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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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00:12:03

Jeff Pearlman- THE LAST FOLK HERO The Life and Myth...

Speaking of Writers ·

2022/11/20

THE LAST FOLK HERO: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson by acclaimed sportswriter Jeff Pearlman. Hailed as a “master storyteller” (NPR.org), Pearlman is the New York Times bestselling author of nine previous books on iconic subjects, including ‘80s Los Angeles Lakers (Showtime, the basis for the hit 2022 HBO series Winning Time, directed by Adam McKay), the 1986 New York Mets (The Bad Guys Won), the ‘90s Dallas Cowboys (Boys Will Be Boys), and NFL legend Walter Payton (Sweetness). Now, Pearlman turns

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00:10:50

Sophie Serna- Healing Verses: A Journey Towards...

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2022/10/29

Healing Verses is a compilation of poetry and therapeutic approaches aimed at helping adult survivors of child abuse begin, or continue on their journey of recovery towards wholeness and self-empowerment. It is not a replacement for professional psychotherapy, but would likely enhance progress. In my 39-year social work career, I learned that children who were robbed of their childhoods through abuse or trauma, often spend a lifetime being revictimized at the hands of others or through their own

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00:10:36

Ryan Dixon- The Mortal Test

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2022/10/24

THE MORTAL TEST is about exploring the heart and soul of humanity and attempts to define what it means to be human. Building one’s character is a major theme as well as how man experiences the natural world. In these poems, I strive to venture through the pain of being human while also sending a final message of hope. My dream is that by reading it, a person may fi nd inner strength to battle through this gauntlet we call life and carry on despite the odds or what other might say. RYAN M. DIXON was

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00:14:46

Saradjen Bartley Pelissier- A Plum's Tale

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2022/10/07

A Plum’s Tale follows the life of twin sisters Maë and Nayou. The girls usually enjoy eating their fruits. However, it is another story when it is time to eat their plums! Saradjen Bartley Pelissier is a children’s book author. She was born in Haiti and later moved to Canada where she lives now. Before she started writing books, she obtained a bachelor’s degree at Concordia University. After wearing many hats as a professional, she later rekindled her true passion: writing! A Plum’s Tale holds a

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00:06:40

Harmony Brantley - The Little Viking Who Could Do More

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2022/10/06

Go along the adventure with the little Viking who could do more as he finishes his chore. A wacky adventure of a Viking whose chore is to find a forever friend. The Little Viking Who Could Do More by Harmony Brantley | Writers Republic Bookshop --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-richards/support

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00:11:16

THE MIGHTY EIGHTH Masters of the Air over Europe...

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2022/09/06

The perfect companion to the upcoming Masters of the Air series on Apple TV+, this is a superbly illustrated examination of the aircraft, pilots, crews, and operations of the US Eighth Air Force. The US Eighth Air Force—known as the “Mighty Eighth”—was a combat air force activated in Georgia, USA on January 28, 1942. Its bomber command soon moved to Northern Europe to conduct strategic bombing missions against Hitler’s Reich. Among the major operations it participated in were Operation Pointblank;

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00:04:27

Freyan Legends: Heroes of Eagalia by Trevor Ward

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2022/09/06

After appearing seemingly out of nowhere, a young boy with purple skin is found by the king and queen of Eagalia and taken in by them. Years later, the capital city is attacked by a blood wraith. After losing his arm to the wraith, Shay sets out to try and defeat the wraith once and for all for the safety of not only his home, but all of the world. Joined by a city guard, an elf and a wizard, Shay discovers that no one is as they seem and there is far more to the world than he could have ever

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00:10:09

Robert Child- Immortal Valor: The Black Medal of...

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2022/08/14

Speaking of Writers Part 5 of a series on Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day 8/15/45. The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their recognition. In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million

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00:13:06

Joseph Wheelan- Bitter Peleliu THE FORGOTTEN STRUGGLE...

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2022/08/14

Speaking of Writers Part 4 of a series on Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day 8/15/45. The hard-hitting history of the Pacific War's 'forgotten battle' of Peleliu - a story of intelligence failings and impossible bravery. In late 1944, as a precursor to the invasion of the Philippines, U.S. military analysts decided to seize the small island of Peleliu to ensure that the Japanese airfield there could not threaten the invasion forces. This important new book explores the dramatic story of this ‘forgotten'

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00:11:07

John Willis- Nagasaki: The Forgotten Prisoners

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2022/08/14

Speaking of Writers Part 3 of a series on Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day 8/15/45. This is one of the most remarkable untold stories of the Second World war. At 11.02 am on an August morning in 1945 America dropped the world's most powerful atomic bomb on the Japanese port city of Nagasaki. The most European city in Japan was flattened to the ground 'as if it had been swept aside by a broom'. More than 70,000 Japanese were killed. At the time, hundreds of Allied prisoners of war were working close to

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00:11:42

The Cactus Air Force Air War over Guadalcanal by Eric...

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2022/08/14

Speaking of Writers Part 2 of a series on Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day 8/15/45). Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942. For 40 years from 1961, the late Eric Hammel interviewed more than 150 American participants in the air campaign at Guadalcanal, none of whom are still alive. These interviews are the most comprehensive first-person accounts of the

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00:12:47

Barrett Tillman- When the Shooting Stopped: August 1945

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2022/08/14

Speaking of Writers Part 1 of a series on Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day 8/15/45). August 15, 1945 officially marked the end of World War II, but in fact conflict continued throughout the month. This fascinating title from Barrett Tillman explore the final weeks of the war, until the shooting finally stopped. In the 44 months between December 1941 and August 1945, the Pacific Theater absorbed the attention of the American nation and military longer than any other. Despite the Allied grand strategy of

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00:15:57

Levon Helm: Rock, Roll & Ramble by John W. Barry

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2022/08/11

Levon Helm: Rock, Roll & Ramble, the new book from journalist John W. Barry, based on and inspired by exclusive interviews with Levon Helm. About John W. Barry Born in the Bronx, raised in the New York City suburbs of Rockland County and living in New York State's Hudson Valley since 1990, John W. Barry is an award-winning journalist with a passion for writing and a love of music. This combination has brought John to some pretty incredible places and put him in the company of some incredible

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00:23:29

Heartfelt by Antonio De'mon Robinson

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2022/08/09

Heartfelt is a collection of well written, thought-provoking works of art. It was not written in the mold, or under the guise of a traditional poetry book. Heartfelt is much more than that, destined to stimulate the readers' critical thinking, enhanced by words of wisdom, stirring up breathtaking imagery as the writer's message(s) pulls the reader further in. The writer's intentions are clear and concise, nudging readers toward a spiritual path: Self-Love, Self- Actualization, and spiritual growth

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00:10:15

Carol Urena - A Word of Advice

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2022/08/03

This time instead of inspired by true love, here are 75 short poems inspired by the love of the holy scriptures; that like true love can create deeply moving emotions within us. Allowing us to love even that which cannot be seen. As a bible enthusiast; especially William Shakespeare's King James version of the bible; though not very religious, have been influenced by its verses. The word when read with interest and love, is life-changing; as we are changed by true love. One does not need religious

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00:11:35

Love Poems and other Stuff by E. R. Vogel

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2022/07/27

This is a collection of what has brought me to who I am today, always reminding me of where I should be going. I do hope it helps you more. I have always been a people-watcher. I imagine the life they live that has nothing to do with mine. I see similar struggles and many different solutions. Learning what works depends entirely on whoyou are, whether it heartbreak, loss, joy, love, or everything in the middle which I call confusion. I want my writing to help be a guide for empathy and

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00:17:36

Suspended in Vast Plain by Stan Kasprzyk

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2022/07/22

Who am I going to be? Where in the world will I settle down? The journey into the future covers two years, from 1983 to 1985, as a young man who escapes native Poland in political turmoil and economic disaster in the heat of the Cold War to become a lecturer at FUTY, a fledgling university in Yola, a remote town in Nigeria. Vivid images of West Africa, the hardships of life in the "white man's graveyard", dealings within a small international faculty and with the "nomads" from Poland and countries

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00:15:03

Red Barber The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting...

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2022/07/16

About the Book Born and raised in rural Mississippi and the even balmier climes of central Florida, Red Barber, at the age of thirty-two, became one of New York City’s most influential citizens as the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers. When he arrived in 1939, Barber brought the down-home drawl and idioms of his southern roots to the borough, where residents said they could walk down any street and never miss a pitch because his voice wafted out of every window and every passing car

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00:19:50

David Landry- The Dead and the Bizarre are here and...

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2022/07/01

It wasn't easy for me to get four books written in ten months of The Dead and the Bizarre are here and all around us, but they're all done. I didn't think that I would write any more books. But I am. The next book up is Abaddon Heart, the king of the locusts, a demon that even Satan himself fears. A book of terror that will keep you up at night. It's pure horror starting right from the beginning to the end. If it turns out to be a movie, it will keep you in your seats. Don't blink because you'll

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00:09:26

Kishawnie Henry- Dark Paradise

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2022/06/28

This is a fictional novel based on true events. It is about three youths being raised in the housing projects of Paul M. Pearson Gardens. While facing their struggles of growing up in the Ghettos and adapting to the streets of the Virgin Islands, they become a product of their environment, where crime and violence are a normal part of their everyday lives. Money, guns, and drugs became their passion. With no positive influences for them to look up to, they follow and embrace the negativity that

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