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Between the Covers on 12/16/10

Airs at: Thu, 12/16/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host David Naimon speaks with Nicole Krauss about her newest novel, The Great House, which tells a story haunted by questions: What do we pass on to our children and how do they absorb our dreams and losses? How do we respond to disappearance, destruction, and change? "The... Read more

Author Molly Gloss and the Heroines of the American West

Airs at: Tue, 12/14/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Host and producer Dmae Roberts presents an encore broadcast of her Oregon Treasures profile of Portland novelist Molly Gloss. Gloss’ books have shed light on untold stories of women in the American West. Molly Gloss was a finalist the PEN/Faulkner award for American fiction... Read more

Mystery writer Jeffery Deaver discusses "The Burning Wire"

Airs at: Thu, 12/02/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
 Host Ed Goldberg speaks with mystery writer Jeffery Deaver about his book, The Burning Wire, a thriller about a killer who uses the New York electric grid as a weapon. A former journalist, folksinger and attorney, Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling ... Read more

Black Book Talk on 12/02/10

Airs at: Thu, 12/02/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Hosts Emma Jackson Ford and O.B. Hill review good books by black authors. CD-2024 Read more

Between the Covers on 11/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 11/25/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews Northwest writer Patrick McManus about his new book, "The Huckleberry Murders," a tale of murder and greed in rural Idaho. "The Huckleberry Murders" is the fourth Bo Tully mystery. The 43-year-old Blight County, Idaho, sheriff is headed for his f... Read more

Robert Greer, First of State

Airs at: Thu, 12/02/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Hosts Emma Jackson Ford, Patricia Welch and O.B. Hill speak with mystery writer Robert Greer about his latest novel—First of State, a prequel to his CJ Floyd mystery series. It takes readers back in time to a very different CJ Floyd. It's 1972, and the twenty—two-year-old ... Read more

Novelist Sara Gruen discusses "Ape House"

Airs at: Thu, 11/11/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews Sara Gruen, author of Ape House, a satire on science, media, protest, and the relationship with our closest non-human cousins. The novel was inspired by the bonobos and scientific research at Great Ape Trust in Des Moines. Sara Gruen lives with... Read more

Novelist Carol Cassella discusses "Healer"

Airs at: Thu, 11/04/2010 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Ed Goldberg interviews national bestselling author Carol Cassella about her recent novel, Healer, the story of one doctor’s struggle to hold her family together through a storm of broken trust and questioned ethics. Healer exposes the vulnerabilities of the American family,... Read more

Robert Dugoni on his thriller "Bodily Harm"

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews bestselling Seattle writer Robert Dugoni, author of "Bodily Harm," a thriller about those who profit from selling dangerous toys. When parents lose their six-year-old son to an esteemed pediatrician s seeming negligence, they turn to attorney Dav... Read more

Richard Wirick on "Kicking In," Short Stories Where Narcotic Euphoria Meets Everyday Life

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Richard Wirick, author of Kicking In, a collection of short stories with a dark feeling. Narcotic euphoria meets the demands of everyday life in Richard Wirick’s brilliant new collection of interlocking stories. Whether his tales are depicting a... Read more