WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE!
This is where you will learn about me - the person behind the books! Step into my fantasy and sometimes realistic world of books, articles, podcasts, and blog posts.
Words have the power to transport us, to transcend us from our mundane world.
Feel free to browse my pages. My biograhical information is on the About Page. My various podcasts on also on that page. My 2 fiction books are included in the Fiction Page. The Non-Fiction Page hosts my memoirs, workbook for women, and books on the Campfire of 2018.
All my published articles are on the In Print Page.
My blog posts are comprised of observations and comments on daily life.
It is my hope that you interact with this website. Feel free to comment on my blog posts.
As it is my passion to use my writing as a tool to help others, I hope this website will be the conduit to do so.
Namaste, my readers.
T. K. BANNER
Official Website of Best Selling Author, and Counselor
BOOKS
Phoenix Rising from the ashes
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Smoldering embers of Paradise
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BEST FRIENDS
PRAISE FOR BEST FRIENDS
It’s a hard book to put down! Loved it.❤️
Reviewed in the United States on 27 July 2022
This book is one of my favorites. I love that Miss Banner added true historical stories from the depression concerning horrible accounts concerning children being taken from their parents and treating them like they have no feelings and their parents. Children working as young as four. A lot of trafficking going on and a lot of prejudice and it’s still happening. I love that the fiction is tied it into the real happenings and the 2 Friends letters to each other show a true love. I actually cried through some of the stories that were true and some were fiction but the fiction was things that could’ve happened and probably did. This is 100% worth a read. It would also make a wonderful movie and open eyes of millions of people to what happened during the Depression in the war. I give this five stars I would give it six if there was such a thing.
Lynda Davidson
Amazon Review
UNTIE THE NOT IN CANNOT
Through extensive interviews and a case study, the author examines out socialization and indoctrination into society and how we are domesticated to believe we cannot be all that we are meant to be.
Some of the key agents of socialization include family and especially the education system wherein teachers play a crucial role in influencing our youth. We need to chip away at these negative layers to discover the potential that is in each and every one of us. Now, more than ever, with most of us in isolation, we need to discover the Golden Buddha inside of us.
REDEMPTION FOR GERTRUDE
The latest review of Redemption for Gertrude by TK Banner was posted on Goodreads on September 2, 2023. The reviewer, who goes by the name "Bookworm," gave the book a rating of 5 stars and wrote:
"This book was a powerful and thought-provoking read. The author did an excellent job of exploring the themes of anti-Semitism, redemption, and forgiveness. I was particularly impressed by the way she showed how Gertrude's hatred of Jews was not something she was born with, but something that was taught to her by her family and community. The book also showed how difficult it is to overcome the mistakes of the past, even when you truly regret them. Overall, I thought this was a very well-written and important book."
Here is another review from Amazon, posted on September 1, 2023:
"Redemption for Gertrude is a powerful and moving novel that explores the complex issue of redemption. The author does an excellent job of portraying Gertrude's journey from a young woman who is filled with hate to a woman who is finally able to find peace. The book is well-written and thought-provoking, and it will stay with you long after you finish reading it."
Expressive Arts: to be published in August.
BIO
TK Banner hails from British Columbia. She has been in the field of education most of her adult life, as a teacher of all grades, Sociology Professor for twenty years, director of an Independent Study Program, helping adults earn their diploma.
She won many awards, including being recognized for initiating a girl power group, developing innovative career strategies, and her work for United Way, helping parolees find employment. She has worked with various Indian Reservations, homeless shelters, and the Cal-Works program at a local college.
Terri suffered a major loss after moving to Paradise California, where she lost everything in the Campfire of 2018. Since then she embarked on new career as an author, writing about her experiences. She continues to write a variety of articles for magazines, and currently is a reporter for a newspaper. She is very active, attending exercise classes, and has joined many clubs since her move to Mesquite, Nevada in January, 2025.