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Emily Dickinson and Psyche Influence Novel Set in the American West
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Bruce Holbert talks about his new novel, The Hour of Lead. He also explains how the Myth of the West damages human relationships and why the bad gu...

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


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Navigating A Lifelong Love Affair
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Pete Fromm talks about his latest novel, IF NOT FOR THIS, and about the process of being involved while two of his stories were made into films.

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


  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Akhil Sharma on "Family Life"
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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The writer that so many other writers are talking about is the Indian-born New Yorker, Akhil Sharma. His novel is “Family Life,” a faithful recount...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 27:46
  • Purchases: 1
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Novelist Richard Ford
From: New Letters on the Air
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We finish National Novel Writing Month with the Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Richard Ford, who sees fiction as a vehicle to provide renewal and ...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Author Thomas Fox Averill
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Thomas Fox Averill
Thomas Fox Averill's novel RODE was named the 2012 Outstanding Western Novel by the National Cowboy Museum, Based on the American song "Tennessee ...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Sep 11, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
An Interview with Russell Rowland
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Russell Rowland talks about and reads from his novel, 'High and Inside,' in which an alcoholic baseball player moves from Bost...

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


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Novelist Alex George
From: New Letters on the Air
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After working for years as a corporate lawyer in England, Alex George moved to the states with his family and opened his own law practice in mid-Mi...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pakistani-American writer Ayad Akhtar
From: New Letters on the Air
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Pakistani-American writer Ayad Akhtar has made a living as a screenwriter, but 2012 brought him notice as both a playwright and a novelist. He deb...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Mark Strand. November 11, 2012.
From: Words On A Wire
Series: Words On A Wire (Best Of)
Caption: Mark Strand
Mark Strand encourages a return to writing long-hand; he unveils his writing and revision processes. He reads "The Poems of the Spanish Poet" from ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 14:30
Marjorie Smith, author of Making Up Amelia
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Marjorie Smith talks about and reads from her novel, Making Up Amelia, which is set in Guam, Saipan, and San Francisco

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


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Culturology: "Frozen" by Mary Casanova
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Frozen" by Mary Casanova
Mary Casanova has written and published 30 books. Her most recent effort "Frozen" is the story of 16 year old Sadie Rose in the Rainy Lake area on ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 18:30
  • Purchases: 3
David Lipsky and Rick Moody on David Foster Wallace
From: KCRW
Series: KCRW's Bookworm
Caption: Michael Silverblatt, Credit: Marc Goldstein
When David Foster Wallace died, he left behind drafts of a novel called The Pale King.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Michelle Latiolais
From: Mario Diaz
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Michell Latiolis reveals how the death of her husband impacted the stories in her new collection Widow.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Janet Fox's novel FAITHFUL
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Janet Fox talks about and reads from FAITHFUL, her debut novel for teens and young adult readers. She also talks about the con...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 27, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Linen Tablecloths
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A woman inherits her mother's table linens.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Aug 04, 2004
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
A Cook's Notebook: Henry's Almond Croissant
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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a man, a bakery and a croissant

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Aug 03, 2004
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 2
A Cook's Notebook: Yacht Club Chewies
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
young summer angst in the yacht club kitchen

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Public Interactive, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jul 27, 2004
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 3
A Cook's Notebook: The Holy Basil
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
finding her roots in hydroponic basil plant

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jul 27, 2004
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 2
A Cook's Notebook: Comfort Tea
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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Bitter sweet tea for a break-up.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jul 14, 2004
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2
Apology Accepted
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
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Late night phone call to Dad

Bought by KISU and WYSO


  • Added: Jan 21, 2004
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 2