The people behind the pages
Writers, storytellers, poets, educators, and experts whose work is part of the Cherrymoon catalog.
Author directory
Each profile connects the people behind the work to the Cherrymoon books they helped create, including co-authored and legacy titles.
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Adam Turner is the founder of Cherrymoon Media, a Kentucky-based creative studio working across publishing, websites, marketing, music, video, and design. He founded Cherrymoon in 2016 after several years working in Kentucky publishing and media.
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Amanda Turner is a Kentucky fiction writer whose Cherrymoon books span young-adult fantasy and contemporary sports romance.
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barZENder is a poet and reflective writer whose work blends philosophy, self-examination and personal growth.
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Benjamin Mohler, MA, CFRE, ACFRE, is a nonprofit consultant, fundraiser and author focused on board engagement and organizational strategy.
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Bill Goodman was executive director at Kentucky Humanities for the past 10 years and a host and producer at KET for over 20 years.
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Bob “Bubs” Conlon is the author of Yes, There Is Crying in Baseball, a memoir about family, adversity and a championship season.
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Brian House was a Kentucky author, attorney, ordained minister and mediator whose books span memoir, inspiration and thriller fiction.
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Carla Sweat is a faith-centered memoirist whose writing reflects on spiritual experience, love and the presence of God in everyday life.
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Chase Caudill, CFP®, MBA, is a financial professional and author focused on practical personal-finance education.
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Christopher L. Morkides was a mental-health therapist and novelist whose fiction included the Alex Johns crime series and The Bipolar President.
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Clay Hamrick is a PGA professional and co-author of Life Lessons from the Golf Course.
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Denis Linehan is a Fort Edward–born novelist, former English teacher and lifelong Saratoga racing fan whose books include The Shadows of August and Contrition.
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Don McNay (1959–2016) was a Kentucky financial author, columnist and nationally quoted specialist on lotteries and sudden wealth.
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Dr. Jim Roach is a Kentucky physician, author and speaker whose work focuses on integrative, functional and spiritually informed approaches to health.
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Fred Ellis is the author of the four-book Raven Series, which follows Fred and Charlotte across first love, distance, family and young adulthood.
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Gabe Jones is a drummer, educator and author of the instructional guide Rudiments to Grooves.
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Pastor Glenn Armstrong is the author of Just As I Am: The Life and Work of a Small-Town Pastor.
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Greg Johnson is the author of The Last Days Full Preterism and The Identity of the Anti-Christ: The Synagogue of Satan.
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Cleve R. Ryder is a poet and the author of A 3-Part Collection Of 100 Poems.
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Jeremy Stacy is a poet whose collections explore nature, art, music, dreams, memory and introspection.
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John Wells was the author of The Adventures of Johnny Josey Wells, a Kentucky-rooted memoir of adventure, survival and resilience.
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Keen Babbage, Ed.D., is a veteran Kentucky educator and prolific author whose books examine teaching, school leadership and practical life lessons.
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Marc C. Whitt is an award-winning public-relations professional, bestselling author and educator with four decades of experience in higher education and nonprofit communications.
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Mark Sievers is the author of Never Flush on a Conference Call!: 103 Colloquialisms That Endure.
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Mike Diccicco is an award-winning advertising copywriter turned novelist and the author of Beyond All Sense and Reason.
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Pastor Lee Cruse is a longtime Kentucky pastor and educator and the author of Daily Devotionals.
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Peter Pavkovich is the author of The Khorasan Contract, a military thriller informed by more than a decade of work and travel in the Middle East.
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Richard A. Crosby is an author, pianist, composer and longtime Eastern Kentucky University educator whose work explores leadership, music and reflection.
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Robert R. Adams is an Eastern Kentucky–born Vietnam veteran and author whose books preserve his letters, memories and historical perspective on service in 1967–68.
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Ryne Green is a Kentucky fiction writer whose Cherrymoon stories include A Baby Cries and The Swinging Tree.
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S. Nadeem Khan is a counselor and author whose books explore emotions, self-awareness and how the mind shapes everyday life.
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Scott A. Arias, PhD, is the founder and chairman of ACE Consulting and an author with more than three decades of construction-management experience.
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Stu Bykofsky is a veteran Philadelphia journalist, columnist and novelist whose Press Card turns decades of newsroom experience into fiction.
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Suzette Martinez Standring is an award-winning author, longtime newspaper columnist, writing teacher and former president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
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Tom Fath is the author of The Turtle Sings, a Cherrymoon book of spiritual and contemplative reflection.
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Laura Babbage is a registered nurse, healthcare leader and chaplain who co-authored Life Lessons from Cancer with her brother-in-law Keen Babbage.
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