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Amanda Uhle & 826Michigan Young Writers

Young writers from 826 Michigan read their poems and stories and talk about their writing process for WCBN’s annual fundraiser. Featuring: Josiah (age 10) & his mother, Lisa Luella (6) & her father, Luke Rasyid (14) Amanda & Megan from 826Michigan http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2017-02-15-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio To visit 826Michigan’s website, click here!

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Heather Ann Thompson

Heather Ann Thompson reads from Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy published by Pantheon Books.  We talk about process and research — and uncovering documents and artifacts that have never before been in the public eye. We also talk about Attica’s legacy, and its implications for today. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2016-12-14-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio To

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Michael J. Sandel

Michael J. Sandel discusses his book What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets published in 2012 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. We talk about markets, values and the common good. What is a market economy vs a market society? And how do we want to live together? http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-12-09-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio

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B.A. Shapiro

B.A. Shapiro reads from her novel The Muralist published this November by Algonquin Books. We talk about using statistics as a plot device, moving back and forth between historical fiction set in 1939 to the present day, and blending fact and fiction. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-12-02-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!  show date: December

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J. Ryan Stradal

Tune in today to hear  J. Ryan Stradal read from his debut novel Kitchens of the Great Midwest out this summer with Viking. We’ll talk about foodie culture, Grandma’s recipes, chapter structure –  and lutefisk. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-08-05-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio * Thanks to Shannon Twomey at Viking/Penguin.

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Richard Siken

Richard Siken reads from his new collection of poems War of the Foxes published by Copper Canyon Press. We talk about fables, animals, collections and the need for making. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-04-15-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!

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Sergio Troncoso

Sergio Troncoso reads from his novel The Nature of Truth (Arte Publico Press 2014). We talk about crossing borders, love of philosophy in literature, and tenacity. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-02-04-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!

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Rebecca Scherm

Rebecca Scherm reads from her novel Unbecoming by Viking.  We talk about research, international settings, and creating characters. Also, athenticity – and heists. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2016-01-13-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!

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Lisa Russ Spaar

Lisa Russ Spaar talks about her book The Hide-and Seek Muse: Annotations of Contemporary Poetry.  We also talk about London, Dickinson, ineffability and experience. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-10-22-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio

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Kodi Scheer

Kodi Scheer reads from her debut story collection Incendiary Girls published by New Harvest. We talk about magical realism, horses, the mind and body, and Prairie Lights. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2014-09-03-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!

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