49 - Dante's Old South Radio Show (May 2023)

Eric Akoto, FRSA, is a British-Ghanaian-American entrepreneur and the founder of Litro Media Inc, publishing platforms such as Litro Magazine and Crayon Magazine to spotlight emerging and established global talents. Akoto is also the founder of Gemini Productions, a production company committed to bringing inspiring narratives to life. Akoto's initiatives reflect his commitment to international literature, arts, and digital innovation. Raised with roots in Britain, Ghana, and the U.S., Akoto's work disrupts traditional publishing gatekeeping, championing diversity, inclusivity, and creative empowerment. www.litromagazine.com/usa/ www.litromagazine.com/masterclasses/ Annie McDonnell's thoughtful book reviews won a regular spot with Elle Magazine in 2006. She soon launched her blog The Write Review. After she was declared permanently disabled in 2014, she devoted herself full-time to the literary community and became known as one of its best book reviewers. Annie has written articles and endorsements for authors, conducted author interviews; and consulted with authors on promotions and events. She continues to do so as her health allows. In addition, she administers the Write Review and World of the Write Review on Facebook. What makes her debut memoir Annie’s Song: Dandelions, Dreams and Dogs even more remarkable is that much of it was written since Annie was told in January 2020 that she must go into hospice and was given last rites. An advocate for literacy, animal rescue, and those with disabilities, Annie is donating the proceeds from her cross-genre memoir--which hit top spots on Amazon's Hot New Releases charts in Biographies/Memoirs of People with Disabilities, Poetry/Grief, Death and Bereavement, and Books by Irish Authors, among others --to nonprofits that serve those causes. https://linktr.ee/TheWriteReview Tommy Howell provided all the music you heard this evening. Follow for more bluesy soul here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zfnn7xGx4coWQDZZb4N14?si=_EiGvem2RXmmIXM RqtrGPw www.youtube.com/channel/UCKroW6TAuWEXKMyUkRZa6sA https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001367/ Special Thanks Goes to: Mercer University Press: www.mupress.org Woodbridge Inn: www.woodbridgeinnjasper.com Mostly Mutts: www.mostlymutts.org The Red Phone Booth: www.redphonebooth.com Liberty Trust Hotel: https: www.libertytrusthotel.com The host, Clifford Brooks’, The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics and Athena Departs are available everywhere books are sold. His chapbook, Exiles of Eden, is only available through my website. To find them all, please reach out to him at: [email protected] Check out his Teachable courses on thriving with autism and creative writing as a profession here: www.brooks-sessions.teachable.com