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Told in the first person, as a narrative of Lilly Bere's life over seventeen days, "On Canaan's Side" opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. Lilly revisits her past, going back to the moment she was forced to flee Ireland, at the end of the First World War, and continues her tale in America, a world filled with both hope and danger. At once epic and intimate,
Spanning nearly seven decades, from the Great Depression to World War II and the Vietnam War, "On Canaan's Side" is the heartbreaking story of a woman whose capability to love is enormous, and whose compassion, even for those who have wronged her, is astonishing.
Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays include Boss Grady's Boys (1988), The Steward of Christendom (1995), Our Lady of Sligo (1998), The Pride of Parnell Street (2007), and Dallas Sweetman (2008). Among his novels are The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty (1998), Annie Dunne (2002) and A Long Long Way (2005), the latter shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His poetry includes The Water-Colourist (1982), Fanny Hawke Goes to the Mainland Forever (1989) and The Pinkening Boy (2005). His awards include the Irish-America Fund Literary Award, The Christopher Ewart-Biggs Prize, the London Critics Circle Award, The Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, and Costa Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year
More information about On Canaan's Side is available on Books on KBOO
- Title: Host Jim Schumock speaks with writer Sebastian Barry about his novel "On Canaan's Side."
- Length: 27:03 minutes (24.76 MB)
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Colson Whitehead on his post-apocalyptic novel "Zone One"
Host David Naimon speaks with award-winning writer Colson Whitehead about his new novel, "Zone One," which has been described as a "wry take on the post-apocalyptic horror novel." It is about a world that has been devastated by a plague. There are two types of survivors. the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead.
Colson Whitehead is the author of the novels The Intuitionist, John Henry Days, Apex Hides the Hurt, and Sag Harbor. He has also written a book of about his hometown, a collection of essays called The Colossus of New York. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Granta, Harper’s, and the New Yorker. A recipient of a Whiting Writers Award, a MacArthur grant, and a fellowship at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, he lives in New York City.
- Title: Colson Whitehead on his post-apocalyptic novel "Zone One"
- Length: 21:06 minutes (19.32 MB)
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Between the Covers on 12/22/11
Host Jennifer Kemp interviews young Portland writer Olivia Olivia, who reads from her short story "Charlie Without Violins."
- Length: 29:54 minutes (27.37 MB)
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Sledgehammer 2011 Between the Covers on 12/15/11
This year's winners are:
"No Apocalypse in the Rose City" by Leanne & Andy Baldwin
Team Baldwin crafted an exciting story that weaves ancient gods into modern times as Thor prepares to battle Loki in Ragnarok.
"Butterflies and Thunder" by Dora Raymaker
A marginalized man with limited communication discovers how humanity will end--and how to change that outcome.
"Exalted and Extinguished" by Lisa Galloway
This funny story takes us into the lives of drag queens who all have something at stake and are willing to do just about anything to get what they want.
- Title: Sledgehammer 2011 Between the Covers on 12/15/11
- Length: 26:42 minutes (24.44 MB)
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Between the Covers for 11/17/2011
Host Jim Schumock speaks with spiritual teacher Gangaji about her new book "Hidden Treasure: Uncovering the Truth in Your Life Story."
Gangaji, who was born Antoinette (Toni) Roberson Varner, was given the name Gangaji by her teacher Sri H. W. L. Poonja in 1990. Before that meeting, she had pursued many paths to enlightenment. In her book she uses the telling of her own life story to guide readers in telling the truth about their own life stories.
- Length: 25:43 minutes (23.54 MB)
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Between the Covers: Poet Jane Hirshfield
A podcast of Between the Covers with host Suzanne LaGrande, broadcast on November 10, 201. Suzanne LaGrande interviews award-winning poet and translator Jane Hirshfield. Ms. Hirshfield is the author of seven collections of poetry, including After (HarperCollins, 2006); Given Sugar, Given Salt (2001), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Lives of the Heart (1997), The October Palace (1994), Of Gravity & Angels (1988), and Alaya (1982). In 2004, Hirshfield was awarded the 70th Academy Fellowship for distinguished poetic achievement by The Academy of American Poets.
- Title: Poet Jane Hirshfield
- Date: 2011-11-02
- Length: 28:21 minutes (25.96 MB)
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Novelist Justin Torres discusses We The Animals
Host David Naimon interviews debut novelist Justin Torres. His book, We the Animals, has been heralded for its beautiful, concentrated prose. NPR likened it to a diamond, brilliant and brilliantly compressed. Esquire magazine called it a "knock to the head that will leave your mouth agape." Justin Torres is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, with work in the New Yorker, Harper's, Granta, Tin House and Glimmer Train. Currently he serves as the Wallace Stegner fellow at Stanford University.
- Title: Justin Torres--Final--Between the Covers
- Length: 25:40 minutes (14.69 MB)
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Wordstock 2011: Some Writers You Should Know
Wordstock 2011: Some Writers You Should Know
October in Portland is host to Wordstock, the Northwest's largest annual festival of books, writers and storytelling. Host Suzanne LaGrande interview some of the writers featured at this year's festival, including:
Ismet Prcic talking about his first novel Shards.
Children's book author and illustrator Carolyn Conahan on the importance of constructive criticism.
Novelist and short story writer Maile Meloy discussing The Apothecary, her first children's book.
Internationally best-selling Irish author Anne Enright on her new novel, The Forgotten Waltz, just published in the U.S.
Octaviano Merecias Cuevas, a trilingual mixtec poet, language activist and educator on language activism.
Jennifer Egan discussing her novel, A Visit From the Good Squad which won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction.
Charles Yu on his novel, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe.
Novelist, short story writer, essayist and editor Elissa Schapell discussing her new novel, Blueprints for Building Better Girls.
John Freeman, editor of Granta Magazine on what makes good writing.
For extended interviews with these writers and a discussion of their creative process, go to kboo.fm/writersoncraft
- Artist: Suzanne LaGrande
- Title: Wordstock 2011: Some Writers You Should Know
- Date: 2011-10-27
- Genre: Spoken Word
- Year: 2011
- Producer: Suzanne LaGrande
- Length: 27:31 minutes (25.2 MB)
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Between the Covers on 09-29-11 Author Karl Friedrich
Lyn Moelich interviews Karl Friedrich about his novel "Wings" a novel of WW2 Flygirls
"Wings: A Novel of World War II Flygirls" is based on the true story of the women, fresh from the 1930's depression era with an opportunity to be pilots, dealing with 1940 style "what, a women flying a plane? " attitude. The story of the WASPS.
OREGON APPEARANCES:
Cascade Park Library October 26, 2011 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Gresham Library November 13, 2011 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- Title: Between the covers 09-29-11
- Genre: Other
- Year: 2011
- Length: 24:20 minutes (22.28 MB)
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Poet, teacher, bookseller David Abel
Poet, editor and bookseller David Abel works across disciplines in performance, film, theater, and intermedia projects. He was a founding member of the and Four Wall Cinema (the precursor to Cinema Project). Since moving to Portland in 1997, he has been active in organizing local poetry reading events, such as the Spare Room reading series (now in its tenth year) He is the coordinator of the literary arts program at the Multnomah Arts Center, where he also teaches poetry.
For more about David Abel go to:
http://www.passagesbookshop.com/
For more about readings going on in and around portland go to: www.Portlandindependentreadingseries.com
To listen to David Abel talk about his creative process and the craft of writing poetry go to: www.kboo.fm/writersoncraft
- Length: 9:59 minutes (9.13 MB)
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I've read the book twice and rather hoped to hear the program that the author spoke on the book. But that page was not available on your site. Anyway, I loved the book. I thought it was an exciting dose of history. Stoner brought the Portland of 1900 to life. There was intrigue that kept my interest throughout the book.