Fiction

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The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Yann Martel, author of the novel "Life of Pi," discusses his latest work, "The High Mountains of Portugal," in which he examines the nature of faith. In the interview he also discusses the film version of "Life of Pi" as well as a strange correspondence he had with forme... Read more

Book Mole: Lilac Girls

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Lilac Girls, by Martha Hall Kelley; it’s a historically based novel about three women during World War II, one Polish, one German, and the other American. It focuses on Ravensbruck, the Nazi concentration camp for women. Read more

Gremlin Time

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/18/2017 at 12:00pm
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight, the second most dangerous man in Europe, Col Sebastian  (Tiger Jack) Moran travels to the base of Mr Rainier to hunt a legendary ape-man; believed to be a cousin of those believed to inhabit Nepal. But the Colonel finds more than he bargained for in this short stor... Read more

The Ada Decades

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On this edition of Radiozine Dan Johnson talks to author Paula Martinac about her novel The Ada Decades. A girl from a Carolina mill family isn't supposed to strive for a career, but Ada Shook graduates from college on a scholarship and lands a plum job as a school libr... Read more

Farel Dalrymple and Ryan Alexander-Tanner

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Award-winning Portland comics artists Farel Dalrymple and Ryan Alexander-Tanner return to the KBOO studios with fresh stories and new projects to share.  Between stints at DC and Marvel, Farel is publishing the second volume of his celebrated series Pop Gun War for Dark ... Read more

Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh

Airs at: Thu, 04/06/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Ottessa Moshfegh, whose collection "Homesick for Another World" and novel "Eileen" have gotten great reviews, is considered one of America's top fiction writers under the age of forty. She is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky Ottessa Moshfegh’s debut novel Eileen was... Read more

Calamity Jon Morris

Airs at: Fri, 03/31/2017 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  "Calamity Jon" Morris is an author, illustrator, and designer who has been collecting obscure and eccentric comic books since his earliest years.  In 2015, he turned his passion into the scholarly and boisterous anthology The League of Regret­table Superheroes: Half-Bake... Read more

Book Mole review: Brooklyn

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    A haunting tale of love, loss and familial duty, and winner of the 2009 UK Costa Novel Award, Brooklyn follows the fortunes of a young Irish woman who leaves home to make a new life for herself in 1950s New York. Book Mole Larry Bowlden recommends it here.   Read more

Violation by Sallie Tisdale

Airs at: Thu, 04/20/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Sallie Tisdale's questing curiosity pursues subjects from the biology of flies to the experience of working in an abortion clinic, why it is so difficult to play sports with men, and whether it's possible for writers to tell the truth. She restlessly returns to themes of... Read more

I knew my teacher was a comedienne, but...

Before she changed careers in her 40's, Sharon Lacey was a TV personality and then a school teacher. But she wanted to work in comedy, and she went for it. At first, she was defensive about her age. But now, with lots of experience behind her, she wears it as a badge. Read more