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Upcoming ProgramsThis year, we piggybacked with the St. Lawrence University Writers Series, bringing each of the authors appearing on the SLU campus to our airwaves for a conversation about one or more of the authors' books. Several programs aired in addition to the SLU collaboration. Watch this space for information on the next season of Readers & Writers, starting Fall 2010.
Audio Program Archive
It's our annual Readers and Writers Summer Reading Call-in. Staff, guests and listeners hare the best beach reads and whatever else is on the summer reading bookshelf. Hosts Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson are joined by book maven John Ernst. A compiled reading list will be available in a few days.
Hosts Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson talk with Anna Quindlen about her new book, Every Last One, a novel about a family that is blindsided by a shocking act of violence. Quindlen is the author of five previous novels, seven nonfiction collections, and her New York Times column, "Public and Private," was awarded the Pulitzer in 1992.
Our guest is Gerald Early, author of The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature, and Modern American Culture. This collection won the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism. In addition to his renown as an essayist, Mr. Early has edited collections of fiction and non-fiction. The author will give a reading on Thursday, April 8 at 8 pm in Sykes Common Room on the St. Lawrence University campus in Canton. Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson host.
Readers & Writers: Christian Bok
03/17/10
Our guest was poet Christian Bok, author of Crystallography and Eunoia. Bok explores the structure and science of language in his work. The first of these titles was originally published in the mid-90s and recently re-released after years of being unavailable. The second came out in 1992 and won the Griffin Prize for Poetic Excellence. Chris Robinson and Theo Hummer host. The author will give a reading on Thursday, March 18 at 8 pm in Sykes Common Room on the St. Lawrence University campus in Canton.
Readers & Writers: Antonya Nelson
02/24/10
Our guest is Antonya Nelson, author of Some Fun: Stories and A Novella and Nothing Right: Short Stories. The first is a just-published new collection; the second is a paperback edition of an earlier collection which received very strong reviews. We'll be talking about both. Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson host.
The author will give a reading on Thursday, February 25 at 8 pm in Sykes Common Room on the St. Lawrence University campus in Canton.
Kim Barnes, A Country Called Home. The Washington Post selected this as one of the best novels of 2009; the New York Times hailed Barnes for her descriptive writing about the American frontier. She is a past Pulitzer finalist for her memoir.
This year, we've timed our reading list call-in as a resource for last-minute holiday shoppers. Once again, we'll invite your suggestions for winter reading and gift giving, for book lovers of all ages. The list will be available on our website or, by request, mailed as a hard copy. Co-hosts for this show: Ellen Rocco, Chris Robinson, Rick Hunter, and John Ernst—plus, of course, our listeners.
Readers & Writers: Dean Olsher, author of "From Square One, A Meditation, with Digressions, on Crosswords"
12/03/09
Dean has been a broadcaster for more than three decades, including years as an arts and culture correspondent for NPR and as the creator and host of The Next Big Thing. Will Shortz described this book as "the most literate book on crosswords" he's read. Maira Kalman wrote, "If Dean Olsher wrote a book on the history of plumbing supplies, I would snap it up. He whips the subject in a blender of love, curiosity, elation, mystery, humor and obsession." Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson host.
Bass Cathedral is the most recent work from the poet/novelist/cultural observer and seeker. Mackey has produced an extraordinary body of work based in jazz, poetry and prose, propelled by a curiosity and fervor that reaches back to the Middle Passage. Hosts Chris Robinson and Theo Hummer.
Professor Sanders stands out as a conservationist writer, making our place on this planet, and what we need to do to preserve ourselves and our globe-clear and accessible. In this most recent work, Sanders carves a clear path with 40 steps to guide us
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July 27, 2010 | NPR · Thriller writer Richard North Patterson knows about engrossing political dramas -- he served as the SEC liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor. As his favorite thriller, he recommends Allen Drury's Pulitzer Prize-winning Advise and Consent, a political novel that still rings true after 50 years.
July 27, 2010 | NPR · Vacuous pop stars, a hygiene-challenged photographer and corrupt politicians all play a part in Carl Hiaasen's new satire of the industry that both makes and breaks celebrities.
July 26, 2010 | NPR · Alvin Toffler's Future Shock was first published in July 1970. The book includes insights into the effects of rapidly changing technology and "information overload." People may not be as shocked by change as 81-year-old Toffler had imagined, but he says there's still value in envisioning possibilities.
July 26, 2010 | NPR · Megan Stack hadn't planned on becoming a war correspondent. But then Sept. 11 happened, and she found herself in the Middle East -- the beginning of a seven-year stint of wartime reporting. In Every Man in This Village Is a Liar, Stack reflects on the experience of reporting from war-torn countries.
July 26, 2010 | NPR · Influenced by both The Sopranos and Marcel Proust, Jennifer Egan takes her readers on a swirling, playful ride through time in A Visit from the Goon Squad, a novel of linked short stories -- including one told as a PowerPoint presentation -- that defies categorization.
 Canton Plant Manager Joseph W. Neubert presented North Country Public Radio Underwriting Director Sandy Demarest with a $6,000 check representing Corning Incorporated Foundation’s ongoing support of NCPR's local and national news coverage and its contemporary literature series Readers & Writers on the Air. Corning Foundation has been a stalwart supporter of NCPR's mission since 1982. With major support from
The books to be discussed are available at public libraries throughout northern New York and western Vermont or may be purchased at discount prices at the following participating bookstores. Please identify yourself as a listener to North Country Public Radio's literature series when you request the discount: The
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