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Charlotte FC PodcastChicago vs. Charlotte FC Matchup Preview with Kyndra de St. Aubin, MLS Season Pass Match AnalystOn this episode we’re joined by one of the sharpest voices in American soccer broadcasting—Kyndra de St. Aubin. Known for her tactical eye, on-field experience, and years behind the mic, Kyndra helps us preview a crucial Eastern Conference matchup: Charlotte FC visiting Chicago Fire at Soldier Field.With both teams desperate for points and coming off frustrating midweek results, we dig into the tactical chess match ahead. Kyndra breaks down:The midfield battle and who needs to win it to control the tempoWhat tweaks the coaches might make late...
2025-06-2725 min
Charlotte FC PodcastPatrick Daka, Charlotte FC Director of Preformation and U-14 Head CoachIn this episode of the Charlotte FC Podcast, host Nic Finelli sits down with Patrick Daka, Charlotte FC's Head of Pre-Formation, U-14 Academy Coach, and Talent Discovery lead.Patrick shares his incredible journey through the world of soccer, from his upbringing in Zimbabwe and playing professionally in Germany, to his impact on youth development in the United States. Discover the core principles of "The Charlotte FC Way" and how Patrick's unique approach to player development emphasizes building well-rounded individuals, not just athletes. Learn about the famous "Daka Zone" and how the academy identifies and nurtures hidden talent...
2025-06-1448 min
Charlotte FC PodcastHector Samani, Charlotte FC Black Supporters Union PresidentOn this episode we chat with Hector Samani, President of the Charlotte FC Black Supporters Union. As we know the supporters lead the atmosphere that makes Charlotte FCs home such a Fortress. The other special thing about Hector and those who lead these groups is they are contributing to bringing people together to enjoy and share experiences together beyond just football.Follow the Charlotte FC Black Supporters Union on Instagram: @charlottefcasu
2025-04-2632 min
Charlotte FC PodcastAndrew Privett, Charlotte FCWelcome, Bienvineidos to the Charlotte FC Podcast. Today, we delve into the personal side of Charlotte FC Center Back Andrew Privett. We'll discover his passions outside of soccer, the values that drive him, and the experiences that have shaped him as a person and an athlete. Get ready for an insightful conversation that goes beyond the game. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Andrew Privett.
2025-03-2242 min
Charlotte FC PodcastBobby Belair, Charlotte FC Assistant General ManagerIn this episode, I sit down with Charlotte FC Assistant General Manager Bobby Belair, who works closely with GM Zoran Krneta on player personnel decisions and the construction of Crown Legacy, shaping the talent and depth of the club.A Carolina native, Bobby played college soccer at Brown and Clemson before transitioning to coaching and administration due to injuries. He gained early experience as a graduate assistant under Mike Noonan at Clemson before joining Atlanta United in 2016 as Academy Administrator. There, he quickly moved into player personnel, learning under Carlos Bocanegra. Bobby made the jump to Charlotte...
2025-03-1336 min
The Charlotte Ledger PodcastBehind the scenes of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast, with Steve DunnThis week’s podcast guest might sound a little familiar. You’ve been listening to his voice for more than two years.Steve Dunn regularly interviews winners of The Charlotte Ledger’s 40 Over 40 Awards, which are awarded every spring to individuals over the age of 40 who are doing important and inspiring work in Charlotte.While podcasting has become a significant part of his work, Dunn’s primary profession is mediation—following a career as an employment lawyer. As a mediator with Miles Mediation and Arbitration, Dunn brings his expertise in navigating complex conversations, a skill that trans...
2025-02-0930 min
Charlotte FC PodcastKristijan Kahlina, Charlotte FC GoalkeeperToday on the show, we have a conversation with Kristijan Kahlina, Goalkeeper for Charlotte FC. Kristijan has been one of the few faces of Charlotte FC that have been with the club since match one back in 2022. He is a fan favorite and having the best season of his career. I was fortunate enough to spend some time with him this week to learn more about him, what it was like for him growing up, how he became a goalkeeper as a young kid, his growth as a player and person, and his love and respect for his family...
2024-10-1251 min
Charlotte FC PodcastNatalee Jarrett, Charlotte FC VP Business OperationsI want to welcome you into my conversation with Natalee Jarrett, the Vice President of Business Operations for Charlotte FC. As you may know, we created this podcast because there are so many fascinating people behind the scenes that drive what fans and the community see. We want to share their stories. Natalee was one of the first employees for the club working in partnerships during the beginning days when the club did not even have a name and was just MLS Charlotte. Now she manages a vast array of departments across Charlotte FC and is the facilitator that...
2024-09-151h 02
Charlotte Readers PodcastCelebrating 400 Episodes of Reading and Writing and Talking About BothIn this 400th episode, we share why this is the last episode of Charlotte Readers Podcast, we reflect on our experiences as podcasters over 399 episodes, we talk about memorable podcast episodes, books, and writer quotes, and we share audio clips of previous interviews and readings on the show.
We also express our gratitude to you, our listeners, and to our supporters, authors, and partners, and we talk about what’s next for the podcast and the hosts. We couldn’t have done this podcast without you and we’re grateful you took the time to listen.
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2024-07-164h 15
Charlotte FC PodcastMatt Freeman, Charlotte FC Manager Premium SalesOn this episode Nic talks with Matt Freeman, the Manager of Charlotte FC Premium Sales (or should I say Experiences?). A former Irmo High School (Columbia, SC metro) soccer star under legend Phil Savitz and Marshall University defender, Matt worked his way from Cybersecurity sales before heading to Charlotte to be around a game he loves and helping others meet their needs for a premium and entertaining time. Matt has been named as part of Charlotte's Top 30 under 30 Future Business Leaders.
Check out the Premium Sales site if you are interested in having an...
2024-06-1546 min
Charlotte FC PodcastJaylin Lindsey, Charlotte FC DefenderToday on the show we are lucky to have one of Charlotte's own, Charlotte FC Defender Jaylin Lindsey. We talk about his journey starting in Charlotte, then Kansas City, and back to Charlotte. Jaylin also shares more about his fellow players and personal support team, cooking, living in Charlotte as an adult, and what he does for fun outside of football.
IG: @JaylinLindsey
2024-06-0228 minCharlotte Readers PodcastYear-End Episode with the Storied Charlotte Blog, Publishing Tips, and Favorite 2023 ReadsIn this episode 371, we’re wrapping up a big year for the podcast in a big way. Special guest Mark West returns to share his highlights of the literary year in Charlotte. We’ll talk about takeaways from publishing nine–yes, nine–books on the podcast this year. And we also have our top reads for 2023.
Today’s Featured Topics
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Writer, professor, and literary blogger Mark West, riding along with us as a co-host this episode, shares some of his favorite literary happenings from 2023, the backstory of his blog, and what he loves about the Charlo...
2023-12-261h 29
Charlotte FC PodcastDr. Doug Swanson Emergency Medical Physician & Pam Black, RN Charlotte FC Sports Care Manager and Team NurseToday on the podcast I talk with Dr. Doug Swanson, Emergency Medical Physician & Pam Black, RN, Charlotte FC Sports Care Manager and Team Nurse. Both of these individuals are part of the Atrium Health team that provides care for the greater Charlotte community as well as fans at Bank of America Stadium each match, and Charlotte FC family and players.
2023-11-2032 minCharlotte FC PodcastKatie Phillips, Greater Goals Manager for Charlotte FCToday on the show, Katie Phillips, the manager for the Greater Goals Soccer and Literacy program from Charlotte FC joins me to talk about her role as well as her journey to help kids.
Katie Phillips is from Rochester, New York, and has been around soccer her whole life. She played varsity soccer at Houghton College and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, following receiving her degree. Here, Katie helped start the Soccer Foundation of Charlotte. As the current Greater Goals Manager for Charlotte FC, Katie is passionate about using soccer as a tool to help connect, mentor...
2023-09-2334 minCharlotte FC PodcastTyler Knight: Head Athletic Trainer - Charlotte FCIn this episode Nic talks with Tyler Knight ("TK") about being the Head Athletic Trainer and Rehab Coordinator at Charlotte FC, his journey, and more.
Tyler is approaching a decade in Major League Soccer and is the Head Athletic Trainer and Rehab Coordinator at Charlotte FC. Before arriving in Charlotte, he worked with the USMNT in their build-up to the 2022 World Cup, with Real Salt Lake in the 7 years preceding that, and is a University of Oregon and University of Alabama alum. In 2021, Tyler was a member of the Athletic Training Staff of the Yea...
2023-09-0247 minCharlotte Readers PodcastBeing an Outlaw Among In-Laws, and How to Start a PodcastIn this episode 345, we talk to Jenny Jackson about her funny and wise debut novel Pineapple Street, named a most anticipated book of 2023 by Vogue and Time, and about her career editing some of the biggest authors in the business. Jeff Sovel shares tips for how to make launching a podcast an approachable process. And we have book recommendations, and more!
Today’s Featured Authors:
Jenny Jackson: Time Stamp: 4:25
Pineapple Street has been called “a delicious new Gilded Age family drama–almost a satire–set in the leafy enclaves of Brooklyn Heights,” and “Succession with a soul...
2023-06-271h 01Charlotte Readers PodcastYoung Adult Thriller, and the Three-Act Book LaunchIn this episode 344, we feature author and award-winning filmmaker Nick Brooks and his YA thriller Promise Boys, which Kirkus calls “breathtakingly complex and intriguing,” and Booklist calls “a top-notch page-turner and deep character study that will grip readers.” Plus Landis shares a practical breakdown of the three acts of the book launch period.
Today’s Featured Authors:
Nick Brooks Time Stamp: 4:22
Promise Boys is a debut YA thriller by writer-filmmaker Nick Brooks, in which three boys at an urban charter school investigate their principal’s murder during a high-stakes 24-hour day. It is a page-turning...
2023-06-201h 14Charlotte Readers PodcastA Hawaiian Police Procedural, and the Human Need to Lend a HandIn this episode 343, we feature Retribution, the “propulsive and explosive” newest entry in Robert McCaw’s A Koa Kane Hawaiian Mystery series. We hear from Dana Sachs on chronicling humanitarian efforts. Plus we share engagement from our writing community!
Today’s Featured Authors:
Robert McCaw: Time Stamp: 4:12
Rick Mofina says Robert McCaw’s Retribution “moves with volcanic force.” As people around him come under attack, Chief Detective Koa Kane wonders if he might be the real target. Learn more at https://robertbmccaw.com/.
Dana Sachs: Time Stamp: 44:20
Dana Sachs shares her blog post “Chr...
2023-06-131h 04Charlotte Readers PodcastSuspense Thriller, and Writing the Next Book in a SeriesIn this episode 339, we feature Jennifer Herrera’s debut novel The Hunter, “a thriller with depth.” We learn from author and publishing executive Rick Bleiweiss about the unique challenges of writing the second book in a series. And we have book recommendations, and more!
Today’s Featured Authors:
Jennifer Herrera Time Stamp: 4:28
The Hunter is a suspense novel that follows a former detective as she investigates three mysterious drownings in a small Ohio town, only to come up against generations of secrets— including her own. Publishers Weekly calls Jennifer Herrera “a writer to watch.” Learn more at...
2023-05-161h 03Charlotte FC PodcastDaniel Bramlette, The Charlotte Soccer Show Co-HostOn today’s episode we are joined by Daniel Bramlette. He along with John Hayes host The Charlotte Soccer Show. These guys are wildly successful in their day-jobs as producers for ESPN’s SEC Network and the Athletic respectively. I talk with Daniel about why they started their podcast, what they want to do with it, his work as a producer, and more fun stuff about Danny.
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2023-05-0655 minCharlotte FC PodcastMike Lacett: Sportscaster Charlotte Sports Live on QC NewsToday on the show we have Mike Lacett, a newcomer to the Queen City, joining the Charlotte Sports Live team as a Sports Anchor and reporter in the summer of last year. Previously he has had stints in Grand Rapids, Toledo, Louisville, Charleston, Syracuse, and Palm Springs over the past 20 years covering possibly every sport and level there is. Today on the podcast we talk with Mike to learn more about his career, his story, and covering Charlotte FC.
You can watch Mike on Queen City News and CSL in Charlotte as well as follow him on T...
2023-04-0139 minCharlotte FC PodcastCarroll Walton, Charlotte Ledger and Freelance WriterA talk with Carroll Walton about her career as a writer and her approach to writing about Charlotte FC.
Carroll is a sportswriter covering the Charlotte FC for The Charlotte Ledger. Freelancer, and Mom of three rambunctious boys. A native Charlottean, Carroll also is a freelance writer for Charlotte Smarty Pants, Charlotte Magazine, and Baseball Hall of Fame Magazine. For 17 years she wrote for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution covering the Atlanta Braves in MLB as well as Baseball America, and she also co-wrote with Chipper Jones, a NY Times Bestseller memoir, titled Ballplayer.
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2023-03-1132 minCharlotte Readers PodcastModern Day Horror, First Century Crime, and Writing TipsIn this episode 311, we’re joined by guest host Mark West to explore two novels: NYT bestselling author Jennifer McMahon’s chilling horror story The Children on the Hill, and award-winning author Nicholas Graham’s crime fiction novel The Judas Case, which takes a new look at biblical history. We also share helpful articles from our community blog, book recommendations, and more.
Today’s Featured Authors:
Jennifer McMahon: Time Stamp: 23:36
Publishers Weekly describes Jennifer McMahon’s new psychological thriller The Children on the Hill as “a stellar take on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.” Learn more at https://jenni...
2022-10-252h 15Charlotte Readers PodcastSmall Town Life, Third Languages, and Writing TipsIn this episode 309, we’re joined by guest host Alyssa Pressler to feature Bobby Finger’s debut novel The Old Place, an insightful and funny portrait of small town Texas life. Plus we talk about writing in a second or third language, share listener pitches and book recommendations, and more.
Today’s Featured Authors:
Bobby Finger: Time Stamp: 17:22
Bobby Finger, co-host of the popular podcast Who? Weekly, brings us his moving debut novel The Old Place, about the secrets submerged within a small Texas town. Learn more at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703745/the-old-place-by-bobby-finger/.
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2022-10-141h 21Charlotte Readers PodcastPassports and Pacifiers, Friends as Characters, and Writing TipsEpisode 308 is our first episode of the Beyond 300 format to feature a guest host, Alyssa Pressler! Just in time for the arrival of Hannah’s new daughter, we have a practical guide to traveling with family. Plus we have advice on getting to know your characters, community updates, book recommendations, and more.
Today’s Featured Authors:
Kaitlyn Jane: Time Stamp: 29:08
Passports and Pacifiers–Traveling the World, One Tantrum at a Time is the true story of two crazy parents traveling with four small children… on a budget. Learn more at https://www.kaitlynjain.com/.
Le...
2022-10-111h 41
Charlotte FC PodcastFrontrunners, Sea to Shining Sea Matches, Podcast Recap, and Future GuestsCharlotte FC takes on the frontrunners in back-to-back road matches (LAFC and NYCFC) this week. We are off this week during the MLS All-Star action and will be back next week with a new episode. We encourage you to listen again to your favorite episode or hear something new. Thanks! 👑
In our first podcast season we have spoken with so many talented and friendly people who share what they do, their journey here, and a little more about each of them then. Listen again or for the first time!
Ep. 102 Shawn McIntosh, Chief Fan Officer of Charlotte FC
Ep. 109 CLTFC Cre...
2022-08-1304 minCharlotte Readers PodcastBeyond 300: The New Charlotte Readers Podcast – The Value of Writing Communities, Plus Mystery, Memoir, True Crime and Poetry FeaturesIn this episode 301, Landis introduces his two new co-hosts of Charlotte Readers Podcast and they share how the show will feature more authors and offer more readerly and writerly content in each episode, and new ways for listeners to engage–including how your voice can be part of the podcast.
We hear from three award-winning authors in the mystery, memoir, and true crime genres, and have a poetry reading.
We explore the value of critique groups and writing communities and give tips for building your writing community to help market your books long term.
An...
2022-06-281h 42
Charlotte FC PodcastInfinity City, Charlotte FC, and supporters with special needsOn this episode, I talk with Maxwell Hope, the founder of Infinity City. Infinity City's mission is to make watching events and playing soccer in the Charlotte area a more inclusive experience with organizations (teams such as Charlotte FC) supporting the needs of those with special needs.
We have added a special Q&A if you listen on Spotify to give us your thoughts about how Charlotte FC can help those with special needs watch events.
2022-05-2925 minCharlotte FC Podcast"Voice of Charlotte FC": Will PalaszczukWe welcome the Voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk. Will’s journey to Charlotte started in Long Island NY with stops along the way in DC, the University of Missouri where his craft was launched as a broadcast journalism student at one of the premier journalism programs in the world, then to Kingston NC, Houston, TX, Greenville SC. Atlanta, and Columbia SC. His path to Charlotte FC includes work as Host/Reporter/Anchor and Producer of SportsTalk South Carolina, South Carolina Radio Network, Weekend Host/Anchor at 92.9 The Game in Atlanta, Assistant Program Director/Radio Host SB Nation in Ho...
2022-05-2239 minCharlotte FC PodcastMore than Charlotte FC Mini-Pitches with StreetSoccer658's Peter FinkPeter Fink is the Director of Programs at Street Soccer 658, a non-profit in Charlotte that provides soccer programming and more for immigrant, refugee, and housing insecurity populations in Charlotte. Charlotte FC approached Street Soccer 658 about providing their integrative life-skills based soccer training for the communities and populations where the mini-pitches would be constructed.
Twitter: @streetsoccer658 | Instagram: @streetsoccer658
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2022-04-2427 minCharlotte Readers PodcastMeredith Ritchie’s “Poster Girls” Is a Story Inside Charlotte’s WWII Female WorkforceIn this episode 291, we visit with Meredith Ritchie, author of “Poster Girls,” set in 1943, at Charlotte’s largest wartime employer––the massive and dangerous Shell Assembly Plant.
Told from two perspectives, Poster Girls is driven by the true but forgotten events and accomplishments of a diverse group of American women. Military wives and mothers, Maggie Slone and Kora Bell, one white and one black, work together to unify the plant’s workforce, support their families, and bring their husbands home.
Paula Martinac, author of “The Ada Decades” and “Testimony” says, “Poster Girls by Meredith Ritchie celebrates the resilience and cam...
2022-04-1938 minCharlotte Readers Podcast“Noted Memories” is Larry Farber’s Musical StoryIn this episode 285, we visit with Larry Farber, author of “Noted Memories – How A Kid From Charlotte Had A Moment With Tony, Aretha, Bonnie, Sheryl And More.” That’s Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow.
Larry grew up playing in bands, performing at weddings and parties. He then booked bands for a living, opened a private music club called Music With Friends and then Middle C Jazz Club in uptown Charlotte. And he ended up with musical stories to tell that he shares in this book.
Songwriter and singer Darius Rucker had this to say a...
2022-03-0840 minCharlotte FC Podcast"The Supporters, Culture, and Traditions" + Special Guest: Shawn McIntosh (Charlotte FC Chief Fan Officer)With a new franchise about to have their first home match, we explore the supporters/fans that will attend, watch, and listen as well as some traditions and culture that are already being created for Charlotte FC. + An interview with Charlotte FC Chief Fan Officer, Shawn McIntosh @CharlotteFC_CFO. We talk about how he came into his position and what his role is for Charlotte FC is in shaping these things!
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South Mint St. and Graham St. will be closed to road traffic on match day for foot traffic and pre-match festivities.
2022-03-0532 minCharlotte Readers PodcastRobert Whitlow’s “Trial and Error” Is a Case in Search of Missing Children
In this episode 282, we visit with Robert Whitlow, author of “Trial and Error,” and many other bestselling faith-based legal thrillers set in the South.
In “Trial and Error,” a small-town lawyer has been searching for his daughter for eighteen years when another young woman in the town goes missing. Buddy Smith has built his law practice around tracking down missing children, and he’s determined to find both women—no matter the cost. As Buddy pursues one woman, he uncovers clues that could bring him closer to the girl he thought he lost forever: his own daughter.
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2022-02-1536 minCharlotte Readers PodcastCindy Burnett’s Top Ten Books of the Year and the Year-End Podcast RecapIn this episode 275, our 2021 end-of-year episode, we visit with Cindy Burnett, book influencer and host of the Thoughts from a Page Podcast headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Cindy brings to this episode her recommendations for the top ten book reads of the year. You won’t want to miss this episode for Cindy’s suggestions.
As an avid reader and book reviewer, Cindy loves to talk about books wherever she can. She actively talks about books on social media and writes two book columns. She is co-creator of Conversations from a Page, a Houston author event series that...
2021-12-3146 minCharlotte Readers PodcastMark West’s Top Ten Charlotte Books of the YearIn this episode 274, we visit with Mark West, a professor, author and blogger on all things books and writing in Charlotte with his weekly Storied Charlotte blog.
You won’t want to miss this episode. Mark brings his top ten suggestions for books of the year by Charlotte authors or books about Charlotte.
Mark is a Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he has been teaching courses on children's and young adult literature since 1984. He also holds the title of Bonnie E. Cone Professor in Civic Engagement. He has written or...
2021-12-2855 minCharlotte Readers PodcastCraft Talk with Tracy Lee Curtis: Humor WritingIn this episode 271, host Landis Wade has a craft talk with Tracy Lee Curtis, an award-winning author and former syndicated humor columnist for The McClatchy Company, nationwide, about the craft of writing humor. Tracy wrote over 500 columns for the Charlotte Observer, and published a Humor Me trilogy of gift books, collections of her columns from the last decade about the imperfection of motherhood. Tracy says you can find the funny in almost anything if you look hard enough.
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2021-12-171h 00Charlotte Readers PodcastCraft Talk with Amber Smith: Writing with Strength and ClarityIn this episode 269, host Landis Wade has a craft talk with New York Times bestselling author, Amber Smith, where she shares what she’s learned from other authors and in her own writing journey about how to write with strength and clarity.
Amber offers 5 tips any author can implement right now that she has learned from other authors, along with 5 personal tips as to how to get emotion on the page. She also shares best craft books she has found helpful in her writing journey. For her bonus tip, Amber encourages us to replace the old adage “write what...
2021-12-101h 06Charlotte Readers PodcastJanet Sarjeant’s “Deep Calls Unto Deep” Is a Faith Journey by Three MenIn this episode 268, we visit with Janet Sarjeant, author of “Deep Calls Unto Deep,” which draws its title from Psalm 42:7: “Deep calls unto deep at the thunder of thy cataracts.”
The book explores how three men, Louis Patrick, the minister, Tony Abbott, the poet and teacher, and Fred Buechner, the writer and theologian, shared a commonality of thought and purpose in their lives and in their writings, and how they became friends along the way.
Rev. Dr. Baron Mullis, Senior Pastor of The First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA, and author of "Like An Overflowing Stream" had this...
2021-12-0742 minCharlotte Readers PodcastCraft Talk with Cathy Pickens: Writing True CrimeIn this episode 267, host Landis Wade has a craft talk with Cathy Pickens, an award-winning mystery and true crime writer about writing true crime. She talks about what draws people to true crime and shares techniques for how to gather and write your own true crime stories.
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2021-12-031h 01Charlotte Readers PodcastMichael Polelle’s “American Conspiracy” is a High Action Thriller Set in ChicagoIn this episode 266, we visit with Michael Polelle, author of “American Conspiracy,” a thriller set in Chicago following the assassination of a presidential candidate and the disappearance of city gangbangers.
Detective Jim Murphy of the Chicago PD pursues leads that take him to Sebastian Senex, an aging pharmaceutical tycoon determined to rig elections and cheat death with secret blood research at Promethean Pharma to restore his youth.
Steve Berry, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author had this to say about the book: "A stellar novel of action, adventure, and intrigue. The twists of betrayal unravel at a perf...
2021-11-3038 minCharlotte Readers PodcastCraft Talk with Judy Goldman: Writing MemoirIn this episode 265, host Landis Wade has a craft talk with Judy Goldman, an award-winning author about writing memoir. Judy talks at length about memoir writing, including the differences between autobiography and memoir, the narrative and the reflection, the importance of reflection in memoir writing, the balance between narrative and analysis and memoir structure. To illustrate some of her advice, Judy also reads several passages from her recent book: “Together, A Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap.”
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2021-11-261h 10Charlotte Readers PodcastMichael Almond’s “The Tannery” is Racial Injustice in the post-Reconstruction SouthIn this episode 264, we visit with Michael Almond, author of “The Tannery,” a story about racial injustice in 1900 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
The Tannery transports readers to the turbulent world of the post-Reconstruction South. Reflecting issues prominent in today’s headlines, themes of Black voter suppression and intimidation, the violence and depravity of vigilante “justice,” and the rise of Jim Crow drive the narrative to its dramatic and surprising conclusion.
Frye Gaillard, civil rights historian, author of “A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s,” says this about the book: “Riveting.... In his debut novel, Michael Almond has given...
2021-11-2336 minCharlotte Readers PodcastCraft Talk with Carrie Knowles: Writing Stories From Start to FinishIn this episode 263, host Landis Wade has a craft talk with Carrie Knowles, an award-winning author about ten of her nineteen tips on how to write stories from start to finish, drawing on her book published by Owl Canyon Press: “A Self-Guided Workbook – And – A Gentle Tour on Learning How to Write Stories from Start-to-Finish.”
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2021-11-191h 05Charlotte Readers PodcastTerry Roberts’ “My Mistress Eyes Are Raven Black” is a 1920’s Ellis Island MysteryIn this episode 262, we visit with Terry Roberts, author of “My Mistress Eyes are Raven Black,” a literary mystery that explores the disturbing lengths some people will go to protect racial purity and condemn those that are different, the ones they fear.
The book is set on Ellis Island. The year is 1920. New York Harbor's immigration and public health authorities are slowly recovering from the war years when a young, pregnant Irish woman disappears from the Isolation Hospital on Ellis Island. Stephen Robbins, a specialist in finding missing persons, is assigned the case. Yet when he arrives at the...
2021-11-1640 minCharlotte Readers PodcastCraft Talk with George Hovis: Setting, the Birthplace for a NovelIn this episode 261, host Landis Wade has a craft talk with George Hovis, an award-winning author and professor about strategies for finding the mysterious, the surreal, and the sublime available in everyday landscapes and explores how setting gives birth to characters and plots–and how, in turn, the actions of characters define a place.
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2021-11-121h 03Charlotte Readers PodcastMartin Settle’s “Teaching During the Jurassic” is Wit, Wisdom and Humor in the ClassroomIn this episode 260, we visit with Martin Settle, author of “Teaching During the Jurassic,” an introspective, poignant and often humorous take on what it means to be a teacher.
Martin calls himself an “Old Hippie Teacher. His memoir is in the vein of Bill Bryson’s “A Walk in the Woods,” but instead of the Appalachian Trail, we follow the twists and turns of Martin Settle’s teaching career from his first approach to teaching as a hippie subversive to his eventual triumph as a self-actualized person.
Part memoir, part teaching guide, this book charts the “Jurasic" period...
2021-11-0942 minCharlotte Readers PodcastCraft Talk with Mark de Castrique: Elements of a Good StoryIn this episode 259, host Landis Wade has a craft talk with Mark de Castrique, author of 21 novels, most of them mysteries, where Mark discusses the elements of a good story and how to write a good mystery. Mark also reads from and discusses his book, "Murder in Rat Alley," a mystery set in the Asheville, North Carolina area.
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2021-11-051h 04Charlotte Readers PodcastStacy Hawk’s “Dividing Ridge” is True Crime in 1937 on the Blue Ridge ParkwayIn this episode 258, we visit with Stacy Hawks, author of “Dividing Ridge, The Unsolved Murder of Elva Brannock,” based on a true story of an unsolved crime that took place along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Alleghany, N.C. in 1937.
After a young woman goes missing on her way to school a community is left on edge. With news spreading quickly of her disappearance and gossip swirling, it is up to local law enforcement to restore a sense of safety and one determined Sheriff to bring justice to her family.
Author Alison Klackowicz had this to say...
2021-11-0232 minCharlotte Readers PodcastRhyming, Riddles, and Witches on Halloween Night in Lynda Bouchard’s “The Witches Three Count on Me!”In this episode 257, on this, our Halloween episode of Charlotte Readers Podcast, we visit with Lynda Bouchard, author of “The Witches Three, Count on Me!”, an enchanting picture book about a mischievous boy who is kidnapped by three witches on Halloween night, only to escape using his wits.
Inspired by her late husband and co-author Yates Davis and with beautiful illustrations by Kody Kratzer, this Halloween tale is perfect for young readers and adults alike.
Mary Jane Clark, New York Times best-selling author of the Piper Donovan Mysteries had this to say about the book,''Imaginative, fun...
2021-10-2935 minCharlotte Readers PodcastLove, Music, and the Rise and Fall of One Rock Band in Brett Marie’s “The Upsetter Blog”In this episode 256, we visit with Brett Marie, author of “The Upsetter Blog,” the story of an unknown rock band on their journey to fame, documented by an aging writer on their months-long tour.
Henry Barclay, along with his adult son Patrick, join The Flak Jackets as they go on tour across the US, documenting the increasingly erratic and volatile behavior of the band’s enigmatic lead singer, Jack Hackett, while fighting his feelings for Jack’s girlfriend, Wendy.
Orlando Ortega-Medina, author of Jerusalem Ablaze, had this to say about the book, “Brett Marie's exhilarating debut is at once...
2021-10-2638 minCharlotte Readers PodcastLuna Kane Connects with Her Mother Through a Search for Her Father in Christy Hallberg’s “Searching for Jimmy Page”In this episode 255, we visit with Christy Hallberg, author of “Searching for Jimmy Page,” a coming-of-age tale that takes the reader from the hills of eastern Carolina to the streets of London.
When Luna Kane recovers a memory of her dead mother—a mentally ill woman obsessed with Jimmy Page—she seeks a connection with her mother by searching for her father.
Liza Wieland, author of “Paris, 7 A.M.,” had this to say about the book, “"In her wondrous first novel, Christy Hallberg gives us a mystery, a mother-daughter love story, a paean to rock and roll, and a wi...
2021-10-2234 minCharlotte Readers PodcastLove, College Sports, and the South in Ed Southern’s “Fight Songs”In this episode 254, we visit with Ed Southern, author of “Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South.”
Why do sports mean so much that so many will play and watch them in the face of a global pandemic? How have college sports shaped how southerners construct their identities, priorities, and allegiances? Why is North Carolina passionate about college basketball when its neighbors to the South live and die by college football? Fight Songs explores the connections and contradictions between the teams we root for and the places we plant our roots; between the hope...
2021-10-1941 minCharlotte Readers PodcastMuch Like The Tides, Robert Wallace’s “As Breaks the Wave Upon the Sea” Ebbs and Flows Around Perceptions of ChangeIn this episode 253, we visit with Robert Wallace, awards-winning author of “As Breaks the Wind Upon the Sea,” a poignant and introspective collection dealing with love, loss, and the intricate facets of relationships.
In the title story, a husband and wife alternate points of view as the husband, a soldier returned home, struggles to adjust back to his life. In another story, a man picks up kayaking after his wife’s death from colon cancer.
Kim Church, author of "Byrd,” had this to say about the book, “For the characters in these stories, loss is a jumping-of...
2021-10-1539 minCharlotte Readers PodcastMoney, Greed, Death, and Fatherhood in Chicago During the 2008 Recession in L.C. Fiore’s “Coyote Loop”In this episode 252, we visit with L. C. Fiore, author of “Coyote Loop,” a novel of a father, John Ganzi, his estranged teenage daughter, and the great recession of 2008.
When his daughter, Jeanie, unexpectedly moves in with him, he takes this as an opportunity to one-up his absent father and become a real dad. They make an unusual pair, but when tragedy strikes, they must work together to resolve their differences, or risk losing everything.
Emily Gray Tedrowe, author of The Talented Miss Farwell, had this to say about the book, “As gritty and shrewd as Chicag...
2021-10-1236 minCharlotte Readers PodcastAn Explosive Divorce Leads to a Hitchcockian Scheme in Steven Grossman’s Debut, “Palimony”In this episode 251, we visit with Steven Grossman, author of “Palimony,” in which two recently divorced men attempt to con their way out of paying alimony by wooing each other’s ex-wives. When he falls in love with his target, he finds himself in a heap of unintended consequences.
Set in Charlotte, NC, this romantic comedy flips the script and tells the story of a marriage gone wrong, a Hitchcockian scheme, and some local flavor.
Morris Ardoin, author of “Stone Motel: Memoirs of a Cajun Boy,” had this to say about the book, “Steve Grossman gives us an inside...
2021-10-0837 minCharlotte Readers Podcast“Double Solitaire” is First in Bestselling Author Craig Nova’s New Thriller SeriesIn this episode 250, we visit with bestselling author Craig Nova, author of “Double Solitaire,” the first in a new series of LA-based thrillers featuring modern-day fixer Quinn Farrell.
As a fixer, Quinn is hired by Hollywood moguls, celebrities, and other LA professionals to clean up their messes, a job that requires moral ambiguity. After falling in love with his lovely new neighbor and her terminally ill patients, his morals are tested, and his ethical house of cards comes crashing down.
Ann Beattie, author of “A Wonderful Strike of Luck” and “The Accomplished Guest,” had this to say about th...
2021-10-0537 minCharlotte Readers PodcastMichael Cody Chronicles Twelve Transformative Stories in Fictional Runion, NC in “A Twilight Reel”In this episode 249, we visit with Michael Cody, author of “A Twilight Reel,” a collection of short stories chronicling transformation among the inhabitants of the fictional town of Runion, North Carolina.
Robert Morgan, author of “Chasing the North Star,” had this to say about the book, “A Twilight Reel is a vivid portrait of a community in an age of rapid change. Some citizens are angered, and some more tolerant of the clash of the past with the future in the uncertain present. Michael Amos Cody is one of the most authentic and inspired voices in contemporary Appalachian fiction, a...
2021-10-0139 minCharlotte Readers PodcastHigh School Sweethearts Reminisce and Reconnect in Walter Bennett’s “The Last First Kiss”In this episode 248, we visit with Walter Bennett, author of “The Last First Kiss,” a meditative novel of love and last chances set against the backdrop of an oncoming hurricane in the Outer Banks.
Ace Sinclair welcomes his high school sweetheart, J’Nelle Reade, for a long weekend in his home in the Outer Banks for a weekend of reconnection and reminiscence. The duo search through their memories for betrayals, mistakes, missed chances, and hard truths. Meanwhile, a looming hurricane approaches swiftly, threatening to interrupt their weekend of memories.
New York Times Bestselling author Lee Smith had th...
2021-09-2837 minCharlotte Readers PodcastTwo Appalachian Nurses Traverse the Same Path a Generation Apart in Rose Senehi’s “Falling Off a Cliff”In this episode 247, we visit with Rose Senehi, author of “Falling Off a Cliff,” a novel of the Appalachian Mountains, in which two women decades apart traverse the same path—one woman searching for her past, the other looking toward the future.
In the 1920’s Lula Mae traverses the harsh terrain of the Blue Ridge Mountains with another woman, a doctor determined to heal those in the oft-forgotten mountain community. Forty years later, Holly journeys to uncover the mysteries of her origins and search for the mother she’s never known.
Mark de Castrique, author of the Sam Bl...
2021-09-2436 minCharlotte Readers PodcastMurder, Race, and a High-Stakes Election Haunt Oak Island in Wiley Cash’s “When Ghosts Come Home”In this episode 245, we visit with Wiley Cash, the New York Times bestselling author of “When Ghosts Come Home,” a thrilling and suspenseful mystery against the backdrop of the Coastal Carolinas in 1984.
When a plane crashes in the middle of the night at a nearby airfield, Sheriff Winston Barnes discovers the body of a Black man shot dead in the grass near the crash site. With a long suspect list, including the pilot of the downed plane, simmering racial tensions, and an uncertain future, Barnes sets out to do his duty amongst extraordinary circumstances.
Lauren Wilkinson, auth...
2021-09-1739 minCharlotte Readers PodcastFather of NBA Star Documents Love of Basketball in Marvin Williams Sr.’s “Secondary Break”In this episode 244, we visit with Marvin Williams Sr., author of “Secondary Break: An NBA Dad’s Story,” a powerful memoir of one father’s journey from his roots in Brooklyn to small-town North Carolina and the love of basketball instilled in both himself and his son, an NBA player for the Charlotte Hornets.
With sharp wit and stark honesty, Marvin recalls growing up in Brooklyn—with gangs, The Black Panther party, and a diversified community—and moving to rural North Carolina where segregation and racial prejudice reigned.
Voted "One of the best new basketball books" in Book Auth...
2021-09-1434 minCharlotte Readers PodcastIn “Cartledge Creek,” Sam McGee’s Civil War Ancestors Experience the Conflict as ConfederatesIn this episode 243, we visit with Sam McGee, author of “Cartledge Creek,” a gripping novel of the Civil War in which his own family’s story is told.
Jim Dockery, the youngest of Alfred Dockery’s sons, is shipped off to fight for the Confederacy. His father is one of Richmond county’s most prominent opponents to succession and a vocal advocate for black suffrage. He is also one of the county’s largest plantations with many enslaved working the fields. Despite this contradiction, Jim and his five older brothers enlist in the army. The horrors of war and the inhu...
2021-09-1045 minCharlotte Readers PodcastA Mystery Writer Stumbles on a True Crime in Lisa Jewell’s “The Night She Disappeared”In this episode 242, we visit with Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Night She Disappeared.”
Kim, a concerned mother and Sophie, a mystery writer cross paths when Sophie discovers a clue to the disappearance of Kim’s daughter, Tallulah.
New York Times Bestselling author Lee Child had this to say about the book, “No one tells stories like this better than Lisa Jewell . . . she gets right into it, doesn’t mess about, puts real-seeming characters with rich interior lives through 350 pages of insane suspense—and then hits us with an ending we never saw coming...
2021-09-0737 minCharlotte Readers PodcastKhalisa Rae’s Collection “Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat” Summons Ghosts of Ancestral PainIn this episode 241, we visit with Khalisa Rae, author of “Ghosts in a Black Girl’s Throat,” a vivid collection of poems that explore Black pain, agency, reclamation, and the ghosts—past and present—that haunt them.
Jaki Shelton Green, author of “I Want to Undie You,” had this to say about the book, “If storytelling in the griot's hands is a form of resistance, then Ghost in a Black Girl's Throat is a form of control. Khalisa Rae's poetics are unbreakable glass knives that own uncharted and unmarked underground burrows, providing refuge for righteous indignation… This powerful collection bears w...
2021-09-0338 minCharlotte Readers PodcastFrom Rural Kentucky to Milan – Young Girl Comes-Of-Age in Muriel Sheubrooks’ “Beyond the Fences”In this episode 240, we visit with Muriel Sheubrooks, author of “Beyond the Fences,” a coming-of-age novel in which a young and ambitious woman journeys from her safe and familiar home in rural Kentucky to join the high-cultured European fashion industry.
Throughout the 1950’s, Marilyn White meets a world of wealthy, educated, and worldly people who introduce her to art, fashion, and propel her career forward. At the same time, she must balance her hometown familial values with her ambition and drive.
One reviewer had this to say about the book, “Great story of a young girl who want...
2021-08-3138 minCharlotte Readers PodcastRediscover Your Authentic Self in Holly Hughes’ Meditative Guide, “Real, Not Perfect”In this episode 239, we visit with Holly Hughes, intuitive healer and author of “Real, Not Perfect: How to Become Your Happy, Authentic Self,” a guide for the lost, for healing past wounds, and breaking free from limiting beliefs.
Holly is an intuitive healer with a lifetime of experiences overcoming loss, trauma, and regaining self-worth and power. Using personal healing stories, guided meditations, mindfulness, and her own intuitive gifts, “Real, Not Perfect” provides a step-by-step process to regain your voice.
Clinical psychotherapist Danielle Duchatellier Boucree called the book “…informative, motivating and validating. It’s the absolute best combination of...
2021-08-2741 minCharlotte Readers PodcastHope Andersen Offers Life-Lessons and Tools for Your Toolkit in “How to Remodel a Life”In this episode 238, guest memoirist Rachael Brooks leads the interview with Hope Andersen, author of “How to Remodel a Life: A Guide to Living Well with Alcoholism and Bipolar Disorder,” a memoir and self-help guide for those struggling with addiction and mental health issues.
Using a house remodel as a metaphor, Hope provides the necessary tools and life lessons to uplift spirits while speaking candidly about her own life.
Michael D. Lemonick, author of The Perpetual Now, had this to say about the book, “If you are going to rehab a house that has fallen into disrep...
2021-08-2437 minCharlotte Readers PodcastMurder, Deceit, and Betrayal in Charleston, SC in Paul Attaway’s “Blood in the Low Country”In this episode 237, we visit with Paul Attaway, author of “Blood in the Low Country,” a thriller in which the idyllic life of one man is forever changed after a shocking and brutal murder.
Monty Atkins has a wonderful life, with his beautiful wife, successful business, and the Southern tranquility of living in 1970’s Charleston, South Carolina. With shocking betrayals, murder, bigotry, and a conspiracy of lies, Monty races to save everything that is important to him.
Jeff Andrews, author of “The Freedom Star” and “The Gandy Dancer” had this to say about the book, “Paul Attaway’s riveti...
2021-08-2040 minCharlotte Readers PodcastDr. Augustus White III Shares Twenty Real-Life Tales of Resilience and Hope in “Overcoming”In this episode 236, we visit with Dr. Augustus White III, co-author of “Overcoming: Lessons in Triumphing over Adversity and the Power of Our Common Humanity,” a collection of real-life profiles of men and women united by the theme of overcoming adversity.
After the collective trauma America experienced during the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. White, whose been called “the Jackie Robinson of orthopedics,” was motivated to introduce us to everyday individuals whose grit, determination, and resilience serve as inspiration to make it to the other side of this crisis.
Arne Duncan, former Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama, h...
2021-08-1747 minCharlotte Readers PodcastCarolyn Baker Reflects on Racism and White Complicity in “An Unintentional Accomplice”In this episode 235, we visit with Carolyn Baker, author of “An Unintentional Accomplice: A Personal Perspective on White Responsibility,” a narrative of one woman’s path to confronting internalized racism, white guilt, and the complexities of racism in America.
Carolyn Baker was 62–years-old when she learned about the murder of Emmett Till, which sparked a personal investigation into her own personal biases. Starting with her cookie cutter upbringing in Southern California, Carolyn confronts white privilege with directness and honesty.
Richard L. Mitchell, PhD, a professor at Cornell University, had this to say about the book, “In ‘An Unintenti...
2021-08-1341 minCharlotte Readers PodcastDying Literary Icon Tasks Daughter to Write Final Book in “The Audacity of Sara Grayson”In this episode 234, guest hosted by novelist Sarah Archer, we visit with Joani Elliott, author of “The Audacity of Sara Grayson,” in which Sara Grayson, a 32–year-old greeting card writer, is tasked in her mother’s will to write the final book in her bestselling suspense series.
Despite her lack of confidence, Sara takes on the project, even with her mother’s publisher actively working against her. As family secrets begin to surface, she realizes she may threaten her mother’s legacy.
Maddie Dawson, bestselling author of “Matchmaking for Beginners,” had this to say about the book, “Joani Ell...
2021-08-1039 minCharlotte Readers PodcastVanessa Riley Illustrates the Remarkable History & Legacy of Dorothy “Doll” Kirwan in “Island Queen”In this episode 233, we visit with Vanessa Riley, author of “Island Queen,” a novel based on the true-life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free woman of color who rose from slavery to become one of the most successful and powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies.
Born into slavery, Dorothy, called Doll, bought her freedom from her Irish planter father and became an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter whose wealth spanned from the islands of the West Indies to the drawing rooms of London. She defied the rules and conventions of the time, both as a former ensl...
2021-08-0642 minCharlotte Readers PodcastFrye Gaillard Explores Social and Political Movements of the 1960’s in “A Hard Rain”In this episode 232, we visit with Frye Gaillard, the award-winning author of “A Hard Rain: America in the 1960’s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility, and Innocence Lost,” a reconstruction and remembrance of the transcendent era of the 1960’s.
Gaillard explores tragedy and hope through the political and social movements of the times, from civil rights to Black power, feminism, and the Vietnam war protests, as well as the arts, literature, science, and religion.
Howell Raines, former executive editor of the New York Times and winner of the Pulitzer Prize had this to say about the book, "A child...
2021-08-0344 minCharlotte Readers PodcastAllie Coker Shines a Light on Mental Illness in Novella, “The Last Resort”In this episode 231, we visit with Allie Coker, author of “The Last Resort,” a novella told “in voices,” small vignettes of characters residing in a sanitarium who exist mostly in their own minds.
As we shift from each small perspective—patients, caregivers, security—we begin to see the Last Resort Sanitarium come into view more clearly, especially the experience of a young, enigmatic woman Sandy and her alter-ego Lex.
Alan Michael Parker, author of “Cry Uncle” and “Whale Man,” had this to say about the book, “Allie Coker's searing and searching ‘The Last Resort’ is a polyphonic wonder, a choir...
2021-07-3037 minCharlotte Readers PodcastRebecca Hodge Explores the Multitudinous Meanings of Survival in “Wildland”In this episode 230, we visit with Rebecca Hodge, author of “Wildland,” a gripping and emotional novel of acceptance, survival, and courage.
After Kat Jamison learns her breast cancer has returned, she retreats to the Blue Ridge Mountains to make a difficult decision—fight for her life or reunite with her husband in the afterlife. After meeting two children and a pair of abandoned dogs, Kat’s emotions are deeply confused. When a wildfire begins in the forest, Kat must now guide her small crew to safety.
New York Times Bestselling author Diane Chamberlain had this to say abou...
2021-07-2734 minCharlotte Readers PodcastKristy Harvey Delivers Warm-Hearted Tale of Love and Unconventional Family in “Under the Southern Sky”In this episode 229, we visit with Kristy Harvey, the New York Times bestselling author of “Under the Southern Sky,” a novel of love and unconventional family in which two childhood friends reconnect and slowly realize that family is always closer than you think.
When journalist Amelia Buxton discovers a personal connection to the biggest story of her career, she reaches out to her childhood friend Parker with the news—she has discovered a cluster of embryos belonging to Greer, Parker’s late wife.
Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of “Before We Were Yours” has this to say...
2021-07-2341 minCharlotte Readers PodcastLove, Loss, and the Power of Music to Heal in Kathleen Basi’s “A Song for the Road”In this episode 228, guest hosted by author Christine Arvidson, we visit with Kathleen Basi, author of “A Song for the Road,” a poignant journey of grief, love, and acceptance.
Miriam Tedesco is still grieving the loss of her husband and twin teenagers one year ago. After finding an automated cross-country road trip planned by her children for Miriam and her husband to take as soon-to-be empty nesters, Miriam decides to take the trip in their honor.
Barbara Claypole, bestselling author of “The Perfect Son” and “The Promise Between Us”, had this to say about the book, “An emotionally...
2021-07-2035 minCharlotte Readers PodcastBible Verses Lead to a Millionaire’s Treasure in Chris Fabry’s “A Piece of the Moon”In this episode 227, we visit with Chris Fabry, award-winning author of “A Piece of the Moon,” a novel inspired by a real-life treasure hunt.
Eccentric millionaire Gideon Quidley feels compelled by God to hide his immense fortune in the hills of West Virginia. As he does, he leaves only a few choice bible verses as clues to where the fortune is hidden. Treasure hunters and locals alike begin hunting for the treasure, but some will find where a true treasure lies.
Publishers Weekly called the book, “"A powerful story of faith and the material things people hold d...
2021-07-1641 minCharlotte Readers PodcastOld-School Reporter Gets Revenge in the #MeToo Era in Eric Dezenhall’s “False Light”
In this episode 226, we visit with Eric Dezenhall, author of “False Light,” in which old-school reporting meets the #MeToo movement against the backdrop of sensationalist modern media.
When Sanford “Fuse” Petty learns that his goddaughter was sexually assaulted by a millennial media mogul on a top social media site, he jumps in to help. Instead of going to the police, he hatches a shady, entertaining, and ultimately satisfying plan for revenge.
Martin Clark, author of “The Substitution Order,” had this to say about the book, “…False Light is a masterwork—smart, funny, unpredictable, freewheeling, and start-to-finish en...
2021-07-1338 minCharlotte Readers PodcastEnvironmental Lawyer Oversees a Mining Dispute Turned Deadly in Joel Burcat’s “Amid Rage”In this episode 225, we visit with Joel Burcat, author of “Amid Rage,” an environmental legal thriller and the second in the Mike Jacobs series.
Mike Jacobs is an environmental prosecutor with Pennsylvania’s environmental agency, DEP, and finds himself caught in the middle of a mine permit battle between a psychotic coal mine operator and cynical neighbors with an anti-mining agenda. With offers from both sides and political bosses, Mike must find the courage to do what is right.
Steve Berry, the New York Times #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series, had this to say ab...
2021-07-0936 minCharlotte Readers PodcastTwo Unlikely Friends Challenge Sexism in Silicon Valley in Lainey Cameron’s “The Exit Strategy”In this episode 224, we visit with Lainey Cameron, #1 Amazon bestselling author of “The Exit Strategy,” a powerful and satisfying tale of two women brought together by the misdeeds of one duplicitous man and the friendship forged from their shared anger.
Ryn Brennan and Carly Santos are both bright and accomplished women in male-dominated fields, and therefore familiar with the subtle and not-so-subtle sexism that comes along with the job. After discovering that Ryn’s husband and Carly’s fiancé are one and the same, the two women band together to overcome heartbreak and ensure their mutual success.
Jen...
2021-07-0639 minCharlotte Readers PodcastJason Mott’s “Hell Of A Book” Is One Character’s Cross Country Book Tour Of Love and LossIn this episode 223, guest hosted by writer, editor, and performer, Alice Osborn, we visit with New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott, author of “Hell Of A Book.”
In “Hell of a Book,” an African-American author sets out on a cross-country book tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Jason Mott’s novel and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: since his novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author...
2021-07-0238 minCharlotte Readers PodcastMystery Hero Patrick Flint Investigates Plane Crash that Leads to Mayhem in Pamela Fagan Hutchins’ newest, “Snaggletooth”In this episode 222, we visit with Pamela Fagan Hutchins, author of “Snaggletooth,” the latest in the Patrick Flint mystery series, a spin-off from the What Doesn’t Kill You Saga.
While on a trail ride with his family, Patrick witnesses a plane crash in the Bighorn Mountains. Guided by his moral compass, Patrick embarks on a journey to find the downed plane and any survivors. What he finds is not what it seems, and he learns that not everyone is worth saving.
USA Today bestselling author Danielle Girard had this to say about the book, “Transports the read...
2021-06-2940 min
Gold und WeiseMuss Charlotte den Podcast alleine weitermachen?Gold und Weise - Live aus Spanien 🌊☀️
Oh, oh! Es gibt Unstimmigkeiten im Podcast... Schon vor der Aufnahme waren wir nicht so gut drauf, aber in der Folge sind wir uns dann echt auf die Nerven gegangen.
Eigentlich wollten wir uns ja darüber unterhalten, wie wir uns mit dem Alter verändert haben, aber dann wird ein bisschen gezofft...
Muss Charlotte den Podcast etwa alleine weitermachen?
Neben kleinen Streitigkeiten sprechen wir aber auch über Werte, Erwachsenwerden, Depressionen, Freunde und Religion. Wir hoffen, euch gefällt der echte Einblick in unsere Beziehung.
Abonniert den Podcast und schreibt uns eine iTunes-Bewertung, wenn euch d...
2021-06-2340 min
Gold und WeiseMuss Charlotte den Podcast alleine weitermachen?#041 - Entscheidungsgestört und Unterbrechungen
Gold und Weise - Live aus Spanien 🌊☀️
Oh, oh! Es gibt Unstimmigkeiten im Podcast… Schon vor der Aufnahme waren wir nicht so gut drauf, aber in der Folge sind wir uns dann echt auf die Nerven gegangen.
Eigentlich wollten wir uns ja darüber unterhalten, wie wir uns mit dem Alter verändert haben, aber dann wird ein bisschen gezofft…
Muss Charlotte den Podcast etwa alleine weitermachen?
Neben kleinen Streitigkeiten sprechen wir aber auch über Werte, Erwachsenwerden, Depressionen, Freunde und Religion. Wir hoffen, euch gefällt der echte Einbli...
2021-06-2340 minCharlotte Readers PodcastAlex George’s “The Paris Hours” Weaves Four Desperate Characters Together in One 24 Hour Post WWI DayIn this episode 220, guest hosted by award winning author David Collins, we visit with award-winning author Alex George, author of “The Paris Hours.”
The book is set in one day in the City of Light and one night in search of lost time. Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city’s most famous citizens, four regular people are each searching for something they’ve lost.
Lauren Belfer, New York Times bestselling author of “City of Light” and and “After the Fire” and reci...
2021-06-2239 minCharlotte Readers Podcast#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Brad Taylor Takes Readers to Australia and Taiwan to Save the World in “American Traitor”In this episode 219, we visit with #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor to talk about his newest Pike Logan novel “American Traitor,” in which Pike Logan and his new bride Jennifer Cahill must put their carefree vacation in Australia behind to prevent a military confrontation between China and Taiwan.
Brad Taylor expertly guides reader on a thrill-ride through the world of Special Ops, Cyber Ops, and political intrigue, in which Pike Logan must do his best to adhere to the legal and moral rules that govern their conduct in the murky and deadly world they inhabit.
2021-06-1840 minCharlotte Readers PodcastKatey Schultz Weaves Together the Lives of Three in War-Torn Afghanistan in “Still Come Home”In this episode 218, we visit with Katey Schultz, multiple award-winning author of “Still Come Home,” a novel surrounding the lives of three characters in Afghanistan: an Afghan girl with dreams and ambitions beyond the confines of her misogynistic society, an American soldier about to embark on one last mission, and a man working for the Taliban—not for any specific hatred of Americans, but because the money is good and he wishes to provide to his young wife.
The lives of Aaseya, Nathan Miller, and Rahim (Aaseya’s husband) are forever intertwined as the Taliban hatch a dangerous plot, an...
2021-06-1535 minCharlotte Readers PodcastKevin McIlvoy Pens an Appalachian Ghost Story on Racial Justice in “One Kind Favor”In this episode 216, we visit with Kevin McIlvoy, author of “One Kind Favor,” a haunting and nuanced look at past and present racial injustices in the Appalachian Mountains.
Ghosts haunt the small Appalachian community of Cord, North Carolina. After a lynching is discovered and covered up, the ghosts of Cord begin to unearth the past truths of racism and social injustice to confront the townspeople and get justice for Lincoln Lennox.
Karen E. Bender, a National Book Award finalist and author of “Refund,” had this to say about the book, “Kevin McIlvoy is a writer of incisive m...
2021-06-0844 minCharlotte Readers PodcastWalking Through Writing with North Carolina Hall of Fame Storyteller, Clyde EdgertonIn this episode 214, guest hosted by award-winning novelist and teacher, George Hovis, we visit with Clyde Edgerton, the well-known and well-loved North Carolina author of ten novels, a book of advice, a memoir, short stories, and essays.
As well as being a New York Times bestselling author and member of the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame, among other prestigious writing awards, he is an accomplished artist, musician, pilot, and teacher of creative writing. And even more than that, he spins a good yarn and knows how to have a good laugh.
He says that funny...
2021-06-0146 minCharlotte Readers PodcastRon Rash’s “In the Valley” Returns to the Villainess Who Propelled Serena to National AcclaimIn this episode 209, guest host and award-winning author Heather Bell Adams interviews Ron Rash, aptly called by The New York Times “one of the great American authors at work today.” His latest book is “In The Valley, ” named a Garden & Gun and Atlanta Journal Constitution best book of the year and Winner of the 2020 Thomas Robinson Prize for Southern Literature.
“In the Valley” is a collection of ten searing stories and the return of the villainess who propelled Serena to national acclaim, in a long-awaited novella. The story “Baptism” was chosen for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories 2018, an...
2021-05-1437 minCharlotte Readers PodcastJill McCorkle Crafts a Layered Tale of Love, Pain, and Family in “Hieroglyphics”In this episode 206, we visit with New York Times bestselling author Jill McCorkle, author of “Hieroglyphics,” a heartfelt and intricate tale that weaves together the lives of four characters: Frank and Lil, a married couple who came together from the shared grief of losing a parent, Shelley, a single mother raising her young son in Frank’s former home, and Harvey, Shelley’s young son.
“Hieroglyphics” is a raw and meditative story of love, pain, and redemption, with a deep understanding of resilience and family bonds.
In a starred review, Publisher’s Weekly had this to say about the...
2021-05-0440 minCharlotte Readers PodcastDavid Baldacci’s “A Gambling Man” Is a 1950s Private Eye Thriller Full of Secrets and CorruptionIn this episode 205, we visit with New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci and discuss his recent book, “A Gambling Man,” an Aloysius Archer thriller.
The Associated Press calls David Baldacci “a master storyteller.” This story is the next in the Archer Thriller series, a follow-up to the Nero Award-winning thriller “One Good Deed.” Set in the1950s, the protagonist has been to war, to prison and wants to learn how to be a private investigator, so he hops a bus to Californian to learn from the best, a legendary private eye and former FBI agent named Willie Dash. ...
2021-04-3040 minCharlotte Readers PodcastJohn Hart’s “The Unwilling” Combines Crime, Suspense and Searing Glimpses into the Human Mind and SoulIn this 200th episode of Charlotte Readers Podcast, we celebrate with special guest and six-time New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, John Hart, whose latest book, “The Unwilling” is the subject of this episode.
In his very first historical novel, John Hart returns to the South. The book is set in Charlotte, during the height of the Vietnam War. It’s a novel inspired by the courage and sacrifice shown by soldiers who fought in that conflict.
Booklist calls the book “another scorcher.” Mystery and Suspense Magazine describes the book as “a very enjoyable, twisty ride.” AARP...
2021-04-1345 minCharlotte Readers PodcastTara Lush Brews Up A Deadly Cozy Mystery in “Grounds for Murder”In today’s episode 197, we visit with award-winning writer Tara Lush, author of “Grounds for Murder,” the first in a new series of cozy coffee shop mysteries.
After Lana Lewis’ talented, but arrogant, Milanese barista quits abruptly before the Sunshine State Barista Championship, her café’s chances of winning the contest are tamped down. After a public argument with Fabrizio “Fab” Bellucci, her former barista is found dead behind her shop, and she is the primary suspect.
Elaine Viets, the award-winning author of the Dead-End Job mysteries, had this to say about the book, “Tara Lush brews a fun Flori...
2021-04-0233 minCharlotte Readers PodcastLandis Wade Brings the 2020 Literary Podcast Year to a Close, Reads Two of His 2020 Published Stories and Offers Literary Hopefulness for 2021In this episode 170, recovering trial lawyer turned author turned podcaster of books and stories, Landis Wade, gives thanks, recaps highlights of the 2020 podcast year and riffs on what’s new and what’s planned for the coming year.
Find answers to how much the podcast grew in 2020, the variety of authors and stories on the show, the top 10 downloaded episodes, what Landis learned from the authors who appeared on Patreon and the literary goodness that’s coming in 2021, with a preview of the episodes coming in January.
And, as has become the tradition with these guest free e...
2020-12-2958 minCharlotte Readers PodcastPoets Christopher Davis And Allison Hutchcraft Bring Lives and Nature to the Page in “Oath” and “Swale”In this episode 162, we visit with award-winning Charlotte poets Christopher Davis and Allison Hutchcraft, authors of the poetry books, “Oath,” published by Main Street Rag and “Swale,” published by New Issues Press with Western Michigan University. Chris and Allison both teach at University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
David Trinidad says “there is a sharp, steel-like edge to the lines in Christopher Davis’s poems-so finely wrought are they, and attuned to ‘the brutality of fact,’ the limits of human interaction.”
Paisley Rekdal says “Hutchcraft examines the delicate balance between rapture and ravishment, in poems as ambitious as they are beautifu...
2020-12-011h 14Charlotte Readers PodcastMary Kratt Shares Poetry and History in “Watch where you walk” and “Charlotte, NC, A Brief History”In today’s episode, we meet Mary Kratt, author of the poetry collection, “Watch where you walk,” the history book, “Charlotte, North Carolina, A Brief History,” and many other books.
Fred Chappell, former North Carolina Poet Laurate says of “Watch where you walk,” that it is “clean-lined, economical, pointed, and soulful,” and that “these lyrics strike to the heart of things immediately, then linger with musical suggestion in the mind.”
Mary thinks of herself as “a poet who writes history,” because she began as a poet but was invited and led to write history. Turns out, she was innately curious a...
2020-06-091h 01Charlotte Readers PodcastGeorge Hovis’ “The Skin Artist” Is an Edgy Story Set in the Shadows of the Shiny Banking City of Charlotte, NCIn today’s episode, we meet George Hovis, author of “The Skin Artist,” an edgy story set in the shadows of the shiny banking city we know as Charlotte, North Carolina.
Fred Chappel, author and winner of the North Carolina Award for Literature, says that “Hovis displays a world we know and try to turn our gaze from. But the story is too powerful…and we readers watch, hypnotized, as the descent gathers friends, lovers and family into its vortex. Can such dark passages lead to hope?”
George starts the show with a reading early in the book whe...
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