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...In my society there’s choices of destruction—In variety, I always felt like the rules never applied to me. Harrisburg, PA native Juelz Davenport brings his life story and that of his peers to a series of poetic works, "In My Eyes," Volumes 1 and 2, "In My Little Eyes," and "Penned in Pennsylvania."Juelz, as his friends know him, speaks frankly about life on the str...

Hidden in a French cellar, a Roman Legion awakens from a self-imposed hibernation. Seeking revenge for the massacre of their fellows in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, the legion emerges to exact revenge on their hated Germanic enemies. But they have overslept by nearly two thousand years--the world has changed, but the legion presses on. A NATO investigator has learned of their presence, and while...

Scotland, 1662. A young girl named Margaret meets Isobel, a teller of tales, of faeries and magic, which sweeps Margaret away from her devout Protestant family to learn of charms and the Otherworld. When Isobel is arrested and accused of practicing witchcraft, Margaret becomes a suspect. It remains for Katharine, Margaret's tutor and a Christian Mystic to potentially save them. Nancy Hayes Ki...

Jim is a guy who spends a fair amount of time at farmers markets, and in a series of stories spanning two decades pursues "complete unfetteredness" in his search for love in "Confessions of a Farmers Market Romeo."James R. Dubbs has lived in South Central Pennsylvania all his life. In addition to writing, he's been a factory workers, realtor, liquor store clerk, groundskee...

Charles Kniffen served in the US Marines, was wounded in Vietnam, and has used writing and communion with nature as a mean to cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. In his second Sunbury Press work, Kniffen takes the reader through a world very different from the camaraderie of a military unit. Speaking with host Lawrence Knorr, Kniffen pulls no punches about his experiences, social concerns an...

After a trapping sojourn to Alaska, Brander Matthews returns to Illinois to find his mother dead and his boyhood home on the auction block. He enouncters a mysterious man named Richter, who turns him toward the Seldom Seen Mine in Pennsylvania. Brander's efforts to recocile his past and build a new life seem doomed to fail, and the mine itself appears to have a hand in it all. Mitch James&apo...

Kalyna Miletic is an international career and leadership coach and entrepreneur, whose mission is to help women build meaningful legacies. With clients from over 50 nations, she has helped others find meaning in their careers. "Memorable: Lessons to Leave a Legacy" re-examines the nature of work, and offers 22 vital ponts to take life from obligation to one of contribution and making of...

If life imitates art, it can also run parallel--Dr. Mike and Isabelle Nelson drew on years of "adventures" as father and daughter to create the first of a young adult fantasy series, "Annie Abbott & the Druid Stones."13-year-old Annie is an energetic, thoughtful and forward girl, encouraged by her father Mike. The discovery of a letter from 1911 propels them on a journey to...

Former Major League Pitcher Ken Brett is quoted as saying, "The worst curse in life is unlimited potential." After the rise to stardom of New York Yankees great Mickey Mantle, the expectations that come with being "the next" are high, and in some cases, crushing. Barry Sparks joins Lawrence Knorr to talk baseball, and share stories of players who were touted as that guy in &quo...

The first book to tell the story of Pennsylvania's anthracite coal industry in the post-industrial age comes to us through the work of Dr. Philip Mosley. This examination of regional history takes a post-historic view, and explores how its representation and remembrance. The broader themes of environmental and socioeconomic change are taken up; recollections of the Knox Mine Disaster in Luzer...

...I like to entertain readers, while making them think. I believe that is the unifying vision in everything I have written...Dennis Clausen makes his second appearance on the Brown Posey Press Show, to discuss his most recent works. "The Accountant's Apprentice" is a tale of mystery and intrigue, and one that has its main character (and perhaps the readers) search within themselves...

The author of the multi-volume "Beagle Tales" series, Bob Ford returns with a new collection, "Bramble Rambles." Reflections made while exercising his hounds in the fields of Northern Pennsylvania, Pastor Ford has put these into a form of conversation starters for faith-based dialogue, but are not meant to achieve dogmatic answers. These rambles originally appeared in social me...

Irene Fermi was a very different child, all her life. Her quest for normalcy involves a somewhat-dysfunctional family, in which each moment of calm appears to be a victory. Now facing down death, Irene's re-examination of her relationship with her mother shows she might well have been wrong about everything. "In a world impossible to navigate, the true north of The Physics of Things is t...

Dorothea is an ordinary girl from the land of Iammarus whose life and destiny are upended in "Dragon's Pick." The annual hunt for dragon eggs brings residents from all over to Thea's hometown of Villa Ovo--the hatchlings choose their riders, and of the four, a rare male picks Thea! Whisked away to Castle Draco, Thea and her fellow trainees, Colt, Tye and Thomas undergo rigorous...

For their second foray into "Random Randomness," Novel Guys Brian Koscienski, Jeff Young and Brian's wife Christine Czachur delve into still more random (natch) themes and subjects. The gang discuss Fortress Publishing's latest creation, "Mayhem Menagerie," Book 2 of the Satan's Petting Zoo series. Then for the first time on the BookSpeak Network--a beer tasting!...

A question: "What if an author of graphically violent horror stories also drew cartoons?"That is answered by Thomas Malafarina, who has created Yes, I Smelled it, Too, a series of single panel cartoons that would make The Far Side and Bizarro appear sane! Thomas' drawings are influenced by Peanuts, but also the artists of MAD Magazine and others, and, like in his other works, he pus...

Author Juliette Godot debuts on Sunbury Press Books with From the Drop of Heaven, an historical work of love, books, faith and survival. In 1582, an accused seditionist named Martin escapes execution, and finds refuge with the family of Nicolas. Despite the ban on his books, Nicolas is fascinated by them, and later reads them to Catherine, a young woman he is teaching and later falls for. When cau...

Thrice Burned. Thrice Reborn. The dark elven families of Svartalfheim were butchered by a mysterious, powerful creature long ago. Of the few survivors, one family escapes to Midgard. Thyra is one who lives with her adopted human father on and island; in hand is her Bifrost key, left by her relatives. Following a battle against Valkyries, Thyra must go on a journey to save Svartalfheim, and in so d...

Catherine Jordan joins Lawrence Knorr on the Sunbury Press Books Show to discuss her writing, and a new anthology she has edited, That Darkened Doorstep. What lies behind that unopened door? Several authors imagine the answer, including Jacque Day, Carol and Fred Lauver, Amanda Headlee, Thomas Malafarina, and Jordan herself! A native of the Pocono in Northeast Pennsylvania, Jordan has appeared in...

"Don't Play with Dead Things."When Anna Dingel finds a boyfriend in her classmate Timmy, their summer after high school is anything but fun. Attacked by those unimpressed, Anna and her best friend Naomi resort to an ancient Abrhamic ritual in revenge, but the eldritch power goes out of control. Anna must decide who she really is. John James Minster's love of horror goes back to...

When Vivien Kindler answers an ad to take over the midday talk show spot on WNWT Radio, an AM station in Frost Pond, Maine, she finds out how much there is to learn about this little town, the people in it, and herself. Considered "From Away" by most natives, Vivien has lost her husband, and without realizing it, has found a new vocation. In today's corporate radio world, it would b...

For years, the little seaside town of San Cicaro has held its secrets, but with time, those secrets, and the stories behind them tend to get out. "Decades of San Cicaro," the fourth volume in the series by Thunderbird Studios, follows the path of a young researcher, Olivia who is gathering information on the town. Her innocent search, however, begins to dredge up yet more mysterious, mac...

Dan Van Tassel joins Lawrence Knorr on the Sunbury Press Books Show, to discuss travel from a unique perspective: by examination of classic narratives, stories and road trips in "Journey by the Book - A Guide to Tales of Travel."Journeys, real and imagined are looked upon here, including Homer's "Odyssey," "Gulliver's Travels," and "The Rime of the Anci...

Baseball's "Deadball Era" lasted from 1900 to 1919, so noted as Major League Baseball used a softer ball. In addition, the teams often played in stadiums with larger field surfaces, so games were won by timely hitting, bunting and strategy. Home runs were a rarity. During that period, a number of individual, single-season records were established, that are unlikely to be broken as t...

The second annual Books Books Books event comes to Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 17th. Organizers Mary Walsh and Amy Garnet join Tory Gates on the BPP Show to discuss the wherefor and why--Mary and Amy discuss their love of books and writing, and what inspired them to do their own. Mary Walsh is the author of twelve books (working on number thirteen) in various genres. Her works i...