![]() He’s appeared on CNN, Fox, Nightline, CBS News/48 Hours, Court TV and more. Joe Loya has written and provided consulting for many movies and TV shows including Baby Driver, Queen of the South, and Taken. A new edition of Joe Loyas memoir about hazard, crime, sin, and secular redemption, featuring an introduction by Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New. ![]() He grew up in Los Angeles, and from 1985 was robbing banks in Southern. Joe also published his memoir The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell, and this details his extremely tough childhood, subsequent descent into crime, culminating with a 30-bank heist spree and eventual arrest, his years in incarceration, and how one day he found his voice and returned to his boyhood dream of becoming a writer. (born 1961) is an American writer and former convicted bank robber. ![]() Joe Loya recently published a 16-episode podcast about his life adventure, Bank Robber Diaries. During a soulful correspondence with acclaimed author Richard Rodriguez, Loya ultimately found that he wasn't alone in his struggle to discover his identity, and that anger is sometimes the. Joe Loya is a Writer (essays/books/TV), film consultant, producer, and dad. ![]() And I have genuine remorse for that rogue behavior, just the way any self-respecting person should.” - Joe Loya Buckle up, this is a wild ride! You don’t want to miss this episode. “I’ve done many bad things in my life, most of them criminal. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments Into the darkest corner book![]() ![]() Make no mistake, Haynes's novel is a dark one. Into the Darkest Corner, however, is the perfect blend of thriller, horror, and contemporary fiction-all just with a hint of romance. I relish the creeping sense of suspense, the hint of dramatic flair, and the embroiled emotions involved with such stories but, seeing as horror movies keep me anxiously awake late into the night, I often convince myself such books will do the same. ![]() I don't read too many thriller/horror novels. Like the bibliophile I am, though, I told myself I'd just finish the chapter I was reading but it was 2:40 when my traitorous eyes, struggling to stay awake, forced me to close the book and drag myself to bed, only barely remembering to shut the lights off. ![]() I remember looking up from this novel, expecting it to be around 11:30 in the night and finding it was pushing past 1 AM. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Transcendent by Lesley Livingston![]() In addition to her career as a writer, she spent nearly two decades as a principal performer with Tempest Theatre Group. Raised in Edmonton, Livingston has lived in Toronto for the past 25 years. ![]() She said the tour has given her a chance to connect with readers she would otherwise never be able to meet, adding that the presentations are “usually pretty lively.” Her visit to Stettler was organized in part through the Stettler Public Library. Livingston also visited Didsbury, Red Deer, Ponoka, Wetaskiwin and Camrose during the tour, which concluded on Tuesday. ![]() The visit was part of the Olson Memorial Celebration tour of central Alberta, held every two years, in which authors are invited to make presentations at schools and libraries in the region. Hay Composite High School on Tuesday, Oct. Livingston gave two presentations at the Stettler Performing Arts Centre to Grade 10 and 11 students from William E. The quip was typical of the presentation by Livingston, a Toronto-based author and actress with 11 books to her name. “You might as well make some of them as attractive as possible, because otherwise, why bother?” “You’re going to spend a lot of time with imaginary people in your head,” she said. ![]() Youth and young adult author Lesley Livingston had plenty of advice for budding writers in her presentations in Stettler this week, including the following: it doesn’t hurt to throw some attractive characters into the mix. ![]() |