Fiction

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Aimee Bender on her novel "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake"

Airs at: Thu, 08/12/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
 Host Erik Jorgensen interviews writer Aimee Bender, author of the acclaimed novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. The book tells the story of a nine year old girl who bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can... Read more

Portland author Caroline Miller on her life and work

Airs at: Thu, 07/29/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Portland writer Caroline Miller, author of "Heart Land," stories of Depression-Era Ohio and "Gothic Spring," a novel of passion and bad behavior in rural 19th Century England. Caroline Miller has published numerous short stories in publications ... Read more

Good Summer Reads

Airs at: Thu, 08/05/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
In the July Black Book Talk,  Emma Jackson Ford, O B Hill and Patricia Welch host a discussion for summer reading, and readers call in with their favorites.  Books include Yellow Moon, a novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes; The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul C... Read more

PDX author Ann Littlewood on her 2nd 'zoo-dunnit:' "Did Not Survive"

Airs at: Thu, 08/05/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Portland author Ann Littlewood about her second "zoo-dunnit", "Did Not Survive," published by Poisoned Pen Press. The mystery continues where "Night Kill" left off. Now-pregnant zoo keeper Iris Oakley finds her boss gravely injured in an elephan... Read more

Between the Covers on 07/29/10

Airs at: Thu, 07/29/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Emily Young speaks with Barbara Pope about her second mystery novel "The Blood of Lorraine." The story takes place in the wake of the Dreyfus Affair, when the murder of two Jews in Nancy reveals the darker side of human nature. Magistrate Bernard Martin has moved to th... Read more

Novelist Laurie Notaro on "Spooky Little Girl"

Airs at: Thu, 07/08/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews Laurie Notaro, author of Spooky Little Girl, a funny novel about a woman whose life changes after she is killed by a bus. Laurie Notaro was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She packed her bags for Eugene, Oregon, once s... Read more

Diane Hammond on "Seeing Stars," her novel on child actors in Hollywood

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
 Host Ed Goldberg interviews Pacific Northwest writer Diane Hammond, author of Going to Bend, Homesick Creek, and Hannah's Dream. She talks about her latest book Seeing Stars, a novel about child actors in Hollywood with talent managers, agents, coaches, directors and teach... Read more

Radiozine on 06/30/10

Airs at: Wed, 06/30/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Marianne Barisonek talks to Sharon Genasci and Paul Koberstein, founder and editor of Cascadia Times, on air quality and their new film "What's in Our Air." CD-2067 Read more

Between the Covers on 06/10/10

Airs at: Thu, 06/10/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Greg Bear about his book, "Mariposa," a science fiction novel of a crumbling America, broke and controlled by corporations. Greg Bear is the author of more than thirty books of science fiction and fantasy, including BLOOD MUSIC, THE FORGE OF GOD... Read more

Glen David Gold on his new novel "Sunnyside"

Airs at: Thu, 05/27/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews Glen David Gold, author of Sunnyside, a historical novel set during World War I. It features Charlie Chaplin and Rin Tin Tin. Glen David Gold is the author of the best seller Carter Beats the Devil.    CD-1737 Read more