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'Waiting To Be Heard' No More, Amanda Knox Speaks Out
May 18, 2013 — Less than two months into her study abroad program in Italy, Amanda Knox was accused and eventually convicted of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher. After her conviction was overturned, Knox returned home to Seattle — and now faces a potential retrial. Knox tells her story in a new memoir.
'That's That': A Memoir Of Loving And Leaving Northern Ireland
May 18, 2013 — Colin Broderick's new memoir, That's That, chronicles his childhood in Northern Ireland during the modern-day "Troubles." Broderick says growing up in what was essentially a war zone seemed normal to him at the time.
Dan Brown: 'Inferno' Is 'The Book That I Would Want To Read'
May 18, 2013 — Dan Brown, author of the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is back with his first novel in four years. Inferno follows academic hero Robert Langdon on a chase through Italy as he attempts to avert a biological catastrophe.
Author Elliott Holt Says: 'Go West, Young Woman'
May 18, 2013 — In this Q&A, author Elliott Holt discusses her six favorite novels about expatriates. She also talks about what it's like to be in your 20s, and the importance of travel and exploration.
'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes
May 17, 2013 — Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen.
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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 St. Lawrence University Bookstore, Canton, NY
Borders, Plattsburgh
The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid, NY
The Peace & Justice Store, Burlington, VT
The Potsdam Food Co-op,
Potsdam, NY
The University Bookstore,
Potsdam, NY
Fact & Fiction Bookshop,
Saranac Lake, NY
The College Store at SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY
Old Forge Hardware, Old Forge, NY
Hero's Welcome, North Hero, VT

 

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About Readers & Writers

Ellen RoccoReaders & Writers, NCPR's conversation on contemporary literature, invites into the studio visiting authors, and invites listeners to call in to join the conversation.

The program is hosted by NCPR station manager Ellen Rocco, and Chris Robinson of Clarkson University. Members of the St. Lawrence University English Department faculty sometimes join Ellen on the program.

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Readers & Writers: Dean Olsher, author of "From Square One, A Meditation, with Digressions, on Crosswords"

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Dec 03, 2009 — 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.  Go to full article

Readers & Writers on the Air: Nathaniel Mackey

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Nov 03, 2009 — 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.  Go to full article

Readers & Writers: Scott Russell Sanders, A Conservationist Manifesto

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Oct 19, 2009 — 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  Go to full article

Readers and Writers: Steve Almond, (Not that You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions

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Sep 28, 2009 — Look out Oprah, Sean Hannity, reality TV and other titans of modern culture. In this most recent collection of essays, the author of the bestseller, Candyfreak, takes on the kingpins of American inanity and mediocrity. Vanity Fair called the collection "gleefully unrepentant" and the NY Times described the book as "taunting, revealing, irreverent, and earnest." Ellen Rocco and Chris Robonson host.  Go to full article

Readers & Writers: Francine Prose, Touch

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Sep 07, 2009 — The author's most recent novel is a sexual coming-of-age story aimed at high school and adult readers. Ms. Prose's other works include the novels Goldenrod, Blue Angel and A Changed Man, as well as non-fiction--most recently--Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and For Those Who Want to Write Them, a NY Times Notable Book of the Year.  Go to full article

Readers and Writers Summer Reading Call-in

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Jul 09, 2009 — 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.  Go to full article

Readers and Writers: Gioia Timpanelli, What Makes a Child Lucky

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Warrensburg, NY, Jun 18, 2009 — Our guest, Gioia Timpanelli, is a storyteller. This little gem of a novel is more like a fable for the 21st century, based in the landscape and traditions of Sicily of an indefinite but earlier time. A beautiful story. Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson host. Broadcast live from Warrensburg.  Go to full article

Readers & Writers: Joan Silber, author of The Size of the World

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May 21, 2009 — Our guest is Joan Silber, a magnificent writer whose sixth book is The Size of the World. It is a novel created out of loosely linked stories with characters moving from minor to major positions, and locales ranging from '20s Siam to Vietnam-era Mexico to 9/11 Bloomington. Hosts Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson are joined in the studio by the Ogdensburg Book Club.  Go to full article

Readers & Writers: Richard Rubin, Confederacy of Silence: A True Tale of the New Old South

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Old Forge, NY, May 13, 2009 — Our guest is Richard Rubin, author of Confederacy of Silence: A True Tale of the New Old South A brilliant page-turner about contemporary Mississippi, and about a journalist whose own conscience is tested by the historic forces still at work there. Rubin is a visiting professor at St. Lawrence University and part of the SLU Writers Series. This broadcast, live from the Old Forge Library, is underwritten by the Town of Webb Fund administered by The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc. Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson host.  Go to full article

Readers & Writers: Thomas McGuane

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Apr 21, 2009 — Our guest is Thomas McGuane, author of Gallatin Canyon In reviewing this collection of stories, The New York Times wrote, "Astonishing...words as access to the soul." McGuane participates as part of the St. Lawrence University Writers Series and will give a live talk on the SLU campus on April 22 at 8 pm in the Sykes Common Room. On this edition of Readers & Writers, hosts Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson are joined by St. Lawrence University professor of English Kerry Grant.  Go to full article

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