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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.Cover art photo provided by Ja... Read more

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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Friday Black

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Friday Black

A conversation with University of Albany Alum Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah about his debut collection FRIDAY BLACK. By placi... Read more

26 Oct 2018

8mins

Ranked #2

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Adrienne Brodeur- WILD GAME: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me

Adrienne Brodeur- WILD GAME: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me

When Adrienne was fourteen, her mother, Malabar, woke her at midnight with five simple words: Ben Souther just kissed me... Read more

25 Oct 2019

8mins

Ranked #3

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The New Girl- Daniel Silva

The New Girl- Daniel Silva

 #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva is “quite simply the best” (Kansas City Star) writer of foreign intri... Read more

28 Jul 2019

12mins

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David Baldacci Long Road to Mercy

David Baldacci Long Road to Mercy

About LONG ROAD TO MERCY: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Catch a tiger by its toe. It’s seared into Atlee Pine’s memory: the ki... Read more

21 Nov 2018

10mins

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Stewart O'Nan- Henry, Himself

Stewart O'Nan- Henry, Himself

In his 2002 novel Wish You Were Here Stewart O’Nan introduced readers to the Maxwells, as Emily Maxwell gathered togethe... Read more

16 Jun 2019

9mins

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Karin Slaughter - The Last Widow

Karin Slaughter - The Last Widow

About THE LAST WIDOW: THE LAST WIDOW begins with an abduction. The routine of a family shopping trip is shattered when M... Read more

21 Sep 2019

10mins

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David W Blight Frederick Douglass

David W Blight Frederick Douglass

As a young man Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was fortunate to have been... Read more

21 Nov 2018

14mins

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Robert Crais- A Dangerous Man

Robert Crais- A Dangerous Man

Joe Pike didn't expect to rescue a woman that day. He went to the bank same as anyone goes to the bank, and returned to ... Read more

21 Sep 2019

12mins

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Dan Abrams-Theodore Roosevelt for The Defense

Dan Abrams-Theodore Roosevelt for The Defense

 In their New York Times bestseller, Lincoln’s Last Trial, ABC News chief legal affairs anchor Dan Abrams and bestsellin... Read more

21 Jun 2019

11mins

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George F Will- The Conservative Sensibility

George F Will- The Conservative Sensibility

The Conservative Sensibility takes readers back to the Founders' vision, articulated first in the Declaration of Indepe... Read more

18 Jun 2019

16mins

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Richard Russo- Chances Are

Richard Russo- Chances Are

ABOUT CHANCES ARE . . . From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls comes a new revelation: a riveting story ... Read more

22 Aug 2019

10mins

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Scott Pelley- Truth Worth Telling

Scott Pelley- Truth Worth Telling

An inspiring memoir from the frontlines of history by the award-winning 60 Minutes correspondent. Don’t ask the meanin... Read more

16 Jun 2019

20mins

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William Rawlings- The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes

William Rawlings- The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes

John Wesley O'Toole is a disbarred Savannah attorney who is trying to get his life back together after his release from ... Read more

19 Oct 2019

12mins

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TEXAS FLOOD The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan by Alan Paul and Andy Aledort

TEXAS FLOOD The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan by Alan Paul and Andy Aledort

The first definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with an epilogue by Jimmie Vaughan, and foreword and... Read more

Ranked #15

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Nathaniel Philbrick In The Hurricane's Eye

Nathaniel Philbrick In The Hurricane's Eye

A conversation with Nathaniel Philbrick about his new book IN THE HURRICANE’S EYE. The book chronicles the remarkable ye... Read more

26 Oct 2018

13mins

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

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

John Urschel is a respected mathematician pursuing his PhD at MIT. He is also a former offensive lineman for the Baltimo... Read more

16 Jun 2019

9mins

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Harlan Coben- Run Away

Harlan Coben- Run Away

A perfect family is shattered in RUN AWAY, the new thriller from the master of domestic suspense, Harlan Coben. You’ve l... Read more

10 May 2019

10mins

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H. W. Brands Heirs of The Founders

H. W. Brands Heirs of The Founders

From New York Times bestselling historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how, in nineteenth-century America, a... Read more

21 Nov 2018

10mins

Ranked #19

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The Orphan’s Song By Lauren Kate

The Orphan’s Song By Lauren Kate

The historical adult debut novel by # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate, The Orphan’s Song is a sweeping l... Read more

21 Jul 2019

10mins

Ranked #20

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Bryan Hoch- Mission 27

Bryan Hoch- Mission 27

A comprehensive history of the 2009 squad's rise to the championship Boasting a mix of homegrown talent and All-Star sig... Read more

4 Jul 2019

10mins

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