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Shows tagged as: literature

Mon, May 6 2013

Stephanie Lenox And The Poetry of Voice

The poet Stephanie Lenox joins us to talk about channeling the voices of other people, and telling her own stories, in her collection Congress of Strange People.

Wed, May 1 2013

Putting The Left Hand Of Darkness On Stage

Portland author Ursula K. Le Guin's groundbreaking 1969 science fiction novel is being staged by Hand2mouth Theatre and Portland Playhouse. 

Thu, Aug 16 2012

Culture Club

Our weekly conversation about some of the most talked about stories of the week.

Tue, Jul 17 2012

Pauls Toutonghi: Into Egypt

In his new novel Evel Knievel Days, Portland writer Pauls Toutonghi maps the physical and emotional distances from Butte, Montana to Cairo, Egypt.

Mon, Apr 23 2012

Oregon Book Awards

The winners of the Oregon Book Awards will be announced Monday night.

Fri, Mar 16 2012

Cheryl Strayed

Portland author Cheryl Strayed's new memoir chronicles her journey along the Pacific Crest Trail at a critical time in her early twenties.

Tue, Jan 24 2012

Blueprints of the Afterlife

Sentient icebergs, a biological internet, and a full-scale replica of Manhattan in Puget Sound all play a role in Ryan Boudinot's rollicking, post-apocalyptic novel Blueprints of the Afterlife.

Tue, Dec 27 2011

Ismet Prcic

We spoke with Ismet Prcic earlier this year about his fascinating book, Shards. It was among our favorite author interviews this year, so we're bringing it back as part of our week of holiday rebroadcasts.

Wed, Oct 19 2011

Ismet Prcic's "Shards"

The Bosnian-born Portlander Ismet Prcic joins us to talk about his first novel, Shards.

Fri, Sep 2 2011

Rebroadcast: 'The Oregon Experiment'

If you missed our conversation with the author of The Oregon Experiment, here's your chance to hear it again!

Mon, Jul 4 2011

Keith Scribner and 'The Oregon Experiment'

Corvallis author Keith Scribner joins us to talk about his latest book The Oregon Experiment.

Wed, Jul 21 2010

Live from Enterprise: Fishtrap

Eastern Oregon authors Bette Husted and Pamela Steele on place, class, teaching, and the Fishtrap writers gathering.

Thu, Feb 25 2010

Getting Personal in Public

What motivates people to share personal stories in public — whether online, on stage, or in writing?

Thu, Jun 18 2009

Northwest Passages: Phillip Margolin

Phillip Margolin joins us to talk about turning from a criminal defense attorney to a nearly thriller-a-year best-selling novelist.

Thu, Jun 4 2009

Northwest Passages: Peter Rock

Why did the fragmented story of a father and daughter bother novelist Peter Rock?

Fri, May 15 2009

Judge a Book by Its Pixels

What's the future of books as the written word becomes increasingly digitized?

Thu, Apr 9 2009

Reading Stubborn Twig

What did you learn from Stubborn Twig? Where does your life intersect with it?

Thu, Nov 6 2008

The Rise of the Graphic Novel

...and how to read them.

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