Kathie Giorgio loves Writing

Kathie Giorgio, a Wisconsin-based writer and founder of The All Writers Workshop, joined Leah to talk about her lifelong love of writing and her genre-agnostic publishing career. Kathie published her first short story as a teenager, her first book at 50, and will publish her 14th book in 2024. Content Warning: Kathie and Leah are both breast cancer survivors and discuss the illness, as well as bullying, death by suicide, and political violence throughout the episode. UPDATE: Shortly after this episode was published, Kathie's husband suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a driver in a minivan while walking to the bus. Go Fund Me available here. Keep up with Kathie online KathieGiorgio.org Facebook @KathieGiorgioAuthor Twitter  @kathiegiorgio Instagram: Instagram @kathiegio1 Don’t Let Me Keep You due for release October 3rd. Today's Moment of Happiness Despite the News: A Year of Spontaneous Essays Find Kathie on Bookshop.org Show Notes Hope Always Rises All Writers’ Workplace & Workshop, LLC Maria Bamford’s memoir Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere This Week's Moment of Happiness Despite the News, the blog the preceded the book Poet Kelly Cherry Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Brian Mazzaferri/I Fight Dragons The E Myth Revisited Oddities & Endings  Chicago Jewish Book Festival Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com