Reading And Writing Podcast

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Welcome to the eleventh episode of the Reading and Writing podcast featuring an interview with Lee Child, New York Times bestselling writer of 13 thriller novels featuring Jack Reacher. Child’s latest novels include Gone Tomorrow and Nothing to Lose

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“The ever-resourceful and vengeful Reacher takes on nearly a score of the bad guys in an exciting climax to an enthralling book…complete with cover-ups and numerous intriguing twists.”—Library Journal, starred review

“A superb New York novel…. Child grounds his hero’s hard body and hard-drive brain in believable detail, and he sets the action against a precisely described landscape.” —Booklist, starred review

“All good thriller writers know how to build suspense and keep the pages turning, but only better ones deliver tight plots as well, and only the best allow the reader to match wits with both the hero and the author. Bestseller Child does all of that in spades…. [He] sets things up subtly and ingeniously, then lets Reacher use both strength and guile to find his way to the exciting climax.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Welcome to the tenth episode of the Reading and Writing podcast featuring an interview with Kevin J. Anderson, the author of more than one hundred novels, 47 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists. He has over 20 million books in print in thirty languages. He has won or been nominated for numerous prestigious awards, including the Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, the SFX Reader’s Choice Award, the American Physics Society’s Forum Award, and New York Times Notable Book. Anderson’s latest novels include The Edge of the World (Terra Incognita), Enemies & Allies, and The Winds of Dune.

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Praise for The Winds of Dune:

“Delivers solid action and will certainly satisfy.”
–Booklist

“This satisfying tale from Herbert’s son and Anderson follows Jessica, the mother of galactic emperor Paul Atreides. . . . Fans of the original Dune series will love seeing familiar characters, and the narrative voice smoothly evokes the elder Herbert’s style.”
–Publishers Weekly

Praise for the bestselling novel, Paul of Dune:

“This vital link between the first two books of the Dune saga begins immediately after the close of Dune. . . . This is good reading. . . . Standing well enough on its own for Dune novices, it goes without saying that it’s must reading for established fans.”
–Booklist

“Drawing on Frank Herbert’s massive body of notes, the coauthors of the new Dune series continue their expansion and illumination of the unexplored pieces of one of the genre’s most significant and powerful stories. A priority purchase for libraries of all sizes. Highly recommended.”
–Library Journal (starred review)

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Welcome to the ninth episode of the Reading and Writing podcast featuring an interview with Seth Harwood, the author of Jack Wakes Up.

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“Jack Wakes Up rocks! It’s a fast, smooth ride on a highway not found on any map.” —Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Brass Verdict

“Exhilarating . . . reads like a long-lost Mickey Spillane tale as directed by Robert Rodriguez.”
—Megan Abbott, Edgar Award winning author of Queenpin

“A cold, refreshing slap of glorious mayhem that doesn’t allow you to blink until you turn the last page.”
—Jason Pinter, bestselling author of The Mark

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Welcome to the seventh episode of the Reading and Writing podcast featuring an interview with Warren St. John, New York Times reporter and author of the new book Outcasts United.

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“If you only read one book over the next few months, it should be Outcasts United.”
—Bill Littlefield, NPR

“Not merely about soccer, St. John’s book teaches readers about the social and economic difficulties of adapting to a new culture and the challenges facing a town with a new and disparate population…This wonderful, poignant book is highly recommended…”
—Library Journal, starred review

A “richly detailed, uplifting account of a young Jordanian immigrant who created a soccer program in Georgia for young refugees from war-torn nations . . . educational and enriching.”
— Kirkus Reviews

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Welcome to the sixth episode of the Reading and Writing podcast featuring an interview with James Reasoner, author of Hunt at the Well of Eternity, Texas Wind, and many other novels.

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Spur Award nominee James Reasoner is one of the most prolific and in-demand Western writers working today, with more than 200 books to his credit, both under his own name and under various pen-names. He was a contributor to Bantam’s New York Times bestselling Wagons West series. In the mystery field he is best known for the novel Texas Wind, which has achieved legendary status as a collectible paperback. For several years early in his career, he wrote the Mike Shayne novellas in MIKE SHAYNE MYSTERY MAGAZINE under the famous pseudonym Brett Halliday. Under his own name in recent years he has written a ten-book series of historical novels set during the Civil War and several historical novels about World War II. He lives in Texas with his wife, award-winning mystery novelist Livia J. Washburn.

For more info on James Reasoner, you can check out James’ website or his blog.

Seth Harwood decided to podcast his novel, Jack Wakes Up, for free, and he ended up getting a book deal with Three Rivers Press, a division of Random House. Seth explains in this video.

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Welcome to the fifth episode of the Reading and Writing Podcast featuring an interview with Taylor Anderson, author of Into the Storm: Destroyermen, Book I, Crusade: Destroyermen, Book II, and Maelstrom: Destroyermen, Book III.

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“With its blending of historical fact, thrilling battle scenes, and science fiction, Maelstrom is a novel that anyone who loves reading both military and alternative history SF books will want to add to their libraries. The characters are complex, three-dimensional, and show growth over the course of the series, and Anderson, who is a gunmaker and forensic ballistic archaeologist and a member of the National Historical Honor Society and the United States Field Artillery Association, has done his research, and it shows.”
—Professor Crazy of BookSpotCentral.com

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Welcome to the third episode of the Reading and Writing podcast featuring an interview with Jack Kilborn, author of the new horror thriller – AFRAID.

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Jack Kilborn is the pen name of JA Konrath, author of the Lt. Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels thrillers.

Here’s some of the pre-release praise for AFRAID.

“AFRAID is a masterpiece of unrelenting horror. And I’m not exaggerating. Masterpiece. It’s the best piece of fiction I’ve read in several years. It simply NEVER lets up.”
— James Rollins, NYT bestselling author of Black Order and The Judas Strain

“AFRAID stands shoulder to shoulder with the very best of Harris, Koontz, and King. A classic horror novel.”
— Blake Crouch, author of Abandon

“The moment I heard about this book, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it.”
— David Morrell, NYT bestselling author of Creepers and First Blood

“AFRAID is one of the most intense books I’ve ever read. This one takes no prisoners.”
— Marcus Sakey, author of Good People

“An absolutely relentless nightmare, with some of the most deliciously nasty villains I’ve ever encountered in a book. Horror fans will be wiping blood out of their eyes with glee.”
— Jeff Strand, author of Pressure