http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors New books, author interviews & more! Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:49:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Question: With the publication of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, you’ve become a 70-year-old-first time novelist. Have you always had a passion for writing, or is it more of a recent development? Alan Bradley: Well, the Roman author Seneca once said something like this: “Hang on ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2009/04/04/the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie/ 20 Questions With Barack Obama (from an Interview with Amazon.com) Q: How did writing a book that you knew would be read so closely by so many compare to writing your first book, when few people knew who you were? A: In many ways, Dreams from My Father was harder ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2008/11/05/the-audacity-of-hope/ Going through a divorce is usually a long, stressful ordeal. There are piles of divorce forms to fill out, court dates and appointments with lawyers, and bitter fights that aggravate and drain each spouse. If you're hoping to find a simpler, less stressful way to end your marriage, you need Quickie ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2008/08/16/get-a-quickie-divorce-and-get-on-with-your-life/ How to Buy Your First Home, 2nd Edition, by Attorney Diana Brodman Summers With record-low home prices and hot properties for sale in every neighborhood across the country, there has never been a better time to buy your first home. Becoming a first-time home buyer can seem overwhelming, but How to Buy ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2008/07/15/how-to-buy-your-first-home-2nd-edition/ Yes, it's true --- anyone can become a millionaire. How to Be a Frugal Millionaire will teach you how with eight simple steps taught by Brenda Hendrickson, an accountant and tax specialist.  For years, Brenda studied how her clients handled their money.   She often wondered why one was a millionaire ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2008/06/07/how-to-be-a-frugal-millionaire/ Compiled by Charles Grodin, the talented actor, author, political commentator and activist, IF I ONLY KNEW THEN… LEARNING FROM OUR MISTAKES is a touching, funny and insightful collection of intimate and revealing stories from Grodin and over 80 of his friends - and friends of friends. Everyone makes ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2007/11/13/charles-grodin-if-i-only-knew-then/ Every teen wonders what their parents were like before they were parents—when they first met and fell in love. To a child of divorced parents like Frannie, this question has particular poignancy, especially after her father dies too suddenly to say goodbye. As she attempts to supervise her young charges ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2007/11/12/delia-ephron-frannie-in-pieces/ Supermodel and TV personality, Emme is best known to millions as the first full-figured model and the host of E! Entertainment/Style Network television show “Fashion Emergency.” She is now adding children’s book author to her list of accomplishments with the release of her first picture book, What Are You ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2007/11/12/emme-what-are-you-hungry-for/ “You can make the case that the greatest success of the Republican senator from Arizona has not been as a politician but as a creator of his own public personality – as an existential hero and the author of inspirational books…Those who have listened to and read McCain over the ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2007/11/04/john-mccain-hard-call-great-decisions-and-the-extraordinary-people-who-made-them/ Every dog has his day, and in this no-holds-barred memoir, Dog the Bounty Hunter finally has his. YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE is the remarkable memoir by Duane "Dog" Chapman, the hugely popular star of the top-rated A&E hit show, Dog the Bounty Hunter. Dog entertains and inspires ... http://www.samsonmedia.net/authors/2007/11/04/duane-%e2%80%9cdog%e2%80%9d-chapman-you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide/