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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.
