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Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library
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Interview With an Author: Kamilah Cole
Kamilah Cole is the bestselling author of So Let Them Burn and
Interview With an Author: Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Interview With an Author: Tod Goldberg
Tod Goldberg is the New York Times bestselling author of sixteen novels, inclu
Interview With an Author: Theodora Goss
World Fantasy, Locus, and Mythopoeic Award–winning author and poet Theodora Goss was born in Hungary and spent her childhood in various European countries before her family moved to the United States.
Daryl's Favorite Books of 2025
Season’s Readings everyone! As is generally true, there have been some marvelous books published in 2025, and I’m thrilled to share my favorites with you. I’ve listed these books in alphabetical order by title until the last entry, which is my favorite of the books I’ve read in 2025.
Interview With an Author: Travis Baldree
Travis Baldree is a full-time audiobook narrator who has lent his voice to hundreds of stories. Before that, he spent decades designing and building video games like Torchlight, Rebel Galaxy, and Fate.
Interview With an Author: D.J. Waldie
D.J. Waldie is a historian of Los Angeles, a memoirist, and a translator.
Interview With an Author: Eric Heisserer
Eric Heisserer is the Academy Award–nominated screenwriter of Arrival and
Interview With an Author: Deston J. Munden
Deston Munden is the author of several books, including Tavern, also set in Dargath. Born and raised near the Outer Banks, he can be found writing, cooking, playing World of Warcraft, and cosplaying in the way-too-hot North Carolina weather.
Interview With an Author: Richard Wolinsky
Richard Wolinsky co-hosted and produced Probabilities, a half-hour radio program devoted to science fiction, mystery, and mainstream fiction, from 1977 to 1995 on KPFA-FM.









