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Books and Literature
Four Wings and a Prayer, Sue Halpern
Mar 25, 2002 — North Creek author Sue Halpern reads from her book about monarch butterflies, called Four Wings And A Prayer. Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Writers' Block Party: An Audio Magazine
Mar 07, 2002 — Our guest is Amy Krouse Rosenthal, editor of a breakthrough publishing venture which might best be described as a compact disc marinated overnight in a magazine, a radio program, and a touch of those cool mix tapes you made in college. We'll be talking about Issue One: 51 minutes of entertainment provided by 18 contributors--writers, humorists, playwrights, essayists, bands and poets--including the U.S. poet laureate, Billy Collins. Go to full article
People: Sandra Steingraber, Author of Living Downstream
Mar 04, 2002 — David Sommerstein talks with biologist and author Sandra Steingraber. She's spent more than two decades linking rising cancer rates to pollution in our air, our water, and our food. In 1959, the year Sandra Steingraber was born, 25 percent of all Americans could expect to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes. Today that number's risen to 40 percent. Go to full article
Children's Writers and Illustrators Plan Watertown Conference
Feb 13, 2002 — Writing and illustrating books for kids--its not as easy as you might think. We'll have a preview of a conference this spring in Watertown for writers and illustrators of... Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen
Feb 07, 2002 — Guest Gary Paulsen is one of the most popular writers for the young adult audience. In this recent work about his entry into the most challenging dog sled race, he tells a... Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Medicine River by Thomas King
Jan 31, 2002 — As tonight's guest author Thomas King puts it, "tragedy is the topic, comedy is the strategy." This is a tale of Native America--laugh-out-loud funny, as well as "precise and... Go to full article
The 25 Books Campaign: Reading Immersion at Clifton-Fine
Jan 15, 2002 — A small St. Lawrence County school does its part to improve literacy and motivate readers. Students at Clifton-Fine are given books as rewards for reading. Todd Moe reports. Go to full article
People: Naturalist Ed Kanze, on the Australia Bush Fires
Jan 04, 2002 — Martha Foley talks with naturalist Ed Kanze, author of the book "Kangaroo Dreaming," about massive fires burning in New South Wales, Australia. The country has a long... Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Last Refuge of Scoundrels: A Revolutionary Novel by Paul Lussier
Nov 01, 2001 — Guest: Paul Lussier. Last Refuge of Scoundrels: A Revolutionary Novel is a new work of fiction described as "an audacious tale of the American Revolution from the... Go to full article
Challenging the Assumption "Growth is Good"
Nov 01, 2001 — It's generally accepted that economic growth is good. David Sommerstein talks with a biologist who challenges that notion: Brian Czech, author of Shoveling Fuel for a... Go to full article
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