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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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00:13:15

Lisa Gardner- Still See You Everywhere

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/04/15

In STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE, Frankie Elkin is suddenly contacted by Kaylee Pierson, “the Beautiful Butcher,” a notorious serial killer who viciously murdered eighteen men. Pierson – on death row in Texas with only 21 days left to live – has received a tip on the whereabouts of her beloved younger sister Leilani, who was kidnapped more than a decade earlier and may be in the clutches of Pierson’s wealthy ex-boyfriend. Fearing for her sister’s life, Pierson desperately needs Frankie’s help. Despite

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00:07:40

Brent Snyder- The Wyvern's Apprentice

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/04/13

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 life she knows for one that she wants even more, even if it means leaving her family and friends?Tyr'Ynyn has become the newest healer and must set out to train for her new life. She's leaving behind her best friends and her family to embark on a new career that found her by coincidence. Along the way, she picks up friends in the

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00:10:59

Elias Karo-Blood and Stone

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/04/05

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, for the first time in 150 years, Edelheim is invited to attend a council of nobles in the neighboring kingdom of Aethel. And then, disaster strikes, the Temple of Last Rest where the council is being held is destroyed, and Percival is caught in the middle of it all. Now disowned by his family, armed with a blade cursed by ancient magic, and

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00:14:33

Scott Carson-Lost Man's Lane

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/04/04

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 shocking crime to hit Bloomington, Indiana, in decades. A local woman has vanished, and the last time anyone saw her, she was in the backseat of a police car driven by a man impersonating an officer.Marshall Miller’s internship puts him at the center of the action, a position he relishes until a terrifying moment that turns public praise for

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00:15:40

Steve Lazarus- Call Me Sonny

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/03/28

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. Bryce Chandler, a retired FBI agent eking out a living as a private investigator in the Florida Keys, ties the string of killings to a shadowy murder-for-hire organization operating on the dark web. As Bryce digs into the murders, he discovers the final name on the hit list is his own.Meanwhile, a simple divorce case turns out to be much more

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00:07:10

Log and Stick by Ritvik Gautam

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/03/26

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. They have been together since their childhood, with an enemy called Evil Leaf. Leaf’s name was originally “Good Leaf”, but people around him called him “Evil Leaf” because of the acts he would do. Then, years later, all three of them had graduated from college. Then Evil Leaf started to cook up a plan… to steal Dubai’s Ruby! Not so soon later,

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00:17:34

Lisa Unger-The New Couple in 5B

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/03/25

About The New Couple in 5BRosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade.At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn’t feel

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00:09:53

Peggy Bland- Beauty Is a Beast

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/03/22

I wrote this book to help other pretty and beautiful women to wake to being lied to, abused, and manipulated by men to get them to marry them. Your life is your journey; no one else's and you should pay attention to your inner feelings. You do not have to live up to other's expectations or approval. You are you and there is not another one like you. Make your special place and make it the way you want it to be. When you hear criticism, do you think that it is true, or that you are doing

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00:12:02

Battle Cry: Decent Into War by Yamikani Kafungu

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/03/20

Theo a 12 year old boy born to the greatest military mind in French history Matheo LA Laurent was traumatized by the death of his father during an investigation in Spain he contemplated suicide before being stopped by his adopted older brother Jules later he found a book in his father's belongings that contained his contingency plans if all went wrong after reading it he found out he had an uncle who knew everything his father knew so he traveled to find his uncle so he could get revenge for his

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00:14:07

J.J. McAvoy- Hathor and The Prince

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/03/19

Hathor Du Bell has always fought to break free from the shadow left by her revered older sister, Aphrodite. It has been two years since Hathor’s debut, and while Aphroditehas married a duke and become a duchess, Hathor has been left with the ton’s most mediocre, boring suitors. With the London season coming to a close, Hathor’s anxieties reach a peak. Will she be the only Du Bell unable to find her perfect match? J. J. McAvoy has written numerous independently published novels that have been

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00:08:00

Barbara J Meredith-Daisy and Friends What Happened to...

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/03/12

YESTERDAY we could go to our classrooms in school and our parents went to work every day. TODAY some of our parents stay home from work and we are home schooled."Once again, meet Daisy the cat and her three canine friends, H-Dee, Smokie, and Rocky, as together they face a worldwide pandemic. The story tackles the Covid-19 pandemic and how everyone's life changed in just one year. Daisy and Friends What Happened to Yesterday: A Covid-19 Story begins with the definition of the words pandemic

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00:10:00

C.J. Box - Three-Inch Teeth

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/03/09

#1 New York Times award-winning author C.J. Box (an expert on all things Wyoming and the West) and his next Joe Pickett novel (#24 in the series). In this latest, the Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human. The topic of grizzly bears is always a curiosity to people traveling to Wyoming and the surrounding areas and in the past, but it hasn’t been a real threat to people in the area. However, the population of grizzly bears in the

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00:17:33

Nick Petrie-The Price You Pay

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/03/02

The work of acclaimed and award-winning author Nick Petrie continues to gain esteem. In his 2016 debut, The Drifter, Petrie introduced Peter Ash, a war veteran struggling with PTSD who finds himself in dangerous situations and facing challenges that only a man with his unique skill set can solve. In THE PRICE YOU PAY Peter Ash, a war veteran struggling with PTSD is placed in his most personal predicament yet. He must follow his friend Lewis into a criminal underworld when secrets from the past

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00:28:27

Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein-AMERICAN WINGS

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/02/24

Sherri L. Smith, author of the critically acclaimed story Flygirl, and Elizabeth Wein, author of the award-winning book Code Name Verity, join forces in AMERICAN WINGS (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) to shed light on an important and lesser-known chapter in Black aviation history and Black contributions to aviation during the Golden Age of Flight.In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope did a Black person have of

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00:11:53

Kimberleigh Patterson-Random Poems 4 Random Times

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/02/17

This book is designed to help readers feel connected to a deeper source of light, knowledge, and peace. It gives readers a chance to feel, think, and ponder the trials of everyday life and it gives guidance on how to manage them a little better without feeling hopeless or alone. Kimberleigh was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She participated in the EBR Magnet program throughout her academic career. Lee High School is where she found my passion for poetry and the Army National Guard. In

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00:08:18

Paal Piir- Sprinkle: Celebrate, Meditate, and...

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/02/15

Sprinkle is a poem of poems, just like how a sprinkle is full of unique sprinkles. Here are new discoveries about what is Existence and Spirit and Awareness, preciously and slowly made understandable without resorting to belief or guessing. This does not make religion and science obsolete because they have unique purposes and provide many cool tools. Sprinkle helps clarify how and why their tools and toys work. Philosophers and others have long postulated that our real practical underlying truths

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00:12:44

Jack Kelly- God Save Benedict Arnold

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/02/11

From military heroism to infamy, Benedict Arnold’s name is one that has become synonymous with treasonous behavior since the beginnings of America. GOD SAVE BENEDICT ARNOLD: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man by Jack Kelly (St. Martin’s Press) is an exploration of the triumphs, flaws, and motivations of a figure who left an indelible mark on American history. In the book, Kelly does not exonerate Benedict Arnold for treason, but he demonstrates how Arnold was essential to victory before

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00:12:19

Barbara J. Meredith-Daisy and Friends What Happened...

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/02/07

"YESTERDAY we could go to our classrooms in school and our parents went to work every day. TODAY some of our parents stay home from work and we are home schooled." Once again, meet Daisy the cat and her three canine friends, H-Dee, Smokie, and Rocky, as together they face a worldwide pandemic. The story tackles the Covid-19 pandemic and how everyone's life changed in just one year. Daisy and Friends What Happened to Yesterday: A Covid-19 Story begins with the definition of the words

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00:13:31

Brad Taylor-Dead Man's Hand

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/02/04

New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor is back with a propulsive and topical edge-of-your-seat thriller featuring Pike Logan as he goes head-to-head with Putin’s henchmen. To finally end the war between their nations, a rogue Ukranian band of partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia’s military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin. But Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian national

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00:13:34

Jessie Asya Kanzer -Unlocking Your Inner Zelensky

Speaking of Writers ·

2024/02/01

Award-winning author Jessie Kanzer's UNLOCKING YOUR INNER ZELENSKY: Lessons We Can All Learn from an Unexpected Leader , draws on Volodymyr Zelensky's words and actions to show how to improve how we lead, and how we live. Early praise and more info are below, and a list of possible interview/discussion questions is attached. Jessie Kanzer, a half-Ukrainian child of the USSR who had a small part in Zelensky’s first major film, sees Zelensky as "a spiritual leader

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