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William Gibson on Science Fiction and Zero History

Airs at: Thu, 01/27/2011 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Marianne Barisonek interviews William Gibson, whose novel Neuromancer launched the cyberpunk generation. They discuss his latest novel, Zero History.  www.williamgibsonbooks.com/ CD-1763 Read more

David Vann on his novel of drama and pathos in Alaska: "Caribou Island"

Airs at: Thu, 01/20/2011 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with David Vann about his debut novel Caribou Island. Set on a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Caribou Island captures the drama and pathos of a husband and wife whose bitter love, failed dreams, and tragic past ... Read more

Anthony Doerr on his latest book of stories: "Memory Wall"

Airs at: Thu, 01/13/2011 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host David Naimon speaks with writer Anthony Doerr about his latest book, Memory Wall. Doerr is the author of three other books, The Shell Collector, About Grace, andFour Seasons in Rome. Doerr’s short fiction has won three O. Henry Prizes and has been anthologized in The ... Read more

Between the Covers on 12/30/10

Airs at: Thu, 12/30/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
In part 1 of today's hour long Between the Covers program host Ed Goldberg speaks with Kate Morton, author of "The Distant Hours," a modern gothic, with spooky castle, madness, and a family curse. Kate Morton is the eldest of three sisters. She was born in South Australia ... Read more

Between the Covers on 12/16/10

Airs at: Thu, 12/16/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host David Naimon speaks with Nicole Krauss about her newest novel, The Great House, which tells a story haunted by questions: What do we pass on to our children and how do they absorb our dreams and losses? How do we respond to disappearance, destruction, and change? "The... Read more

Author Molly Gloss and the Heroines of the American West

Airs at: Tue, 12/14/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Host and producer Dmae Roberts presents an encore broadcast of her Oregon Treasures profile of Portland novelist Molly Gloss. Gloss’ books have shed light on untold stories of women in the American West. Molly Gloss was a finalist the PEN/Faulkner award for American fiction... Read more

Mystery writer Jeffery Deaver discusses "The Burning Wire"

Airs at: Thu, 12/02/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
 Host Ed Goldberg speaks with mystery writer Jeffery Deaver about his book, The Burning Wire, a thriller about a killer who uses the New York electric grid as a weapon. A former journalist, folksinger and attorney, Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling ... Read more

Black Book Talk on 12/02/10

Airs at: Thu, 12/02/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Hosts Emma Jackson Ford and O.B. Hill review good books by black authors. CD-2024 Read more

Between the Covers on 11/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 11/25/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews Northwest writer Patrick McManus about his new book, "The Huckleberry Murders," a tale of murder and greed in rural Idaho. "The Huckleberry Murders" is the fourth Bo Tully mystery. The 43-year-old Blight County, Idaho, sheriff is headed for his f... Read more

Robert Greer, First of State

Airs at: Thu, 12/02/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Hosts Emma Jackson Ford, Patricia Welch and O.B. Hill speak with mystery writer Robert Greer about his latest novel—First of State, a prequel to his CJ Floyd mystery series. It takes readers back in time to a very different CJ Floyd. It's 1972, and the twenty—two-year-old ... Read more