About the author

Izolda Trakhtenberg

<p>Izolda Trakhtenberg is an author, playwright, musician, and podcaster. She is the author of nine books, including Speak From Within: Engage, Inspire, and Motivate Any Audience and Die By The Sword the first book in the Tarot Card Thrillers series and is the host, producer, and director of the hit show, <em><strong>The Your Creative Mind Podcast</strong></em>. Her play, A Slice of Democracy premiered at Nomad Theater's A Polling Place Festival. She started and manages the Vegan Writers of NYC writing group. The group released their first anthology, <em><strong>In a New York Minute</strong></em> in April 2023. Izolda lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.</p>