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Author: Brad Meltzer (and Josh Mensch) Book: THE NAZI CONSPIRACY: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill (Young Reader’s Edition) Publishing: Scholastic Focus (October 21, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Brad_Meltzer_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): New York Times bestselling authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch adapt their instant bestseller, The...

Co-Editors: Lucas  E. Morel & Jonathan W. White Book: MEASURING THE MAN: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln Publishing: Reedy Press (October 1, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Lucas_Morel_Jonathan_White_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): In Measuring the Man, acclaimed scholars Lucas E. Morel and Jonathan W. White assemble Frederick Douglass’s most m...

Author: Elizabeth George Book: A SLOWLY DYING CAUSE: A Lynley Novel Publishing: Viking ( September 23, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Elizabeth_George_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): A new and highly anticipated Inspector Lynley TV series releasing this fall from BritBox Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley...

Author: Lisa Gardner Book: KISS HER GOODBYE: A Novel Publishing: Grand Central Publishing (August 12, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Lisa_Gardner_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): A New York Times  bestselling author returns with the latest installment in the addictive Frankie Elkin series, in which Frankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee,...

Author: Mitch Harris Book: MY PRIVATE WAR: Relentlessly Chasing a Dream – From the Navy to the Major Leagues Publishing: LT4D, LLC (July 6, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mitch_Harris_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): “Making it to the big leagues isn’t just about talent. It takes grit, sacrifice, and an unshakable belief in yourself and in God’s plan, especially w...

Author: Steve Berry Book: THE LIST: A Novel of Suspense Publishing: ‎ Grand Central Publishing (July 22, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Steve_Berry_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): In the vein of David Baldacci, John Grisham, and Harlan Coben—this is Steve Berry like you’ve never read him before. After a ten-year self-imposed exile, Brent Walker is returning home to Con...

Author: M.P. Woodward Book: TOM CLANCY LINE OF DEMARCATION: A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel Publishing:   G.P. Putnam’s Sons ( May 20, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MP_Woodward_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): The discovery of an oil field off the coast of Guyana plunges Jack Ryan, Jr into a cauldron of lies in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series. It...

Author: Laurence Leamer Book: WARHOL’S MUSES: The Artists, Misfits, and Superstars Destroyed by the Factory Fame Machine Publishing: ‎ G.P. Putnam’s Sons (May 6, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Laurence_Leamer_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): ONE OF “12 NEW NONFICTION BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ IN 2025”— THE OBSERVER A “MUST-READ” BOOK OF SPRING 2025 – TOWN &...

Author: Amor Towles Book: TABLE FOR TWO: Fictions Publishing: Penguin Books (April 8, 2025 – Paperback Edition) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Amor_Towles_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): A New York Times Bestseller “This may be Towles’ best book yet. Each tale is as satisfying as a master chef’s main course, filled with drama, wit, erudition and, most of all, heart.” —...

Author: Robert K. Tanenbaum Book: THAT DAY IN DALLAS: Lee Harvey Oswald Did NOT Kill JFK Publishing: Regnery (May 20, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Robert_Tanenbaum_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): That Day in Dallas: Lee Harvey Oswald Did Not Kill JFK is best described as a prosecution by Robert K. Tanenbaum of those corrupt, unscrupulous government and unelected agen...

Co-Authors: Rick Jackson & Matthew McGough Book: BLACK TUNNEL WHITE MAGIC: A Murder, a Detective’s Obsession, and ’90s Los Angeles at the Brink Publishing: ‎ Mulholland Books (March 4, 2025) Listen to the full 4-part interview here: https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rick_Jackson_full_to_air.mp3 BUY THE BOOK! Synopsis (from the Publisher): Detective Rick Jackson, a decorat...

Co-author: Tom Lange (& Robert Souza) Book: THE DIRTY BUSINESS OF MURDER: The Inside Story of Homicide Investigation in the City of Angels Publishing: Independently published (October 22, 2024) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tom_Lange_complete_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): The book comprises some (24) compelling murder investigations in Los Angeles that were handled by...

Author: Judy Henderson Book: WHEN THE LIGHT FINDS US: From a Life Sentence to a Life Transformed Publishing: Worthy Books (April 15, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Judy_Henderson_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): A testament to the indomitable human spirit and the power of a mother’s love, this story of a wrongfully incarcerated woman’s fight for freedom and...

Author: Joseph Finder Book: THE OLIGARCH’S DAUGHTER: A Novel Publishing: Harper (January 28, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Joseph_Finder_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): “Any new novel by Joseph Finder is a ticket to reading pleasure, and this one is hands down his best ever.”—Stephen King “This is Finder at his finest—a perfect everyman-in-peri...

Author: C.J. Box Book: BATTLE MOUNTAIN: A Joe Pickett Novel Publishing: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (February 25, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CJ_Box_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): Outlaw falconer Nate Romanowski is off the grid and out for revenge in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C. J. Box. The campaign of destruction that Axel Soledad and...

Author: Steve Berry Book: THE MEDICI RETURN: A Cotton Malone Novel Publishing: Grand Central Publishing (February 11, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Steve_Berry_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): From celebrated  New York Times  bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest installment in his wildly popular Cotton Malone series—now in development as a streaming series....

Author: Dr. Cristina LePort, MD Book: CHANGE OF HEART (A Miner & Mulville Medical Thriller) Publishing: Bancroft Press (February 4, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cristina_LePort_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): In the bustling heart of New York City, a young medical student’s life is tragically cut short, though her heart continues to beat, holding the promise of l...

Author: TJ Klune Book: THE BONES BENEATH MY SKIN Publishing: Tor Books (February 4, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TJ_Klune_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): A spine-tingling standalone novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune―a supernatural road-trip thriller featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and...

Author: Maria van Lieshout Book: SONG OF A BLACKBIRD Publishing: First Second (January 21, 2025) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Maria_van_Lieshout_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! “This is essential, illuminating reading.” ―R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder Fight hate. Make art. In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma’s world changes when she wit...

Author: Marcia Clark Book: TRIAL BY AMBUSH: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth About the Case of Barbara Graham Publishing: Thomas & Mercer (December 1, 2024) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Marcia_Clark_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): In this dramatic true account about the power of sensationalized crime, one woman’s case is exposed for its sexism, flagrant disregard for t...

Author: Robin Cook Book: BELLEVUE: A Novel Publishing: ‎ G.P. Putnam’s Sons (December 3, 2024) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Robin_Cook_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): From the bestselling author and “master of the medical thriller” ( The New York Times ), Robin Cook, comes a new tale of suspense-horror about a first-year resident whose life-shattering vis...

Author: Amy Sarig King Book: ATTACK OF THE BLACK RECTANGLES Publishing: Scholastic Press (September 3, 2024) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Amy_Sarig_King_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): Award-winning author Amy Sarig King takes on censorship and intolerance in a novel she was born to write. Attack of the Black Rectangles joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-...

Author: Sharon Virts Book: THE GRAYS OF TRUTH Publishing: Flashpoint (October 29, 2024) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sharon_Virts_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): From bestselling historical true-crime author Sharon Virts comes a gripping tale of murder and deceit.  In Reconstruction-era Baltimore, members of the city’s elite keep turning up dead. Below the polished surface...

Author: David Baldacci Book: TO DIE FOR: A 6:20 Man Thriller Publishing: Grand Central Publishing (November 12, 2024) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/David_Baldacci_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case—and he’s about to come face-to-face with...

Author: Erika Engelhaput Book: GO TO HELL: A Traveler’s Guide to Earth’s Most Otherworldly Destinations Publishing: National Geographic (August 13, 2024) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Erika_Englehaupt_to_air.mp3 Version 1.0.0 Synopsis (from the Publisher): You can go to hell and back with the help of this one-of-a-kind illustrated travel guide to real-life underworld dest...