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Three different shows. One common theme: celebrating the world of books.This podcast network is for readers and writers interested in hearing about awesome new books spanning a wide variety of different genres. Whether you’re hoping to get to know a new author or are in need of some practical writing tips, the BookSpeak Network has you covered.~The first program in the BookSpeak Network is the Sunbury Press Books Show. Hosted by the CEO of indie publisher Sunbury Press Lawrence Knorr, this show consists largely of interviews between the publisher and the authors he takes on at Sunbury Press. Knorr interviews both fiction and nonfiction authors and covers a range of topics from history, sports, biography, and more. This show may air 1-4 times per month.~The second program is called Milford House Mysteries, hosted by mystery and thriller authors Sherry Knowlton and JM (Jody) West. Sherry and JM often discuss the process of writing and publishing mysteries as well as doing interviews wit
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- 2 days ago37 min
"Shade of Wings" Author Pam McGaffin on the Brown Posey Press Show
Duncan is four years old and has been told he needs to find a mate. As a crow, however, living in New York City and with his parents dead, he must lead the family and keep it fed. Around Duncan, his sister Cloud and three fledglings, however, the crows are dying. "The Blind Death" has already taken their parents, and humans are now taking notice. Not only crows, but flamingos begin to die as well, and then people are showing up at hospital ERs...and the crows are being blamed. Shade of ...
- 1 weeks ago27 min
"Circus of Ugly Angels" -- Novel Guys Author Brian Koscienski on the Sunbury Press Books Show
Four lycanthropes in a van, bound for Las Vegas...what could possibly go wrong? The third volume in the Satan's Petting Zoo series, Circus of Ugly Angels finds Chad and his fellows going west, with Chad believing he will be the greatest of the species ever. In search of Sage, a guru-like lycanthrope who is said to be able to change into a variety of animals, the group decides to attend a high-profile gaming convention. Before they even arrive, there's trouble: a run-in with a b...
- 2 weeks ago42 min
"Flood Risk" Author Sandy Nork on Milford House Mysteries & Histories
A stolen mandolin leads insurance investigator Valerie Sloan on a chase that leads her and others from Nashville to Philadelphia in Flood Risk. A country music legend's daughter wants the instrument back, while an obsessive collector will do anything to get his hands on it. Caught in the middle is a musician, connected to both the daughter and Valerie, and Mother Nature, who brings about a calamity of its own. The second volume of the "Risk" series comes from Sandy Nork, who takes the re...
- 3 weeks ago44 min
"Temperature Rising" Author Joel Burcat on the Brown Posey Press Show
When law student Anna Freeman picks up a videotape on energy policy, she steps into the heart of a conspiracy. Powerful lobbyists, corrupt politicians, and billion-dollar interests will do whatever it takes to keep their secrets secret. The environmental activist in Anna is ignited, as the system thinks she's one of theirs. Instead, Anna plays a dangerous game as an undercover source for The New York Times. The one thing Anna didn't count on: she and the industry's top lobbyist are ...
- Aug 21, 202654 min
"Those Who Wait: Poems by Justin Strawser" on the Brown Posey Press Show
Justin Strawser is an award-winning reporter for The Daily Item newspaper in North-Central Pennsylvania. He currently covers the news and happenings in Union County and presents the Hidden History Series, a collection of tales that spotlight the lore of the Susquehanna Valley. He has also self-published his first collection of poetry. Those Who Wait offers more than one hundred pieces from the past two decades. Assembled in a series of chapters, these cover the wide expanse of human exis...
- Aug 14, 202627 min
"My Front Row Seat: A Newsman's Journey" -- CBS Radio Journalist Tim Scheld and Dr. Paul Semendinger on the Sunbury Press Books Show
The medium that remains the most immediate, apart perhaps from the internet, is radio. Imagine listening over the years for music, news, the weather, and so forth--who are the people's voices that come out of that box, those speakers? Tim Scheld was on the front line for much of a five-decade career in broadcasting, and he tells some of those stories in My Front Row Seat: A Newsman's Journey. A reporter for WCBS-AM and a national correspondent for ABC News, Scheld served as news director of W...
- Aug 7, 202646 min
"Murder at Leisure Dreams-Galapagos" Author Sharon Marchisello on Milford House Mysteries & Histories
Trouble seems to seek out Giovanna Rogers. The thought that her new job as manager of the luxurious Leisure Dreams Resort in the Galapagos Islands would bring a change is quickly brought back to Earth. A famous documentary filmmaker is dead in her suite. Aided (in more ways than one) by Detective Victor Zuniga, Giovanna sets out to find the killer. The victim has made plenty of enemies, and there's a string of likely suspects, but...the culprit could be indigenous to the islands themselves. W...
- Jul 31, 202625 min
"There's More to Hippos Than You Know" Author David Parmalee, on the Sunbury Press Books Show
How do we see the animals we love (and perhaps do not)? Through human eyes, these come about with the help of science, but also the vision of artists, and in the case of the guest in this episode, poetry. David Parmalee has combined all three for children (and their parents) in There's More to Hippos Than You Know ~ 25 Poems about Real Animals with Hundreds of Fun Facts. These short poems, humorous and genuine, tell about the animals, both familiar and foreign, such as the bunny, th...
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Three different shows. One common theme: celebrating the world of books.This podcast network is for readers and writers interested in hearing about awesome new books spanning a wide variety of different genres. Whether you’re hoping to get to know a new author or are in need of some practical writing tips, the BookSpeak Network has you covered.~The first program in the BookSpeak Network is the Sunbury Press Books Show. Hosted by the CEO of indie publisher Sunbury Press Lawrence Knorr, this show consists largely of interviews between the publisher and the authors he takes on at Sunbury Press. Knorr interviews both fiction and nonfiction authors and covers a range of topics from history, sports, biography, and more. This show may air 1-4 times per month.~The second program is called Milford House Mysteries, hosted by mystery and thriller authors Sherry Knowlton and JM (Jody) West. Sherry and JM often discuss the process of writing and publishing mysteries as well as doing interviews wit
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