The Talented James Family

I've had the pleasure to know Syrie James through the past couple of years. Perhaps, not personally, but definitely through her words, which are wise and inspirational. She's tackled Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte. She's tackled Dracula. And, she even updated the vampire genre with her last book Nocturne. She even was our first live interview of 2011 (which can be found and downloaded via iTunes, but visiting ).

It was an absolute delight to discover that she'd collaborated with her son, Ryan, on a YA book entitled Forbidden, something she referenced last time she was on with us.
Just yesterday, Syrie and Ryan joined us for a wonderful interview (technical difficulties, aside), discussing everything from vampires, to X-Men, to iPhones (you do know the Suri app is named for Ms. James, right?). Upon re-listening to the interview, I realized that Ryan, himself, may give Syrie a run for her money in the interview arena. Maybe not. Either way, though, there's no mistaking that the gene pool was rife with talent...and it shows.

You can find the interview in its entirety at www.blogtalkradio.com/theauthorsspeakcom, and while you're there feel free to subscribe. You can also download all past episodes via iTunes.

For more information on Forbidden, which is certainly worth your time and your nine dollars, you can stroll over to Amazon. Our challenge is to make this one push Stephanie Meyers and the Twilight saga off the shelf. C'mon, kids, you can do it.

For more information on Syrie James, her mailing list (which is amazing), her upcoming projects, and her past books, please visit her at www.syriejames.com.

And, for more information on her very talented son Ryan, visit http://illusive-entertainment.com/.

We're back next week with our Must Reads of the week and an interview with author William Pauley III (ironically the second interview of 2011, following Ms. James).

Until then, keep reading.