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<title>NCPR Topical RSS: Books and Literature</title>
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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>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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130111bkgirlsinsportsbooks.mp3</guid>
<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>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121226bkmanofwar.mp3" length="3975400" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<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>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121226bkmanofwar.mp3</guid>
<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>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121212bkhalfblood.mp3" length="1977314" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<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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<title>Former marketing consultant calls social media &quot;B.S.&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20967/20121205/former-marketing-consultant-calls-social-media-quot-b-s-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 5, 2012) There&apos;s no avoiding social media these days—even if you&apos;re not on the internet, TV commercials urge you to like companies on Facebook or follow them on Twitter, newscasters read influential people&apos;s tweets on the air, and if you&apos;re not on Facebook, well, you&apos;re in for a lot of funny looks. If you run a business or an organization, pressure to have an active social media &quot;presence&quot; can be intense—but the benefits you actually get from that presence may not be anywhere near as huge as what you were led to expect. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20967/20121205/former-marketing-consultant-calls-social-media-quot-b-s-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[There&apos;s no avoiding social media these days—even if you&apos;re not on the internet, TV commercials urge you to like companies on Facebook or follow them on Twitter, newscasters read influential people&apos;s tweets on the air, and if you&apos;re not on Facebook, well, you&apos;re in for a lot of funny looks. If you run a business or an organization, pressure to have an active social media &quot;presence&quot; can be intense—but the benefits you actually get from that presence may not be anywhere near as huge as what you were led to expect. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20967/20121205/former-marketing-consultant-calls-social-media-quot-b-s-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>technology, media, arts, authors, media, books, clarkson, [loc:44.6697805 -74.9813084], internet, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>CPS boosts local libraries</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20877/20121113/cps-boosts-local-libraries</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 13, 2012) Community Performance Series in Potsdam has launched a project to benefit area school libraries.  CPS is asking patrons to donate favorite books — from every genre — as part of their Meet the Arts series this year.   The theme is storytelling and some of the upcoming performances will include Peter and the Wolf with the Orchestra of Northern New York, Animal Farm and The Kite Runner.Todd Moe spoke with Meg Watson, CPS marketing and education coordinator, who says book donations will benefit local schools and give donors a chance to share a love of storytelling. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20877/20121113/cps-boosts-local-libraries">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Community Performance Series in Potsdam has launched a project to benefit area school libraries.  CPS is asking patrons to donate favorite books — from every genre — as part of their Meet the Arts series this year.   The theme is storytelling and some of the upcoming performances will include Peter and the Wolf with the Orchestra of Northern New York, Animal Farm and The Kite Runner.Todd Moe spoke with Meg Watson, CPS marketing and education coordinator, who says book donations will benefit local schools and give donors a chance to share a love of storytelling. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20877/20121113/cps-boosts-local-libraries">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, music, books, suny potsdam, , [loc:44.6697805 -74.9813084], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Chicago writer Adam Levin visits SUNY Canton</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20876/20121113/chicago-writer-adam-levin-visits-suny-canton</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 13, 2012) SUNY Canton will host Chicago writer Adam Levin on Wednesday night as part of their &quot;Living Writers Reading Series.&quot;   Levin is the author of the award-winning The Instructions, praised for its dark humor, and is out with a new collection of short stories, Hot Pink.   Todd Moe spoke with him about his intense writing habits—sometimes 12 hours at a stretch—and the inspiration for his brand of fiction.Levin will give a reading at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at SUNY Canton&apos;s Kingston theatre as part of their Living Writers Reading Series. Admission is free and open to everyone. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20876/20121113/chicago-writer-adam-levin-visits-suny-canton">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SUNY Canton will host Chicago writer Adam Levin on Wednesday night as part of their &quot;Living Writers Reading Series.&quot;   Levin is the author of the award-winning The Instructions, praised for its dark humor, and is out with a new collection of short stories, Hot Pink.   Todd Moe spoke with him about his intense writing habits—sometimes 12 hours at a stretch—and the inspiration for his brand of fiction.Levin will give a reading at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at SUNY Canton&apos;s Kingston theatre as part of their Living Writers Reading Series. Admission is free and open to everyone. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20876/20121113/chicago-writer-adam-levin-visits-suny-canton">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, writers, levin, chicago, suny canton, syracuse, fiction, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Vietnam vet reaches out to young soldiers with &quot;Facing PTSD&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20651/20121011/vietnam-vet-reaches-out-to-young-soldiers-with-quot-facing-ptsd-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 11, 2012) Tom Smith grew up in Connecticut, but his family has owned land in Keene Valley for four generations. He was drafted in 1968 and flew helicopters in Vietnam. Smith saw lots of combat, was shot down numerous times, and when he returned to the States, he says he was a changed person - easily irritated and angered. In the &apos;70&apos;s and &apos;80&apos;s he moved around, living in Alaska, Hawaii, California and then back in the Adirondacks.He turned to writing as a way of coming to terms with post-traumatic stress disorder. He calls his third book, Facing PTSD: a Combat Vet Learns to Live with the Disorder, an auto-ethnography.  It includes heartwarming stories of family and friends and also comical adventures. Tom and his wife, Kathy, have two sons.  He told Todd Moe that while he is still dealing with bouts of pain, anger and sadness, life is good. Todd spoke with Smith from his home in Keene Valley about his time in Vietnam, writing the book and reaching out to a new generation of &quot;wounded warriors&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20651/20121011/vietnam-vet-reaches-out-to-young-soldiers-with-quot-facing-ptsd-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tom Smith grew up in Connecticut, but his family has owned land in Keene Valley for four generations. He was drafted in 1968 and flew helicopters in Vietnam. Smith saw lots of combat, was shot down numerous times, and when he returned to the States, he says he was a changed person - easily irritated and angered. In the &apos;70&apos;s and &apos;80&apos;s he moved around, living in Alaska, Hawaii, California and then back in the Adirondacks.He turned to writing as a way of coming to terms with post-traumatic stress disorder. He calls his third book, Facing PTSD: a Combat Vet Learns to Live with the Disorder, an auto-ethnography.  It includes heartwarming stories of family and friends and also comical adventures. Tom and his wife, Kathy, have two sons.  He told Todd Moe that while he is still dealing with bouts of pain, anger and sadness, life is good. Todd spoke with Smith from his home in Keene Valley about his time in Vietnam, writing the book and reaching out to a new generation of &quot;wounded warriors&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20651/20121011/vietnam-vet-reaches-out-to-young-soldiers-with-quot-facing-ptsd-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, authors, homefront, books, ptsd, peace, keene valley, vietnam, veterans, [loc:44.1897716 -73.7859721], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Preview:  Kingston WritersFest</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20550/20120926/preview-kingston-writersfest</link>
<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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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, books, writers, readers, authors, kingston, ontario, canada, [loc:44.2311717 -76.4859544], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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