Richard Ferrone

Richard Ferrone is a former lawyer who became an actor in the 1970s. He has appeared on Broadway and in theaters across the country. His television appearances include ”Law & Order,” “Against the Law,” “Guiding Light,” and “One Life to Live.“ He became an immediate favorite of audiobook fans more than 20 years ago with his first audiobook, “The Stranglers” by Loren D. Estleman, and since then he has recorded the works of many bestselling authors including Dean Koontz, Dashiell Hammett, and myself! Although he has recorded books in nearly every genre, from romances to children’s stories to self-help books, he is best known for his mystery and thriller recordings, especially those of John Sandford’s “Prey” novels and the Tim LaHaye/Jerry Jenkins “Left Behind” series. He is an Audie Award winner and is married to actor Cynthia Darlow. 

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Danusia Trevino

Our guest this week, Danusia Trevino, is a storyteller who has won two GrandSlams with the MOTH. She emigrated to the United States from Poland and her artwork has appeared in galleries throughout the world. She also toured extensively with the punk band FUR. But her passion was always to be an actor, which she has been pursuing for the last 23 years ever since leaving the band. She has performed her award-winning one woman show, Wonder Bread, to audiences throughout North America. 

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Andrew Erwin

Andrew Erwin and his brother Jon comprise the filmmaking duo the Erwin Brothers. They became interested in film and sports while they were children and went on to produce an award-winning documentary about the 9/11 terror attack, then began developing feature films including October Baby and I Can Only Imagine, which topped $100 million in sales (more than 12x the production budget). Their latest movie, an inspiring story of faith amid devastating tragedy, hit theaters right at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and only days before theaters nationwide closed down. I Still Believe is opening for video on demand this weekend, so keep an eye out for it! 

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Simon Brooks

Simon Brooks was born in England and raised on traditional tales. His work as a storyteller began nearly two decades ago and since then he has taken his powerful performances all over New England and the U.S.  With his bodhrán and stories full of memorable characters, Simon combines the intensity of a solo performance with the intimacy of a face-to-face conversation. His CDs have garnered awards from Parent’s Choice and Storytelling World, and he has a recently-released book of folk and fairy tales, Under the Oaken Bough.

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Iain S. Thomas

Iain Thomas is the international number-one bestselling author of dozens of books and creative projects and is one of the world’s most popular writers and poets. His works have won multiple awards for creativity. His prose and poetry appears on monuments, in university collections, has been quoted by everyone from Steven Spielberg to Arianna Huffington, is regularly tattooed on people, and has been read in front of the British Royal Family. 

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Candice Fox

Candice Fox is an international and #1 New York Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She began collaborating with James Patterson in 2015 and their first novel, Never Never, was a huge bestseller in Australia and went straight to the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list as well as to the top of the charts in the UK. Since then they have written Black & Blue, Fifty Fifty, Liar Liar, and Hush Hush. Candice considers herself a crafter, animal-lover and wine drinker and lives in Sydney with her family. 

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John Raab

John Raab is a publishing industry professional and podcast producer who is also the founder of Suspense Magazine and the CEO of Suspense Publishing. If you like thrillers, suspense, mystery, or horror, be sure to check out these resources. John was also the impetus to me starting The Story Blender, so it's exciting for me to have him on the show today. 

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Travis Thrasher

Bestselling author Travis Thrasher has written over 50 books ranging from fiction to nonfiction and love stories to supernatural thrillers. Travis worked for thirteen years at Tyndale House Publishers after graduating college, an experience that was helpful in allowing him to understand the writing life as well as training him to work with a variety of personalities. His inspirational stories have included collaborations with filmmakers, musicians, athletes, celebrities, and comedians.

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Raymond Khoury

Raymond Khoury is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels have been translated into more than forty languages. His book The Last Templar was adapted into a comic book and an NBC television miniseries. An acclaimed screenwriter and producer for both television and film, he has also penned several scripts for BBC series such as Spooks (known in the US as MI:5) and Waking the Dead. 

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Adam Hamdy

Adam Hamdy is a British author and screenwriter who works with studios and production companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Prior to beginning his writing career, he worked as a strategy consultant advising global businesses, and is now the author of the Pendulum Trilogy, an epic series of conspiracy thriller novels. Publishers Weekly calls the first book, Pendulum, a “fast-paced, cinematic thriller.” Adam holds degrees in law and philosophy from the University of Oxford and University of London, respectively.

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