Host Ken Jones talks with Judith Arcana, author of the new book of poems
Announcements from the Planetarium, published by Oregon’s own Flowstone
Press.
Judith writes poems, stories, essays, and books. Her work includes a
biography of Grace Paley – titled Grace Paley’s L...
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Gregory Pardlo's Digest, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
"He explores what is American, what is African American, what is the Other,
what is city, what is suburban, what is personal and what is persona. Digest
offers a changing, rich landscape of verse, both haunti...
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Former KBOO Station Manager Victoria Stoppiello discusses her collection of
essays, This Side of Sand Island: Reflections on Fish, Finns and Finding out
about Family on the Lower Columbia with host Kathleen Stephenson.
Victoria originally wrote the essays for the coast...
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In this special hour-long episode, host Ken Jones talks with Cory Doctorow,
author of the new science-fiction novel Walkaway.
In addition to his role as sci-fi novelist, Cory’s a technology activist,
journalist, and blogger. His work includes the non-fiction book Informat...
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What are the forces that shape our most elemental bonds? How do we make
lifelong commitments in the face of identities that are continuously
shifting, and commit ourselves for all time when the self is so often in
flux? What happens to love in the face of the unexpect...
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Tod Davies is a celebrated screenwriter, author, and founder of the
independent publishing house Exterminating Angel Press. Her early
adventures working with youth in the streets of Liverpool roused her passion
for the power of storytelling and helped inspire her tri...
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Named one of the most anticipated books of 2017 by The New York Times, The
Huffington Post, Book Riot, Chicago Reader, The Week, and Publishers Weekly.
"Supremely literary, distinctly unusual . . . VanderMeer’s deep talent for
worldbuilding takes him into realms more remi...
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On the Colorado Plateau between slot canyons and rattlesnakes, Jenny
Forrester grew up with her mother and brother in a single-wide trailer
proudly displaying an American flag. Forrester’s powerfully eloquent story
reveals a rural small town comprising God-fearing Rep...
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“Renee Macalino Rutledge’s The Hour of Daydreams is a stirring and
haunting exploration of marriage, culture, and gender roles. You will find
yourself cheering for Tala and Manolo as they stumble through fears and
desires, and you will celebrate the choral narration with...
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"Stemming from a through-line of marital discord in the household of the
great French vivisector, Claude Bernard, Thalia Field has discovered a number
of voices, some famous, some forgotten, and allowed them all a moment in
which to be heard again. This compelling tal...
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