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National Writers Series: Ann Patchett

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five

Erin Anderson Whiting talks with author Ann Patchett.

Bought by Michigan Radio, WNMU-FM, and WKAR

MN Reads: "Tumbled" by Heather Wilde

From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads

Heather Wilde talks about her new memoir "Tumbled"

Grace Paley's Short Story "The Loudest Voice"

From: New Letters on the Air

A holiday favorite, this highly anthologized short story is read by the late author Grace Paley. "The Loudest Voice" is an amusing tale about a lit...

Bought by WDCB, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, and KBBI Alaska

Conversations: Jenny Qi

From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations

In this episode, Emily speaks with cancer biologist and poet Jenny Qi, about her poetry collection Focal Point, which examines science, disease, lo...

Bought by KWMR

The Write Question - Danielle Geller

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Writer Danielle Geller discusses her debut memoir, "Dog Flowers" - a story of returning to the Navajo reservation after her mother's death.

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

The Write Question - Victoria Chang

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

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

Top of Mind - A Memoir About Autism, Cascatelli's Invention, and Family Dialects

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Topic 1: A memoir about autism written by a mother and daughter. Topic 2: The Story of Cascatelli's Invention. Topic 3: Familylect; the dialect you...

Bought by KSTK, WYAP, KOWS, RADIOLEX, and GCR (Global Community Radio)

The Write Question - Dujie Tahat

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

Poet Dujie Tahat discusses precarity, parenthood, and praying for the water in their daughter's lungs. They read two poems from their chapbooks, "H...

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

537: Rethinking The Holidays / 538: Writing Truth And Lies, 11/28/2020

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Rethinking The Holidays" - The holidays are looking different this year. But maybe there's an opportunity in there, too. HOUR TWO: "Wr...

A Mother-Daughter Duel Memoir Exploring Immigration, Trauma, and Motherhood

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading

FAMILY IN SIX TONES is a duel memoir co-authored by writer and law professor at the Chapman University School of Law, Lan Cao and her daughter Harl...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

The Write Question - David Axelrod - 436

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

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

Cave Canem Fellow Marcus Jackson

From: New Letters on the Air

Our celebration of National Poetry Month continues with Marcus Jackson, a Cave Canem Fellow, who reads from his 2019 Ohioana Award-winning poetry b...

Bought by WNMU-FM and Raven Radio

471: Writing Truth and Lies / 472: Check Your Privilege, 4/11/2020

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....

395: Writing Truth And Lies / 396: Hell Is Other People, 7/20/2019

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....

More with Poet Edward Hirsch

From: New Letters on the Air

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

The Write Question - Rob Schlegel - 379

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

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

363: Center Of The World / 364: Why The Classics Matter, 3/30/2019

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Center Of The World" - Opiate addiction. Lost jobs. Lost hope. Producer Charles Monroe-Kane heads back to his Ohio hometown to see why p...

Poet and Editor of The Georgia Review Stephen Corey

From: New Letters on the Air

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...

233: Endings (In Four Novellas) / 234: Procrastination, 12/30/2017

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

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...

Writer Kao Kalia Yang on The Roadhouse

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

Caption: Kalia Yang's first book, "The Latehomecomer"

Kao Kalia Yang is an author, teacher, and public speaker who's written two books about her Hmong family's experiences in Laos, Thailand, and the U....

U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-14) and Mississippi Poet Laureate (2012-16) Natasha Trethewey

From: New Letters on the Air

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

Jacqueline Woodson, ANOTHER BROOKLYN & Deborah Levy HOT MILK

From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice

Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson talks about her novel Another Brooklyn (longlisted for National Book Award.) It’s in the form of a coming-o...