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Newberry Medal-winning children's writer Lois Lowry
From: New Letters on the Air
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Newbery Award-winning children's author Lois Lowry, talks about her book for young people, THE GIVER. One of the most challenged books in American ...

Bought by KAAD-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, WNJR, and CKMO


  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Write Question - Renee Branum
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Renee Branum discusses her brand new novel, "Defenestrate."

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Victoria Chang
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Victoria Chang discusses her new epistolary collection, "Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief."

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


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question ENCORE - Stephanie Land
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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This is an encore performance of a 2019 interview between former host Sarah Aronson and author Stephanie Land. They discuss Stephanie's best-sellin...

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


  • Added: Dec 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Caroline Patterson
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Caroline Patterson talks about her brand new novel, "The Stone Sister."

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - John N. Maclean
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author and journalist John N. Maclean discusses his newest book, "Home Waters," and his family's legacy on the Blackfoot River.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Dierdre McNamer
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Diedre McNamer talks about her new novel, "Aviary," and the secret of ongoingness.

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


  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Write Question - Jamie Harrison
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Jamie Harrison discusses her new book, "The Center of Everything."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Piano
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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The piano inspires powerful and poignant memories and inspiration.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:01:36
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - David Axelrod - 436
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet and essayist David Axelrod discusses his book "The Eclipse I call Father: Essays on Absence." He also reads a short selection.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Raki Kopernik - 399
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Raki Kopernik discusses her lyric nonfiction book, The Memory House as well as her collection of poetry, The Other Body. She also reads a few selec...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Arkansas Poet Laureate Jo McDougall
From: New Letters on the Air
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Our celebration of State Poets Laureate takes us to the lower midwest through the work of Jo McDougall, Arkansas Poet Laureate (2018-2022). She di...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Sep 18, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
More with Poet Edward Hirsch
From: New Letters on the Air
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In the second part of a conversation with poet and "MacArthur genius" Edward Hirsch, he discusses how the sudden death of his son inspired his awar...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 26, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Rob Schlegel - 379
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Rob Schlegel discusses his collection, "In the Tree Where the Double Sex Sleeps." He also reads several poems.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Poet and Editor of The Georgia Review Stephen Corey
From: New Letters on the Air
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Three-time Georgia Author of the Year for poetry and editor of THE GEORGIA REVIEW, Stephen Corey reads from his book STARTLED AT THE BIG SOUND: ESS...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
233: Endings (In Four Novellas) / 234: Procrastination, 12/30/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Endings (In Four Novellas)" - New Year's Eve can be depressing. We don't handle endings very well. This hour, how to end - relationships...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
Interview w/ poet ELIZABETH ALEXANDER about her memior "The Light of the World"
From: Out of Bounds
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Award-winning poet Elizabeth Alexander talks movingly about her memoir "The Light of the World" about her husband's sudden death at age 50.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-14) and Mississippi Poet Laureate (2012-16) Natasha Trethewey
From: New Letters on the Air
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Guest editor of BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2017, Natasha Trethewey talks about her her first creative non-fiction book, BEYOND KATRINA: A MEDITATION ON T...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Poet Alice Friman
From: New Letters on the Air
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Alice Friman reads from her most recent of her six poetry collections THE VIEW FROM SATURN, VINCULUM, and THE BOOK OF THE ROTTEN DAUGHTER. She talk...

Bought by WNJR, WMUU-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Jan 11, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea
From: New Letters on the Air
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Vermont Poet Laureate (2011-2015), Sydney Lea reads for the Writers Series sponsored by the literary magazine, PLEIADES at the University of Centra...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WNJR, KWMR, and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Aug 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Recovery
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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This week, on State of the Human, people are changing radically in order to recover

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 2
Poet and Novelist Linda Rodriguez
From: New Letters on the Air
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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
Husband and Wife Poets Terrance Hayes & Yona Harvey
From: New Letters on the Air
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
U.S. Poet Laureate, 2012-2013, Natasha Trethewey
From: New Letters on the Air
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
Author Will Schwalbe on his NYT best-seller, "The End of Your Life Book Club"
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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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