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Chérie Newman, Barbara Theroux, and Zed talk about recently-published books written by authors from the western U.S. -- fiction, nonfiction, and po...

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


  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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David Clewell, former Poet Laureate of Missouri (2010-12), whose new work is featured in the current issue of NEW LETTERS magazine, draws upon a mi...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: The Nonviolent Life by John Dear
Three authors talk about how their books relate to peacemaking. The Nonviolent Life by John Dear, Before Happiness by Shawn Achor and Princess Mari...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Aspen Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Three authors talk about how their books relate to peacemaking. The Nonviolent Life by John Dear, Before Happiness by Shawn Achor and Princess Mari...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 28, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
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MN Reads speaks with Author Rachel Hanel about her latest work "We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down" a look into death and dying through a life ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 13:40
Caption: Naomi Benaron
NAOMI BENARON is a trained scientist, marathon runner, and massage therapist. She is also the author of two award-winning fiction books, LOVE LETTE...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Rediscover The Catcher in the Rye and see if, somewhere swimming just below the surface, your inner Holden Caulfield is still alive and kicking. If...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:04
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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
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Some stories are meant to be written, other stories are meant to be told. Gary Springer’s story is emotionally uplifting, but heart wrenching to t...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2013
  • Length: 21:02
Caption: Peggy Shumaker
Peggy Shumaker, Alaska's State Writer Laureate, 2010-2012, is adept at capturing the beauty of landscapes, both internal and external. She reads fr...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Episode Sixty-Two, Mary! Thank you for supporting all that episodic exposition! This episode we speak with romance novelist Mary Tate Engels. Autho...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2013
  • Length: 28:02
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A National Book Award finalist, Kent writes about the residents of a small town in fictional Holt County on the plains of eastern Colorado. His new...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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Although Andre is perhaps best known for his novel, "House of Sand and Fog," this is a memoir about tough times growing up in Massachusetts. This i...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Terrance Hayes and Yona Harvey
African-American poet and National Book Award-winning author of LIGHTHEAD, Terrance Hayes and his wife, Yona Harvey, author of the 2013 release, HE...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey is currently serving as both the Poet Laureate of the United States and of her home state of Mississippi. Trethewey discusses he...

Bought by KQED and WJCU


  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Ryan Vine is a Duluth poet. He is a Professor of English at the College of St. Scholastica. And Ryan Vine has been widely published including in su...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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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
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Cheryl Wilke was born and raised on the prairie in small town central Minnesota. She's been published in The Talking Stick, Lake Region Review, and...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
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Sharon Harris is a member of the Jackpine Writer's Block, and a native of Park Rapids. She has published three books of poetry. The Beat is a daily...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 01:39
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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: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
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Murial Keaveny is retired, and didn't start writing poetry until she was sixty-five years old. She's attended several writing workshops over the ye...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:50
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Yahya Fredrickson got his undergraduate degree from Moorehead State University, his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana, and his...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
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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