OUR AUTHORS

Sterling & Ross is proud to count many first time writers as well as veteran authors in our fine stable of commercial literary talent. Below is a sampling...

Mistress by day, burlesque performer by night, STAAR is a modern-day courtesan of great renown. Her adventures with the jet-set are chronicled in the hit documentary “Staar, She’d Rather be a Mistress.” She’s been admired, desired and had by presidents, princes and pop stars.

 

 

 

 

 

DR. LARRY ALTSCHULER is a Board Certified Internist and widely renowned expert in the evaluation and treatment of chronic pain and disease. He is also the author of BALANCED HEALING: Combining Modern Medicine with Safe & Effective Alternative Therapies and is the founder of The Balanced Healing Center in Oklahoma City, OK.

 

 

ALEX MCCORD and SIMON VAN KEMPEN star in the hit Bravo television show The Real Housewives of New York City, where they enjoy the company of the other housewives and various and assorted entertaining characters. A transplanted Aussie, Simon runs the upscale boutique Hotel Chandler in New York City, while Alex is a freelance writer for parenting outlets and select blogs, including The Huffington Post.

LITTLE KIDS, BIG CITY is their first book.

 

 

BOB CESCA is the creator of the politically charged animated sketch show on VH1 titled ILL-USTRATED and music videos for many major rock goups. He's a featured blogger for Huffington Post. ONE NATION UNDER FEAR is his first book.

The youngest of the McCourt brothers, after Frank, Malachy and Michael, ALPHIE MCCOURT grew up in Limerick, Ireland and immigrated to the U.S. in 1959. He has lived in Canada, Dublin, Ireland, and in California and has spent a good part of his life in the restaurant and bar business. His pieces have appeared in The Washington Post, The Villager (New York), The Limerick Leader and in Icons Magazine. A LONG STONE'S THROW is his first book.

Novelist, screenwriter and playwright THOMAS B. SAWYER was Head Writer/Showrunner of the hit series, Murder, She Wrote, for which he wrote 24 episodes. Tom has written 9 network TV pilots, 100 episodes, and has been Head Writer/Showrunner or Story Editor on 15 network TV series. He wrote, directed and produced the cult film comedy, Alice Goodbody, is co-librettist/lyricist of Jack, an opera about John F. Kennedy that has been performed to acclaim in the US and Europe. The best-selling mystery/thriller, The Sixteenth Man, was his first novel. Both his book, Fiction Writing Demystified, and Storybase are Writer's Digest Book Club Selections. He is publisher of Storybase 2.0 writer's software. He's taught writing at UCLA, at other colleges and universities, teaches at numerous major writers conferences, and online at Writers University where he currently teaches Storytelling. Tom has been nominated for an Edgar and an Emmy.

 

ALICIA MORGAN is a Los Angeles based progressive activist, musician and writer, known as much for her affiliation with Cindy Sheehan and her activism for the left as for her performances with Neil Young and other music heavyweights. THE PRICE OF RIGHT is her first book.

 

JONATHAN C. JAVITT, M.D., M.P.H., is a physician, epidemiologist, and health economist who has served as a senior health advisor and Presidential appointee in the last three Presidential administrations. Most recently, he was appointed by President Bush to chair the Health Subcommittee of the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee and to serve as a Presidential Delegate to the White House conference on Aging. He is a Senior Fellow of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and an Adjunct Professor of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is a graduate of Harvard, Cornell, and Princeton Universities and has authored more than 200 scientific publications.  He has participated in the founding of an array of successful biotechnology and information technology companies. Jonathan Javitt is a member of the Thriller Writer's Association. CAPITOL REFLECTIONS is his first book.

 

 

 

ALAN THICKE is known for his role as American's Favorite Dad, "Mr. Seaver" from the internationally syndicated, iconic television series Growing Pains. While he's received five Emmy nominations for his comedy writing, he's most proud of his three boys (Brennan, Robin, and Carter). HOW RAISE KIDS WHO WON'T HATE YOU is his second book.

ALI VELSHI is CNN's chief business correspondent and host of Your $$$$$, CNN's weekend business roundtable program, as well as a regular contributor and anchor for Issue #1, the network’s in-depth coverage initiative on the single issue that matters most to CNN's audience. Velshi also hosts The Ali Velshi Show, a weekly call-in radio program on both CNN Radio and CNN.com Live and fields viewer calls three times a week for the "Help Line" segment for HLN. Online users can also listen to Velshi's podcast, "The Ali V Podcast," available at www.CNN.com/podcasting and on iTunes.

A veteran of financial news, Velshi recently hosted The Turnaround, CNN's small business improvement show. The Turnaround traveled across America, introducing troubled small business owners to high-profile mentors and then helped them develop a plan for success.

Before The Turnaround, Velshi was an anchor with CNNfn, where he hosted various interactive shows, including Your Money, Business Unusual, Insights, Street Sweep and The Money Gang with co-anchor Pat Kiernan.

 

 

 

JOHN ECKBERG has been a business reporter and columnist for The Cincinnati Enquirer for more than a decade and has written for The New York Times and USA TODAY. He is also the author of Road Dog and Have a Crumby Book. John is the author of the upcoming book The Obama Bounce, his fifth book. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife and kids. THE SUCCESS EFFECT is his second book.

 

 

 

 

 

As a third generation wealth manager, a Certified Financial Planner™, and a regular provider of market related commentary to some of the largest media venues, JACOB GOLD is one of the nation’s most respected leaders in the world of wealth management.

A consummate professional in the area of money management and asset allocation, he has been featured in top publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, Forbes, the Chicago Tribune, Worth Magazine, and on the global television network, CNBC.

 

 

 

GINA MOLLICONE-LONG is a one woman powerhouse who has spent the last 16 years trail-blazing new paths for the modern female entrepreneur. She is the best-selling author of The Secret of Successful Failing. Her second book, THINK OR SINK, is available in January 2010 from Sterling & Ross.

Gina lives her beliefs. Her outside-the-mold career started with an Honours Engineering degree from the University of Toronto. From there, was a non-linear leap to the corporate world, in brand management roles starting at Procter & Gamble and leading to Molson Breweries, where as Brand Manager she re-directed the brand and company culture. Next up was a senior strategic role with the NRG group, a high tech venture capital firm, where Gina worked in a fast-paced environment to help channel passion into entrepreneurial technology businesses. During this time, she simultaneously launched her first business, Goddess Concepts, a personal development company that focuses on helping women and girls reveal their inherent brilliance. Goddess Concepts also helps organizations and individuals understand and leverage the unique perspective of girls and women.

In 2000 she co-founded two multi-national companies that focus on developing people in the workplace. Their Fortune-500 clients include companies such as The Body Shop, Microsoft, KPMG among many others. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two children.

RACHELINE MALTESE is one of the editors of Snapenews, an online Potter newsletter, and regularly attends conferences, including Phoenix Rising and Terminus, as a presenter. An expert in mythology and a practitioner of historical dance, fencing and costuming, Racheline is particularly interested in the wizarding culture created by J.K. Rowling and the intersection of that world with world mythology and real-world muggle history. She holds a degree in journalism from George Washington University and is a published writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, as well as an active writer of Harry Potter fan fiction. Her Potter articles have appeared on gather.com and Associated Content. She lives in New York.

 

BRIAN PERRY currently serves as Chandler Asset Management’s investment strategist.  In that role, Brian analyzes economic developments, conducts research on financial topics, and helps formulate investment strategy.  Brian was also instrumental in creating a new quantitative corporate credit analysis program and in developing the firm’s capital market forecasts and asset allocation models.  Brian authors the monthly Chandler Bond Market Review, has contributed numerous articles to investment industry publications, frequently appears on NBC News to discuss financial topics, and is a popular speaker at industry association events. Brian has worked as a fixed income trader for an investment bank, where he was responsible for trading government, corporate, and emerging market securities.  In addition to developing trading strategies for over 700 securities salespeople, Brian managed a proprietary trading book consisting of relative value and market directional positions. Brian has a BS Degree in Finance from Villanova University, an MBA in International Business from National University, and is pursuing an MA degree in International Affairs from Tufts University.