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Author Nate Patrin talks about his new book "The Needle and the Lens: Pop goes to the Movies from Rock 'n' Roll to Synthwave"

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 09:18
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Ned Netzel and Nic Peloquin talk about the new cookbook "Smoke on the Waterfront"

  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 08:41
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Author Amy E. Casey talks about her NEMBA nominated book "The Sturgeon's Heart"

  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 06:33
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Author and Illustrator Chris Monroe talks about her new book "Sasquatch and Squirrel"

  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 08:30
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Marie Zhuikov talks about her new book of essays “Meander North”

  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 15:14
Caption: Pacifica Municipal Pier, Credit: Toni Mirosevich
How do we find human connection? Being “in with the out crowd?" Author and poet Toni Mirosevich finds peers on the pier. She reads from her latest ...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
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HOUR ONE: 'As Read By The Author' - One of the most fun things we get to do is bring the soundscape of a novel to life — cue the monsters, the stor...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
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Why do people turn to poetry during troubled times? Poetry is often the one language we need. Join us for an hour on poems we need right now.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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Both Lemony Snicket (the pen name of Daniel Handler) and Kate DiCamillo are authors of children's literature whose work has multigenerational appea...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
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HOUR ONE: 'If Your Clothes Could Talk' - Whether you know it or not, your closets are filled with personal information. Do you think about what are...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: 'Traveling By Book' - From Africa to England, to a kamikaze cockpit, and to realms of fantasy. Books aren’t just books. They’re passports...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:59
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Discussions with authors Megan Miranda ("Such a Quiet Place") and Emily Henry ("People We Meet on Vacation").

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Aug 28, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
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HOUR ONE: "Reading While Young" - Having trouble reading? Maybe the answer is a younger read. We'll celebrate the new season of our "Bookmarks" mic...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
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Author Garth Stein talks with Sarah Bearup-Neal.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 19, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Humorist and author Roy Blount Jr. talks with National Writers Series co-founder Doug Stanton.

Bought by WKAR and Michigan Radio


  • Added: Oct 30, 2019
  • Length: 54:29
  • Purchases: 2
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR continues National Hispanic Heritage Month with a look back at Latina author Sandra Cisneros, who received the National Med...

Bought by KFCF FM, WNJR, KRZA, XRAY.fm, KHNS and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Erin Saldin discusses her YA novel, The Dead Enders. She also reads two short passages.

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


  • Added: Sep 06, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
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Interview with Scottish author Gail Honeyman. Her debut, highly-acclaimed novel is "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine."

  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 10:13
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Aaron Parrett discusses his collection of stories, Maple & Lead. He also reads a short selection and remarks on his letterpress business and collab...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 06, 2018
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Alexander Kime Audio Producer
In the first half of this conversation with writer Keegan Jennings Goodman reads an excerpt of his most recent book. Edited by Alex Kime.

  • Added: May 16, 2018
  • Length: 22:19
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“I keep saying ‘where’s the body? Kill someone,’” Marilyn Stasio told us. She reads at least 200 crime novels a year to determine which are worthy ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 23:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Daniel Earl Javorsky was born in Berlin and immigrated to the US. He has been, among other things, a delivery boy, musician, product rep in the che...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2017
  • Length: 08:24
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Get a humorous account of the holiday season with Kansas blogger Jen Mann's book SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS WITH PEOPLE I WANT TO PUNCH IN THE THROAT. S...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Dec 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Fed up with the election? Threatening to move to Canada? A new book, "How to Move to Canada: A Discontented American's Guide to Canadia Relocation,...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 14:50
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What does children's book author Dav Pilkey have in common with Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, and Maya Angelou? His books, like theirs, appear on the...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2016
  • Length: 16:13