Readers
& Writers on the Air
March 17, Wednesday, 7-8 pm
Our guest is Antonya Nelson, author of Some Fun: Stories and A Novella and Nothing Right: Short Stories. The first is a just-published new collection; the second is a paperback edition of an earlier collection which received very strong reviews. We'll be talking about both. Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson host.
The author will give a reading on Thursday, February 25 at 8 pm in Sykes Common Room on the St. Lawrence University campus in Canton.
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Upcoming ProgramsThis year, we piggyback with the St. Lawrence University Writers Series, bringing each of the authors appearing on the SLU campus to our airwaves for a conversation about one or more of the authors' books. Several programs are planned in addition to the SLU collaboration, in December and during the Spring of 2010. Our programs air from 7:00-8:00 pm, but do note that they are scheduled on different weekday evenings. Our winter/holiday and summer reading list call-ins air for two hours. We encourage your calls and emails prior to and during each of the programs. Plan to join the conversation.
April 6, Tuesday, 7-8 pm May program to be announced.
Audio Program Archive
Kim Barnes, A Country Called Home. The Washington Post selected this as one of the best novels of 2009; the New York Times hailed Barnes for her descriptive writing about the American frontier. She is a past Pulitzer finalist for her memoir.
This year, we've timed our reading list call-in as a resource for last-minute holiday shoppers. Once again, we'll invite your suggestions for winter reading and gift giving, for book lovers of all ages. The list will be available on our website or, by request, mailed as a hard copy. Co-hosts for this show: Ellen Rocco, Chris Robinson, Rick Hunter, and John Ernst—plus, of course, our listeners.
Readers & Writers: Dean Olsher, author of "From Square One, A Meditation, with Digressions, on Crosswords"
12/03/09
Dean has been a broadcaster for more than three decades, including years as an arts and culture correspondent for NPR and as the creator and host of The Next Big Thing. Will Shortz described this book as "the most literate book on crosswords" he's read. Maira Kalman wrote, "If Dean Olsher wrote a book on the history of plumbing supplies, I would snap it up. He whips the subject in a blender of love, curiosity, elation, mystery, humor and obsession." Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson host.
Bass Cathedral is the most recent work from the poet/novelist/cultural observer and seeker. Mackey has produced an extraordinary body of work based in jazz, poetry and prose, propelled by a curiosity and fervor that reaches back to the Middle Passage. Hosts Chris Robinson and Theo Hummer.
Professor Sanders stands out as a conservationist writer, making our place on this planet, and what we need to do to preserve ourselves and our globe-clear and accessible. In this most recent work, Sanders carves a clear path with 40 steps to guide us
Look out Oprah, Sean Hannity, reality TV and other titans of modern culture. In this most recent collection of essays, the author of the bestseller, Candyfreak, takes on the kingpins of American inanity and mediocrity. Vanity Fair called the collection "gleefully unrepentant" and the NY Times described the book as "taunting, revealing, irreverent, and earnest." Ellen Rocco and Chris Robonson host.
The author's most recent novel is a sexual coming-of-age story aimed at high school and adult readers. Ms. Prose's other works include the novels Goldenrod, Blue Angel and A Changed Man, as well as non-fiction—most recently—Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and For Those Who Want to Write Them, a NY Times Notable Book of the Year.
It's our annual Readers and Writers Summer Reading Call-in. Staff, guests and listeners hare the best beach reads and whatever else is on the summer reading bookshelf. Hosts Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson are joined by book maven John Ernst. A compiled reading list will be available in a few days.
Our guest, Gioia Timpanelli, is a storyteller. This little gem of a novel is more like a fable for the 21st century, based in the landscape and traditions of Sicily of an indefinite but earlier time. A beautiful story. Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson host. Broadcast live from Warrensburg.
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Literature Features:Readers
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North
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Books Recent regional books received at NCPR
Recommended
by listeners and staff The 2008-09 Winter Reading List
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Writing Contest for Young and Adult Writers A biennial competition sponsored
by the Adirondack Center for Writing and NCPR
 Authors March 11, 2010 | NPR· Los Angeles is home to nearly 86,000 gang members. When they want to quit "gang banging," many call Fr. Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest. Father G, founder of Homeboy Industries, talks about his book, Tattoos On The Heart. March 11, 2010 | NPR· The South African cleric and human-rights activist Desmond Tutu joins Renee Montagne to reflect on his long life and his lasting message about forgiveness and reconciliation. His new book, Made for Goodness, is an explanation of his personal sense of spirituality and an invitation to share in his beliefs about the basic goodness of humanity. March 10, 2010 | NPR· Since the U.S. invasion, 4 million Iraqis have had to leave their homes. An additional 2 million have left the country entirely, and many are still outside its borders. NPR's Deborah Amos tells the story of these displaced Iraqi citizens in her new book, Eclipse of the Sunnis.  March 9, 2010 | NPR· David Grann spent years documenting true stories of obsession and deception. He includes an improbable international impostor and the mysterious death of a Sherlock Holmes scholar in his book, The Devil and Sherlock Holmes.  March 9, 2010 | NPR· David M. Walker is the former comptroller general of the United States. His book, Comeback America, details the current financial crisis and offers his ideas on controlling spending and restoring fiscal responsibility in the United States.  Corning Canton Plant Manager Joseph W. Neubert presented North Country Public Radio Station Manager Ellen Rocco with a check representing Corning Incorporated Foundation's annual grant in support of North Country Public Radio’s local and national news coverage and Readers & Writers on the Air literature series. NCPR has been the grateful recipient of Corning support since 1982. With major support from
The books to be discussed are available at public libraries throughout northern New York and western Vermont or may be purchased at discount prices at the following participating bookstores. Please identify yourself as a listener to North Country Public Radio's literature series when you request the discount: The
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