Fika With Vicky Welcomes Guest John Kachuba - July 27, 2023

Fika with Vicky’s guest this week is author John Kachuba. John Kachuba is the award-winning author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction. His most recent book, Haycorn Smith and the Castle Ghost, is a paranormal novel for middle- grade readers. fiction includes two novels: Dark Entry, a paranormal novel, and The Savage Apostle, historical fiction. He has also published a two-volume collection of short stories, titled There Comes a Season, and has written numerous articles and poems for a variety of magazines, journals, and newspapers. John’s most recent work of nonfiction, Shapeshifters: A History, was published in June 2019 and was a finalist in the Horror Writers Association’s Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction. Several other works of nonfiction are about ghosts and the paranormal, humor writing, and occupational safety and health. John holds MA degrees in Creative Writing from Antioch University Midwest and Ohio University and presently teaches Creative Writing at Ohio University and the Gotham Writers Workshop. In addition to his present work, he has been a journalist and freelance book editor. John is a member of the Historical Novel Society, the Horror Writers Association, and the American Library Association’s Authors for Libraries. John is a frequent speaker at conferences, universities and libraries, and on podcasts, radio and TV. His website is www.johnkachuba.com