Recorded in Santa Fe on April 26th, 2006.
Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove have selected for this book, many voices of resistance - in poems, speeches, letters, and memoirs, - including such disparate Americans as Bob Dylan, Fannie Lou Hamer, Cesar Chavez, Rachel Corrie, Helen Keller, and scores of others.
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Length: 1:31:40; Size: 22 MB
Recorded in Santa Fe, April 9th, 2003.
Ahdaf Soueif, born in Egypt and living in London, brings her knowledge of Arab history, culture and gender politics into her English-language novels and stories. Here she reads from her novel, The Map of Love, and then joins in conversation with Bookworm host, Michael Silverblatt.
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Length: 1:29:39; Size: 43 MB
Recorded in Santa Fe, November 10th, 2004.
Novelist Gilbert Sorrentino, who "like a reckless heir to Borges, Barthelme and Groucho Marx, co-opts the language of critical discourse to subvert his audience's preconceptions" according to The New York Times, reads here "The Tomato Episode" from his novel, Little Casino, before joining in conversation with Bookworm host, Michael Silverblatt.
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Length: 1:21:05; Size: 38.9 MB
Recorded in Santa Fe, April 7th, 2004.
Irish novelist and short fiction writer, John McGahern, is considered to be one his country's greatest living writers. In this program, he reads selections from three of his novels, The Pornographer, Amongst Women, and By the Lake, and from a short story called "Gold Watch", before joining in a lively conversation with English literary critic and biographer, Hermione Lee.
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Length: 1:17:11; Size: 37.1 MB
Recorded in Santa Fe, February 11th, 2004.
Canadian Alistair MacLeod has published three collections of short stories, each story a polished jewel, and a novel, No Great Mischief. In this program, he reads his heart-breaking story, As Birds Bring Forth the Sun, and then joins well-loved Canadian broadcaster, Shelagh Rogers, in conversation about his work.
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Length: 1:17:01; Size: 36.9 MB
Recorded in Santa Fe, December 3rd, 2003.
Nadine Gordimer, the 1991 Nobel Prize winning novelist whose work interweaves history, culture, and politics from her native South Africa, here reads "The Generation Gap", one of the stories in her collection entitled Loot, before joining in conversation with then editor of the Los Angeles Times Book Review, Steve Wasserman.
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Length: 1:34:21; Size: 45.3 MB
Recorded in Santa Fe, May 4th, 2005.
Poet Pattiann Rogers has a singular voice, grounded in personal faith yet seduced equally by the mysteries of the natural world and the opportunities of discovery and beauty offered by science. The author of eleven volumes of poetry, she reads here from her work before joining in conversation with fellow poet Christopher Merrill.
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Length: 1:25:27; Size: 41.0 MB
Recorded in Santa Fe, October 13th, 2004.
Luis Urrea, through his novels and nonfiction works, chronicles with passion and humor, and through his native eye, the often harsh realities of life on the US/Mexico border. Here he reads from his newest book, The Hummingbird's Daughter, before joining in conversation with Louisiana poet, Darrell Bourque.
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Length: 1:10:35; Size: 33.9 MB
Recorded in Santa Fe, February 2nd, 2005.
Native American novelist Louise Erdrich, much-admired for her novels and children's books centered in her native North Dakota, here reads a short story, "The Plague of Doves", before joining in conversation with her friend, Gail Caldwell, the Pulitzer Prize winning critic of The Boston Globe.
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Length: 1:09:47; Size: 33.5 MB
Recorded in Santa Fe, November 30th, 2005.
Novelist and short story writer Edwidge Danticat, has said of her work, "My greatest hope is that mine becomes one voice in a giant chorus that is trying to understand and express artistically what it's like to be a Haitian immigrant in the United States." In this program she reads from her latest novel, The Dew Breaker, before joining in conversation with her friend and fellow novelist, Junot Díaz.
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Length: 1:08:24; Size: 32.85 MB
