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Caption: Peng Shepherd, Credit: Rachel Crittenden
Peng Shepherd discusses her speculative mystery The Cartographers, her fascination with maps, her love of speculative fiction, and the challenges o...

Bought by KZUM, KUT, RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 7
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin visits a small town that’s haunted by a Christmas tragedy in Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger.

Bought by RADIOLEX, WRMU, Raven Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUTC and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 6
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This episode features author Cheryl Strayed ("Tiny Beautiful Things"), writer Joseph Earl Thomas, and music from singer-songwriter Stephanie Anne J...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins an American student on a Cotswolds Christmas getaway that doesn’t go as planned in The Christmas Gues...

Bought by KKRN, RADIOLEX, WRMU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUTC and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 6
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This episode feature comedian Gary Gulman, Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani, and music from singer-songwriter Olive Klug.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
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Firefighter and author Jeremy Norton talks about his new book "Trauma Sponges"

  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 11:55
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a troubled teen’s quest to prove his innocence when his classmates start to go missing in The Night...

Bought by WCNY, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRMU, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 09, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
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We all know that dreams can galvanize your creativity. Today we meet an author who has published three dream-inspired fantasy novels which seek to ...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2023
  • Length: 53:20
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Erin Anderson Whiting talks with author Ann Patchett.

Bought by Michigan Radio, WNMU-FM, and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 3
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Author Carmen Maria Machado's book “In the Dream House” appeared on high school classes’ recommended reading lists, and was subsequently targeted b...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 25:22
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This week we pair women's music with women's poetry. It's a chance to sit back and enjoy the artistry, without a lot of description or background....

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a cold case investigator as her latest case brings up memories of her own dark past in The Taken Ones...

Bought by WCNY, RADIOLEX, KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
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On this episode, we talked about a new book that serves as a companion to the Bach cello suites. Cellist Steven Isserlis has created a great book t...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 27:09
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On the next Hour of Storytelling from the Apple Seed team, join us for a story from Antonio Sacre, the wonderful Los Angeles storyteller, with a st...

Bought by KECG, KTXK, Angelica Community Radio, KKRN, KSJE and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 8
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When a high school teacher in Norman, Oklahoma shared a QR code with her students that would grant them access to BPL’s digital collection, she too...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 25:47
  • Purchases: 1
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a young Indigenous mother as she tries to settle into a new life in And Then She Fell by Alicia Ell...

Bought by WRMU, RADIOLEX, WCNY, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUTC and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 6
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This episode features writer and comedian Scott Aukerman, astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance, and music from Family Worship Center.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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In her new book, "Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World”, award-winning journalist Naomi Klein describes being confused with Naomi Wolf, a con...

Bought by KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KDNK, KWMR and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a single dad’s quest to provide for his daughter before it’s too late in Remi Bone by author Willia...

Bought by WCNY, RADIOLEX, WRMU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUTC and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 6
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This episode features poet and essayist Ross Gay, writer and Michelin Star chef Iliana Regan, and music Baroque Betty with Mood Area 52.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features comedian Hari Kondabolu ("Snack vs. Chef") and singer-songwriter Margo Cilker.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The presence of birds in our lives and birds as metaphors for life events.

  • Added: Sep 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:35
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about a couple of recent books that explore the ways that the black metal genre has evo...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2023
  • Length: 27:19
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This episode features author Héctor Tobar, writer and comedian Jena Friedman, and music from indie folk trio Joseph.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode is a pledge edition of Live Wire that features writer Gary Shtenygart, comedian Mohanad Elshieky, and music from Adia Victoria.

Bought by Nevada Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, WUTC, NET Radio (Nebraska), KUAC and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 47:27
  • Purchases: 12