The Write Question

Series produced by KUFM - Montana Public Radio

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A weekly literary program that features writers from the American West and beyond. The Write Question is hosted and produced by former Montana Book Festival Director Lauren Korn and co-produced first by Peter Hoag and currently by Chris Moyles and Jake Birch. TWQ is distributed through PRX to public and community radio stations, as well as to listeners around the world.

Guests on The Write Question include authors writing from or about the western United States—or about subjects outside the American West that are applicable to the region. The series also features bestselling and emerging writers, visiting writers, illustrators, photographers, publishers, and other artists.


514 Pieces

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Shann Ray, author of 'American Masculine: Montana Stories'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program Shann Ray talks about and reads from his collection of stories, 'American Masculine'

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
A conversation about recently published books
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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The Write Question producer Chérie Newman talks with Barbara Theroux, manager of Fact & Fiction Bookstore in Missoula, Montana, and Zed, one of her...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Maile Meloy, author of 'The Apothecary'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Maile Meloy is best known for her short stories and novels for adult readers. But during this program she talks about a novel she wrote for middle ...

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  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Czarnecki, poet and publisher
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Michael Czarnecki talks about his transition from working at a job to making his living as a poet and publisher. He also reads...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Rick Craig, author of 'The Last Mountains'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Rick Craig talks about and reads from 'The Last Mountains' - the first in a series of Tom Hadley Mysteries.

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Melanie Rae Thon, author of 'In This Light'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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This selection of Melanie Rae Thon's stories showcases her breathtaking ability to become each one of her people, to move inside the bodies and min...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Ed Kemmick, author of 'Big Sky, By and By'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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The book's full title explains more about this collection of stories and essays about intriguing people and places: 'Big Sky, By and By: True Tales...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 1
Robin Troy, author of 'Liberty Lanes'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Liberty Lanes is a heart-warming novel about a group of elders bound together by friendship and old romances, and by their determination to live li...

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 1
Neil McMahon, author of 'L.A. Mental'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Neil McMahon’s riveting new thriller, L.A. MENTAL is a mind-bending blend of nano-tech paranoia and classic murder mystery, set in a city on the ed...

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  • Added: Oct 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Readings about Conflict and Peace, Part 2
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Part 2 of two programs funded by the upcoming 5-part PBS series "Women, War & Peace," which will air on consecutive Tuesday evenings beginning on O...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
Readings about Conflict and Peace, Part 1
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Part 1 of two programs funded by the upcoming 5-part PBS series "Women, War & Peace," which will air on consecutive Tuesday evenings beginning on O...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 1
Julian Smith, author of 'Crossing the Heart of Africa'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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A few months before he was to be married to his long-time girlfriend, Julian Smith was experiencing anxiety about making such a "huge commitment." ...

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  • Added: Sep 17, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Eric Poole, author of 'Where's My Wand?'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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According to People Magazine, 'Where's My Wand?: One Boy's Magical Triumph Over Alienation and Shag Carpeting' is "Gut-splittingly funny ... a deep...

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Mary Clearman Blew, author of 'This Is Not The Ivy League'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Mary Clearman Blew talks about the challenges of writing memoir that includes living people. She also reads passages from her ...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
David Shapiro, creator of the Terra Tempo series
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, David Shapiro talks about the first book in his Terra Tempo graphic novel series, 'Ice Age Cataclysm!' and about how he found ...

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Mary Jane Nealon, author of 'Beautiful Unbroken: One Nurse's Life'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Mary Jane Nealon talks about how poetry saved her life when she was carrying the grief of dying patients. She also reads from ...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
David Mogen, author of 'Honyocker Dreams: Montana Memories'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During the program David Mogen talks about two categories of Montanans, farmers and ranchers, the evolution of the word "honyocker" and how the sto...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Karl Marlantes, author of 'Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program Karl Marlantes, a highly decorated Marine Lieutenant, talks about why he wrote 'Matterhorn' and why it took nearly 35 years to ...

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Janet Skeslien Charles, author of Moonlight In Odessa
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Janet Skeslin Charles talks about, and reads from 'Moonlight In Odessa', a darkly humorous novel about eastern European women ...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Rick Bass, author of 'Nashville Chrome'
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program Rick Bass talks about the challenges of writing fiction about real, living people. He also reads from his novel 'Nashville Chro...

Bought by KREV-LP and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2

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