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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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00:14:21

Danielle Spencer- Digital Assassins: Surviving...

Speaking of Writers ·

2023/08/30

This book documents events experienced after becoming a Whistleblower against the most powerful debt collection organization in the world. Using fictional characters and conversations, this story exposes efforts to cause financial, emotional, and mental harm to me, my family, and my friends. Tactics such as privacy violations, illegal monitoring and surveillance, misuse of government records, and violation of trusted agreements with third-party banking, healthcare, credit, government officials and

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00:05:18

Robert Perrin- A Quest for Survival

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2023/08/29

The planet Saturn is attacked by an overwhelming alien force. David and Danielle Odessa along with family and friends are forced to flee the only homes that they have ever known. Pursued by the Pyorian Domain, the siblings battle overwhelming odds to escape their grasp. They then join a mission to end the alien's siege on the galaxy. Robert Perrin's A Quest for Survival is for anyone wanting more than a simple science fiction story-and for anyone wanting a moral themed story that is

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00:10:09

Michelle Copeland -Life's Unexpected Blessings

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2023/08/20

Life's Unexpected Blessings is about a woman named Shelia whose life has not turned out like she planned or expected. Along the way she has faced some obstacles but has gotten through them with her faith in God. During her journey, she meets James, who has also faced some of the same challenges. Love soon blossoms between the two. Maybe her life turned out better than she expected. About the Author Ms. Michelle Copeland never expected to become an author. She wanted to be many things when she

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00:09:12

Mary Meissner and Marilyn Lee-Woman of Steel: A...

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2023/08/19

Woman of Steel is the memoir of Mary growing up in a hostile home, enduring rape, beatings, slave-like conditions and atrocious abuse, by a mother who wished she had never been born. Her story begins at the end of WWII, in farm country in New York. Mary also tells of her private moments including the paranormal and visits with a favored extra-terrestrial. She tells her intriguing story demonstrating her will to not just survive the harsh conditions she finds herself experiencing, and what she did to

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00:13:02

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

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2023/08/15

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 and essential workers. The story then explains the changes in our daily lives before and during the pandemic. Inspiration for the author's books comes from her

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00:10:14

Sharon Schofill- Callie: The Cat with Nine Eyes

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2023/08/14

Callie is a gifted cat tossed into the cruel world shortly after she is weaned. Callie knows nothing of the world but soon fi nds herself traveling from one place to another, getting into many different situations, and learning to adapt and survive. As Callie travels, she meets a diverse array of humans, some who are good-natured and others who lack even basic humanity. Callie was born with the gift of nine eyes on the underside of her tail. She embarks on various adventures throughout her story,

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00:14:47

Don Harris- Reunion Blues

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2023/08/13

“Reunion Blues” is a love story and a sequel to “Dance Steps” It is a continuation of the story of a Southern boomer coming of age and how art, music, a dance, three girls, and the Vietnam War were determining factors of his journey to manhood. Life makes a Southern boomer grow up fast and strong. The story follows Donald Emmerson and several of his classmates as they follow life’s trials and travels through young adulthood into adult maturity and full growth.“Dance Steps” and “ Reunion Blues” are

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00:13:21

Brad Kuipers- Chronicles of Eldrin: Book 1 - Manipulator

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2023/08/09

Eldrin is a land of stunning natural beauty, terrifying monsters, and seven sentient species. Manipulator takes place during a tipping point in the delicate balance of peace within Eldrin. Peace treaties between kingdoms new and ancient have been broken and war is inevitable between the newly established Bynder Kingdom, a kingdom of giants, and the human Machellia Kingdom. The legendary Kaff, a reclusive and powerful retired hero from an age past, is in a race to find a devastating weapon before it

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00:15:38

Catherine Baker-Staying The Distance

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2023/08/07

Staying the Distance showcases the much-needed leadership lessons that sport can teach us: how to improve, perform and achieve, in ways that are effective and sustainable.Leadership can be hard. It can certainly be relentless. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the well-being, health and sustained performance of many senior leaders, and yet strong leadership remains central to the performance of every single organization.Business leaders are very familiar with drawing lessons from elite sport,

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00:13:32

Johnnie Williams -Broken Wheel – Beauty in the Madness

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2023/08/02

A collection of poetry Johnnie wrote when he was in the midst of a severe depression, all the while continuing to raise his son and deal with various medical conditions. Although the poems are in no specific order, they document his journey from depression to finding the joy in life again. About Johnnie Williams: After getting a divorce my life took a turn for the worse and I had to find new ways to “make it.” Once things started to get back on track for me, life threw in a monkey wrench, pain of

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00:20:37

Jonathan Scott- Into The Groove

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2023/07/30

The story of recorded sound--the technological developments, the humans that made them happen and their impact on society, from the phonograph to LPs, EPs and the recent resurgence of vinyl.In Into the Groove, vinyl collector and music buff Jonathan Scott dissects a mind-blowing feat that we all take for granted today--the domestication of sound. Thomas Edison's phonograph, the first device that could both record and reproduce sound, represented an important turning point in the story of

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00:33:45

Alan Paul -BROTHERS AND SISTERS

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2023/07/24

BROTHERS AND SISTERS: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the 70s (St. Martin’s Press) by Alan Paul is a deep dive into the time before and after 1973’s Brothers and Sisters. It was not only the band’s best-selling album, at over seven million copies sold, but it was also a powerfully influential release, both musically and culturally, one whose influence continues to be profoundly felt. Celebrating the album’s 50th anniversary, Brothers and Sisters the book

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00:15:37

T.C. BOYLE - BLUE SKIES

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2023/07/19

From the author of beloved novels like World’s End, East Is East, The Road to Wellville, and Drop City, comes a family tale utterly in sync with the absurdity of modern life. The family at the center of BLUE SKIES wants—as so many of us—to do right, get by, in the face of a looming ecological calamity. But, like Job, they are tested over and over by the gods—along with a Burmese python named Willie 2. Scorching temperatures, bee swarms, coastal erosion, invasive species, bug-borne pathogens, low

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00:19:18

Stephanie Clifford- The Farewell Tour

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2023/07/14

Stephanie Clifford is an investigative journalist and a bestselling novelist. As a New York Times reporter for almost a decade, she covered courts, business and media. She now writes long-form investigations about criminal justice and business for the Times, the New Yorker, The Atlantic, Wired, Elle, Bloomberg Businessweek and other publications. Her accolades include the Loeb Award in investigative reporting; the Deborah Howell Award for Writing She grew up in Seattle and lives in Brooklyn with her

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00:12:26

Sophia Ramsey- Finding Moonlight

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2023/07/07

Finding Moonlight is a poetry collection for those who are looking for an answer. It's for those who are looking for a sign. There is no such thing as a cure for the things that haunt you at night. No matter what, you are worth every breath that you take. Find knowledge and hope in the light at the end of the tunnel. These poems are meant to be a breath of fresh air for those who feel silenced. Find comfort in knowing that there will always be glimpses of light in the darkness. Sophia Ramsey is

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00:15:47

Danielle Trussoni- The Puzzle Master

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2023/07/03

ABOUT THE PUZZLE MASTER Reality and the supernatural collide when an expert puzzle maker is thrust into an ancient mystery—one with explosive consequences for the fate of humanity—in this suspenseful thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Angelology“In short: The Puzzle Master = (The Da Vinci Code + The Silent Patient + sprinkle of Stephen King) x gorgeous writing.”—Angie Kim, author of Miracle CreekAll the world is a puzzle, and Mike Brink—a celebrated and ingenious puzzle

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00:09:24

Marilyn Lee- Soul - Inspirations Breathed Through My...

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2023/06/23

Soul - Inspirations Breathed Through My HeartFinding inspiration comes easily from the inspirational messages found on the pages of inspirational words and inspirational quotes in Soul.Inspirations that fill your heart and comfort your soul.The seen world is powered by the unseen world. What is seen in this material world can be changed with a thought. Your thought, your intention can change what you see and experience. Your thought and your intentions are part of the unseen and are part of the All

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00:08:46

Shantal Stone - Pieces to The Puzzle

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2023/05/04

Not many shed light on the struggle of an Autism Parent. The highs and lows that come with parenting an Autistic child are far greater than with a child who develops without disabilities. The struggle is real, and so are the emotions these parents feel deep down in their hearts. These emotions are buried and hidden most of the time, and may only be expressed behind locked doors. The Autism spectrum is broad, and parents are tasked with figuring out ways to push through and be strong. This is a true

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00:19:11

The Extraordinary Comeback by Aleah Bass

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2023/04/30

Aleah Bass wrote this book for her senior writing project class in her senior year of college. It was a two semester class that included a lot of editing and adding to the book throughout it all with the help of her professor and classmates through Zoom since they were online her whole senior year. Aleah loves reading romance novels or dramas. Her inspiration for this piece was to make it seem like a lifetime movie. She wanted the reader to really feel as though they are in the main character's

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00:13:30

TO THE END OF THE EARTH: The US Army and the Downfall...

Speaking of Writers ·

2023/04/26

Dutton Caliber will publish the final volume in McManus’ all-encompassing Pacific War trilogy on May 2, TO THE END OF THE EARTH: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945 (Dutton Caliber; May 2023). In the series’ final book, McManus wastes no time dropping readers into the violent, complicated, and heroic chaos of the Pacific War – from the liberation of the Philippines to the Japanese surrender – zeroing in on the massive impact of the US Army and the seemingly insurmountable hurdles soldiers

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