Book Journey
Episodes
Book Journey with Martha Conway
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I have been a fan of Martha Conway’s writing for years. We first met at the San Francisco Writer’s Conference in 2014, when I read the opening pag...
Book Journey with Lina Patton
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Lina Patton finished college, she did what every responsible adult (who secretly wants to be a writer) should do: she went into advertising to ma...
Book Journey with Cheri Radke
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Cheri Radke joined us for our first ever Quail Retreat this past fall, she was already gearing up for the publication of her debut novel, An Acci...
Book Journey with Caro Claire Burke
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, your third novel is your debut. I met Caro Claire Burke in 2017 when she was fresh out of college, taking her writing seriously for the fir...
Book Journey with Pamela Pan
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This month, I spoke to our 2025 alum, Pamela Pan, about her writing journey--from her newly published poetry to her novel currently out on submission!...
Book Journey: J. Morgyn White
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I got a chance to speak to our 2019 alum, Joanne Morgyn White, who writes at J. Morgyn White, and was so impressed by how prolific and tenacious she i...
Book Journey: Elizabeth Kemp
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes novels are twenty years in the making. For our 2025 alum Elizabeth Kemp, something she witnessed on a cruise decades ago needled in her memo...
Book Journey with Alissa Lee
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The publishing world is small and in the same way that writers rely on word-of-mouth for their book recommendations to pass from one reader to the nex...
Book Journey with Aja Gabel
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, we were so lucky to have Aja Gabel join us for Northern California Writers’ Retreat! Pre-pandemic, we were located in the Santa Cruz mounta...
Book Journey with Alka Joshi
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I really like knowing my neighbors, and this particular neighbor I met in 2016. Alka and I share a fence line, and in May, I can pick the most delicio...
Book Journey with Jasmine Guillory
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy the conversation with our 2020 Author-in-Residence, Jasmine Guillory! Jasmine is a New York Times bestselling author of nine novels including Th...