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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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00:25:33

John R. Maass -From Trenton to Yorktown Turning...

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/04/30

Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary, this sweeping narrative is an astute exploration of thefive critical military events that changed the outcome of the Revolutionary War.About theAuthor:John R. Maass is a staff member of the NationalMuseum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir. He received a BA in history from Washington and Lee University and a PhD in early American history at The Ohio State University. He is the author of several books on U.S. military history, including North Carolina

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00:16:06

Eloisa James- Hardly a Gentleman

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/04/25

Eloisa has published over 30 historical romances, many of which have hit the bestseller lists. She also wrote a bestselling memoir, Paris in Love, as well as a contemporary novel, Lizzie and Dante. Her books are published in 28 languages and 30 countries, from Slovakia to Sweden. Worldwide, she has approximately 7 million books published in print or electronically. She lives in New York City and Florence, Italy. After graduating from Harvard University, Eloisa earned a M.Phil. from Oxford University

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00:14:57

John W Miller-The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver...

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2025/04/20

The Last Manger: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented,and Reinvented Baseball by journalist John Millerpublished by Avid Reader Press, a division of Simon & Schuster . This is the first major biography of the legendary Baltimore Orioles manager —who has been described as “the Copernicus of baseball” and “the grandfather of the modern game.” John W. Miller is a writer, baseball coach, and contributing writer at America Magazine. He has reported from six continents and over forty countries for The

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00:16:02

Becca Kinzer- First Love, Second Draft

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/04/17

She’s a romance writer burned out on love. He’s her famous baseball star ex-husband. The last man she wants to be forced to work with is the one who broke her heart. Becca Kinzer lives in Springfield, Illinois, where she works as a critical care nurse. When she’s not busy taking care of sick patients or using up all the storage on her phone with pictures of her dog, she enjoys making up lighthearted stories with serious laughs. She is the author of multiple titles including Dear Henry, Love Edith,

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00:11:31

Michael Kelly- Journey of Shadows

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/04/11

About The BookThis book recounts the harrowing tale of Michael Kelly's journey to Africa, a desperate mission born from despair. Facing overwhelming brokenness, Michael traveled there, intending to end his life, believing that his children's future would be secured through a life insurance policy. Instead, he encountered unimaginable darkness, confronting evil and seemingly insurmountable odds that tested his will and faith. Through these trials, unexpected friendships blossomed-connections

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00:18:27

Clea Simon- The Butterfly Trap

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/04/10

What happens when twin forces, obsession and capitulation, come together? And whose story do you believe in any lovestory gone wrong?They were an unlikely couple. Greg, a post doc medicalstudent, is a planner who wants to have his career, a wife, children, a home. Anya is a free spirit, an artist living hand to mouth but passionate about her art and living a life that matters. When Greg spots her at a party, a vision dancingin a diaphanous blue shirt, blue eyes and long black hair swaying, she is

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00:15:55

James Bradley-Martin Van Buren America's First...

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2025/04/07

Some say that Martin Van Buren was one of themost remarkable politicians—not only of his time, but in American presidential history. Co-editor of the Martin Van Buren Papers, James M. Bradley writes this new biography of the 8th president of the United States . Van Buren was the first chief executive not born a British citizen, and the first to use the party system to chart his way from tavern-keeper's son to the pinnacle of power. Additionally, he was the principal architect of the party system

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00:13:28

Monique Angel- Asperia, First Light

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2025/04/03

About The BookFollowing an apocalyptic disaster that has divided communities into distinct territories, Sovereignties and Bound Cities: Humankind has evolved the ability to ascend into a fifth dimension whereby they can communicate with their ancestors for guidance. This is the First Light principle.As long as equilibrium is maintained among all living things, between earth air, fire and water then the First Light will hold Earth's ancestors in ascension, and they may be reached for guidance and

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00:12:13

Barbara de la Cuesta - The Spanish Teacher

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2025/04/02

About the authorBarbara de la Cuesta has taught English literature and Spanish on the secondary and college levels. She is currently teaching English as a Second Language. She has a Master’s Degree in Creative Non Fiction from Lesley College in Massachusetts, 1989.She has published stories in the California Quarterly, the Texas Review, and The New Ohio Review,. Her first novel, The Spanish Teacher, was winner of the Gival Press Fiction Prize in 2007. Rosa, a novel about a Honduran immigrant, was

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00:13:14

Michael Cannell-BLOOD AND THE BADGE The Mafia, Two...

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/03/30

Through the 1970s and 1980s Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa served in the NYPD, rising through the ranks, each becoming decorated detectives. They are also responsible for what may qualify as the department’s darkest chapter. For years the two cops operated not only as paid informantsfor the Lucchese organized crime family, but served as mob henchmen, committed a multitude of crimes and were involved in at least twelve murders. And they came remarkably close to getting away with all of it

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00:23:13

Samuel Ashworth- The Death and Life of August Sweeney

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2025/03/25

Legendary chef August Sweeney has servedhis final meal, collapsing in the middle of service in the very restaurant he built to secure his legacy. When Dr. Maya Zhu, a guarded, intense autopsist, is summoned to investigate, she discovers she must operate under strict conditions Sweeney himself dictated before he died. As she digs deeper into his immense body, everything that can go wrong does, because August Sweeney isn’t about to let a little thing like death stop him from raisinghell. August was a

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00:19:34

Steve Berry- The Medici Return

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2025/03/21

The Medici Return takes Cotton to Italy to solve a five hundred year-old mystery. Cotton Malone is on the hunt for a forgotten 16th century Pledge of Christ—a sworn promise made by Pope Julius II that evidences a monetary debt owed by the Vatican, still valid after five centuries—now worth in the trillions of dollars. But collecting that debt centers around what happened to the famed Medici of Florence—a family that history says died out, without heirs, centuries ago. Who will become the next

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00:13:43

Joshua David- The Power of Us

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2025/03/16

About The BookWe are living in times of many societal problems that are said to be impossible to solve. The Power of Us changes this paradigm with the power of "us"-thinking. When we reframe our viewpoint from "me," to "we," to "us," miraculous things start to become possible much more easily. The Power of Us is an overview of these problems, how they are interlinked, and it is also a game plan for us to start "us" movements for each of these social

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00:05:05

Sofia Canaday- How Tall Will I Be

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/03/12

Author Sofia Canaday is a vibrant and imaginativeseven-year-old with a deep passion for reading and writing. Her love for stories inspired her to create her very first book, a project that holds a special place in her heart. Sofia's enthusiasm for storytelling shines through in every page, capturing her unique perspective and creativity.She hopes her debut book brings joy and excitement tofamilies, just as she experienced while crafting it. With this milestone, Sofia is eager to share her love of

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00:21:18

Terry Roberts- The Devil Hath A Pleasing Shape

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2025/03/04

Walk the dark halls and threatening streets of 1920s Asheville in this thrilling third installment of The Stephen Robbins Chronicles, as fan-favorite Robbins confronts the dangerous contrast between appearance and reality at the exclusive Grove Park Inn.Terry Roberts is the author of six celebrated novels: A Short Time to Stay Here (winner of the Willie Morris Prize for Southern Fiction and the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction); That Bright Land (winner of the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award, the

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00:10:31

Victoria Guzman-Read Me

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/02/27

Victoria Guzman, best known by those closes to her as Tori, is a poet and an artist. She was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. Just like everyone else, she has been finding her way through life. Creating has been the best way for her to do that. Now here she, is almost 21, and a thought came across her mind: why not share a few words or write a book?For more info on the book click HERE

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00:12:13

C. J. Box - Battle Mountain

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/02/25

From #1 New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box comes the 25th Joe Pickett novel with a mixture of suspense, the outdoors, and family relationships at its core.BATTLE MOUNTAIN (Putnam) delivers the riveting Nate Romanowski story that fans have been clamoring for. Things didn’t end well for the outlaw falconer and his family at the end of Three-Inch Teeth. In BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nate is broken and fueled by revenge —and things are about to get a whole lot worse for everyone else.ABOUT THE AUTHORC. J

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00:15:14

Brian Freeman- Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Vendetta

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2025/02/22

Jason Bourne is back in ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE BOURNE VENDETTA by Brian Freeman (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) the 20th book in this bestselling iconic series. A hacked database known as the Files has upended the intelligence community. Careers are being destroyed. Dirty deals are showing up on the front page. Assassinations are spreading from Europe to the U.S. The new head of Treadstone sends Jason Bourne on a mission to find out who has the Files and get them back – or destroy them. Bourne has a rule for

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00:27:11

Jeff Apter- Carl Perkins

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/02/18

Long Live Rockabilly! New fans all over the world are discovering this uniquely American genre, from weekend bashes to festivals to musicals to rockabilly lookalike contests. Rockabilly– that perfect blend “rock and roll” and “hillbilly,” plus a dash of country and R&B – was officially kicked off by guitarist and songwriter Carl Perkins. His iconic song “Blue Suede Shoes” launched a sound so sensational it paved the way for timeless artists like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and countless others.

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00:20:30

Aggeliki Pelekidis -Unlucky Mel

Speaking of Writers ·

2025/02/14

In Unlucky Mel, PhD candidate Melody Hollings is in the final year of her creative writing program in upstate New York. Her dream life of landing the perfect academic job somewhere far away from her small hometown and publishing her first novel is so close to becoming a reality. But first she has to finish writing that book. Oh, and graduate. To do both, she needs her good friend Ben to reciprocate all the help she's given him over the years on his writing. But when Mel's widowed father

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