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Family Histories
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Kathleen Finneran talks about the writing process of her memoir, The Tender Land: A Family Love Story, and the memories that inspired it.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 13:44
A Life in Verse
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Retellings
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Poet Carl Phillips explores how life influences the creation of his poetry. Professor Timothy Moore then takes us back to ancient Greece and how an...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 20:05
North Carolina Novelist David Joy, “Where All Light Tends To Go”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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This southern noir tale is the intimate story of 18-year-old Jacob McNeely whose daddy controls the crystal meth business in a small town in rural ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2016
  • Length: 09:37
  • Purchases: 2
Poets Greg Field and Denise Low
From: New Letters on the Air
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We conclude Native American Heritage Month with Greg Field and Denise Low. Drawing upon their Native heritage, Greg Field reads from his 2014 book ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WMUU-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
An African-American poet's tribute...
From: Peter Johnson
Series: THE AUTHOR'S CORNER ON PUBLIC RADIO: NOVEMBER, 2015
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...To her late Eritrean-American husband, Ficre -- a painter, chef, and loving father -- in Elizabeth Alexander's new memoir, The Light Of The Worl...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
The Write Question - Annick Smith - 257
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Annick Smith talks about and reads from her memoir 'Crossing the Plains with Bruno.' She also comments on the importance of story during life trans...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KGLT, Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Write Question - Amy Ragsdale - 255
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Amy Ragsdale talks about the year she and her family spent in a small town in northeastern Brazil, and the memoir she wrote about their experiences...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
Chilean-American author Marjorie Agosin
From: New Letters on the Air
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The author of the 2015 International Latino Book Award-winning young adult novel, I LIVED ON BUTTERFLY HILL, Marjorie Agosín has always felt outsid...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 01, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Craig Lancaster - 245
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Craig Lancaster talks about and reads from his fifth novel, THIS IS WHAT I WANT. He also describes his journey from copy editor to full-time author.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KGLT, KSJD, KCMJ Community Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
Allusionist 15: Step Away
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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'Step-', as in stepparents or stepchildren, originated in grief. Family structures have evolved, but are stepmothers now so tainted by fairytale as...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 38:16
  • Purchases: 1
MPR host Cathy Wurzer on embracing illness and death to live more fully
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Journalist and MPR host Cathy Wurzer and educator Bruce Kramer embarked on a series of broadcast conversations as Bruce dealt with ALS, about how f...

  • Added: May 12, 2015
  • Length: 24:03
Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Jessie Close talks about and reads from her memoir, Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Claudia Emerson: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
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We pay tribute to Pulitzer Prize winner Claudia Emerson, the former Virginia Poet Laureate (2008-10) who died December 4, 2014. Emerson deftly port...

Bought by WABE and WNJR


  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Memoirist Cheryl Strayed
From: New Letters on the Air
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Cheryl Strayed's memoir, WILD: FROM LOST TO FOUND ON THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL, took over twenty years to write and has since been selected by Oprah'...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KQED, WNJR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WJCU


  • Added: Dec 11, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
She Thought She Was Done With Montana...
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Carrie LaSeur talks about and reads from 'The Home Place,' a mystery novel in which a successful lawyer is pulled back into her troubled family’s ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, WCWP, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Poet, Novelist, and Non-Fiction Writer Janet Burroway
From: New Letters on the Air
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Short Description: MEMOIR about her soldier son who committed suicide. She talks about writing non-fiction and her earlier elegiac book, EMBALMING...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Angela Misri on Creative Risks - Episode 7
From: Brian Cauley
Series: Tiny Conversations
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A conversation with a former CBC Manager about leaving her career to follow her passion of writing.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 12:44
Ezra Pound Award-Winning Poet Alice Friman
From: New Letters on the Air
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The 2012 Georgia Author of the Year Award in Poetry, Alice Friman's other honors include the Ezra Pound Poetry Award for her third book, ZOO. In t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Poet and Novelist Linda Rodriguez
From: New Letters on the Air
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We continue our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month with Linda Rodriguez, author of the poetry collection HEART'S MIGRATION. A winner o...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
The Art of MN Author, Rachael Hanel
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of "Art Beat" we visit with Waseca native Rachael Hanel. Rachael's memoir "We'll Be The Last Ones To Let You Down" explores her mem...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 1
Author Will Schwalbe on his NYT best-seller, "The End of Your Life Book Club"
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Will Schwalbe wrote the best-selling book, "The End of Your Life Book Club," a memoir of reading with his mother during the last two years of her l...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 21:20
The Beat: Mark Christensen - "Jack Pine"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Bemidji State English professor, Mark Christensen, reads his poem "Jack Pine." "Jack Pine" is reflective poem examining the relationship between a ...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:07
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen - "Things You Didn't Put On Your Resume"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Things You Didn't Put On Your Resume." The Beat is a daily remind...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:14
Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate" by Judith Kitchen
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate" by Judith Kitchen
Judith Kitchen is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction. Here Dan Sinkyn reviews "Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate" a ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
The Beat: Jon Dallas - "Old Friends"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Jon Dallas is a poet living in Chisholm, Minnesota. Jon's poetry has appeared in the New Orleans Review, Green Mountain Review, Antigonish Review, ...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:41