
Dragonfly
E. Joe Brown
A Cowboy’s Fortune (Kelly Can Saga Book 2)
Gency Brown
A Right Fine Life
Mary Lou Dobbs
Badass Old White Woman: How to Flip the Script on Aging
Lynn Ellen Doxon
The Moonlight Cavalry
Robert D. Kidera
Burn Scars
Kendra Loring
The Saga of Henri Standing Bear
William Murray
Worn Out Saddles and Boot Leather
Jeff Otis
Raptor Lands: The Story of the Harrowing Return of the Dinosaurs
Léonie Rosenstiel
Protecting Mama: Surviving the Legal Guardianship Swamp
KL Wagoner loves creating worlds of fantasy and science fiction. Her current work in progress is The Last Bonekeeper fantasy trilogy and short stories in the same universe. A member of SouthWest Writers since 2006, Kat has worked as the organization’s secretary, newsletter editor, website manager, and author interview coordinator. Kat is also a veteran, a martial art student, and a grandmother. Visit her at klwagoner.com.
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