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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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The Hellbender Books Podcast, Episode 2: Thomas Malafarina discusses Reluctant Heroes & Horror
One of Sunbury Press Books' most prolific authors, Thomas Malafarina has dug into the darkness to produce literature that haunts, scares, terrifies, and sometimes even humors readers. From the long-running "Malaformed Realities" series, the "13 Deadly Endings" collection, and works such as "Circle of Blood," Malafarina offers much to entertain the reader, but also to make them think. In this second episode of The Hellbender Books Podcast, host Kayla Kisthardt discusses Malafarina's work and h...
- 1 weeks ago28 min
"Midnight Visitor" Author Dr. John LaCasse Returns to the Sunbury Press Books Show
Dr. John LaCasse has continued to produce thought-provoking, insightful, and entertaining books over a career that saw many before his literary one, which began as an octogenarian. Pet enthusiasts the world over can recall a chance encounter, a street rescue, or a decision to take a cat, dog, or other animal into their lives and what follows. Midnight Visitor reflects how John (who is allergic to cats!) and his partner let a black cat who arrived at their home on a dark and stormy ...
- 2 weeks ago27 min
The History Stacks: Harry Deitz, Jr., Author of "The Giant Killer" on the BookSpeak Network
Harry Covelskie went by many spellings of his last name, and perhaps played baseball in the shadow of his more famous brother, Stan Coveleski, who is enshrined in Cooperstown. One of five brothers who came out of the coal mining community of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, Harry had an up-and-down career during the "Dead Ball Era." This is chronicled in Harry Deitz, Jr.'s biography, The Giant Killer: the Gritty Coal Miner who Helped Deny the New York Giants the 1908 Pennant. The left-hander is p...
- 3 weeks ago43 min
"Apocalypse Everyday, Everyday Apocalpyse" Author Nöe Ray Debuts on the Brown Posey Press Show
On a planet whose environment is all but destroyed, and with a system update coming, the final survivors of humanity will soon be made redundant. A corporation has redefined personhood, and "people" are now mere units of labor. All that is left to stop it is a bureaucrat, an AI system that developed feelings, and a humanist fungus. These three must find a way to communicate and cooperate before the world ends again, this time for good. Apocalypse Everyday, Everyday Apocalypse is the deb...
- 4 weeks ago57 min
The Hellbender Books Podcast Returns with "Pig" Author Nancy Williams!
Hellbender Books is the horror imprint for Sunbury Press and boasts an impressive lineup of independent and original works. The previous shows are available in the BookSpeak Network archive. Now hosted by Kayla Kisthardt, Episode 1 of the new Hellbender Books Podcast premieres with author Nancy Williams, who has scored a major motion picture deal with Pig. Set in Meadville, Pennsylvania, the town is believed to be sharing its space with a race known as the "Pig People." Young women cont...
- Oct 2, 202646 min
"Rhymes from the Hinterland," Poetry by Guy Graybill on the Brown Posey Press Show
Guy Graybill is an author, educator, poet, and commentator. In his time with Sunbury Press Books, Guy has helped to preserve and chronicle the history of some of Pennsylvania's most unique characters. Among these, Prince David Farrington, brought to life once more in Prohibition's Prince: The Bizarre Life of America's Millionaire Moonshiner, a work now in its Second Edition. Another figure of the state's history, Henry Wharton Shoemaker, is profiled in Scoundrel of the Susquehanna. ...
- Sep 25, 202627 min
"Their Wonted Fires" Author Michael Robert Drane, on the Sunbury Press Books Show
Michael Robert Drane takes the reader back to the Gilded Age in Western Pennsylvania with his novel Their Wonted Fires. An old saying has it that "Pittsburgh is Hell with the lid off." This story takes you beneath the age's lavish facade of those days, to struggling rural communities and steel towns, including Braddock, PA. The Moran family is the face of this tale, as they face the changes of a fast-moving, industrializing society, and they are forced to question whether they have the streng...
- Sep 18, 202637 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 ...
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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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