Speaking of Writers

Robert Polito takes us inside the creative mind of Bob Dylan with his new book After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace. A deep dive into reinvention, artistry, and legacy.#SpeakingOfWriters#BobDylan#AuthorInterview#BookPodcast#MusicHistory#LiteraryPodcast

Emilio Pucci: The Astonishing Odyssey of a Fashion Icon . The book has received glowing reviews from The New York Times, Vogue, Publishers Weekly, and more. When people think of fashion designer Emilio Pucci, it is of his bright, swirling colors and easy, freeing fabrics, and everyone from Sophia Loren to Jackie Kennedy donning the eye-catching dresses that personify La Dolce Vita. What few know a...

Emily Carpenter has earned her place as a master of Southern Gothic suspense with her immersive novels set in the atmospheric South, where she was born and raised. The former actor, producer and screenwriter, who grew up in Alabama and lives in Georgia, chose the historic and picturesque city of Savannah for the setting of her seventh novel, A SPELL FOR SAINTS AND SINNERS, to be published by Kensi...

In 1969, a Picasso painting titled Portrait of a Woman and Musketeer vanished from Logan International Airport’s loading dock in Boston and ended up in the home of Merrill “Bill” Rummel, a forklift operator. Unaware of its contents, Rummel took the crate home, later discovering that it contained the painting and hiding it in his closet. As the missing Picasso drew the attention of the FBI and the...

From self-trained lawyer to Supreme Court Justice and chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials — Robert H. Jackson’s life reshaped American jurisprudence. On this episode of Speaking of Writers, legal historian G. Edward White discusses his new biography Robert H. Jackson: A Life in Judgment, exploring Jackson’s defense of the New Deal, his dissent in Korematsu, his role in Brown v. Board of Educa...

Acclaimed and award-winning author Nick Petrie is back with another propulsive thriller in his bestselling Peter Ash series. At the suggestion of his girlfriend, June Cassidy, Peter rides to the aid of an investigative reporter who may have stumbled on a story more explosive than even he can handle in THE DARK TIME.Nick Petrie is the author of nine novels in the Peter Ash series, most recently The...

THE CROSSROADS is a gripping, family-centered mystery for both loyal fans and newcomers. Readers love Joe Pickett—a likeable, dogged hero who always tries to do the right thing—and this time, his three daughters share the spotlight. Set against the fierce beauty of the modern West, where energy empires, cartels, and powerful families vie for control of the land, Box delivers a timely, emotionally...

Archaeologist turned Chief Sales Officer Marco Barbi joins Speaking of Writers to discuss his book 7th Power of 7: A Short Guide to Sales Mastery. From selling kitchen knives in college — including finishing a pitch while bleeding from a severe cut — to overseeing sales expansion across North America, Marco shares the science behind mastering the perfect sale. For more info on the book click HERE...

Poet Angel Cordero joins Speaking of Writers to talk about real life, family, faith, conflict, humor, and vulnerability behind his poetry collection The Life We Lead. Written over three years, this book is part autobiography, part self-reflection, and part companion for anyone navigating love, loss, and everyday life. A deeply human conversation about stories that shape us—and the words that help...

From acclaimed historian and author of the “marvelous” (The New York Times Book Review) The Last American Aristocrat comes a captivating new biography of Teddy Roosevelt, exploring the life of America’s 26th president and his pivotal role in shaping the dawn of the American Century. Theodore Roosevelt was one of America’s most fascinating presidents—a complex man both publicly and privately. In th...

BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON: An Intimate History (Bloomsbury), is the deepest dive yet into the heart and soul, secret affairs, unexplored alliances, and bitter feuds of a generally worshipped, intermittently reviled American icon from accomplished Jefferson scholar and biographer Andrew Burstein. A prolific historian of early American politics and culture long specializing in the life of the mind in b...

Madden & Summerall tells the inside story of how two unlikely partners became the greatest broadcast duoin NFL history. Rich Podolsky has been an established writer and reporter since the1970s, covering the Miami Dolphins and writing for The NFL Today. He has been a staff writer for CBS Sports and has written for The Philadelphia Daily News , The Palm Beach Post , The Wilmington News Journal ,...

On this episode, Wayne A. Lynch, retired journalist and author of Blood Stained Papers. Blending vampire lore with newsroom realism, Wayne explores guilt, redemption, and the emotional toll of immortality in a story where love may be the only path to salvation.

Former FBI Agent John Schachnovsky talks international crime, global justice & real-life cases. He also reveals what it takes to catch criminals across continents.#speakingofwriterspodcast #authorpodcast #books #truecrimepodcast

A few nights before Halloween, as Cork O’Connor gloomily ruminates on his upcoming birthday, he receives a call from his son, Stephen, who is working for a nonprofit dedicated to securing freedom for unjustly incarcerated inmates. Stephen tells his father that decades ago, as the newly elected sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork was responsible for sending an Ojibwe man named Axel Boshey to prison fo...

How do faith, science, and secular ideology intersect—and collide? Author and physicist Michael Ebifegha joins Speaking of Writers to discuss his book Satan’s Shadow in Abrahamic Religions, examining belief systems, evolution, and religious authority in the modern world.#speakingofwriterspodcast #faithandscience #authorpodcast

On this episode of The Speaking of Writers Podcast, we welcome award-winning historian Jack Kelly, author of Tom Paine's War. A powerful story of how words , not weapons, helped save the American Revolution. JACK KELLY  is an award-winning author and historian. His books include  Band of Giants,  which received the DAR History Medal, and  God Save Benedict Arnold,  a Finalist for the New Engla...

Andrew Fechmeier is a master at hiding. He'd better be—he’s spent decades concealing a secret that could get him killed. So when he’s diagnosed with a terminal disease, he heads for the local funeral home carrying the blue suit he eventually wants to be buried in. But what no one knows is that Fechmeier secretly tucked something inside, turning the suit into a final, untraceable hiding spot. I...

Enriched by extraordinary first-hand accounts, this is a fascinating history of the dying days of the Third Reich as Stalin sought to consolidate his own empire. In January 1945, the Red Army launched a powerful offensive across the Vistula River to drive the Wehrmacht out of Poland, with the intention of securing a start line for an operation that would ultimately result in the capture of Berlin...

On the 75th anniversary of the legendary Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Steve Vogel tells the little-known story of the Army soldiers who gave all during the Korean War’s most consequential battles and then were denigrated for their sacrifice. A Task Force Called Faith: The Untold Story of the U.S. Army Soldiers Who Fought for Survival at Chosin Reservoir—and Honor Back Home delivers a fresh perspect...

A BIOGRAPHY OF A MOUNTAIN: The Making and Meaning of Mt. Rushmore, by Matthew Davis (St. Martin’s Press), is a powerful comprehensive history of Mt. Rushmore, written in light of recent political controversies, and a timely retrospective for the monument’s 100th anniversary in 2025. Davis has penned an impressive work of narrative nonfiction, combining history with reportage, bringing this complic...

Rhineland: Hitler’s Last Defence, 1944–45 by Anthony Tucker-Jones is a dramatic retelling of the desperate battle of the Rhineland during World War II from the German perspective. The Rhineland was where Adolf Hitler sowed the seeds for the Second World War when he remilitarized it in breach of the Treaty of Versailles in 1936, and by late 1944 the Rhine provided the last major obstacle to the adv...

On this episode, Steve Richards interviews book publicity veteran Brian Feinblum, founder of Book Marketing Buzz Blog. and one of the most respected voices in book marketing. They discuss today's publishing landscape, how authors can get published, and what promotional strategies still deliver results. Brian Feinblum, the creator and author of BookMarketingBuzzBlog, was the chief marketing off...

When a tainted drug starts claiming lives across the city, Detective Harriet Foster and her team race to track down the source…before it takes one of their own. About the Author Tracy Clark is the award-winning author of the acclaimed Detective Harriet Foster series. She is also the author of the Chicago Mystery series featuring Cassandra Raines, a hard-driving, African American PI who works the m...

Structured in two almost novella-like sections, “Hard Margins” follows Wyoming’s Towuk tribe. The story begins in the spring of 1958 and is told by Danny Hubbard, a Korean war veteran, who has taken this remote BIA position for a chance to remake his life...Out of a mixture of duty and boredom, Hubbard begins to read the reports written by his BIA predecessors, dating back to the 1870s, looking fo...