The Book Connection
Episodes
296 episodes
The Author Roundup: David Sawatzki‘s True Story of Faith, Resilience, and Redemption That Began in a Siberian Prison Camp
He was branded an enemy of the state, swept to Siberia, and placed in one of the harshest outposts of the Soviet empire. The system was designed to erase him. Instead, it forged him. In this episode of The Book Connection, David Sa...
The Author Roundup: Dr. Richard Cimbalo Debunks the Fictions We Live By—and Reveals the Simple Truths That Can Set Us Free
We have been bamboozled—and according to Dr. Richard Cimbalo, it started long before any of us were born. Today on The Book Connection, the licensed psychologist, family therapist, author of “The Great Bamboozle,” and professor emeritus...
The Author Roundup: Brett Leavey on Spiritual Communication and the Energetic Forces Quietly Shaping and Transforming Our Lives
What if the decisions you make, the people you love, and the destiny you arrive at are being shaped by something far greater than chance? That's the question at the heart of Brett D. Leavey's deeply personal book—and the answer came to him thro...
The Author Roundup: Tony Jeton Selimi’s 12-Step Framework for Accelerated Growth, Authority, and Legacy
What does it take to go from surviving to leading billion-pound transformations and then build a framework that helps others do the same? In this episode of The Book Connection, TEDx speaker, executive coach, and award-winning auth...
The Author Roundup: Kimberly F. Miller on Daily Scripture and the Presence That Changes Everything
Most believers know God is with them. Fewer make the daily, deliberate choice to truly acknowledge His presence, worship Him intentionally, and grow closer through His Word. In this episode, Kimberly F. Miller—minister, lifelong Bi...
The Author Roundup: Kimberly Nicole Evans on Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship and Building a Life on Her Own Terms
What does it actually take to trade corporate security for a purpose-driven life and make it financially sustainable? Kimberly Nicole Evans did it at fifty-three, and she's spent every year since helping others do the same. Today o...
The Author Roundup: Hermetic Wisdom, Inner Awakening, and the Light That Lives in Every Person with C.L. Barnes
What if every tradition, every religion, every spiritual path you've ever encountered was simply a different language describing the same inner truth? That's the quiet conviction at the heart of C. L. Barnes' work, “The Hidden Light Within Begi...
The Author Roundup: Charles Edgar on the Coaching Mindset That Transforms How Organizations Lead Safety
What if the thing keeping your safety culture from truly thriving is the very approach most organizations rely on? Charles Edgar has spent 25 years inside high-risk energy operations watching compliance-driven leadership fall short—and building...
The Author Roundup: Stolen Secrets, a Nazi Diary, and Mark Steven Hammond’s Thriller That Blends Art History With High-Stakes Intrigue
Jan van Eyck's Ghent altarpiece has been worshipped for six centuries. What most people don't know is that the painter hid something inside it—and killed to protect it. In this episode of The Book Connection, serial tech entreprene...
The Author Roundup: The Most Overlooked Leadership Skill—Messaging That Actually Transforms with Tracee Jones
What does it mean to communicate with real power—not just influence, but transformative impact? Tracee Jones has spent her career at the intersection of business strategy, behavioral health, and organizational change, advising leaders and indiv...
The Author Roundup: Alex VanHouten Integrates Biblical Truth, Physical Discipline, and Spiritual Purpose into One Devotional
For too long, faith and fitness have been treated as separate pursuits. Coach Alex VanHouten disagrees—and he has spent over two decades and a forty-day devotional proving it. In this episode of The Book Connection, the exercise sc...
The Author Roundup: Monique Stokvis on Using Children's Literature to Bring Mental Health and Eating Disorders Into the Light
Two young fish notice something is different about their mother. She tells them there's a stranger in her head—and she calls him ed. What follows is one of the most tender, thoughtful approaches to mental health and eating disorders that childr...
The Author Roundup: The Biblical Epic Fantasy C.M. Gilbreth Ignored for 45 Years—Until It Demanded to Be Written
A blind woman who promises safety. A child who chooses silence as her only weapon. A priest fleeing for his life. A slave who suddenly discovers supernatural strength. In this episode of The Book Connection, C.M. Gilbreth walks us ...
The Author Roundup: Mark Roberts on the Twelve Biblical Qualities Every Parent Can Use to Shape Compassionate, Capable Kids
Modern parents are overwhelmed—and the culture isn't making it easier. Today on The Book Connection, father, grandfather, and former Army helicopter pilot Mark H. Roberts offers a practical, biblically grounded solution in “Foundat...
The Author Roundup: Mark Anthony on Destiny, Political Intrigue, and His Explosive Geopolitical Thriller
What do a mysterious childhood blood disorder, a devastating loss, and a dream about destiny have to do with North Korea? Everything—if your name is Adam Tangere. In this episode of The Book Connection, journalist and storyteller M...
The Author Roundup: AI Integration, Global Transformation, and Our Greatest Collective Opportunity with Dr. Amar Kapoor
The technologies reshaping our world aren't waiting for us to catch up—and Dr. Amar Kapoor believes that's exactly why individual agency has never mattered more. In this episode of The Book Connection, the interventional cardiologi...
The Author Roundup: Tamar Massoyan on Why Perimenopause Isn't Your Downfall—And the Rebellion That Reclaims It
Perimenopause affects millions of women—and most of them are being dismissed, misdiagnosed, or medicated into silence. In this episode of The Book Connection, naturopath, life coach, and founder of Thrive with Tami, Tamar Massoyan ...
The Author Roundup: Army Veteran D.A. Dawson’s Military Thriller about Treachery Inside the Defense Intelligence Agency
The enemy isn't outside the gates this time—it's already inside. In this episode of The Book Connection, Army veteran, former real estate developer, and retired government teacher D.A. Dawson introduces us to “Exigent Measures,” the latest inst...
The Author Roundup: Fashion Pioneer Marcella Flanagan, Her Niece, and "American Destiny," the Family Story That Had to Be Told
Marcella Luiso Flanagan remembers July 3, 1948 like it was yesterday. Her family crossed the Atlantic to return to postwar Italy—joyous and uncertain in equal measure—and what they found there forced one of the most painful decisions an immigra...
The Author Roundup: Tracey McMillan on What the System Won't Tell Men about Divorce—and How to Survive It Anyway
Most divorce books tell men to breathe, journal, and lean on their support network. Tracey McMillan's book tells them something far more useful—how the system actually works, what it will cost them if they walk in blind, and exactly how to prot...
The Author Roundup: Charles Edgar’s Practical Roadmap Every Aspiring Safety Professional Needs to Hear
What separates a safety professional who checks boxes from one who actually transforms culture? Charles Edgar has spent 25 years figuring that out across some of the world's most demanding energy environments. In this episode of Th...
The Author Roundup: Robert Webb’s Dystopian Horror, the Cost of Conformity, and the People Who Dare to Break Free
Freedom turns out to be complicated. Outside The City's walls, Citizen 625-726 finds a new name—Unbroken—and discovers friendship, love, and the raw joy of self-determination. He also discovers envy, conflict, and the very human tensions that n...
The Author Roundup: Edward Saunders IV’s Devotional That's Giving Families a Reason to Talk Again
In a world where technology is pulling families apart and blurring the lines between right and wrong, Edward Hogan Saunders IV sat down and wrote 100 rhyming stories to pull them back together. In this episode of The Book Connectio...
The Author Roundup: Love, Cancer, Spiritual Awakening, and the Story Kim Davidson Had to Tell
Byron Bay. Two people in their early sixties. One convinced love wasn't in his DNA. One who had quietly stopped expecting it at all. And then—everything changed. Kim Lesley Davidson's memoir “Truly, Gladly, Deeply” is a love story,...
The Author Roundup: The Untold Story of Africa's First Independent Pentecostal Movement with Dr. David Martins
What happens when African converts grow tired of Western missionaries reducing their faith to something secular and hollow? They build something of their own—and it changes a continent. Dr. David Martins joins The Book Connection t...