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Speaking of Writers
Welcome to Speaking of Writers. Veteran broadcaster Steve Richards interviews local, regional and best selling authors. For more info email steve @ sval622@sbcglobal.net. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/speakingofwriters/subscribe Cover art photo provided by Janko Ferlič on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@thepootphotographer
Episodes
Speaking of WritersChris Raymond-Men in White: The Gutsy, Against-All-Odds Return of Penn State Football
For decades, Penn State football stood for greatness, on the field and off. Under legendary Coach Joe Paterno, the program was known for doing things the right…
Speaking of WritersJeffrey Archer- An Eye for an Eye
AN EYE FOR AN EYE (HarperCollins) is the penultimate in the William Warwick series, a remarkable character study of two men—William Warwick and Miles…
Speaking of WritersLincoln Child- Preston & Child -Angel of Vengeance
Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York’s…
Speaking of WritersKim Mager- A Hunger to Kill
On procedurals like Law & Order SVU, viewers often note that the plots are ripped from the headlines. It’s tempting to think that news and TV dramas give us an…
Speaking of WritersLev Grossman- The Bright Sword
It’s been ten years since the conclusion of the Magicians trilogy and over fifty years since the last major reimagining of King Arthur. Now, one of our most…
Speaking of WritersIan O'Connor -Out of The Darkness The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers
In OUT OF THE DARKNESS: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers (Mariner Books), four-time New York Times bestselling author Ian O’Connor delivers the first definitive…
Speaking of WritersWilliam Rawlings -The Garden of Earthly Delights: A John Wesley O'Toole Novel
"John Wesley O'Toole, a disbarred former attorney, continues to struggle to build a new life as an art dealer after his release from prison. In this, the third…
Speaking of WritersJanice Hallett - The Examiner
With over half a million copies sold worldwide, Janice Hallett, bestselling author of the “ingenious jigsaw puzzle” (The New York Times) The Mysterious Case of…
Speaking of WritersJordyn Griffin-Least Expected
Chloe Murphy is a single mother to 9-month-old Colton Murphy. He is her entire world and she would do anything to protect him. After a traumatizing time in her…
Speaking of WritersDoug Cline- Hiking: A Beginner's Guide
Have you always wanted to hike the backcountry, but didn't know how to start? Or maybe you didn't know what to bring--or found the wilderness downright scary?…
Speaking of WritersDanielle Bouthillier - Hero
Johnny, is saved by a mysterious stranger. Years later, Johnny stumbles upon Hero living on the streets and wallowing in self-pity. He invites the superhero…
Speaking of WritersSheila Tanguy Tracey-The Adventures of Sheila and Gaston The Cat
The Adventures of Sheila and Gaston the Cat is a true story about the travels of the Tracey family and Gaston, their cat. They travel to and explore Mexico…
Speaking of WritersBrad Thor- Shadow of Doubt
A mysterious cargo plane, flanked by a squadron of Russia’s most lethal fighters, has just taken off from a remote airbase. Closely monitored by the United…
Speaking of WritersTim Manners - Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero, Waite Hoyt
Waite “Schoolboy” Hoyt’s improbable baseball journey began when the 1915 New York Giants signed him as a high school junior, for no pay and a five dollar…
Speaking of WritersMaureen Johnson- Death at Morning House
#1 New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson is out with her first stand-alone mystery in many years! The life-longAgatha Christie aficionado, who has…
Speaking of WritersA. J. Bozeman- The Door Behind Me Author
Kristy Ventura is a teenage girl with the deepest of emotional and psychological problems. From family drama (her mother left her at a young age, and she…
Speaking of WritersRobert Schmuhl- Mr. Churchill in The White House
Scores of biographies have been written about Winston Churchill, yet none examine his frequent, sometimes furtive, trips to the White House, where he resided…
Speaking of WritersTom Hammond-Races, Games, and Olympic Dreams. A Sportscaster's Life
In sports, not all the long shots who succeed are athletes. In 1984, Tom Hammond, a forty-year-old sportscaster who had primarily worked in Kentucky and the…
Speaking of WritersFrank Figliuzzi- Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers
In LONG HAUL: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers (Mariner Books), veteran FBI special agent, NBC News National Security Contributor, and bestselling author…
Speaking of WritersM.P. Woodward - Tom Clancy Shadow State- A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel
In TOM CLANCY SHADOW STATE, Jack Ryan, Jr. finds himself on the run after confronting a Chinese spy ring operating within the American technology supply chain…
Speaking of WritersRobyn Harding- The Haters
THE HATERS, by bestselling author Robyn Harding, tells the story of high school guidance counselor and newly published author Camryn Lane. After years of…
Speaking of WritersAdam Plantinga - The Ascent
Adam Plantinga, currently a sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department, has written two acclaimed nonfiction books revered by mystery and thriller…
Speaking of WritersHarry Hutchins- Tales of Now and Then
This is a collection of short stories written over many years. Some are more or less contemporary, a few are set in the 19th Century, and a few others were…
Speaking of WritersBoyce Upholt- The Great River
For thousands of years before America’s founding, Native peoples made their homes in the Mississippi watershed, regarding it with awe and adorning its banks…
Speaking of WritersMichel Paradis-The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower
THE LIGHT OF BATTLE begins in the closing months of 1943, when Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Tehran to negotiate Allied strategy against Germany and…
Speaking of WritersAllen Guelzo- Our Ancient Faith
Award-winning historian and best-selling author Allen C. Guelzo has published highly acclaimed books on Gettysburg and Robert E. Lee, but he is best known as…
Speaking of WritersAnn Hood- The Stolen Child
For decades, Nick Burns has been haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier in World War I, when a French artist he’d befriended thrust both her…
Speaking of WritersMarcus Kliewer- We Used to Live Here
As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As…
Speaking of WritersTJ Alexander- Triple Sec
From TJ Alexander, a 3-time Indie Next Pick recipient and author of the Lamda Literary Award-nominated “urgent and intimate” (New York Times) Chef’s Choice…
Speaking of WritersTom Hoffarth-Perfect Eloquence An Appreciation of Vin Scully
When Vin Scully passed away in 2022, the city of Los Angeles lost its soundtrack. If you were able to deliver a eulogy for him, what might it include? What…
Speaking of WritersDan Hampton- Vanishing Act -The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid over Tokyo
In the dark days after the devastating Pearl Harbor attacks during the spring of 1942, the United States was determined to show the world that the Axis was not…
Speaking of WritersLarry Tye- The Jazzmen
From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington…
Speaking of WritersDavid G Swanson- Air-Conditioned Bus Tours
Who doesn’t like vacations with ultimate relaxation preferences? The type of vacation a person takes depends upon individual desires. Most folks like to be…
Speaking of WritersRyan Steck-Out For Blood
Winters in Montana can be deadly, but it wasn’t the cold that was killing Matthew Redd . . . Gavin Kline, executive assistant director of the FBI’s…
Speaking of WritersJerry Grillo- Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize
Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball’s golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia…
Speaking of WritersAce Atkins- Don't Let The Devil Ride
New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins enters new literary territory with DON’T LET THE DEVIL RIDE, a captivating new novel that finds a woman uncovering…
Speaking of WritersRandy Wayne White -One Deadly Eye
Randy Wayne White is the bestselling and award-winning author of the prolific and longstanding Doc Ford series. In 2022, Randy endured Hurricane Ian on Sanibel…
Speaking of WritersKimberly Belle- The Paris Widow
Seemingly perfect couples running from their pasts and hiding dark secrets that eventually catch up with them are the specialty of USA Today and…
Speaking of WritersHart Hanson- The Seminarian
Xavier “Priest” Priestly is a snarky former seminarian turned private investigator. Dusty Queen is a hard-as-nails professional stuntwoman and freelance…
Speaking of WritersJohnnie Williams- GOD That’s F**cked Up – The Story of my Life from a Seated Perspective
In life, the choices we make determine our levels of success or regret. Ultra successful people (the superrich) rarely take a look back at the lessons of the…
Speaking of WritersKeith O'Brien- Charlie Hustle
Keith O’Brien’s CHARLIE HUSTLE is the definitive story of Pete Rose's rise and fall, built with the help of federal court documents never utilized before…
Speaking of WritersMindy Friddle-Her Best Self
Janelle Wolf longs to be the woman she once was, an adored wife, a loving mother, a career woman, a force in her community—before a mysterious car accident…
Speaking of WritersMary Carroll Moore- Last Bets
Portrait artist Elly Sorenson leaves her Washington, D.C., life for the Caribbean island of Bonaire, hoping to find refuge from personal tragedy and financial…
Speaking of WritersJon Clinch- The General and Julia
From the acclaimed author of Marley and Finn, a novel both intimate and epic capturing Ulysses S. Grant during his final days as he reflects on his life and…
Speaking of WritersTimothy Kent Smith-Behind the Hedgerows
Behind the Hedgerows is a fictional drama about human nature and the conflicts that go with it. It is 1987 in the Hamptons. Cocaine is the drug of choice, AIDS…
Speaking of WritersRobin Hosking- Journey Beyond
This book is a visual journey taking the reader beyond their own mundane reality, leading them to a place of peace and calm within their mind. Author…
Speaking of WritersDon Winslow- City in Ruins
Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest dreams rich. The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman – a Las…
Speaking of WritersKevin Baker- The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
Baseball is “the New York game” because New York is where the diamond was first laid out, where the bunt and the curveball were invented, and where the home…
Speaking of WritersRay Rhodes-It's Hard Enough, Let Me Help You : Basic Financial Literacy
This book is for those who truly want more out of life. Living paycheck to paycheck gets old, does it not? A budget truly is imperative to adhere to. But, it…
Speaking of WritersCamille Aubray-The Girl From The Grand Hotel
ABOUT THE BOOK Summer, 1939. The glittering Côte d’Azur is having a particularly brilliant season, as the world’s wealthiest vacationers collide with…
Speaking of WritersMike Lawson-Kingpin
Edgar and Barry Award finalist Mike Lawson resumes his beloved Joe DeMarco series with a pulse-pounding thriller starring the Washington DC “troubleshooter” as…
Speaking of WritersBoo Trundle-The Daughter Ship
Boo Trundle is a writer, artist, and performer whose work has appeared across various platforms and publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney’s…
Speaking of WritersScott Howard-Cooper -Kingdom on Fire
In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three Ring Circus, Kingdom on Fire presents a bold narrative history of the iconic UCLA Bruins championship teams…
Speaking of WritersLisa Gardner- Still See You Everywhere
In STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE, Frankie Elkin is suddenly contacted by Kaylee Pierson, “the Beautiful Butcher,” a notorious serial killer who viciously murdered…
Speaking of WritersBrent Snyder- The Wyvern's Apprentice
When a young girl suddenly finds herself thrust into the spotlight, she must decide what she will do. Will she leave her peaceful village? Will she give up the…
Speaking of WritersElias Karo-Blood and Stone
Percival Drake is the prince of Edelheim and the heir to the throne, and with his father’s ever-worsening illness, it seems he’ll take that throne soon. Until…
Speaking of WritersScott Carson-Lost Man's Lane
For a sixteen-year-old, a summer internship working for a private investigator seems like a dream come true—particularly since the PI is investigating the most…
Speaking of WritersSteve Lazarus- Call Me Sonny
Shortly after a corrupt attorney pays a visit to an inmate serving a life sentence in a federal supermax prison, people from the inmate’s past start to die…
Speaking of WritersLog and Stick by Ritvik Gautam
This story is about Log and Stick. They’re two characters, called Log and Stick, and they live in San Jose, CA. Log is a wood log and Stick is a wood stick…
Speaking of WritersLisa Unger-The New Couple in 5B
About The New Couple in 5B Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left…