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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>&quot;Soup-er&quot; book includes recipes from Lake Placid</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22203/20130618/quot-soup-er-quot-book-includes-recipes-from-lake-placid</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 18, 2013) The author of a new book of soup recipes from sixty ski resort towns around the country will be in Lake Placid for a book party on Thursday.  Jennie Iverson&apos;s Ski Town Soups includes a chili recipe from The Cottage Cafe and a tomato/basil soup recipe from Simply Gourmet market and deli in Lake Placid. Iverson will sign copies of her book at the Cottage Cafe on Thursday at 3 pm.   She told Todd Moe that she has a passion for making soups, and hopes the book appeals to skiers and foodies, alike.  Iverson wanted to include as many regional favorites as possible. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22203/20130618/quot-soup-er-quot-book-includes-recipes-from-lake-placid">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The author of a new book of soup recipes from sixty ski resort towns around the country will be in Lake Placid for a book party on Thursday.  Jennie Iverson&apos;s Ski Town Soups includes a chili recipe from The Cottage Cafe and a tomato/basil soup recipe from Simply Gourmet market and deli in Lake Placid. Iverson will sign copies of her book at the Cottage Cafe on Thursday at 3 pm.   She told Todd Moe that she has a passion for making soups, and hopes the book appeals to skiers and foodies, alike.  Iverson wanted to include as many regional favorites as possible. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22203/20130618/quot-soup-er-quot-book-includes-recipes-from-lake-placid">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, authors, lake placid, nadk, adirondacks, food, skiing, soup, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Book Review: The Purchase</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22205/20130618/book-review-the-purchase</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 18, 2013) Each year Canada&apos;s Council for the Arts awards the Governor General&apos;s Literary Awards to the best books of the year. The winning novel for 2012, The Purchase, chronicles what happens when a Quaker man in Virginia &quot;accidentally&quot; buys a slave. The author, Linda Spalding, born and raised in Kansas, has lived in Canada for 30 years. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22205/20130618/book-review-the-purchase">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Each year Canada&apos;s Council for the Arts awards the Governor General&apos;s Literary Awards to the best books of the year. The winning novel for 2012, The Purchase, chronicles what happens when a Quaker man in Virginia &quot;accidentally&quot; buys a slave. The author, Linda Spalding, born and raised in Kansas, has lived in Canada for 30 years. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes has this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22205/20130618/book-review-the-purchase">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, canada, topstory, book review</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books: &quot;Strong Deaf&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22181/20130614/books-quot-strong-deaf-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 14, 2013) Novelist Lynn McElfresh says her favorite place to write is in the Thousand Islands, at her family cottage on Grennell Island.  Two sisters share the pages in her new book for young readers, Strong Deaf.  The younger sister, Jade, is the only one in her family who can hear. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, spoke with McElfresh from her winter home in Florida. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22181/20130614/books-quot-strong-deaf-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Novelist Lynn McElfresh says her favorite place to write is in the Thousand Islands, at her family cottage on Grennell Island.  Two sisters share the pages in her new book for young readers, Strong Deaf.  The younger sister, Jade, is the only one in her family who can hear. Our book reviewer, Betsy Kepes, spoke with McElfresh from her winter home in Florida. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22181/20130614/books-quot-strong-deaf-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:34</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, authors, books, mcelfresh, hearing, teens, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books:  &quot;Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22164/20130612/books-quot-adirondack-civilian-conservation-corps-camps-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 12, 2013) This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps.   Created by President Roosevelt during the Depression, millions of young men provided manual labor for environmental, conservation and natural resources projects across the country.  Todd Moe talks with Marty Podskoch, author of Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps, a book about the CCC camps that were set up in the Adirondack-North Country region.Podskoch interviewed dozens of former CCC workers and their families about the men who helped plant trees, build roads and fire forest fires from 1933 to 1942.  He says there were 60 CCC camps in New York State, and much of the conservation work by the young men is still enjoyed today. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22164/20130612/books-quot-adirondack-civilian-conservation-corps-camps-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps.   Created by President Roosevelt during the Depression, millions of young men provided manual labor for environmental, conservation and natural resources projects across the country.  Todd Moe talks with Marty Podskoch, author of Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps, a book about the CCC camps that were set up in the Adirondack-North Country region.Podskoch interviewed dozens of former CCC workers and their families about the men who helped plant trees, build roads and fire forest fires from 1933 to 1942.  He says there were 60 CCC camps in New York State, and much of the conservation work by the young men is still enjoyed today. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22164/20130612/books-quot-adirondack-civilian-conservation-corps-camps-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, authors, history, environment, adirondacks,  conservation, podskoch, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Donna Naughton on &quot;The Natural History of Canadian Mammals&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22110/20130605/donna-naughton-on-quot-the-natural-history-of-canadian-mammals-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 5, 2013) Donna Naughton has been fascinated by nature and natural science all her life. She landed a job at the Canadian Museum of Natural Science almost by accident, while on a field trip tour as an undergraduate. Her book The Natural History of Canadian Mammals was published in 2012 to high praise as a new standard for this topic.Now retired, Naughton recently realized a long-time dream by moving to an island in the Rideau River, near Kemptville, Ontario -  brimming with trees, birds and animals. Lucy Martin discussed the 10-year book project with Naughton on a Barnes Island nature walk in late May. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22110/20130605/donna-naughton-on-quot-the-natural-history-of-canadian-mammals-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Lucy Martin</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Donna Naughton has been fascinated by nature and natural science all her life. She landed a job at the Canadian Museum of Natural Science almost by accident, while on a field trip tour as an undergraduate. Her book The Natural History of Canadian Mammals was published in 2012 to high praise as a new standard for this topic.Now retired, Naughton recently realized a long-time dream by moving to an island in the Rideau River, near Kemptville, Ontario -  brimming with trees, birds and animals. Lucy Martin discussed the 10-year book project with Naughton on a Barnes Island nature walk in late May. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22110/20130605/donna-naughton-on-quot-the-natural-history-of-canadian-mammals-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, environment, authors, Canada, Donna Naughton, Canadian Museum of Nature, University of Toronto Press, The Natural History of Canadian Mammals, Barnes Island, nature, science, ecology, mammals, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, authors, adirondacks, outdoor recreation, canoe, nessmuk, rushton, journey, history, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books: &quot;Hands on Health&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22025/20130521/books-quot-hands-on-health-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) Todd Moe talks with the local author of a new book about healthier eating and taking care of our bodies.  Paula Youmell is a nurse and certified holistic health counselor. Her new book is titled, Hands on Health.   It&apos;s the first in a series of books she calls &quot;The Whole Food Kitchen.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22025/20130521/books-quot-hands-on-health-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Todd Moe talks with the local author of a new book about healthier eating and taking care of our bodies.  Paula Youmell is a nurse and certified holistic health counselor. Her new book is titled, Hands on Health.   It&apos;s the first in a series of books she calls &quot;The Whole Food Kitchen.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22025/20130521/books-quot-hands-on-health-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, health, authors, food, books, youmell, exercise, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Book review: &quot;Peak Experiences&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21977/20130514/book-review-quot-peak-experiences-quot</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130514bkpeakreview.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>03:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, outdoors, bookreview, mountains, adirondacks, books, literature, environment, topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books: &quot;Friends in a Storm&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21953/20130509/books-quot-friends-in-a-storm-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 9, 2013) A new children&apos;s book by Canton writer Mary Sue Seymour includes illustrations by a young artist from Ogdensburg.   Friends in a Storm tells the story of Squirrel, who gets locked out of his house during a rainstorm, and is befriended by Owl. Todd Moe spoke with author Mary Sue Seymour and 12-year-old artist Samantha Flynn, who created the illustrations for the book.  Seymour says she wrote the story while teaching a kindergarten class in Hammond.Mary Sue Seymour and Samantha Flynn will sign copies of their book, Friends in a Storm, at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton from 1-3 pm on Saturday. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21953/20130509/books-quot-friends-in-a-storm-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new children&apos;s book by Canton writer Mary Sue Seymour includes illustrations by a young artist from Ogdensburg.   Friends in a Storm tells the story of Squirrel, who gets locked out of his house during a rainstorm, and is befriended by Owl. Todd Moe spoke with author Mary Sue Seymour and 12-year-old artist Samantha Flynn, who created the illustrations for the book.  Seymour says she wrote the story while teaching a kindergarten class in Hammond.Mary Sue Seymour and Samantha Flynn will sign copies of their book, Friends in a Storm, at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton from 1-3 pm on Saturday. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21953/20130509/books-quot-friends-in-a-storm-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, stlv, books, children, authors, seymour, flynn, canton, ogdensburg, topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Book Review:  &quot;Safekeeping&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21702/20130327/book-review-quot-safekeeping-quot</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/BK02-13F.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>03:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, bookreview, vermont, hesse, young adult, fiction, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>The stories behind ski hills of the past</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21622/20130315/the-stories-behind-ski-hills-of-the-past</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 15, 2013) For every ski area that&apos;s survived, like Titus Mountain or Mt. Pisgah in Saranac Lake, there are dozens of ski hills that didn&apos;t.Jeremy Davis has been documenting them all over New York and New England. He&apos;s researched the stories of more than 700 lost ski hills. He&apos;s written several books about them, including Lost Ski Areas of the Southern Adirondacks.Davis told David Sommerstein he became interested in ski areas of the past as a boy, when his family was taking a ski trip to New Hampshire. They drove by an abandoned ski area. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21622/20130315/the-stories-behind-ski-hills-of-the-past">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For every ski area that&apos;s survived, like Titus Mountain or Mt. Pisgah in Saranac Lake, there are dozens of ski hills that didn&apos;t.Jeremy Davis has been documenting them all over New York and New England. He&apos;s researched the stories of more than 700 lost ski hills. He&apos;s written several books about them, including Lost Ski Areas of the Southern Adirondacks.Davis told David Sommerstein he became interested in ski areas of the past as a boy, when his family was taking a ski trip to New Hampshire. They drove by an abandoned ski area. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21622/20130315/the-stories-behind-ski-hills-of-the-past">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130315dsskihistory.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>05:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, outdoor recreation, skiing, history, adirondacks, books, topstory, arts</itunes:keywords>
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<title>How one Adironack mystery novel came to be</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21400/20130207/how-one-adironack-mystery-novel-came-to-be</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 7, 2013) Like the protagonist in his debut novel, Here Be Monsters, Jamie Sheffield spent his childhood in New York City, and &quot;escaped&quot; to the Adirondacks later in life.   Sheffield spent most of last summer writing his mystery that pitches Tyler Cunningham, an unconventional hero, into a criminal whirlwind for which he is unprepared. Todd Moe talks with the Lake Clear writer about his first book, and the process of writing and publishing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21400/20130207/how-one-adironack-mystery-novel-came-to-be">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Like the protagonist in his debut novel, Here Be Monsters, Jamie Sheffield spent his childhood in New York City, and &quot;escaped&quot; to the Adirondacks later in life.   Sheffield spent most of last summer writing his mystery that pitches Tyler Cunningham, an unconventional hero, into a criminal whirlwind for which he is unprepared. Todd Moe talks with the Lake Clear writer about his first book, and the process of writing and publishing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21400/20130207/how-one-adironack-mystery-novel-came-to-be">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, literature, authors, photolead, adirondacks, lake clear, mystery, sheffield, [loc:44.3675000 -74.2330560], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Review: girls in sports books</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21234/20130111/review-girls-in-sports-books</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>books, reviews, sports, girls, athletics, adirondacks, teens, soccer, skating, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books:  &quot;Man of War&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21143/20121226/books-quot-man-of-war-quot</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, authors, books, schroeder, reenactors, history, topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books: &quot;Smart Guide to Freshwater Fishing&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21108/20121220/books-quot-smart-guide-to-freshwater-fishing-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 20, 2012) Freezing temperatures late last week didn&apos;t deter avid angler Mike Seymour from heading out for muskies on the St. Lawrence River. Seymour has been a licensed fishing guide in the North Country for over 25 years, and is a prolific outdoor writer.He&apos;s sharing some of his knowledge in a new book. The Smart Guide to Freshwater Fishing covers everything from fishing terms, to trolling to the best fishing times. Todd Moe spoke with Captain Mike about his new book, and love of fishing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21108/20121220/books-quot-smart-guide-to-freshwater-fishing-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Freezing temperatures late last week didn&apos;t deter avid angler Mike Seymour from heading out for muskies on the St. Lawrence River. Seymour has been a licensed fishing guide in the North Country for over 25 years, and is a prolific outdoor writer.He&apos;s sharing some of his knowledge in a new book. The Smart Guide to Freshwater Fishing covers everything from fishing terms, to trolling to the best fishing times. Todd Moe spoke with Captain Mike about his new book, and love of fishing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21108/20121220/books-quot-smart-guide-to-freshwater-fishing-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:29</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>fishing, arts, books, seymour, st. lawrence river, outdoor recreation, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books: &quot;Eating the Bread of this World&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21099/20121218/books-quot-eating-the-bread-of-this-world-quot</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, authors, poetry, harblin, environment, nature, stlv, glover, [loc:44.6870036 -75.0896460], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Book review: Half-blood Blues</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21060/20121212/book-review-half-blood-blues</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, bookreview, canada, music, jazz, kepes, [loc:44.5530213 -74.9395061], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books: Waterfalls of New York State </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21059/20121212/books-waterfalls-of-new-york-state</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 12, 2012) New York is home to the most famous waterfall in the world, Niagara Falls, but the state also boasts more than 2,000 other waterfalls.   Todd Moe talks with David Schryver, co-author of the new book, Waterfalls of New York State.  It celebrates over 100 of the more scenic falls.David Schryver will sign copies of his book Thursday night (6 pm) at the Dexter Public Library, and Saturday (3 pm) at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21059/20121212/books-waterfalls-of-new-york-state">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York is home to the most famous waterfall in the world, Niagara Falls, but the state also boasts more than 2,000 other waterfalls.   Todd Moe talks with David Schryver, co-author of the new book, Waterfalls of New York State.  It celebrates over 100 of the more scenic falls.David Schryver will sign copies of his book Thursday night (6 pm) at the Dexter Public Library, and Saturday (3 pm) at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21059/20121212/books-waterfalls-of-new-york-state">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, authors, environment, waterfalls, adirondacks, nature, outdoor recreation,  photolead, [loc:44.0078352 -76.0443709], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books:  &quot;London Underground&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21052/20121211/books-quot-london-underground-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 11, 2012) Canton writer Chris Angus has written another historical thriller.  In London Underground, a search for hidden treasures and artifacts leads several citizens beneath London&apos;s underground.  The novel includes secrets, spies, an ancient disease and a Nazi V-2 rocket.  He told Todd Moe that London is one of his favorite cities. Chris will sign copies of his book on Saturday, December 15th, at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton, from 1 - 3 pm. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21052/20121211/books-quot-london-underground-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Canton writer Chris Angus has written another historical thriller.  In London Underground, a search for hidden treasures and artifacts leads several citizens beneath London&apos;s underground.  The novel includes secrets, spies, an ancient disease and a Nazi V-2 rocket.  He told Todd Moe that London is one of his favorite cities. Chris will sign copies of his book on Saturday, December 15th, at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton, from 1 - 3 pm. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21052/20121211/books-quot-london-underground-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, literature, authors, angus, thriller, mystery, history, london, photolead, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books: &quot;American Youth&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21019/20121206/books-quot-american-youth-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 6, 2012) &quot;Readers and Writers&quot; co-host Chris Robinson talks with Phil LaMarche about his book, American Youth. LaMarche is a professor of English at SUNY-Canton and directs the Living Writers Series.His debut novel has won wide acclaim. It&apos;s the tale of a teenager in southern New England who is confronted by a terrible moral dilemma following a firearms accident in his home. This tragedy earns him the admiration of a gang of boys at his school.  It&apos;s been called a classic portrait of a young man struggling with the idea of identity and responsibility. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21019/20121206/books-quot-american-youth-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Readers &amp; Writers</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[&quot;Readers and Writers&quot; co-host Chris Robinson talks with Phil LaMarche about his book, American Youth. LaMarche is a professor of English at SUNY-Canton and directs the Living Writers Series.His debut novel has won wide acclaim. It&apos;s the tale of a teenager in southern New England who is confronted by a terrible moral dilemma following a firearms accident in his home. This tragedy earns him the admiration of a gang of boys at his school.  It&apos;s been called a classic portrait of a young man struggling with the idea of identity and responsibility. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21019/20121206/books-quot-american-youth-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, arts, authors, books, literature, lamarche, canton, writing, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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