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With seven unpublished novels wasting away on his hard drive, Tony Vanderwarker was astonished when world-renowned author John Grisham offered to t...
Bought by WCNY
- Added: Mar 21, 2014
- Length: 53:51
- Purchases: 1
Set in the luxurious homes and clubs of New York, Hobe Sound, Dark Harbor, the Hamptons and Europe, Mike Offit’s debut novel is a story about comin...
- Added: Mar 05, 2014
- Length: 22:34
The Book House in Dinkytown has been part of the University of Minnesota culture since 1976. From quality used books to academic texts and vinyl re...
- Added: Jan 29, 2014
- Length: 04:34
In his new novel, Kirk Kjeldsen tells the story of an ex-con who is trying to reinvent himself in a new place. The backdrop for the story is Shangh...
- Added: Jul 25, 2013
- Length: 53:54
- Purchases: 2
In his new novel, Kirk Kjeldsen tells the story of an ex-con who is trying to reinvent himself in a new place. The backdrop for the story is Shangh...
- Added: Jul 25, 2013
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 3
A look at community motivated selfishness in "Buy Local" movements.
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 04:47
Mitch Skinner finds out how to survive while selling traditional books.
- Added: Mar 05, 2013
- Length: 05:12
The Friends Bookstore in Minneapolis is a treasure trove of gently used and inexpensive books. Operated by the Friends of the Library, books are ac...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Feb 06, 2013
- Length: 03:49
- Purchases: 1
On this episode of "Culture Clique" we examine small business culture in Winona, with Chris Livingston - Owner of The Book Shelf - located at 162 W...
- Added: Jan 03, 2013
- Length: 40:08
- Purchases: 2
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Here's an excerpt from an essay by Springfield, Oregon writer Lawrence Elliott. Out of work and afoot in the scruffy neighborhood he calls home, fo...
- Added: Sep 13, 2012
- Length: 03:39
Wendy Welch has written a memoir about what it means to open an independent bookstore at a time when physical books seem to be disappearing. Alliso...
Bought by Prairie Public, KENW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Apr 09, 2012
- Length: 02:31
- Purchases: 3
When Jack Beck and Wendy Welch decided to move to the small mountain town of Big Stone Gap, they hadn’t planned on opening a used bookstore.
Bought by WJCT
- Added: Apr 09, 2012
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
Stephen Manes discusses his book Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear, his inside look at a full season of Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet. [24:58]
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Dec 19, 2011
- Length: 25:35
- Purchases: 1
Today on "Don't Cha Know" we get to know more about Larry Peterson of Red Wing MN. Larry is an avid collector of Red Wing Stoneware - and is quite ...
- Added: Dec 07, 2011
- Length: 27:34
The current state of our economy is getting everyone to think more creatively. For business owners, this means finding ways to cut costs, and in Sa...
- Added: Oct 11, 2011
- Length: 05:22
In San Francisco, Fillmore-based Marcus Books has been a hub for the neighborhood’s black community since it opened in 1959. Founders Julian and Ra...
- Added: Aug 15, 2011
- Length: 12:58
Who would have thought that Borders, the corporate bookselling behemoth that had stores in practically every mini mall across America, would now be...
- Added: Aug 15, 2011
- Length: 05:44
Host Phalana Tiller interviews Geoffrey Brewer of the Gallup Press and novelist Richard Ford. And Bloomberg Businessweek online columnist Rick Wart...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM
- Added: Jun 10, 2011
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 1
Host Phalana Tiller interviews authors Roger Martin and James Quigley. And Bloomberg Businessweek online columnist Rick Wartzman delivers a piece ...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM
- Added: May 12, 2011
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 1
A sentimental look at the closing of Andrew Hiller's favorite used book store.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jun 07, 2010
- Length: 02:09
- Purchases: 1
Award-winning poets reflect on creativity in crisis and read from their work.
- Added: Apr 15, 2010
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 2
Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...
- Added: Mar 06, 2009
- Length: 29:03
This five part series is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Nov 18, 2008
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 1
This five part series is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Nov 18, 2008
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 1
This five part series is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Nov 18, 2008
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 1
