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WritersCast - Author Interviews

Staughton Lynd: Accompanying: Pathways to Social Change Staughton Lynd: Accompanying: Pathways to Social Change

978-1-60486-666-7 – PM Press – Paperback – $14.95 (ebook versions available at lower prices) For me and for many others who came of age politically in the mid-to-late sixties, Staughton Lynd was an early and important figure.  He had been a Quaker and... [Listen to this podcast]

Brad Meltzer: The Fifth Assassin Brad Meltzer: The Fifth Assassin

978-0446553971 – Grand Central Publishing – Hardcover – $27.99 (ebook versions available at lower prices, paperback edition due out in August 2013). Brad Meltzer is an incredibly active writer, author of myriad best sellers in both fiction and nonfiction,... [Listen to this podcast]

George Gmelch: Inside Pitch George Gmelch: Inside Pitch

978-0803271289 – University of Nebraska Press Bison Books – paperback – $16 (no ebook edition available!) Given my longstanding interest in baseball and an early background in anthropology, it’s kind of surprising to me that I missed knowing about... [Listen to this podcast]

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PublishingTalks - The Future of Publishing

Publishing Talks: David Wilk interviews Thomas Schinabeck Publishing Talks: David Wilk interviews Thomas Schinabeck

In this series of interviews, called Publishing Talks, I have been talking to book industry professionals and other smart people about the future of publishing, books, and culture.  This is a period of disruption and change for all media businesses.  We must wonder now,... [Listen to this podcast]

Publishing Talks: David Wilk interviews Glenn Nano Publishing Talks: David Wilk interviews Glenn Nano

In this series of interviews, called Publishing Talks, I have been having conversations with both book industry professionals and others with interesting perspectives about the future of publishing, books, and culture.  This is a period of disruption and change for all... [Listen to this podcast]

Publishing Talks: David Wilk interviews Andy Doe Publishing Talks: David Wilk interviews Andy Doe

In this series of interviews, called Publishing Talks, I have been talking to book industry professionals and other smart people about the future of publishing, books, and culture.  This is a period of disruption and change for all media businesses.  We must wonder now,... [Listen to this podcast]

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AuthorsVoices - Live Author Readings

James Howard Kunstler Reading from an Unpublished Novel James Howard Kunstler Reading from an Unpublished Novel

Genetically and biologically, we humans must still be heavily pre-literate, so the oral transmission of ideas, art and culture is powerful for us; we listen and concentrate on the words differently than we are used to doing when we consume written texts.  I have always... [Listen to this podcast]

Corinne Demas reading from “The Writing Circle” Corinne Demas reading from “The Writing Circle”

978-1401341145 – Hardcover – Hyperion – $23.99 (e-book edition available $11.99) Writerscast is proud to present the fourth in a series of authors reading from their work, called AuthorsVoices.   I hope you will agree that hearing these works read aloud by the... [Listen to this podcast]

Gayle Brandeis reading from “Delta Girls” Gayle Brandeis reading from “Delta Girls”

978-0345492623 – Ballantine – Paperback – $15.00 (also available as an e-book at $9.99) Writerscast is proud to present the third in a series of authors reading from their work, called AuthorsVoices.   I hope you will agree that hearing these works read aloud by... [Listen to this podcast]

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Pipeline – News & Commentary

Hurricane Irene delays Writerscast posting Hurricane Irene delays Writerscast posting

Just like millions of other Americans we were hammered pretty hard by this hurricane, in our small Connecticut town 99% of homes lost power, and as of today, September 2, still more than 55% of homes are without power.  We got ours back last night, thankfully, but still... [Read this article]

Slowing Down for the Summer Slowing Down for the Summer

I have been posting two podcasts a week for the better part of the last year, which has been great fun.  But with the summer in full swing, weather wonderful and plenty of work in the hopper, it looks like I may be posting slightly less frequently for the next couple of... [Read this article]

Read All Day Read All Day

Nina Sankovitch has been an inspiration for me.  From October 2008 to October 2009 she read a book a day and wrote about it (intelligently and cogently) at her website ReadAllDay.  Here’s what she says about why she did it: “I began my year in an effort to... [Read this article]

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