Bill Maine

William Martin's research for his novel "December '41" helped him create a backdrop so real that his fiction becomes plausible. Martin visited Maine Street to talk about what inspired him to set a story in the weeks following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

At the end of the Cold War, three Americans were caught for spying for the KGB. It is widely believed there was another. Robert Baer chronicles this on-going hunt in his book "The Fourth Man." In his visit on Maine Street, Baer said the FBI is closing in on the culprit.

After reading hundreds of stories in her role as Chicken Soup for the Soul's editor-in-chief, Amy Newmark shared some great advice from their latest book "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Your 20 Keys to Happiness."

Frank Norton Jr. dropped by Maine Street to talk one of our favorite subjects: Lake Lanier. Frank shared some of the hidden gems on Lanier that make this area so amazing and talked the current state of real estate costs on Lanier.

Matthew Diffee makes his living as a cartoonist. But not all of his comics meet the standards of "New Yorker" magazine. So he's collected the best of the rejections from his work and 50 of his cartooning buddies in "The Best of the Rejection Collection: 297 Cartoons That Were Too Dar, Too Weird, Or Too Dirty for The New Yorker." Diffee took time to visit with us on Maine Street to share what it's like to draw cartoons for a living.

What is like to pack up and move from Hollywood to a rustic cottage in the Catskill Mountains? We got a first-hand look from Melissa Gilbert who did just that. The "Little House on the Prairie" star talks about DIY home renovations and raising chickens in her book "Back to the Prairie".

Former Marine officer Phil Klay shares his experience of finding himself part of a community of veterans trying to grapple with the meaning of their time at war for themselves and their country. Klay talks about the little-known conflicts continuing in other countries involving our military.

Grant Golliher brings over two decades of horsemanship and working with corporate leaders together in "Think Like a Horse: Lesson in Live, Leadership, and Empathy from an Unconventional Cowboy."

Emory Jones share some time with Mornings on Maine Street to preview his play and book "Valley Voices". The play debuts June 2nd-June 5th at the Hardman Farm and tells the story of the farm's and valley's history.

We all know the economy isn't looking good with inflation continuing to eat away at earnings. Economics expert Dr. Michael Busler, Ph.D shares the reasons behind the current economic problems and the possibility of recession. Busler is a public policy analyst and professor of finance at Stockton University in New Jersey.