The west of the mid-1800’s was mired in conflict over the issue of slavery. Against this backdrop, C. Q. Scafidi brings us The Outlaw Unchained: Bleeding Kansas. This conflict plays a role in this action filled novel. And Scafidi shares much about Bleeding Kansas. Never heard of it? Some background and some tantalizing excerpts from the novel are featured in this podcast.
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#11-Historical Novels
Historical novels provide us with information, drama, interesting settings and fascinating characters. Not to mention, that we actually can learn something of actual events. In this podcast, I examine and play samples from two of the historical novels which I have recorded. From the days of the founding of our country, we’ll ask the question, “Would you sign?” from the Declaration of Independence Series. From the troubled Civil War era, we’ll watch the surprising actions of a sutler in Murray Pura’s series, Let Freedom Ring. John Hancock was written by Joseph Max Lewis. The Sutler of Petersburg was penned by Joy Ross Davis.
A special note about this podcast. You’ll hear authentic music from Revolutionary War times and Civil War times in the background. From Revolutionary Times, you’ll hear the ballad “Free America.” From Civil War times you’ll hear, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”, “The Bonny Blue Flag”, and “Shenandoah.”
#10-The Merger of Audiobooks & Spiritual Ideas: #3 “Non-Prophet Murders”
My friend, Becky Wooley, has written a murder mystery/clerical crime/satire called Non-Prophet Murders which is full of spiritual ideas. While making you scratch your head trying to figure out “who-dun-it”, Becky challenges you to think about the Church and your beliefs and allows you to laugh, too. How does she do it? Well, you have to listen to the podcast to find out!!
#9: The Merger of Audiobooks & Spiritual Ideas: #2 Novels
This is the second week exploring the merger of audiobooks with spiritual ideas. While we may usually think of Bibles, books about the Bible, or devotionals containing spiritual ideas, there are other forms of writing which can be rich in spiritual ideas. In this episode, I take a look at two novels which explore spiritual ideas using the story of the birth of Jesus as their platform. Amber Shamel’s The Swaddling Clothes is a historical novel inspired by a Veggie Tales episode. Anne Baxter-Campbells Once Upon a Christmas Eve tells the story of a teenage who needs to learn a lesson or two. You’ll hear excerpts from both of these books.
#7-Life in Sweetland
Helping Hands Press has released a series of books set in Sweetland. I have recorded two of those books. In this week’s podcast, I talk about these two books and play samples from the audio of each one. Take a listen to samples from Sonrise in Sweetland, The Short Engagement and Summer in Sweetland, Never Too Old.
#5-An Interview in the G-Zone
On March 10, 2015, I went into the G-Zone with Giovanni Gelati of Helping Hands Press to talk about audi
obooks. We talked about the variety of books I’ve recorded and how I deal with the emotions of a character without totally succumbing to them while recording the book. You’ll hear about some upcoming projects as well as a sample of a recent release – Sonrise in Sweetland, volume 1-The Short Engagement. You may also hear a thing or two you didn’t know about yours truly!
Action/Adventure – Knighthawke by Jerry Minchew
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Knighthawke
Knighthawke: Vanishing Shadows
by Jerry Minchew
This week we look at the action-adventure genre of novels – something for the guys. Jerry Minchew has penned a pair of fine books in Knighthawke and Knighthawke: Vanishing Shadows. This pair of books tells us the story of our hero Michael Walker in search of himself and his identity. To date, these two books are BEST SELLERS. This story of searching is full of twists, turns, adventure, romance, and even some science fiction. Listen to samples from each book.
#3-Romance Novels
Songs That I Whisper
Concealed in My Heart
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Regina Puckett is a fine author with multiple genres to her credit. I have recorded the first two of the Warren Family series for her. Listen to samples of the stories and summaries of the novels.