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BookOdysseyThe Caretaker of Lorne Field by Dave ZeltsermanThese excerpts from The Caretaker of Lorne Field center on Jack Durkin, a man legally bound by an ancient Durkin family contract that requires him to perpetually weed creatures called Aukowies from Lorne Field to prevent them from destroying the world. Durkin faces immense isolation and ridicule because his wife, Lydia, and the local community view his critical, world-saving work as nothing more than a ridiculous, low-paying hoax. Tensions escalate when Durkin’s eldest son, Lester, is seriously injured, and Durkin is subsequently arrested following the death of skeptical sheriff Dan Wolcott, an event which Durkin claims was caused by...
2025-12-2136 min
Book Notification PodcastNew Book Releases: November 10th to November 16th, 2025The Book Notification Podcast covers ten of our favorite new releases from the week of November 10th to November 16th. There are over 550 new book releases, so there is no way we could cover them all. This week's ten books:Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop 00:48Stealth Force by Jack Mars 01:47The Caretaker by 02:47Keepsake by Jill Penrod 03:48Snake by Susan Horsnell 04:47Trust Nothing by Dave Zeltserman 05:48A Joyful Ring by Shanna Hatfield 06:52North Country by Matt Bondurant 07:54Never Too Late by Maxine Morrey 08:56Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman 09:51For...
2025-11-0812 min
Book Talkbook talk for may 07 2024Book Talk for May 7, 2024Time and Tideby Thomas J. FlemingHistorical World War II melodrama about a U.S. Navy cruiser, the USS "Jefferson City." As the lone survivor of a battle in the Solomon Islands, the ship is disgraced and considered jinxed until a new captain takes command. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1987.DB26656Shamed A Kate Burkholder novelby Linda CastilloThe peaceful town of Painters Mill is shattered when an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered on an abandoned farm. When Chief...
2024-05-0856 min
My Favorite Detective StoriesDave Zeltserman | My Favorite Detective Stories Episode 177Boston-based author Dave Zeltserman's crime and horror novels include SMALL CRIMES, PARIAH, KILLER, OUTSOURCED, THE CARETAKER OF LORNE FIELD, A KILLER'S ESSENCE, MONSTER, and THE BOY WHO KILLED DEMONS, and he's been published in seven languages. SMALL CRIMES has been made into a Netflix film starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Molly Parker, Gary Cole, Robert Forster, and Jacki Weaver. THE CARETAKER OF LORNE FIELD and OUTSOURCED are currently in film development.His books have been picked by NPR, the Washington Post, American Library Association, Booklist, and WBUR as best novels of the year, and his Julius Katz mystery stories...
2022-09-0646 min
Maximum Fun Bonus Content 2018Reading Glasses - Paul Tremblay LIVE at The Last Bookstore (post-MaxFunDrive 2018)Surprise! It’s a bonus episode! Brea and Mallory interview author Paul Tremblay LIVE at The Last Bookstore! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Paul Tremblay
https://twitter.com/paulGtremblay
https://thelittlesleep.wordpress.com/
The Cabin At the End of the World
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062679109
There There by Tommy Orange
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525520375
Speed Queen by Stewart O’Nan
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802138538
We Have Always Lived In The Cast...
2018-07-3000 min
Wrong Place, Write CrimeEpisode 1: Dave ZeltsermanIn which Dave Zeltserman talks about the new Netflix film SMALL CRIMES that was based upon his novel, as well as his other works, his early days as a writer, and why he believes the days of successful self-publishing are done.
Also: Danny Gardner Flash Interview, Down & Out Books update, book recommendations from bookstore folk (and mystery experts)LInda Bond and Robin Agnew, and a quick Frank Zafiro update.
2017-06-0550 min
Wrong Place, Write CrimePreview EpisodeThis is a brief preview of the forthcoming podcast, Wrong Place, Write Crime hosted by Frank Zafiro. Frank lays out the show format, the different features, and previews the guests for the first two episodes, including a Flash Forward Interview with episode one guest, Dave Zeltserman.
2017-05-1704 min
Writer TypesCatriona McPherson, Dave Zeltserman, Tom Pitts & Eddie MullerGuests include Catriona McPherson, Tom Pitts, David Zeltserman, Eddie Muller and Shaun Harris. A short story by Sarah M. Chen from the vaults of Shotgun Honey. And a very special Austin edition of the Unpanel with Mike McCrary, Scott Montgomery and Gabino Iglesias. Music used by permission under the creative commons license. Songs include: Real Swing Shet by Menage Quad Swing 39 by Latche Swing Ground Cayenne by The Good Lawdz Hungaria by Latche Swing I Found a New Baby by Underscore Orkestra The Itis by Polyrhythmics Funk by Podington Bear Not On The Bus by US Army Blues Sail...
2017-05-1540 min
Grind Pulp PodcastGrind Pulp Podcast Episode 13 - Oh Riki, The Ballad of RikiMerry Holidays and Happy Solstice from Grind Pulp Podcast. Listen in as we dig into two stories and our feature film discussion, Riki-Oh: The Story of Riki. There’s a new Grind Pulp Podcaster. The voice of the one and only Manga Matt can be heard for the first time on this episode. Matt digs so deep into The Story of Riki that we were almost pulled into a whirlwind of kung fu flutter kicks. Jeronimo and Andrew checked out the Back Alley Film Series screening of The Visitor (1979), Jeronimo checked out some Just Cause Universe stuff by Ian Th...
2013-12-2235 min
The Improper PodcastThe Improper Podcast, July 25, 2012Nick talks murder and mayhem with Dave Zeltserman, author of "Monster: a Novel of Frankenstein."
2012-07-2646 min
2009-01-0527 min