Fiction

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Novelist Sara Gruen discusses "Ape House"

Airs at: Thu, 11/11/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews Sara Gruen, author of Ape House, a satire on science, media, protest, and the relationship with our closest non-human cousins. The novel was inspired by the bonobos and scientific research at Great Ape Trust in Des Moines. Sara Gruen lives with... Read more

Novelist Carol Cassella discusses "Healer"

Airs at: Thu, 11/04/2010 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Ed Goldberg interviews national bestselling author Carol Cassella about her recent novel, Healer, the story of one doctor’s struggle to hold her family together through a storm of broken trust and questioned ethics. Healer exposes the vulnerabilities of the American family,... Read more

Robert Dugoni on his thriller "Bodily Harm"

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews bestselling Seattle writer Robert Dugoni, author of "Bodily Harm," a thriller about those who profit from selling dangerous toys. When parents lose their six-year-old son to an esteemed pediatrician s seeming negligence, they turn to attorney Dav... Read more

Richard Wirick on "Kicking In," Short Stories Where Narcotic Euphoria Meets Everyday Life

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Richard Wirick, author of Kicking In, a collection of short stories with a dark feeling. Narcotic euphoria meets the demands of everyday life in Richard Wirick’s brilliant new collection of interlocking stories. Whether his tales are depicting a... Read more

Between the Covers on 09/23/10

Airs at: Thu, 09/23/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews Janelle Brown, author of "This is Where We Live," a novel about a couple in L.A. whose life falls apart in the economic bust. They suffer a crushing blow to their dreams of the bohemian life and their professional aspirations. As a result they qu... Read more

Jo Nesbo, Norwegian crime writer

Airs at: Thu, 09/09/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Jo Nesbo, author of "The Devil's Star," a crime novel set in Oslo, Norway. A musician, songwriter, and economist, Jo Nesbo is also one of Europe's most acclaimed crime writers. Nesbo is the winner of the Glass Key Award, northern Europe's most p... Read more

Radiozine on 09/03/10

Airs at: Fri, 09/03/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Community Grooves is off this month. Instead we'll hear host Crystal Leighty speaking with writer Ann Hood about her latest novel "The Red Thread," an exploration of the adoption process, specifically the adoption of Chinese girls by five couples in Providence, Rhode Islan... Read more

Between the Covers on 09/02/10

Airs at: Thu, 09/02/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg speaks with David Mitchell, whose most recent book is "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet," a historical novel of corruption, betrayal and love in Japan in 1799, when the island nation was almost entirely cut off from the West except for a tiny, quaranti... Read more

Lili Ristagno on "Short Fuse," her graphic non-fiction book about two teenage killers

Airs at: Thu, 08/26/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg talks with artist Lili Ristagno, about "Short Fuse: a True Story Told in Pictures," a graphic non-fiction book about the teenage spree killers Charlie Starkweather and Caril Fugate.  CD-1993 Read more

Novelist Phillip Margolin on murder mystery: "Supreme Justice"

Airs at: Thu, 08/19/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews Portland mystery author Phillip Margolin about his latest book, Supreme Justice, a novel of murder and conspiracy at the surpeme court.   Phillip Margolin grew up in New York City and Levittown, New York. He has been a Peace Corps volunteer in ... Read more