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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
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Speaking of WritersMainlining Philly: Survival, Hope and Resisting Drug Addiction by Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter, PsyD.
In MAINLINING PHILLY: Survival, Hope and Resisting Drug Addiction, Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter, PsyD., tells her disturbing but inspirational story of growing up as…
Speaking of WritersI Am Anne Frank and I Am Benjamin Franklin By Brad Meltzer
The New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series welcomes the 21st and 22nd additions to the collection this fall: I AM ANNE FRANK and I…
Speaking of WritersThe Killer's Shadow By John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
The legendary FBI criminal profiler and international bestselling author of MINDHUNTER and THE KILLER ACROSS THE TABLE returns with this timely, relevant book…
Speaking of WritersInvisible Girl- Lisa Jewell
Whether you know her from her million-copy and #1 New York Times bestselling phenomena Then She Was Gone or her Good Morning America book club pick The Family…
Speaking of WritersOn All Fronts:The Education of a Journalist By Clarissa Ward
Over the past months, viewers have watched Clarissa Ward, CNN’s chief international correspondent, report from the Syria-Turkish border as Kurdish families…
Speaking of WritersABE: Abraham Lincoln in his Times By David S. Reynolds
David S. Reynolds, author of the Bancroft Prize-winning cultural biography of Walt Whitman and many other iconic works of nineteenth century American history…
Speaking of WritersUnrestricted Access New and Classic Short Fiction by James Rollins
In this breathtaking new publication, James Rollins brings together twelve thrilling stories that dig deeper into his creative stomping grounds and open vistas…
Speaking of WritersTHE PRESIDENTS VS. THE PRESS by Harold Holzer
Seldom has our free press faced so great a threat, and yet, the tension between presidents and journalists is as old as the republic itself. George Washington…
Speaking of WritersConfessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
About Confessions on the 7:45: Selena Murphy is commuting home from her job in the city when the train stalls out on the tracks. She strikes up a conversation…
Speaking of WritersThe Searcher by Tana French
New York Times bestselling author Tana French is that rare breed of writer who creates great excitement with the publication of each of her crime novels. Her…
Speaking of WritersThe Last Brahmin Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. And The Making of The Cold War By Luke A. Nichter
Based on new archival discoveries, the first biography of a man who was at the center of U.S. foreign policy for a generation Few have ever enjoyed the degree…
Speaking of WritersBundini Don’t Believe the Hype By Todd D. Snyder
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Everyone knows the catch phrase, but few know who coined it—much less anything about him. His name was Drew…
Speaking of WritersBIG DIRTY MONEY The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White Collar Crime by Jennifer Taub
White collar crime is running rampant in the United States, and it’s costing Americans an untold amount of money. White collar crimes like fraud and…
Speaking of WritersThe Queen of Tuesday A Lucille Ball Story By Darin Strauss
On the heels of his National Book Critics Circle Award-winning memoir Half a Life, Darin Strauss, author of the New York Times bestseller Chang & Eng, presents…
Speaking of WritersTHE LAST MILLION Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War by David Nasaw
Historian David Nasaw is the author of the acclaimed biographies The Patriarch, Andrew Carnegie, and The Chief, which together have been named a finalist for…
Speaking of WritersNot a Gentleman’s Work The Untold Story of a Gruesome Murder at Sea and the Long Road to Truth By Gerard Koeppel
In Not a Gentleman’s Work: The Untold Story of a Gruesome Murder at Sea and the Long Road to Truth, Gerard Koeppel combines history with true crime, revealing…
Speaking of WritersMS-13: The Making of America’s Most Notorious Gang by Steven Dudley
Steven Dudley is the co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime, a think tank focused on organized crime in the Americas, and a senior fellow at American…
Speaking of WritersMade Men: The Story of Goodfellas By Glenn Kenny
For the thirtieth anniversary of its premiere comes the vivid and immersive history behind Martin Scorsese’s signature film Goodfellas, hailed by critics as…
Speaking of WritersFINDING MY FATHER His Century-Long Journey from World War I Warsaw and My Quest to Follow by Deborah Tannen
Long before Deborah Tannen became a bestselling author and internationally renowned linguist at Georgetown University, she was a young girl who adored her…
Speaking of WritersREAGANLAND: America’s Right Turn 1976-1980 By Rick Perlstein
With REAGANLAND: America’s Right Turn 1976-1980 , historian Rick Perlstein concludes his sweeping four-volume account of the rise of modern American…
Speaking of WritersVince Flynn- Total Power-A Mitch Rapp Novel by Kyle Mills
In the next thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series, it’s a race against the clock when ISIS takes out the entire US power grid and…
Speaking of WritersTRUMP ON TRIAL: The Investigation, Impeachment, Acquittal and Aftermath-Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan
TRUMP ON TRIAL: The Investigation, Impeachment, Acquittal and Aftermath by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalists Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan…
Speaking of WritersS.A. Cosby- Blacktop Wasteland
BLACKTOP WASTELAND (Flatiron Books) is about a diamond heist schemed up by an uneasy alliance of poor men and women. Black and white, they live in the Virginia…
Speaking of WritersDebbie Macomber-A WALK ALONG THE BEACH
Readers everywhere turn to Debbie Macomber for stories of love, loss, and hope. In A WALK ALONG THE BEACH (Ballantine), two sisters must learn from each…
Speaking of WritersMichel Paradis-LAST MISSION TO TOKYO: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raiders and Their Final Fight for Justice
In 1942, freshly humiliated from the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt demanded a show of strength against the Japanese. Jimmy Doolittle, a stunt…
Speaking of WritersLorraine Toth- Psychic Serendipity
Sadie’s sad past means she’s been carrying guilt for years. Is she strong enough to let it all go and accept the joy destiny is offering? She is a successful…
Speaking of WritersRichard J Ellis- Old Tip vs. the Sly Fox The 1840 Election and the Making of a Partisan Nation
Usually remembered for its slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too,” the election of 1840 is also the first presidential election of which it might be truly said…
Speaking of WritersChris Frantz- Remain in Love-Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
One of the most dynamic groups of the ‘70s and ‘80s, Talking Heads, founded by drummer Chris Frantz, his girlfriend Tina Weymouth, and lead singer David Byrne…
Speaking of WritersSamantha Downing -He Started It
From the twisted mind behind mega hit My Lovely Wife comes the story of a family—not unlike your own—just with a few more violent tendencies thrown in…
Speaking of WritersBrad Balukjian- The Wax Pack: On the open road in search of baseball's afterlife
THE PREMISE The Wax Pack: On the open road in search of baseball's afterlife is the true story of tracking down all the players in a single pack of 1986 Topps…
Speaking of WritersJAX MILLER - HELL IN THE HEARTLAND: Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing Girls
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jax Miller is an American author. While hitchhiking across America in her twenties, she wrote her first novel, Freedom's Child, for which she…
Speaking of WritersJulian Zelizer-BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party
One of America’s premier historians traces the origin story of our deeply partisan times, examining how Newt Gingrich and his allies reshaped Washington with…
Speaking of WritersLarry Tye- Demagogue
Demagogue is two books in one – a biography of Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy, one of the most reviled figures in U.S. history, and a broader look at America’s…
Speaking of WritersBrian Freeman- Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Evolution
About THE BOURNE EVOLUTION: After the death of his lover in a mass shooting, secret agent and the man without a past, Jason Bourne is convinced that there is…
Speaking of WritersMegan Collins- Behind The Red Door
From the author of the “suspenseful, atmospheric, and completely riveting” (Megan Miranda) Book of the Month Club selection The Winter Sister (2019), Megan…
Speaking of WritersJulie Pennell- Louisiana Lucky
Julie Pennell, author of the critically acclaimed debut, The Young Wives Club, returns with her latest Southern charmer, LOUISIANA LUCKY . For fans of Mary…
Speaking of WritersShari Lapena- The End of Her
A new domestic suspense novel from Shari Lapena, the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Someone We Know. Stephanie and Patrick are…
Speaking of WritersKevin Kwan- Sex and Vanity
The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with a glittering tale of love and longing as a young woman finds herself torn…
Speaking of WritersColin Woodard-UNION: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood
In his popular book, American Nations, award-winning journalist Colin Woodard argued for the existence of 11 separate stateless nations within the United…
Speaking of WritersArchie Brown- The Human Factor: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Thatcher, and the End of the Cold War
In this penetrating analysis of the role of political leadership in the Cold War's ending, Archie Brown shows why the popular view that Western economic and…
Speaking of WritersTed Bell- Dragonfire
About DRAGONFIRE In 1941, the new Chinese ambassador to the United States, Tiger Tang, meets with President Roosevelt one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor…
Speaking of WritersChristopher J. Leahy-President Without a Party- The Life of John Tyler
Historians have long viewed President John Tyler as one of the nation’s least effective heads of state. In President without a Party—the first full- scale…
Speaking of WritersTodd Zolecki-Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay
Roy “Doc” Halladay was an All-Star, a two-time Cy Young winner, a superstar and ultimately a Hall of Famer. But Roy was also a quiet enigma, a man who worked…
Speaking of WritersAce Atkins- The Revelators
Former Army Ranger Quinn Colson returned a decade ago to his native Tibbehah County, Mississippi, to serve as sheriff. In the last nine books of the series, he…
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Tracy Tutor-FEAR IS JUST A FOUR-LETTER WORD: How to Develop the Unstoppable Confidence to Own Any Room
Behind Tracy Tutor's entertaining on-screen persona is an uncanny knack for projecting confidence in the most intimidating of circumstances. The breezy…
Speaking of WritersMegha Majumdar- A Burning
A BURNING is about three characters whose lives become entwined after a terrorist attack in India. It is taut, electrifying, and dazzling. “I started writing A…
Speaking of WritersSara Paretsky- Love & Other Crimes
In this spellbinding collection, Paretsky showcases her extraordinary talents in a new V.I. Warshawski story, along with fourteen additional short stories…
Speaking of WritersJane L Rosen- Eliza Starts A Rumor
About ELIZA STARTS A RUMOR by Jane L. Rosen Eliza Hunt is the creator of the Hudson Valley Ladies’ Bulletin Board, a local social media group for the mothers…
Speaking of WritersMark Cannizzaro- Seven Days in Augusta: Behind the Scenes at the Masters
In Seven Days in Augusta: Behind the Scenes at the Masters (Triumph Books), veteran New York Post sportswriter Mark Cannizzaro explores the rich history and…
Speaking of WritersTracy Campbell- The Year of Peril, America in 1942
The Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism. In 1942, however, after a series of defeats in the Pacific…
Speaking of WritersChanel Cleeton- The Last Train to Key West
THE LAST TRAIN TO KEY WEST is another example of Chanel Cleeton’s gorgeous historical storytelling as she brings to life three bold young women whose paths…
Speaking of WritersTom Clavin- TOMBSTONE: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell
Tom Clavin’s popular Western histories have delighted readers and earned critical accolades. Like many, Clavin is fascinated by the larger-than-life…
Speaking of WritersRobert Dallek-HOW DID WE GET HERE?: From Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump
Renowned New York Times bestselling historian and presidential scholar Robert Dallek believes that President Trump is ignorant of the histories of the…
Speaking of WritersChris Wallace- Countdown 1945
From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, comes an electrifying behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the…
Speaking of WritersDoug J Swanson- CULT OF GLORY- : The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers came to life in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly 200 years later, the Rangers are still going, one of the most famous of all…
Speaking of WritersNicholas Basbanes- CROSS OF SNOW: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The first major biography of “a poet of the people” in 50 years, CROSS OF SNOW: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Nicholas Basbanes. Cross of Snow gets…
Speaking of WritersKristan Higgins- Always The Last To Know
In her newest novel, ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW (Berkley Trade Paperback Original), Higgins tackles fractured family relationships through the story of a quietly…
Speaking of WritersDanielle Trussoni- The Ancestor
THE ANCESTOR by Danielle Trussoni —her triumphant return to fiction a decade after the critically acclaimed publication of her breakout novels Angelolgy and…
Speaking of WritersTim McGrath- JAMES MONROE: A Life
Among the extraordinary group of early Americans who became known as the Founding Fathers, James Monroe may be the least recognized. But with the remarkable…
Speaking of WritersJeffrey Deaver- The Goodbye Man
About the Book: The Osiris Foundation is located in a vast rural area near the beautiful but remote Snoqualmie Gap in Washington State. It bills itself as a…