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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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00:11:29

Maureen Callahan- American Predator

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/08/22

A New Kind of Monster A predator who struck at random, Israel Keyes had no M.O. or victim type—which helped him go undetected by law enforcement for over a decade. He would fly into a city, rent a car and cross state lines, abduct his victims, kill them, and dispose of their remains so expertly he left no DNA. Then he’d get back in his car and put thousands of miles between himself and the crime scene. Callahan calls Keyes “an analog killer in a digital age,” because he would “go dark”: using only

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00:09:20

The Flight Girls- Noelle Salazar

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/07/28

It's a little-known chapter in history - the era of the Women Airforce Service Pilots - whose courage during World War II turned ordinary women into extraordinary heroes! And now a new book brings to light the lives and stories of these women. "The Flight Girls" by author Noelle Salazar - is inspired by their stunning story and re-imagines the heroines at its center. Fans of " Hidden Figures" and "The Lilac Girls" and will savor this book! Fortified by the bonds of sisterhood, a resilient young

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00:12:11

The New Girl- Daniel Silva

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2019/07/28

#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva is “quite simply the best” (Kansas City Star) writer of foreign intrigue and suspense at work today—and his iconic creation Gabriel Allon is “one of fiction’s greatest spies” (Kirkus Reviews). Silva’s twenty-second novel, THE NEW GIRL (published by HarperCollins) finds Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence, in the most unlikely of alliances, helping the controversial, much-maligned crown prince of Saudi Arabia recover his kidnapped

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00:10:09

The Orphan’s Song By Lauren Kate

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2019/07/21

The historical adult debut novel by # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate, The Orphan’s Song is a sweeping love story about family and music–and the secrets each hold–that follows the intertwined fates of two Venetian orphans. “A tangled knot of betrayal and love, lies and redemption. Marvelous.” –Fiona Davis, author of The Address A song brought them together. A secret will tear them apart. Venice, 1736. When fate brings Violetta and Mino together on the roof of the Hospital of the

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00:10:11

K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches By Tyler Kepner

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/07/21

From the New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching, based on years of archival research and interviews with more than three hundred people from Hall of Famers to the stars of today The baseball is an amazing plaything. We can grip it and hold it so many different ways, and even the slightest calibration can turn an ordinary pitch into a weapon to thwart the greatest hitters in the world. Each pitch has its own

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00:11:56

The Big Fella Babe Ruth and the World He Created by...

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/07/21

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER•From Jane Leavy, the award-winning,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Last BoyandSandy Koufax, comes the definitive biography of Babe Ruth—the man Roger Angell dubbed "the model for modern celebrity." A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Boston Globe | Publishers Weekly | Kirkus| Newsweek | The Philadelphia Inquirer | The Progressive Winner of the 2019 SABR Seymour Medal | Finalist for the PEN/ESPN Literary Sports Writing Award | Longlisted for Spitball Magazine’s Casey Award

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00:10:48

Bryan Hoch- Mission 27

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/07/04

A comprehensive history of the 2009 squad's rise to the championship Boasting a mix of homegrown talent and All-Star signings, the 2009 Yankees were composed of the very best. With the previous season's failed playoff bid still as fresh as the paint job on the new Yankee Stadium, a 27th championship flag represented the singular objective of a squadthat ultimately carved out a unique spot among the Yankees' pantheon of World Series teams. It was the last title for the "Core Four"—Derek Jeter,

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00:20:28

Ron Swoboda- Here's The Catch

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2019/06/24

In time for the 50th anniversary of the Mets' miraculous 1969 World Series win, right fielder Ron Swoboda tells the story of that amazing season, the people he played with and against (sometimes at the same time), and what life was like as an Every Man ballplayer. Ron Swoboda wasn’t the greatest player the Mets ever had, but he made the greatest catch in Met history, saving a game in the 1969 World Series, and his RBI clinched the final game. By Met standards that makes him legend. The Mets even

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00:11:30

Mike Maden- Tom Clancy Enemy Contact

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2019/06/21

In ENEMY CONTACT, Jack Ryan, Jr. finds himself at odds with an international criminal conspiracy. An inside leak has allowed the CIA’s deepest secrets to be given away for a larger agenda that threatens to undermine the entire Western intelligence community. Director of National Intelligence Mary Pat Foley wants it stopped but doesn't know who, how or why. Jack, meanwhile, is dispatched to Poland on a different mission. The clues are thin, and the sketchy trail dead ends in a harrowing fight where

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00:10:24

Senator Tom Cotton - Sacred Duty

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/06/21

An extraordinary journey behind the scenes of Arlington National Cemetery, Senator Tom Cotton’s Sacred Duty offers an intimate and inspiring portrait of “The Old Guard,” the revered U.S. Army unit whose mission is to honor our country’s fallen heroes on the most hallowed ground in America. Cotton was a platoon leader with the storied 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment—The Old Guard—between combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the height of the Iraq Surge, he carried the flag-draped remains of his fallen

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00:11:42

Dan Abrams-Theodore Roosevelt for The Defense

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2019/06/21

In their New York Times bestseller, Lincoln’s Last Trial, ABC News chief legal affairs anchor Dan Abrams and bestselling author David Fisher unearthed a little-known chapter from the life and career of America’s most revered president, shedding new light on his national ascendency. Now, in THEODORE ROOSEVELT FOR THE DEFENSE: The Courtroom Battle to Save his Legacy (Hanover Square Press; May 21, 2019; $26.99 US/$33.50 CAN), this team returns to resurrect another seminal case in presidential history:

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00:16:01

George F Will- The Conservative Sensibility

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2019/06/18

The Conservative Sensibility takes readers back to the Founders' vision, articulated first in the Declaration of Independence and carried out in the Constitution, which gave the new republic a framework for government unique in world history. Their beliefs in natural rights, limited government, religious freedom, and in human virtue and dignity ushered in two centuries of American prosperity. But in the intellectual battle between the vision of Founding Fathers like James Madison, who advanced the

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00:09:34

John Urschel-MIND AND MATTER: A Life in Math and...

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2019/06/16

John Urschel is a respected mathematician pursuing his PhD at MIT. He is also a former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens. He may seem like a walking contradiction, but Urschel’s experiences on the field and in the classroom have brought him closer to understanding how emotion and reason, the body and the mind, are always working together. In MIND AND MATTER: A Life in Math and Football, co-written by Louisa Thomas, Urschel’s partner and an accomplished author and journalist, he invites

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00:09:51

Stewart O'Nan- Henry, Himself

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2019/06/16

In his 2002 novel Wish You Were Here Stewart O’Nan introduced readers to the Maxwells, as Emily Maxwell gathered together her extended family after the death of her husband Henry. O’Nan’s 2011 novel Emily, Alone, an “utterly captivating portrait of widowhood and old age” (NPR), followed Emily years later as she discovers her own hidden strength and independence. In his new novel HENRY, HIMSELF (Viking; Hardcover: On Sale: April 9, 2019), O’Nan returns once again to the Maxwell family, focusing on

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00:20:44

Scott Pelley- Truth Worth Telling

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/06/16

An inspiring memoir from the frontlines of history by the award-winning 60 Minutes correspondent. Don’t ask the meaning of life. Life is asking, what’s the meaning of you? With this provocative question, Truth Worth Telling introduces us to unforgettable people who discovered the meaning of their lives in the historic events of our times. A 60 Minutes correspondent and former anchor of the CBS Evening News, Scott Pelley writes as a witness to events that changed our world. In moving, detailed

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00:10:17

Charles Lane- Freedom's Detective

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/05/10

In the years following the Civil War, a new battle began. Newly freed African American men had gained their voting rights and would soon have a chance to transform Southern politics. Former Confederates and other white supremacists mobilized to stop them. Thus, the KKK was born. After the first political assassination carried out by the Klan, Washington power brokers looked for help in breaking the growing movement. They found it in Hiram C. Whitley. He became head of the Secret Service, which had

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00:10:21

Harlan Coben- Run Away

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2019/05/10

A perfect family is shattered in RUN AWAY, the new thriller from the master of domestic suspense, Harlan Coben. You’ve lost your daughter. She’s addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she’s made it clear that she doesn’t want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she’s not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don’t stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do

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00:12:24

David Baldacci- Redemption

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/05/10

Amos Decker and his FBI partner Alex Jamison are visiting his hometown of Burlington, Ohio, when he's approached by an unfamiliar man as he pays his respects at the graves of his wife and daughter.But Decker instantly recognizes the man’s name: Meryl Hawkins. The first person Decker ever arrested for murder.Though a dozen years in prison have left Hawkins unrecognizably aged and terminally ill, one thing hasn’t changed: He maintains he never committed the murders. Could it be possible that Decker

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00:14:44

Mark Obmascik-The Storm on Our Shores One Island, Two...

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/05/04

The heart-wrenching but ultimately redemptive story of two World War II soldiers—a Japanese surgeon and an American sergeant—during a brutal Alaskan battle in which the sergeant discovers the medic's revelatory and fascinating diary that changed our war-torn society’s perceptions of Japan. May 1943. The Battle of Attu—called “The Forgotten Battle” by World War II veterans—was raging on the Aleutian island with an Arctic cold, impenetrable fog, and rocketing winds that combined to create some of the

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00:08:10

MALLORY O’MEARA- THE LADY FROM THE BLACK LAGOON...

Speaking of Writers ·

2019/03/31

Milicent Patrick should be a recognizable name and a role model for several generations of young girls with filmmaking dreams. As the only woman ever to design a classic movie monster, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and one of the first female animators at Disney, she blazed a trail that up-and-comers should have been able to follow. But instead, her story was lost. She was denied credit for her work. And for over sixty years, her legacy was buried. When author Mallory O’Meara first watched The

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