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Two Men, the second novel by Elizabeth Stoddard (1823–1902), is a family saga published in 1865, in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, but i...
- Added: Aug 11, 2015
- Length: 58:19
Two Men, the second novel by Elizabeth Stoddard (1823–1902), was published in 1865, in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, but is set before ...
- Added: Aug 03, 2015
- Length: 58:10
Twenty four hours or so have passed since a portrait of the older Atticus Finch as a bigot, complaining about the integration of “Negroes” into th...
- Added: Jul 16, 2015
- Length: 04:07
Author James Madison spoke on June 24th at the annual meeting of the Friends of Monroe County Library about his new book Hoosiers: A New History of...
- Added: Jul 15, 2015
- Length: 56:17
It’s the rare writer who can pick up where Albert Camus — master of midcentury philosophy and fiction — left off in the modern classic, The Outside...
- Added: Jun 26, 2015
- Length: 58:37
- Purchases: 2
In this conversation, Edwidge explores the writing of her powerful memoir, Brother, I’m Dying.
- Added: Jun 09, 2015
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 3
The Life Of Lazarillo de Tormes, His Fortunes and Misfortunes is a classic of Spanish literature, written anonymously and one of only six novels on...
- Added: Jun 02, 2015
- Length: 58:29
Robert McAlmon was a ubiquitous presence among the “Lost Generation” of American expatriate writers during the 1920s and ’30s in Paris. Bisexual, h...
- Added: May 18, 2015
- Length: 58:25
“Exploring with Robert McAlmon” is a three-episode series of fiction and poetry by one of the lesser-known Modernists. McAlmon has been called a le...
- Added: May 11, 2015
- Length: 01:03:45
Dr. Anton Treuer is the Executive Director of the American Indian Resource Center at Bemidji State University. He is the author of 13 books and is ...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, WGZS, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and WDSE
- Added: May 06, 2015
- Length: 05:45
- Purchases: 5
“Exploring with Robert McAlmon” is a three-episode series of fiction and poetry by one of the lesser-known Modernists. Born in 1895, McAlmon grew u...
- Added: May 04, 2015
- Length: 55:54
Boneshaker Books is a collectively run, all-volunteer, progressive bookstore in the Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis. It has a year round. free b...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Apr 26, 2015
- Length: 04:18
- Purchases: 1
“Killing Voltaire: An Observance for Charlie Hebdo” is a collaborative response by the Books Unbound community to the deadly attack January 7 on th...
- Added: Apr 20, 2015
- Length: 58:44
The interconnected story cycle “Lost Borders” by Mary Hunter Austin concludes. Austin’s character types and settings are in many ways familiar from...
- Added: Apr 14, 2015
- Length: 59:51
The interconnected stories of ‘’Lost Borders’’ are set in the desert landscape of southern California, where author Mary Hunter Austin moved with h...
- Added: Apr 06, 2015
- Length: 01:08:57
“Lost Borders” by Mary Hunter Austin continues with interconnected stories about the American West from a feminist and conservationist perspective....
- Added: Mar 31, 2015
- Length: 58:02
John Vaillant, best-selling author of "The Tiger" and "The Golden Spruce," has turned to fiction with his debut novel about a young man trapped du...
- Added: Mar 26, 2015
- Length: 23:50
In the interconnected story cycle of “Lost Borders,” Mary Hunter Austin challenges the masculine myths of the American West through the perspective...
- Added: Mar 23, 2015
- Length: 58:12
Liz Carlisle talks about and reads from Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America
Bought by KGLT, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Mar 16, 2015
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 4
Mary Hunter Austin was born in Illinois in 1868 and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1934. Her father encouraged her interest in writing, but died ...
- Added: Mar 16, 2015
- Length: 58:06
Born in New Orleans and an early figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875–1935) considered fiction her most representative form ...
Bought by WMUU-LP
- Added: Mar 09, 2015
- Length: 57:59
- Purchases: 1
What's love got to do with poetry and philosophy?
Bought by KMUN, KSKQ, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, XRAY.fm, WMUU-LP and more
- Added: Mar 03, 2015
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 12
Can we come to know things poetically that we couldn't get at through other forms of thinking, writing, or talking?
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KICI Iowa City, KSKQ, KICI Iowa City, KMUN and more
- Added: Mar 03, 2015
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 13
Born in New Orleans, Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875–1935) was the daughter of a seamstress and former slave, and a sailor. She grew up poor and felt aff...
Bought by WMUU-LP
- Added: Mar 02, 2015
- Length: 58:37
- Purchases: 1
Some critics of popular culture say there aren’t enough accurate portrayals of abortion decisions. But one scholar says, in some recent mother-daug...
Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 27, 2015
- Length: 03:42
- Purchases: 3
