Josh Berk's guest appearances

Josh Berk

Master Your Story

Middle Grade Ninja

Lehigh Valley Arts Podcast

Seanan McGuire

Claire Swinarski

Matt Lewis

Jason Moss

Kristy Hunter

John Brown

John Gallagher

Debbie Dadey

Hugh Howey

Katherine Paterson

Kelly Roach

Richard Thompson

Mikey Kay

Susan Kaye Quinn

Lamar Giles

OwlTail

This week, we feature a fun conversation between Matt Molchany &amp; Josh Berk about local music, the importance of participating in the local music scene, and why accessible recording studios are important to the community!Josh Berk is the Executive Director of the Bethlehem Area Public Library as well as an author and musician in the Lehigh Valley. Josh comes from a family of librarians and has deep roots in the Lehigh Valley. In addition to being a librarian, Josh is also an author. His first book for young adults, The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin, was set in a high school in PA coal country and was placed on several “best of” lists. His first book for younger readers, Strike Three You’re Dead, allowed him to write about his passion for baseball. It was a finalist for the prestigious Edgar Awards presented by the Mystery Writers of America. In addition to writing, Josh is also a musician and plays Bass in the band Fictional Name! When he’s not working, writing, or playing bass, he’s fanboying on instagram over the new face of the Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Scene, Chloe the Chug. You can find Josh Berk on instagram at @jberkjj, the Bethlehem Area Public Library at @pabapl, Cloe the Chug at @cloethechug, and Fictional Name at @fictional_name! Alongside Josh on this episode is Mall Molchany, the seasoned sound engineer who started Tape Swap Radio owns Shards Recording Studio in Southside Bethlehem. Matt is also a member of the bands VoirVoir &amp; Wipes. You can find Matt on instagram at @shards_recording_studio, tape swap radio at @tapeswapradio, and VoirVoir at @voirvoirband!

This week, we feature a fun conversation between Matt Molchany &amp; Josh Berk about local music, the importance of participating in the local music scene, and why accessible recording studios are important to the community!Josh Berk is the Executive Director of the Bethlehem Area Public Library as well as an author and musician in the Lehigh Valley. Josh comes from a family of librarians and has deep roots in the Lehigh Valley. In addition to being a librarian, Josh is also an author. His first book for young adults, The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin, was set in a high school in PA coal country and was placed on several “best of” lists. His first book for younger readers, Strike Three You’re Dead, allowed him to write about his passion for baseball. It was a finalist for the prestigious Edgar Awards presented by the Mystery Writers of America. In addition to writing, Josh is also a musician and plays Bass in the band Fictional Name! When he’s not working, writing, or playing bass, he’s fanboying on instagram over the new face of the Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Scene, Chloe the Chug. You can find Josh Berk on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jberkjj/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jberkjj</a>, the Bethlehem Area Public Library at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pabapl/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pabapl</a>, Cloe the Chug at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cloethechug/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@cloethechug</a>, and Fictional Name at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fictional_name/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@fictional_name! </a>Alongside Josh on this episode is Mall Molchany, the seasoned sound engineer who started Tape Swap Radio owns Shards Recording Studio in Southside Bethlehem. Matt is also a member of the bands VoirVoir &amp; Wipes. You can find Matt on instagram at<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shards_recording_studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @shards_recording_studio</a>, tape swap radio at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tapeswapradio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tapeswapradio</a>, and VoirVoir at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/voirvoirband/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@voirvoirband</a>!

A Librarian & An Audio Engineer Walk into a Studio: A Conversation with Josh Berk & Matt Molchany

Saundra Mitchell

Authors Josh Berk and Saundra Mitchell tell the terrifying tale of how they collaborated to write CAMP MURDERFACE. We talk about how they met, tips for working on a project with another author, the importance of being dumpster rat-y, finding time to write (even while sleeping), being a phone psychic, launching a book during the quarantine for COVID-19, an actual ghost story, and so much more.Saundra Mitchell has been a phone psychic, a car salesperson, a denture-deliverer and a layout waxer. She’s dodged trains, endured basic training, and hitchhiked from Montana to California. The author of nearly twenty books for tweens and teens, Mitchell’s work includes SHADOWED SUMMER, THE VESPERTINE series, ALL THE THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK, a novel forthcoming from HarperTEEN and the forthcoming CAMP MURDERFACE series with Josh Berk. She is the editor of three anthologies for teens, DEFY THE DARK, ALL OUT and OUT NOW. She always picks truth; dares are too easy.Josh Berk is the author of the teen novels THE DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN (named a best book for teens of 2010 by Kirkus Reviews and Amazon.com) and GUY LANGMAN: CRIME SCENE PROSCRASTINATOR (2012) as well as the middle grade mysteries STRIKE THREE YOU'RE DEAD and SAY IT AIN'T SO.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middle-grade-ninja/support

Authors Josh Berk and Saundra Mitchell tell the terrifying tale of how they collaborated to write CAMP MURDERFACE. We talk about how they met, tips for working on a project with another author, the importance of being dumpster rat-y, finding time to write (even while sleeping), being a phone psychic, launching a book during the quarantine for COVID-19, an actual ghost story, and so much more. Saundra Mitchell has been a phone psychic, a car salesperson, a denture-deliverer and a layout waxer. She’s dodged trains, endured basic training, and hitchhiked from Montana to California. The author of nearly twenty books for tweens and teens, Mitchell’s work includes SHADOWED SUMMER, THE VESPERTINE series, ALL THE THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK, a novel forthcoming from HarperTEEN and the forthcoming CAMP MURDERFACE series with Josh Berk. She is the editor of three anthologies for teens, DEFY THE DARK, ALL OUT and OUT NOW. She always picks truth; dares are too easy. Josh Berk is the author of the teen novels THE DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN (named a best book for teens of 2010 by Kirkus Reviews and <a href="http://Amazon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>) and GUY LANGMAN: CRIME SCENE PROSCRASTINATOR (2012) as well as the middle grade mysteries STRIKE THREE YOU'RE DEAD and SAY IT AIN'T SO. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middle-grade-ninja/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middle-grade-ninja/support</a>

74 Authors Josh Berk And Saundra Mitchell

Josh Berk Discusses New Programs at the Bethlehem Area Public Library