Angelika Morini was born in Eastern Germany in the 1980s and chose to alchemize her own lived experience as the historical background of her debut novel Do You See Me Now?. She writes in English, the language of her emotions, thoughts, and dreams, ever since she studied in the United States, in Minnesota and Washington State. Since then, most of her life has happened in English, including her professional and family life. By profession Morini is a senior HR leader, ICF certified Coach and certified Conscious Parenting Coach through Dr. Shefali Tsabary's institute, which informs the psychological texture of her fiction. She lives in Germany with her husband, son and well-traveled cat, enjoying regular visits of her two adult bonus-children. She frequently spends time at the Lago Maggiore in Italy, her energetic home and setting of the second novel she's currently writing.

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Jen Sinclair is a professional writer who pens personal essays and contemporary women's fiction that explore complicated relationships, love, loss, and all the messiness of life. She uses humor, heart, and compelling plot elements to explore what it means to be human. Her first two novels, There's Always a Price and According to My Science placed second and third for best women's fiction at The Florida Writers Association 2025 Royal Palm Literary Awards. They were both also named Best Books of Fall 2025 by Pencraft, and According to My Science was a semi-finalist in the BookLife 2025 Fiction contest. She also collaborated on the dark friendship fiction novel, The Accidental Life of MF Ascher under the pen name Ivy H. Booker. Jen lives in Florida with her kids and spoiled puppies.

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Kim Gottlieb-Walker's fifty-year career as a photographer covered a wide range of subjects, from classic rock and roll, reggae, and politics in the '60s and '70s to major motion pictures and television shows. She began her career shooting for underground LA newspapers and magazines including Crawdaddy, the Staff, and Music World. She also shot the stills for John Carpenter's Halloween, The Fog, Christine and Escape from New York and worked at Paramount Pictures as the production photographer for Cheers and for Family Ties. She also served as the representative for still photographers on the National Executive Board of IATSE Local 600, the International Cinematographers Guild.

Her coffee-table photo books Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae and On Set with John Carpenter were published by Titan Press (UK) distributed by Random House (USA) and both are now in multiple printing and she's had gallery shows in London, Los Angeles and New York.

LENSWOMAN IN LOVE - a novel of the 1960s & '70s won over a dozen literary awards including Best Debut and Novel of the Year. Photos that informed her debut novel can be found on Substack. To learn more about Kim, click here to go to her website.

Women authors over 70 looking for a feisty, smart, supportive weekly zoom chat - contact Kim at Kim@Largedoor.com with Vintage Writers in the heading.