Fiction

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KBOO News In Depth: Tammy Lynne Stoner

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2018 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Most of us know the song “Midnight Special” by blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, aka Lead Belly. It’s actually an old tune that Lead Belly learned and made his own, including these lyrics: If you ever go to Houston, boy, you'd better walk right. And you better not squabbl... Read more

Book Mole: Kingsolver's "Unsheltered"

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Larry Bowlden reviews Barbara Kingsolver's latest book. He reports that Kingsolver--scientist, conservationist, and supreme story teller--spins a tale of two families about to lose their shelters: one in the late 1800s, the other in  the present. Science, Darwin, the ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 19, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear: Bill Resnick and Larry Klineman talk about local and national immigration politics, including the defeat of Measure 105. Larry Bowlden reviews Barbara Kingsolver's latest novel, Unsheltered. Joe shares special audio and music ab... Read more

Jennifer Robin and Sunbathe

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Another crazy fun show with live music and special guests. The band Sunbathe will be setting up in the big studio. We will also have a return visit from Portland writer Jennifer Robin to share some passages from her new book. And, joining us by phone, will be drummer Dav... Read more

White Dancing Elephants

Airs at: Thu, 12/27/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  In luminous, vivid, searingly honest prose, the stories in White Dancing Elephants center on the experiences of diverse women of color—cunning, bold, and resolute—facing sexual harassment and racial violence, as well as the violence women inflict upon each other. Comb... Read more

The Collected Stories

Airs at: Thu, 11/29/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  The Collected Stories of Diane Williams brings together over three hundred new and previously published short fictions—distilled works of “unsettling brilliance” (Vanity Fair) that have rewritten the rules of the American short story.  “Diane Williams has spent her l... Read more

Crazy Fun, Movie Reviews, and All Star Radio Drama

Airs at: Mon, 11/12/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato and Just Jess are back for another month of live music, talk, special guests and radio dramas. Dropping by the studio, DK Holm will discuss current movie happenings with former Sampler regular Miss Mona, who will be calling in the studio. For the month of Novem... Read more

The Alehouse at the End of the World by Stevan Allred

Airs at: Thu, 11/08/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with  Stevan Allred, author of the new novel The Alehouse at the End of the World, published by Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Stevan’s previous book – the 2013 linked short-story collection A Simplified Map of the Real World: The Renata Stories – ... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Portland Book Festival

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
The holiday season starts early this year for writers and readers in the Pacific Northwest. The Portland Book Festival, or if you prefer, “the Festival formerly known as Wordstock,” takes place this Saturday, November 10th from 9 in the morning to 6 at night.  This very... Read more

Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore

Airs at: Thu, 11/08/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore grew up loving comics and science fiction, and have expanded both genres to address pressing issues of race relations, gentrification, and aging. Ben creates comic stories for The Nib as well as such graphic novels as Your Black ... Read more