Logan Crawford of Spotlight TV interviewed Paul J. Krause, author of “Local Yokels”
Paul J. Krause, author of “Local Yokels,” was interviewed by Spotlight TV’s Logan Crawford. They discuss the author’s inspiration for writing this masterpiece.
Logan Crawford is an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and anchor host. He is also a host and anchor on Ebru, WWOR-TV, FOX, and VOOM: HD NEWS. He appeared in a number of films and television shows, including The Irishman (2019), The First Purge (2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja, 40-Love (2021), and many others.
Paul J. Krause is a fire officer in two New England fire departments and a graduate of the University of Hartford with a BA in US History and a minor in Gender Studies. Paul is a Marine Corps veteran, having served from June 2005 to June 2009. He was deployed twice with 2D Battalion 2D Marines—once in support of the global war on terrorism with the 26th MEU in 2007 and once to Iraq in 2008.
He was inspired to write “Local Yokels” after reading “The French Revolution” by Matt Stewart in an American Literature class at the university.
“Local Yokels” is a story about the close brotherhood of the fire service that is shown when Bootknife and the Local Yokels of Uville face the most challenging week of their lives. A weeklong stretch of structure fires has turned this into the busiest consecutive fire period in the department’s history.
Bootknife and his fellow firefighters will use all of their skills to battle these blazes, saving lives and protecting their neighbors’ properties. Although rushing into danger becomes second nature to these “brothers in battle,” a partial collapse within one house fire will leave three of them struggling to survive.
This book was also displayed during the much-anticipated annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2023 was held on April 22–23, 2023 at the University of Southern California. It was attended by nearly 500 authors and hundreds of exhibitors. The festival was launched to connect individuals who read books with those who write them. The range of book genres exhibited at the festival captivated readers of all ages.
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