Between the Covers

A weekly show featuring interviews with locally and nationally known authors of both fiction and non-fiction.

Coming Soon

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:00am - 11:30am
Jean Kwok, author of "Girl in Translation"
Thu, 05/30/2013 - 11:00am - 11:30am
Stupid Children with Lenore Zion
 

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Kathleen Stephenson
Dan Johnson
David Naimon
Suzanne LaGrande
jim schumock
Jennifer Kemp
Leigh Anne Kranz

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Between the Covers on 10/04/12

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Terry Tempest Williams on her book "When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice"
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For an extended, unedited version of this interview without fundraising interruptions, go to kboo.fm/node/51307

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Terry Tempest Williams, naturalist, author and fierce advocate for freedom of speech. Terry Tempest Williams shows us how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice.

Between the Covers on 09/27/12

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Junot Diaz on his new collection "This Is How You Lose Her"
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Host David Naimon speaks with Junot Diaz, a writer The New Yorker calls one of the top 20 writers for the 21st century. He’s the Pulitzer Prize winning author of the novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, a creative writing professor at MIT, the fiction editor at The Boston Review, and a founding member of Voices of Our Nations Arts Writing Workshop, which focuses on writers of color. In 2010 he was the first Latino to be appointed to the board of jurors for the Pulitzer Prize. Junot Diaz is here today to talk about his new short story collection This is How you Lose her, a much-anticipated work, sixteen years in the making.

Between the Covers on 09/20/12

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Murder on the Oregon Coast...no...three murders!
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 Here's a quck test; what does Charles Dickens, Dickens Junction, Oregon and murder have to do with each other. The simple answer is quite a bit, but wait, we need to add one more thing to the mix and that is Christopher Lord, the author of THE CHRISTMAS CAROL MURDERS.

Join Dan Johnson on Thursday, September 20th at 11am on Between the Covers as he welcomes Christopher Lord to help unravel this great little holiday mystery. 

Between the Covers on 09/13/12

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Josh Gross on "Secrets and Lies," a book of short fiction
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Host Angelique O'Rourke speaks with writer, journalist, musician and stand-up comedian Josh Gross about his book of short fiction Secrets and Lies, his music, self-publishing and script-writing. Josh Gross is a founding member of the Southern Oregon punk rock band, The VAM Commanders,  He wrote the script for The Lost Van Gogh, which recently premiered at The White Sands International Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award at the Tulsa International Film Festival. He is also a frequent contributor to the Boise State Public Radio live storytelling series, Story Story Night. He is a reporter for the Boise Weekly

Between the Covers on 09/06/12

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Portland writer Amanda Coplin on her novel "The Orchardist"
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Host Jim Schumock speaks with Amanda Coplin, author of The Orchardist. Set at the turn of the twentieth century, in a rural stretch of the Pacific Northwest, The Orchardist tells the story of a reclusive orchardist, who tends to apples and apricots as if they were loved ones. When two teenage girls take up on the orchardist's land and indulge in his deep reservoir of compassion events, his life is changed forever.

Amanda Coplin was born in Wenatchee, Washington. She received her BA from the University of Oregon and MFA from the University of Minnesota. A recipient of residencies from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and the Omi International Arts Center at Ledig House in Ghent, New York, she lives in Portland, Oregon.

Between the Covers on 08/23/12

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Writer Julia Alvarez on her memoir A Wedding in Haiti
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Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with writer Julia Alvarez, author of numerous books including How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.

Between the Covers on 08/16/12

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Sheila Heti on her novel/memoir/self-help book "How Should A Person Be?"
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Is How Should a Person Be? a novel, a memoir, a self-help manual, or a book of philosophy? It is all of these things and more. Host David Naimon talks with Sheila Heti about her new book, "a raw, startling, genre-defying novel of friends, sex, and love in the new millennium--a compulsive read that's like 'spending a day with your new best friend.' (Bookforum).

Between the Covers on 08/09/12

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Oregon writer Anna Keesey on her new novel "Little Century"
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Host Jennifer Kemp speaks with Anna Keesey about her new novel Little Century, which tells the story of  eighteen-year-old Esther Chambers, who, after the death of her mother, heads west in search of her only living relative. 

She settles in the lawless town of Century, Oregon and discovers that the town is in the midst of a range war. There’s plenty of land, but somehow it is not enough for the ranchers—it’s cattle against sheep, with water at a premium.  In this charged climate, small incidents of violence swiftly escalate, and the bloodshed gets noticed by the railroad planners.  Century will die without a railroad, a fate Pick and his men will go to any lengths to prevent. 

Between the Covers on 08/02/12

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Writer Benjamin Busch on his new memoir Dust to Dust
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Host Jim Schumock speaks with Bejamin Busch about his new memoir Dust to Dust, which is about ordinary things: life and death, peace and war, the adventures of childhood and the revelations of adulthood. Benjamin Busch—a decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on The Wire, and the son of celebrated novelist Frederick Busch.

Between the Covers on 07/26/12

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Novelist Ron Rash on his new book "The Cove," story of a blazing but doomed love affair in WWI

Host Jim Schumock speaks with writer Ron Rash about his new book The Cove, a tale of the beauty of nature and love—and the darkness of superstition and fear. With The Cove, Rash, the author of Serena, returns to the Appalachian milieu of his previous novels. This is a story of a love affair doomed in the rising turmoil of WWI. At the same time The Cove explores often dangerous notions of patriotism during wartime.

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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.

 

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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/

 

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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.

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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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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.

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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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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!"

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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.

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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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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.

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Submitted by Trevor (not verified) on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 8:35pm.

I was washing eggs at the farm when this came on. I loved it and looked for it to share with my peeps!

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