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About the Book:Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Only You . . . relates Eileen Obser’s personal experience growing up in Queens, New York—her doomed-to-fail marriage at eighteen to a nineteen-year-old boy from their candy store crowd. Eileen shows how two naïve, uninformed teenagers were influenced by social and religious pressures, to disastrous consequences.About the Author:EILEEN OBSER holds am MFA in Creative Writing and Literature from Stony Brook University. She also has a BA in Writing and Literature from SUNY Empire State College. Eileen has written many free-lance articles, short stories, and essays published in The Washington Post Magazine, New York Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, Newsday, The Village Voice, The East Hampton Star, Proteus, The Southampton Review, Coast Lines anthology, Love Alters (anthology) and other publications.Obser was born and raised in Glendale, Queens, New York and has resided in East Hampton, New York since 1975.

BANDSTANDLAND: HOW DANCING TEENAGERS TOOK OVER AMERICA AND DICK CLARK TOOK OVER ROCK & ROLL by Larry Lehmer*******American Bandstand, one of the longest running shows in television history, spotlighted well-scrubbed, properly dressed, mostly all-white dancing teenagers on every show.  They mirrored the show's perpetually youthful host, Dick Clark, who spun the music Clark often described as "the soundtrack to our lives." These are the memories Clark carefully nurtured as he crafted the alternate teen universe of Bandstandland during the formative years of American Bandstand from 1952 to 1964.  Bandstandland was a mythical creation by Clark, who saw the show as a springboard to immense wealth rather than a tribute to teen culture.Clark was a relentless businessman who once had ownership stakes in 33 corporations, most created by him.  He created rules to keep black teens off the show, promoted the teens that danced on the show when it served his purposes and banned them when it didn't and effectively turned American Bandstand into his own personal infomercial.Bandstandland sheds light on the little-known backstory of the TV program that was America's top-rated daytime television show in its heyday and enjoyed a 37 year run from 1952 to 1989.****Larry Lehmer is also the author of The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens

In this episode, co-hosts Jody West and Sherry Knowlton interview Timothy Jay Smith, author of literary thrillers with a focus on social justice and foreign settings.  Jody and Sherry will talk to Smith about his writing journey, his experiences aroung the globe and his latest novel, The Fourth Courier. Smith's earlier, critically acclaimed novels include A Vision of Angels, Fire on the Island and Cooper's Promise. He also has written a number of award-winning screenplays and plays.  Tune in to hear Smith's perspective on literary thrillers, screenwriting and writing for the stage as well as his adventures abroad.Milford House Mysteries Hosts - Sherry Knowlton is the author of the Alexa Williams series of murder mysteries including Dead of Autumn, Dead of Summer, Dead of Spring, and Dead of Winter. Joan West is the author of the Carlisle Crime Cases series including Dying for Vengeance, Courting Doubt and Darkness, Darkness at First Light, and Had a Dying Fall.

Back in the 1970s, a series of bizarre incidents occurred at what has since been known as "The Devil Tree."  Beneath this ancient denizen, evil was wrought by a sick serial killer, calling upon forces most evil and dark.  People were hung there ... and bodies buried there ... exhumed by the police.  Overcome by superstition, some tried to cut down the tree, to no avail.  Since then, it has stood in a remote section of a local park --- left to its own devices --- quiet in its eerie repose -- until now!Best-selling psychological-thriller author Keith Rommel has imagined the whole tale anew. He's brought the tree to life and retold the tale with gory detail only possible in a fiction novel. Action-packed, with spine-tingling detail, this thriller is beyond parallel in the ground it uncovers ... one author's explanation of what may have really been said -- what may have really happened -- under Port St. Lucie's "Devil Tree."http://www.keithrommel.com/Music by Capitol recording artists BANG.       Copyright 1972/1973 by Bang Music, Inc.

Robert Friedman was born in the Bronx and lived in Puerto Rico for over 20 years, working as a reporter, editor, and columnist for the San Juan Star. He covered politics as the Star's Washington Correspondent until the paper folded in 2008. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and the Miami Herald among other publications. He reported from Puerto Rico for the NY Daily News as a special correspondent in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the author of four novels. Friedman lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has two grown daughters who were born in Puerto Rico.

In this episode, co-hosts Jody West and Sherry Knowlton interview Dr. Barry Libin, author of two thrillers about weighty subjects, the Catholic Church and Milton's Paradise Lost.  Jody and Sherry will talk to Dr. Libin about his writing journey, his affinity for religious history, and the inevitable comparisons of his books to those of Dan Brown. Dr. Libin's novels are Mystery of the Milton Manuscript and his recent release, The Vatican's Vault.Milford House Mysteries Hosts - Sherry Knowlton is the author of the Alexa Williams series of murder mysteries including Dead of Autumn, Dead of Summer, Dead of Spring, and Dead of Winter. Joan West is the author of the Carlisle Crime Cases series including Dying for Vengeance, Courting Doubt and Darkness, Darkness at First Light, and Had a Dying Fall.

On Thursday, March 14 join co-hosts J.M. West and Sherry Knowlton on Milford House Mysteries when we interview author April Knight.  Knight’s newest book, Nobody Dies in Kansas, is a psychological thriller mystery set in 1950s – you guessed it – Kansas. The interview will also explore Knight’s prolific multi-form, multi-genre writing career, including some of her most recent novels: Dig the Grave First (mystery), Sweet Dreams (Romance), Stars in the Desert (Romance); her many short stories and magazine articles; her newspaper column; and her regular contributions to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Milford House Mysteries Hosts - Sherry Knowlton is the author of the Alexa Williams suspense series, including Dead of Autumn, Dead of Summer, Dead of Spring and Dead of Winter. Joan West is the author of the Carlisle Crime Cases series, including Dying for Vengeance, Courting Doubt and Darkness, Darkness at First Light, and Had a Dying Fall.

The students of Brenda Hall's 7th and 8th grade reading class at Green County Middle School interview regular host Kyle Alexander Romines about his book, The Keeper of the Crows. From Kyle's bio:Kyle Alexander Romines is a teller of tales from the hills of Kentucky. He enjoys good reads, thunderstorms, and anything edible. His writing interests include fantasy, science fiction, horror, and western.Kyle's debut horror novel, The Keeper of the Crows, appeared on the Preliminary Ballot of the 2015 Bram Stoker Awards in the category of Superior Achievement in a First Novel. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Louisville School of Medicine.You can contact Kyle at [email protected]. You can also subscribe to his author newsletter to receive email updates and FREE electronic copies of his Warden of Fál prequel short, The Path of Vengeance, AND his horror/science fiction novella, The Chrononaut, at http://eepurl.com/bsvhYP.

On this episode of the Hellbender Radio Show, host Kyle Romines and cohost Joe Mills interview author John Kachuba about his book, DARK ENTRY.From John's bio:  I am the author of “Ghosthunting Ohio: On the Road Again," "Ghosthunting Ohio," "Ghosthunting Illinois," and "Ghosthunters," as well as six other books unrelated to the paranormal. I am a frequent speaker on radio, TV, and podcasts and at conferences, universities, and libraries. To learn more, and to see my author tour schedule, visit my Website at www.JohnKachuba.com

On this episode of the Hellbender Radio Show, Audio Narrator Joe Mills weaves tales of horror, and host Kyle Romines is joined by a special guest.