Rendezvous With A Writer Podcast

#156 John Goodwin, Emily Goodwin, Randyn C.J. Bartholomew, Tremani Sutcliffe

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Join Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean BellStep into the extraordinary with guests JOHN GOODWIN and EMILY GOODWIN of Galaxy Press as they present two award-winners featured in the newly released L. RON HUBBARD PRESENTS WRITERS OF THE FUTURE VOLUME 41. Meet RANDYN C.J. BARTHOLOMEW and TREMANI SUTCLIFFE, the award-winning author and illustrator of the riveting short story “Ascii.” This is just one story of an anthology brimming with the unexpected, the thought-provoking, and the unforgettable. Celebrating the best new voices in speculative fiction, this collection offers gripping tales of science fiction, fantasy, and beyond.
Find "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check it out - rendezvouswithawriter.com 
Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired October 9, 2025  
 

#155 Guest Authors Rod Miller, Michael Norman and Henry C. Parke

AWARD WINNING WESTERN S T O R I E SROD MILLER, MICHAEL NORMAN & HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell October 2025 kicks off with three guests. Award-winning authors ROD MIILLER and MICHAEL NORMAN join HENRY C. PARKE. Tune in for this month's update of what's happening in Western film and TV with co-host HENRY C. PARKE, Film Editor for True West Magazine and author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM. Co-authored by Rod Miller and Michael Norman, they share the backstories to their newly released collection of short stories, SHINY SPURS AND GOLD MEDALLIONS. Many of these stories are award winners or finalists for those honors, or recipients of other noteworthy recognition. There are Spur Awards from Western Writers of America, Medallions from the Will Rogers Medallion Awards, Peacemakers from Western Fictioneers, and other honors some of their stories have been fortunate enough to receive. They collected these award winners and finalists, wrote some new stories, and put them together in this two-author collection.
Find "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check it out - rendezvouswithawriter.com 
Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored byBlue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired October 2, 2025  

#154 Guests Richard Prosch, Gina Prosch, Phil Mills, Jr. and Kyle Merriman

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STORY! Award-Winning Authors and Illustrator chat with Jim and Bobbi Jean BellAward-winning author, RICHARD PROSCH, leads an engaging conversation with three award-winning guests - children’s authors PHIL MILLS, JR. and GINA PROSCH and illustrator KYLE MERRIMAN. We feature their children’s titles The Story written by Western author Phil Mills, Jr. and Love! It’s SHOW And Tell by Gina Prosch with illustrations by Kyle Merriman. This will be a fast paced and enlightening conversation! The Books The Story - By Phil Mills, Jr. with Illustrations by Jean AbernethyLove! It's SHOW And Tell - By Gina Prosch with Illustrations by Kyle MerrimanFind "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check out Rendezvous With A Writer.Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored byBlue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 25, 2025  

#153 Guest Author Kathleen M. Rodgers

A SHOCKING REVELATION RESULTS IN TRAGEDYKATHLEEN M. RODGERS chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell 
We eagerly awaited this return visit of award-winning author KATHLEEN M. RODGERS! We chatted about her soon to-be-released, and much anticipated new work, THE LLANO COUNTY MERMAID CLUB. It tells a story of childhood friendships, an adult affair, and the lost innocence of a group of young girls longing for the sea. Scandal, tragedy, and later, darker discoveries make for an enthralling read. It's all of that...and so much more!!!Included in the interview are two very short music segments. Each relates to the story. "Sands Motel" written and performed by Kerry Grombacher. "The Typewriter" performed by Leroy Anderson
About The Book
“Kathleen M. Rodgers has outdone herself with her newest, most literary novel, The Llano County Mermaid Club. She brings all the mysticism of New Mexico to bear in her story about heartbreak and healing, about how novels can give us the hope to carry on and the empathy to forgive the ones we love most.”—Kathryn Brown Ramsperger, author of A Thousand Flying Things 
Find "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check out Rendezvous With A Writer.Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored byBlue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 18, 2025  
 

#152 Guest Author Candace Simar

"MY CURES WORK IF YOU CAN STAND THEM." Dr. GamlaCANDACE SIMAR chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell
Award-winning author CANDACE SIMAR returns to chat about her new title MONTANA MATRIMONIAL NEWS, and we can’t wait! This captivating book tells the story of lonely homesteaders on the Dakota prairie who are looking for wives in the newspaper called the "Montana Matrimonial News," an entire newspaper dedicated to personal ads. This popular paper went all over the US and into Europe. Candace shares the stories of these 1888 Dakota Territory homesteaders.
Find "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check it out - rendezvouswithawriter.com 
Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored byBlue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 11, 2025  

#151 Guest Authors Jim Jones and Henry C. Parke

SOME THINGS ARE JUST HARD TO K I L L JIM JONES AND HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean BellSeptember 2025 kicks off with two returning guests, True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE and Storyteller JIM JONES. Tune in for this month's update of what's happening in Western film and TV with co-host HENRY C. PARKE, Film Editor for True West Magazine and author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEMWe all chat with multi-talented and award-winning singer, songwriter, and author JIM JONES. Fans of Western frontier stories will recognize Jim Jones from his prior ‘Moon” series of stories of the West. His newest title, HUNTER’S MOON, adds to his blossoming tales of Jared and Eleanor Delaney’s lives with a focus on finding a new life purpose and avenging murder. This fifth title wraps the series.  About The Book "Hunter's Moon" heartily embraces all the facets that make for a superior Western story: emotionally compelling characters, discussions of motives and approaches to life, and historical and political revelations that are nicely embedded in the atmosphere of the 1800s."--Midwest Book ReviewThey say the hunter's moon is a time to find your courage and power; a time to take action and make changes. Jared Delaney has been adrift in the wilderness for the past year, waiting for his life to change. Now he will wait no more. He will take control of that which he can, and hunt down the final outlaw who was responsible for the deaths of his friends, Sheriff Nathan Averill and his wife, Christy.Set in the late 1880s in the New Mexico Territory, the story is the finale of the Jared Delaney series in which decent, honest folks have to defend their lives and livelihood from the ruthless criminals who would take them. Sometimes, it really is about good versus evil.Find "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check it out - rendezvouswithawriter.com 
Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored byBlue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 4, 2025  

#150 Guest Author E. Joe Brown

A COWBOY'S DILEMMAE. JOE BROWN chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Returning author E. JOE BROWN joins us to chat about A COWBOY'S DILEMMA, the newest installment of his popular "Kelly Can Saga." Tune in for the latest news on the lives, and dreams, of Charlie and Susan Kelly. It's the precipice of Prohibition in Oklahoma, business is booming and the Kellys plan to expand their Kelly Oil business but there are major threats to contend with. Will they be sidelined or will they succeed?
About The Book
"Filled with interesting historical insights and a parade of bigger-than-life characters, "A Cowboy's Dilemma," brings the changing Old West of 1919-1920 to life. This is the third in the Kelly Can series, but new readers can enjoy this story without missing a beat."
--Anne Hillerman, Author of the award-winning Chee/Leaphorn/Manuelito Mysteries Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired August 28, 2025  
 

#149 Guest Author Micah Thorp

GRIPPING TALE OF FAMILY, LEGACY, AND L A N D R I G H T SMICAH THORP chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell 
Oregon homesteader struggles to protect his heritage after a new species of vole is discovered on his land....well, it's about that... and So Much More!!!Author MICAH THORP sits down with us to chat about his new award-winning book AEGOLIUS CREEK available September 16, 2025. We talk about his writing background and the inspiration behind this multi-faceted story with its cast of engaging characters dealing with complex issues. 
About The Book
"Aegolius Creek is a gripping tale of family, legacy, and land rights in which a father fights for control over his Oregon homestead. As environmentalists, politicians, and profiteers clash over a fragile ecosystem, one family's struggle for identity, justice, and belonging takes center stage in this powerful novel about the limits of ownership and the cost of conviction."
-Maryka Biaggio, Award-winning author of Parlor Games and The Model SpyHosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired August 21, 2025  
 

#148 Guest Author R.G. Stanford

BROTHERS, BEST FRIENDS, PARTNERS IN C R I M ER. G. STANFORD chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell  A family saga starring engaging characters, the choices they make, and the consequences that stretch across the years will keep you turning the pages. Meet Morris and Jane and their sons Robert, Albert, and Matt.  You'll laugh, you'll gasp, you'll ponder, and you'll eagerly await Book 2! Raised on the beaches of South Texas, guest author R.G. STANFORD ("Robbie" to her friends) has always been drawn to stories that transcend time. A personal twenty-year journey into her genealogy uncovered incredible stories about her family and the people who once lived in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Tune in for an engaging conversation with R.G. Stanford about how these stories, and the truth of her family, inspired THE BROTHERS BROWN - A FAMILY SAGA - PART ONE.  
Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored byBlue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired August 14, 2025  

#147 Guest Authors Ann Charles & Henry C. Parke

WELCOME TO D E A D W O O D....ANN CHARLES AND HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell We kick off August with two announcements! It's our THIRD BIRTHDAY! Rendezvous With A Writer launched on August 4, 2022 - the first Thursday of the month. Today's broadcast celebrates our Third Birthday and Anniversary! We just launched a web page for "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "Clicks By Madison" for creating our page! Check it out - rendezvouswithawriter.com Tune in for the monthly update of what's happening in Western film and TV with co-host HENRY C. PARKE, author and Film Editor for True West Magazine. ANN CHARLES gifted Jim & Bobbi and Henry with her book, the COLLECTOR'S EDITION of NEARLY DEPARTED IN DEADWOOD (BOOK 1). When Jim and I opened the box...well...we gasped! Each copy of the book was wrapped in gorgeous purple (think the color of Violet Parker's boots) and included lots of fun "extras." We unwrapped our copy and sent Henry's on to him. Once opened none of us could put it down! Part mystery, spicy romance, heart-stopping thriller, and "to die for" funny... you won't be able to put it down. Join us! Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored byBlue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired August 7, 2025