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Host Kathleen Stephenson interviews Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about her work and her latest novel, "One Amazing Thing," the story of nine people stranded together, who decide to tell personal stories… each telling "one amazing thing" from their lives that they have never told anyone before.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author and poet. Her themes include women, immigration, the South Asian experience, history, myth, magic and celebrating diversity.

Between the Covers on 04/08/10

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Thu, 04/08/2010 - 11:00am - 11:30am

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Susan Stoner on her novel "Timber Beasts"

Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Susan Stoner, author of "Timber Beasts"

Between the Covers on 04/01/10

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Thu, 04/01/2010 - 11:00am - 11:30am

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Dana Stabenow, author of "A Night Too Dark"

Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Dana Stabenow, author of "A Night Too Dark," a mystery set in the Bush Country of Alaska. Stabenow has produced works in the science fiction, mystery, and suspense/thriller genres. Many of her books are set in her home state of Alaska, where she was raised by her single mother who lived and worked on a fish tender in the Gulf of Alaska.

Between the Covers on 03/25/10

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Thu, 03/25/2010 - 11:00am - 11:30am

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Chris Bohjalian on Secrets of Eden

Host Crystal Leighty interviews Chris Bohjalian, the author of thirteen books, including the new novel, Secrets of Eden, a story of shattered faith, intimate secrets and the delicate exploration of the nature of sacrifice.

Between the Covers on 03/18/10

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Thu, 03/18/2010 - 11:00am - 11:30am

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Audrey Niffenegger, author of "Her Fearful Symmetry"

Host Ed Goldberg interviews Audrey Niffenegger, author of "Her Fearful Symmetry," a ghost story involving two sets of twins.

Audrey Niffenegger is a visual artist and a guide at Highgate Cemetery. In addition to her bestselling debut novel, The Time Traveler’s Wife, she is the author of two illustrated novels. She lives in Chicago.

Between the Covers on 03/11/10

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Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:00am - 11:30am

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Annie Barrows, co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Society

Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Annie Barrows, co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Society, a novel of love and intrigue on an island in the English Channel in 1946.

Mary Ann Shaffer became interested in Guernsey while visiting London in 1976. On a whim, she decided to fly to Guernsey but became stranded there when a thick fog descended and all boats and planes were forbidden to leave the island. As she waited for the fog to lift, warming herself by the heat of the hand-dryer in the men's restroom, she read all the books in the Guernsey airport bookstore, including Jersey under the Jack-Boot. Thus began her fascination with the German Occupation of the Channel Islands.

Between the Covers on 03/04/10

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Thu, 03/04/2010 - 11:00am - 11:30am

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Thirty Writers on the People Who Changed Their Lives

Writer and teacher Elizabeth Benedict talks about "Mentors, Muses and Monsters: Thirty Writers on the People Who Changed Their Lives." She edited the book.

Between the Covers on 02/25/10

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Thu, 02/25/2010 - 11:00am - 11:30am

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Local author Matthew Flaming

Host Ed Goldberg interviews local writer Matthew Flaming, author of "The Kingdom of Ohio," a speculative about science in 1900.

Between the Covers on 02/04/10

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Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:00am - 11:30am

Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Portland writer Bill Cameron, author of “Chasing Smoke,” a police procedural set in Portland. A cancer-stricken homicide detective, Skin Kadash, looks into the apparent suicides of several people who were patients of the same doctor, who happens to have been Skin’s doctor, too. Cameron tells two stories, the investigation itself and Skin’s coming-to-terms with his possible death.

Between the Covers on 01/28/10

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Thu, 01/28/2010 - 11:00am - 11:30am

Host Laura McCandlish interviews award-winning author Mary Karr about her new memoir "Lit," which was selected as one of ten best books of the year by the New York Times. It’s a memoir that traces the author’s descent into alcoholism and her resurrection throught writing. Karr's first memoir "Liar's Club" was a New York Times best seller for over a year.

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Interview With Audrey Braun Author of A Small Fortune

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Thu, 07/14/2011

Audrey Braun discusses her new summer suspense novel dealing with deception, kidnapping and murder all leading up to A Small Fortune.

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Mystery writer Cara Black discusses "Murder in Passy"

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Thu, 07/07/2011

Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Cara Black, author of "Murder in Passy," the latest in her popular series of detective novels set in Paris and featuring Aimee Leduc.

In her books Cara Black features a Paris little known outside the tourist track. In real life she lives in San Francisco where she is a San Francisco Library Laureate and a member of the Paris Societe Historique in the Marais. She is included in the "Great Women Mystery Writers," by Elizabeth Lindsay.

Title: Mystery writer Cara Black discusses "Murder in Passy"
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Length: 28:38 minutes (13.11 MB)
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Scott Sparling's debut novel "Wire to Wire"-- memorable characters and a relentless pace

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Thu, 06/30/2011

Host David Naimon interviews Portland writer Scott Sparling about his debut novel, Wire to Wire, from Tin House Books.

A pick of the week by Publisher's Weekly, they call Wire to Wire "well crafted and thrilling, tying together an obvious love for both Michigan and railroads with an expert sense of timing and plot. The world he has created is both overwhelming and exhilarating, thanks in no small part to a large ensemble of memorable characters and a relentless pace. Indeed, hardly a page goes by without some sort of fantastic calamity throwing Slater and company into further turmoil—when the most peaceful passages of the story are speed-addled, that's saying something—but it's done so well that hopping off this runaway train would never cross a reader's mind.”

http://scottsparling.net/

Title: Scott Sparling's debut novel "Wire to Wire"-- memorable characters and a relentless pace
Producer: David Naimon
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Cary Groner on "Exiles," his novel set in Kathmandu

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Thu, 06/30/2011

Former Portlander Cary Groner talks about his novel Exiles, the story of an American volunteer doctor and his teenage daughter whose lives are irrevocably changed when they move to Kathmandu and find themselves in the midst of civil war.

Cary Groner studied Buddhist meditation and philosophy with the late Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, and continues to spend several weeks a year in meditation retreat when possible. In 2009, he received his MFA in fiction writing from the University of Arizona. His short stories have won numerous awards. His story “Elaborate Preparations for Departure” won the Glimmer Train fiction open and was published in the summer 2010 issue. Hosted by Ren Green.

http://www.carygroner.com/

Title: Cary Groner on "Exiles," his novel set in Kathmandu
Producer: Ren Green
Length: 27:50 minutes (12.74 MB)
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Daniel Orozco

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Thu, 06/23/2011

Short story writer Daniel Orozco reads from his new collection "Orientation". He also talks about how he writes -- creating characters, wrting from one's own experience vs. from someone else's perspective, and other tricks of the trade. And he addresses the status of the short story in contemporary publishing, as well as his day job as a teacher of creative writing.

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Portland writer Trevor Richardson about his novel "American Bastards"

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Thu, 06/16/2011

In part two of today's Between the Covers host Ed Goldberg speaks with Portland writer Trevor Richardson about his debut novel "American Bastards," a surreal novel of self-discovery and hipster culture. In this novel a number of dead rock stars try to save the world, a hitchhiking Uncle Sam heads to Hollywood, New York City is invaded by the restless dead, and more. We are the bastard children of the American Dream.

http://www.seahorserodeofolkrevival.com/Trevor-Richardson.html

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Interview with Paul Collins author of Crime of the Century

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Thu, 06/16/2011

Dan Johnson interviews Portland writer and teacher Paul Collins about his most recent book "The Crime of The Century" A story literally ripped from the headlines about one of grizzliest murders in American history. In addition, we are introduced to Yellow Journalism from two of America's larger than life newspaper tycoons.

Length: 28:41 minutes (26.27 MB)
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Daniel Wilson talks about his novel "Robopocalypse"

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Thu, 06/09/2011

Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Portland writer, television host and robotics engineer Daniel Wilson, author of the technothriller "Robopocalypse," which explores the fate of the human race following a robot uprising.

Wilson has an M.S. and P.H.D. in Robotics, and an M.S. in Machine Learning. His other books include the 2005 book "How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion," "Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived," "How To Build a Robot Army: Tips on Defending Planet Earth Against Aliens, Ninjas, and Zombies," and "The Mad Scientist Hall of Fame: Muwahahaha!"

Length: 26:23 minutes (36.23 MB)
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Between the Covers on 06/02/11, Steve Earle interviewed by Robyn Shanti

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Thu, 06/02/2011

Host Robyn Shanti interviews Steve Earle, musician, actor, and writer about his first novel, I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive, named after a Hank Williams song.. The novel is set in San Antonio in 1963, and tells the story of a defrocked doctor and morphine addict. The doctor makes a living by performing illegal abortions and is haunted by the ghost of Hank Williams, with whom he was traveling when Williams died of an overdose.

Title: Between the Covers on 06/02/11, Steve Earle interviewed by Robyn Shanti
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A Jane Austen Education, by Bill Deresiewicz

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Thu, 05/26/2011

The guest is Portland writer Bill Deresiewicz, author of A JANE AUSTEN EDUCATION: How Six Novels Taught Me about Love, Friendship, and the Things that Really Matter.

When Bill Deresiewicz was forced to read Jane Austen in graduate school, he discovered that Austen was perhaps the one writer who could teach him how to be a better person. We'll hear why.

William Deresiewicz was an associate professor of English at Yale University until 2008 and is a widely published literary critic who writes for a popular audience. His reviews and criticism regularly appear in The New Republic, The Nation, The American Scholar, the London Review of Books, and The New York Times. In 2008 he was nominated for a National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism.

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Timber Beasts

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 5:26pm.

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.