Stephen Postema started running in Kindergarten. His strides through Ann Arbor, Michigan in the 60s and 70s became a metaphor for a city and nation in evolution. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/4zv6m34d Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/48mw7wxk Get the book: www.amazon.com/Running-Arou...

Sam Daley-Harris has updated and expanded his classic work, Reclaiming Our Democracy. And it's become a playbook for positive change. Hear the conversation: www.buzzsprout.com/2513727/epis... Read my Substack Essay: substack.com/home/post/p-... Get the Book: www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-O...

Charles Philipp Martin's Rented Grave delves deep into the underbelly of Hong Kong, a city caught between modern ambition and the legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/yzp2tvea Read my Substack essay: substack.com/home/post/p-... Get the Book: tinyurl.com/97pw8e2b

Seems appropriate today.

Totally me as a kid. I was a DC guy.

Books.

Sharon Eubank offers a wisdom-packed guide on how to enact impactful aid in the world through actions you can initiate in your own backyard. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/bdzd5zdv Read my Substack essay: substack.com/home/post/p-... Get the Book: tinyurl.com/2wu8s3kp

It’s my birthday so you should go pre-order my and Richy’s picture book as a gift to me ☺️🙏🏾! 🔗https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742021/mamis-magic-words-by-kiara-valdez-illustrated-by-richy-sanchez-ayala/

Stacy Bass delivers a transformative story of grief, offers a new way into resilience, and illustrates how photographs can be portals & love that loss cannot diminish. Hear the Conversation: tinyurl.com/bddfknsv Read my Substack Essay: substack.com/home/post/p-... Get the Book: tinyurl.com/yjeytzrj

What if Elvis died while serving in the Army? Author Tim Kirk discusses how his Hollywood chops influenced a tightly plotted tale of 4 men who were influenced by a seismic event. Hear the Convo: tinyurl.com/wh3ed3cj Get the Book: tinyurl.com/mvaywrmw Read my SubStack essay: tinyurl.com/ys5ychmd

This looks great! @espiers.bsky.social knows her stuff.

@everystarterpack.bsky.social is a great follow for finding interesting accounts, whatever your interests. All #StarterPacks all day.

Want an excellent read that could have emerged from California headlines? Here's my take on Alex Kenna's spellbinding "Burn This Night." Wanna hear @alexkenna.bsky.social talk about it? Check out our In Conversation visit: www.buzzsprout.com/admin/251372...

Glad to see @alexbpearl.bsky.social get some well deserved love. He's a excellent storyteller.

My take on @blacktopkid.bsky.social's latest, "All The Sinners Bleed." Read the full essay here: terryshepherd.com/s-a-cosby-al...

Cinderella, cira 2025.

Claire Booth beautifully blends real-life location with a mix of mystery and drama in Hank Worth 7. Throwing Shadows effectively demonstrates how past events ripple into present drama. Hear the Convo: www.buzzsprout.com/admin/251372... Read my Substack essay: substack.com/home/post/p-...

A reminder for us all. Have the best day you can today. Much love. ✌🏼🤗🦋🌷🥰

An evil artifact. A city of brigands. A fool trying to make something of himself. A fallen princess hitting rock bottom. A family caught in the middle. Everything burns. LINKS: www.books2read.com/jinxedpirate m-walshwrites.itch.io/the-jinxed-p... #BookSky #ReaderSky #IndieAuthor #SFF #Fantasy 📚💙

Author & entrepreneur Loxley Browne discusses her Charms book series, teaching young people about dreaming big and taking action to make those dreams real. Hear the convo: www.buzzsprout.com/admin/251372... Get the Books: charmsbookseries.com Read my Substack Essay: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Screenwriter and author Tom Epperson discusses his latest, "Baby Hawk," imagining a post-apocalyptic drama where only one woman survives in a world of men. Hear the convo: www.buzzsprout.com/admin/251372... Get the book: www.tomepperson.com Read my SubStack essay: substack.com/home/post/p-...

#Booksky #PoliceProcedural #Review The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan lesasbookcritiques.com/the-cyclist-... via @lesaholstine.bsky.social

Brian Cranley mixes philosophy, spirituality and science and finds some fascinating parallels. A mind expanding visit you won't soon forget. Hear the conversation: www.buzzsprout.com/.../17660585.... Get the Book: briancranley.com Read my SubStack Essay: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Leslie A. Rasmussen—talks about "When People Leave,"exploring the secrets that live just beneath the surface of the stories we think we know. Hear the Convo: www.buzzsprout.com/admin/251372... Get the Book: www.lesliearasmussen.com/books Read my Substack Essay: open.substack.com/pub/terryshe...

Happy Birthday, #RaymondChandler.

Federal Judge Thomas Cullen discusses Charlie-Man, his coming-of-age novel about Charlie Stewart, as he navigates heartbreak, and identity. Hear the Convo: www.buzzsprout.com/admin/251372... Get the Book: www.amazon.com/Charlie-Man-... Read my Substack: terryshepherd.substack.com/p/thomas-cul...

Jenny Dandy bursts onto the crime fiction scene with "The Brownstone on E. 83rd." We talk mystery, NYC, and why it’s never too late to start writing. Hear the Conversation: www.buzzsprout.com/2513727/epis... Get the Book: www.jennydandy.com Read my Substack Essay: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Gotta love a library that promotes banned books! Thank you, Cleveland Heights library

What happens when an author, who also happens to be a dynamic prosecutor imagines the worst possible person's darkest intentions Alex Kenna hits it out of the park. Hear the convo: soundcloud.com/user.../alex... Get the Book: www.alexkenna.com

I remember this.

You learn two things from losing your shit: the location of your breaking point and how to avoid it.

Since it is Juneteenth, I will share a lil something... My ancestors were slaves in Texas & were freed on June 19, 1865. They came together to meet with other ex-slaves & formed the Limestone County 19th of June Organization. They bought 30 acres of land on Lake Mexia.

In his motivational debut, one time NASA engineer Andy Crocker details "The Unconditionals," 5 words that define a purposeful life. Hear the convo: soundcloud.com/user-5474348... Get the book: andycrockerbooks.com Read my Substack essay: substack.com/home/post/p-...

🛸 Pioneer Sun… Born last Thursday! #Scifi #Wallops #NASA #JPL #Goddard #KU #Amazon Retired JPL engineer Henry Hume believes there is a hidden planet on the far side of our sun. He has over a hundred years of data telling him just that, all in cardboard boxes. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLJGWW5

Here's my book review for The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... -impressive debut! -diverse cast of characters/sexual identities -Urban fantasy, horror & occultism, cultural mythology, paranormal romance -Ghost equinox! -Diaspora and Afro-Caribbean indigenous peoples

"Know You Know" charts Daniel Hendrick's saga of extraordinary achievement, stunning loss and miraculous return. A life-changing story of faith and resilience. Hear the conversation: soundcloud.com/user-5474348... Read the Substack Essay: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Terri Lewis introduces "Behold the Bird in Flight," an incredible true story of Isabelle d’Angoulême, the nearly forgotten queen brought vividly to life with poetic grace and historical rigor. Hear the convo: soundcloud.com/user-5474348...

The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--

Happy Birthday, Larry McMurtry. 1936-2021

In Dwight Holing's "The Thunder Head," wdevelopers and ranchers clash over the future of pristine Oregon land and Nick Drake finds himself in the crosshairs. Hear the Convo: soundcloud.com/user-5474348... Get the book: dwightholing.com Read my essay: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Oldies but goodies!

Authors supporting authors.

Want to make a protagonist or villain vanish? Here's how #authors can do it. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Another reason I'm looking forward to New Orleans Bouchercon 2025. Thank you, Margaret, for an advance look at your forthcoming masterpiece! margaretmizushima.com

Glad to see @smartreads.bsky.social here on BlueSky. This is an author you need to get to know. Amazon Link: www.amazon.com/stores/autho...

Once in a while, you find a podcast you want to listen to again and again. Peter Samuelson's visit is one of those programs you'll keep handy for whenever you need a life reset. Hear the convo: soundcloud.com/user-5474348... Get the book: www.samuelson.la

I gotta get @smartreads.bsky.social on my show! This is an excellent read!

To my #author family: Keep #writing. Quit worrying about #book sales or if anybody will like it. Be like the #Muppets. Write for the pure joy of it!

Zorro was my first super hero back when Guy Williams starred in the Disney after-school series. Gotta get this one.