Books and Brews Episode #59: Theresa Halvorsen

Theresa Halvorsen has a “don’t tell me I can’t do that,” attitude about life and is an author, publisher, editor, and YouTuber. She’s ‌overly-caffeinated and at times, wine-soaked. The author of multiple cross-genre works, including Warehouse Dreams, Lost Aboard and River City Widows, Theresa wonders what sleep is. She’s the owner of No Bad Books Press and one of the hosts of the popular YouTube channel, the Semi-Sages of the Pages.

In whatever free time is left, (ha!) Theresa enjoys board games, concerts, geeky conventions, and reading. Her life goal is to give "Oh-My-Gosh-This-Book-Is-So-Good!" happiness to her readers.

She lives in Temecula with her husband, her adult children, their partners (she has no idea who actually lives in her house and who’s just visiting) and many pets. Find her at  www.theresaHauthor.com and on Tiktok and Facebook. 

Theresa's Readings:

·       Wonderland's Mad Queen – 8:57

·       River City Widows, Chapter 1 – 23:52

·       Riding the El – 42:55

Chris's Cocktail Pairings: 

·       Queen of Hearts (paired to Wonderlands' Mad Queen) – 7:20

·       River City (paired to River City Widows, Chapter 1) – 21:41

·       The El (paired to Riding the El) – 40:21

Interview Highlights: 

·       Building a career as an indie author – 15:08

·       The Dad's Playbook to Labor and Delivery – 16:09

·       The ghost at Lochranza Castle – 31:36

·       PTSD: victimization, responsibility, blame and trauma – 36:07

·       Stories of portals: are we seeking escape? – 48:40

·       Houses as inspiration – 52:00

 

COMING NEXT MONTH: J.S. Absher is a poet, memoirist, and independent scholar. As a teetotaler—he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—he can’t add much insight into brews, but he can hold his own when it comes to books.

Stan’s first full-length book of poetry, Mouth Work (St. Andrews University Press) won the 2015 Lena Shull Award from the North Carolina Poetry Society. Stan’s second full-length book of poetry, Skating Rough Ground, was published in 2022 by Kelsay Press.

Poems have recently been published or accepted by The McNeese Review, Mormon Lit Blitz, Triggerfish Critical Review, Irreantum, and Tar River Review and have won awards from BYU Studies Quarterly and the journal Dialogue. His poems have been nominated four times for the Pushcart Prize and twice for Best of the Net. He has also published an annotated editions of two memoirs written in the late 19^th century by Ida Crumpler Beard. 

He currently has two more projects underway.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

·        Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology NEW THEMES: MUSIC; FAITH

·       Laura will be selling her books, premium rabbit fertilizer & more at the Morristown Farmer's Market, 130 W Morris Boulevar, Morristown, TN on April 13, June 7, and July 5

·       See Laura's interview at Central Valley Talk

·       See Laura's interview with Rob & Joan Carter at INDIE NOVEL SOURCE

·       Theresa will be at Wondercon in Anaheim: March 29-31

·       LA Festival of Books: April 20-21

·       Comic-Con Revolution in Ontario: May 18-19

·       Comic-Con San Diego: July 25-28

 

Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.