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Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt promotional graphic for S5 EP242 featuring Southern Gothic author Robert Gwaltney and host Dianne Burckhardt. Between them are the cover of Gwaltney’s novel Sing Down the Moon and the current Book Banter Magazine cover, featuring Steve Stephens, who serves as the public face of Dianne Burckhardt’s author pen name Stephen Burckhardt. The graphic reads “Now Streaming” and “S5 EP242: Robert Gwaltney, Southern Gothic Author of Sing Down the Moon.”

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Promotional image for Season 5, Episode 241 of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt. Against a brick-wall podcast studio background, author Julie Gerstenblatt appears on the left beside the blue cover of her novel, The Stargazer of Nantucket, featuring a black sailing ship silhouetted against a large golden moon above blue ocean waves. Host Dianne Burckhardt appears on the right. Between them is the holiday issue of BookBanter Magazine, featuring author Stephen Burckhardt on the cover. A glowing pink and teal Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt sign hangs above them with two studio microphones. Yellow text reads “Now Streaming,” and a banner across the bottom reads, “S5 EP241: Julie Gerstenblatt, Author of The Stargazer of Nantucket.”

Promotional image for Season 5, Episode 241 of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt. Against a brick-wall podcast studio background, author Julie Gerstenblatt appears on the left beside the blue cover of her novel, The Stargazer of Nantucket, featuring a black sailing ship silhouetted against a large golden moon above blue ocean waves. Host Dianne Burckhardt appears on the right. Between them is the holiday issue of BookBanter Magazine, featuring author Stephen Burckhardt on the cover. A glowing pink and teal Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt sign hangs above them with two studio microphones. Yellow text reads “Now Streaming,” and a banner across the bottom reads, “S5 EP241: Julie Gerstenblatt, Author of The Stargazer of Nantucket.”

Julie Gerstenblatt on Maritime Adventures and Historical Rabbit Holes | S5 EP241: Book Banter

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romotional graphic for Season 5, Episode 240 of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt. Author Lucy Ashe appears on the left with long blonde hair and a sleeveless dark top. Host Dianne Burckhardt appears on the right wearing glasses and a black top. Between them is the purple and pink cover of Lucy Ashe’s novel The Model Patient. Beside it is the cover of BookBanter Magazine, featuring Dianne’s father, Steve Stephens, identified on the magazine by his pen name, Stephen Burckhardt, as part of a memorial tribute. Yellow text above the book and magazine reads “Now Streaming.” The background resembles a brick-walled podcast studio with hanging microphones and a glowing pink and turquoise Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt—Book Talk Podcast sign. A dark banner across the bottom reads, “S5 EP240: Lucy Ashe, Dancer, Teacher, and Author of The Model Patient.”

romotional graphic for Season 5, Episode 240 of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt. Author Lucy Ashe appears on the left with long blonde hair and a sleeveless dark top. Host Dianne Burckhardt appears on the right wearing glasses and a black top. Between them is the purple and pink cover of Lucy Ashe’s novel The Model Patient. Beside it is the cover of BookBanter Magazine, featuring Dianne’s father, Steve Stephens, identified on the magazine by his pen name, Stephen Burckhardt, as part of a memorial tribute. Yellow text above the book and magazine reads “Now Streaming.” The background resembles a brick-walled podcast studio with hanging microphones and a glowing pink and turquoise Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt—Book Talk Podcast sign. A dark banner across the bottom reads, “S5 EP240: Lucy Ashe, Dancer, Teacher, and Author of The Model Patient.”

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