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<title>How a canoe sparked a trek and a book</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22028/20130522/how-a-canoe-sparked-a-trek-and-a-book</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 22, 2013) Almost twenty years ago, Christine Jerome and her husband paddled a weeks-long canoe route through the Adirondacks.  They followed the path of a nineteenth-century writer and outdoorsman, George Washington Sears, known as Nessmuk to his readers.  Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, spoke to Chris about the new edition of her book An Adirondack Passage, the Cruise of the Canoe Sairy Gamp. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22028/20130522/how-a-canoe-sparked-a-trek-and-a-book">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: &quot;Peak Experiences&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 14, 2013) The mountains of the northeast attract hikers to their rocky summits.  What happens, though, when something goes wrong?  Carol Stone White collected over 50 essays in her new book, Peak Experiences - Danger, Death, and Daring in the Mountains of the Northeast.  Betsy Kepes as this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21977/20130514/book-review-quot-peak-experiences-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Book Review:  &quot;Safekeeping&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 27, 2013) Vermont author, Karen Hesse, earned the Newbery Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship.  Her new book for Young Adults is set in Vermont and explores a world gone wrong.  Betsy Kepes has this review of Safekeeping. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21702/20130327/book-review-quot-safekeeping-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Books: A Cold and Lonely Place</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 6, 2013) In the opening scene of Sara J. Henry&apos;s new novel, a body is found in Lake Flower, frozen into the ice near the village of Saranac Lake.  Betsy Kepes has this review of A Cold and Lonely Place. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21393/20130206/books-a-cold-and-lonely-place">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Review: girls in sports books</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 11, 2013) Two new books by writers with ties to the Adirondacks feature girls in elite level sports.  Betsy Kepes reviews Soccerland by Beth Choat and Sugar and Ice by Kate Messner. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21234/20130111/review-girls-in-sports-books">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Books:  &quot;Man of War&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 26, 2012) What would it have been like to fight in the Roman Legion or row a cargo boat down the St. Lawrence River, or march to Stalingrad during World War II?  Charlie Schroeder writes of his experiences as a re-enactor in his book, Man of War. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, talked with Schroeder from his home in Hong Kong. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21143/20121226/books-quot-man-of-war-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Books: &quot;Eating the Bread of this World&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 18, 2012) North Country visual artist and sculptor Becky Harblin included her poetry in a recent exhibit at the St. Lawrence County Arts Council in Potsdam.  At the opening, poet and publisher Albert Glover asked if he could publish the poems.  The result of their collaboration is a slim book of poetry titled, Eating the Bread of this World.  Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, talks with Becky Harblin about her new book. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21099/20121218/books-quot-eating-the-bread-of-this-world-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: Half-blood Blues</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 12, 2012) Each year, one Canadian author receives the Giller Prize, Canada&apos;s premier literary award for fiction in English.  In 2011, the novel Half-blood Blues by Esi Edugyan won the prestigious award.  Betsy Kepes has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21060/20121212/book-review-half-blood-blues">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Preview:  Kingston WritersFest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 26, 2012) Writers and readers are gathering in Kingston this week for the annual celebration of books and writing. NCPR&apos;s book reviewer Betsy Kepes spoke with artistic director Merilyn Simonds, who says the event includes with both emerging and world class authors. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20550/20120926/preview-kingston-writersfest">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Review: &quot;The Great Northern Express&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 7, 2012) In the year he turned 65 and was treated for prostrate cancer, Vermont writer Howard Frank Mosher took a summer to travel around the country for a book tour, driving his twenty-year-old Chevy Celebrity.  In 65 very short chapters, Mosher reflects on that trip and looks back to 1964, the first year he lived in Vermont&apos;s Northeast Kingdom.  Betsy Kepes has this review of Mosher&apos;s new memoir, The Great Northern Express. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20439/20120907/review-quot-the-great-northern-express-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: &quot;Future Babble&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 22, 2012) Ottawa writer Dan Gardner doesn&apos;t have much use for experts who forecast the economic future.  He says their predictions are less likely to be correct than a coin toss.  Betsy Kepes has this review of Gardner&apos;s new book, Future Babble. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20352/20120822/book-review-quot-future-babble-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Dust to Dust by Benjamin Busch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 13, 2012) Benjamin Busch grew up in rural New York State south of the Adirondacks. He ran through the woods, made forts and played war. Later, as an officer in the Marines, he served several tours in Iraq. Betsy Kepes has this review of his memoir, Dust to Dust. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20141/20120713/dust-to-dust-by-benjamin-busch">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: &quot;Mudwoman&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 19, 2012) In the opening scene of Joyce Carol Oates&apos; new novel, Mudwoman, a religiously deranged woman sacrifices her young daughter, throwing her into the mud flats of the fictional &quot;Black Snake River,&quot; in the Adirondack fooothills.  Betsy Kepes has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19999/20120619/book-review-quot-mudwoman-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: Twin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 8, 2012) When Vermont writer Allen Shawn was eight years old, his parents placed his twin sister Mary into an institution for disabled children.  In his new memoir Shawn explores how that loss has shaped his life. Betsy Kepes has this review of Twin. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19794/20120508/book-review-twin">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: &quot;Happy Life&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 15, 2012) In his new book, Happy Life, Vermont poet David Budbill uses the ancient Chinese poets as inspiration. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, reflects on Budbill&apos;s reflections. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19314/20120215/book-review-quot-happy-life-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Book Review: &quot;New York Amish&quot; by Karen M. Johnson-Weiner</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 20, 2012) New York State now includes more than 10,000 Amish people in 25 settlements, many of them in the North Country. In her book New York Amish, Karen Johnson-Weiner explains some of the history and customs of the Plain people. Betsy Kepes has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19167/20120120/book-review-quot-new-york-amish-quot-by-karen-m-johnson-weiner">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: &quot;Ethan Allen, His Life and Times&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 29, 2011) Vermont might have become the eastern side of New York State if it hadn&apos;t been for the bold action of patriot and land speculator Ethan Allen.  Betsy Kepes reviews William Sterne Randall&apos;s new biography of Vermont&apos;s first hero. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19024/20111229/book-review-quot-ethan-allen-his-life-and-times-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Book review: &quot;Breakfast at the Exit Cafe&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 16, 2011) Though Canadian writers Merilyn Simonds and Wayne Grady live near the border in Kingston, Ontario neither of them had traveled in the United States.  A long road trip seemed an excellent way to explore the landscape and attitudes of their southern neighbor.  Betsy Kepes has this review of their new book, Breakfast at the Exit Cafe. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18961/20111216/book-review-quot-breakfast-at-the-exit-cafe-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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