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Jun 20, 2013 — From ancient Egyptian bakers to Gordon Ramsey, every era has its foodies. And without them, the history of food would be pretty darn boring, says William Sitwell. His new book chronicles how these epicures shaped our palates, and the recipes they left behind.
Jun 19, 2013 — The word "sociopath" often brings to mind criminals, killers, and people who are cruel and heartless. But writer and diagnosed sociopath M.E. Thomas wants to challenge that conventional wisdom. She says sociopaths are not inherently evil, and can be incredibly productive to society.
Jun 19, 2013 — Shane Harris, an author and journalist who covers intelligence, surveillance and cybersecurity for a number of publications, says that the revelations about the NSA from Edward Snowden are nothing new, and that such programs have a significant recent history in the United States.
Jun 18, 2013 — Mary Louise Kelly used to cover national security for NPR, but lately she's turned her attention to fiction. Her new novel, Anonymous Sources, draws on Kelly's own reporting experiences, including things she couldn't say when she was a journalist.
Jun 17, 2013 — Journalist Judith Schwartz believes that the key to addressing carbon issues and climate change lies beneath our feet. In her book Cows Save The Planet, she argues that proper management of soil could solve a long list of environmental problems.
Stories, pictures from a childhood in Nicholville
Nicholville, NY, Apr 05, 2012 — An artist with family roots in the Adirondacks has re-issued a book that pays tribute to her grandparents and the region. Leigh Chapman grew up on Long Island, but spent her childhood summers, and school vacations enjoying the outdoors near Nicholville. She recently returned to the North Country to teach art in Ogdensburg and Lisbon.
She told Todd Moe that riding horses, swimming and hikes through the woods were all part of her childhood that she re-created through stories and illustrations in her book.
She'll read from and sign copies of Over the River and Through the Woods on Saturday, April 14 at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton at 2 pm. Go to full article
She told Todd Moe that riding horses, swimming and hikes through the woods were all part of her childhood that she re-created through stories and illustrations in her book.
She'll read from and sign copies of Over the River and Through the Woods on Saturday, April 14 at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton at 2 pm. Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Kristin Kimball
Canton, NY, Apr 04, 2012 — Our guest, Kristen Kimball, is author of the memoir The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food and Love, and co-owner of Essex Farm, a full-diet, year-round, draft-horse-powered CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture) provider in the Champlain Valley. Ellen Rocco and Mary Hussman host.
Kimball will give a reading Thu., April 5 at 7:30 pm in the Sykes Common Room on the campus of St. Lawrence University, Canton NY. Go to full article
Kimball will give a reading Thu., April 5 at 7:30 pm in the Sykes Common Room on the campus of St. Lawrence University, Canton NY. Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Joanie Mackowski
Canton, NY, Mar 21, 2012 — Our guest, Joanie Mackowski, teaches at Cornell University and is visiting Canton as part of the St. Lawrence University Writers Series. Her poetry collections include the award-winning View From a Temporary Window and The Zoo. Her third collection of poems, in progress, explores lyric poetry from an ecocritical vantage point. Ellen Rocco, Sarah Barber and Dale Hobson host.
The author will give a reading Thu., March 22 at 7:30 pm in the Sykes Common Room on the campus of St. Lawrence University, Canton NY. Go to full article
The author will give a reading Thu., March 22 at 7:30 pm in the Sykes Common Room on the campus of St. Lawrence University, Canton NY. Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Jaimy Gordon
Canton, NY, Feb 01, 2012 — Our guest is Jaimy Gordon. Her fourth novel, Lord of Misrule, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2011. Her other work includes the novels Shamp of the... Go to full article
New book highlights SUNY's oldest campus
Potsdam, NY, Jan 18, 2012 — A new book tells the history of SUNY Potsdam through photographs. Potsdam is the oldest campus in the state university system and the new Arcadia Publishing book includes... Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Kevin Young
Canton, NY, Nov 30, 2011 — Our guest, Kevin Young, is one a new generation of poets who find inspiration in the bittersweet history of Black America. Among his many books of poetry: Ardency: A... Go to full article
Stoker's great-grandnephew keeps "Dracula" in the family
Canton, NY, Oct 25, 2011 — The great-grandnephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker has written a sequel, Dracula - the Un-Dead. Dacre Stoker, a St. Lawrence University graduate, has... Go to full article
Books: "Jairus' Daughter"
Potsdam, NY, Oct 13, 2011 — Potsdam writer Evelyn Weissman's first novel, Jairus' Daughter, is a fictional autobiography that began as a series of stories for her children as an answer to... Go to full article
McKibben on the Champlain Valley
Middlebury, VT, Oct 12, 2011 — Yesterday, Brian Mann profiled a new project to expand trails and hiking opportunities in the Champlain Valley. That effort was inspired in part by a 2005 book written by... Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Ellen Akins
Canton, NY, Oct 05, 2011 — Our guest is Ellen Akins, author of the short story collection World Like a Knife, and the novels Home Movie, Little Woman, Public Life and Hometown... Go to full article
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