Linda East Brady is an avid reader of, and an occasional contributor to, Americana Roots. She pays the bills by working as the music feature writer for the A&E magazine of the Standard-Examiner in Utah. Mid-South Review, Southland Blues, Blue Suede News and many others have published her music journalism and music-based fiction. She also serves as host on Tuesday Roots ‘n’ Blues, an Americana show on KRCL, 90.9 FM, Salt Lake City. Coral Press published her first novel, “Lone Star Ice & Fire,” a Faustian tale set in Austin’s blues scene, in 2004. A second Austin-based novel, “The Pedigree Blues,” which takes place in the months before the 2004 presidential election, is due out shortly.