Bestselling novelist Laura Moriarty
From: New Letters on the Air
Series: New Letters on the Air
Length: 29:00
Novelist Laura Moriarty is the author of the acclaimed book group favorite, The Center of Everything, as well as the two subsequent novels, The Rest of Her Life and While I'm Falling. Though the characters in all three books are very different, all explore complex issues of mothers and daughters, the importance of family, and the consequences of inattentiveness. Moriarty, who grew up in a military family and has lived in numerous places around the world, talks about her love of the open terrain and people of Kansas, the place she's adopted as home for her and the characters in her three novels.
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Novelist Laura Moriarty is the author of the acclaimed book group favorite, The Center of Everything, as well as the two subsequent novels, The Rest of Her Life and While I'm Falling. Though the characters in all three books are very different, all explore complex issues of mothers and daughters, the importance of family, and the consequences of inattentiveness. Moriarty, who grew up in a military family and has lived in numerous places around the world, talks about her love of the open terrain and people of Kansas, the place she's adopted as home for her and the characters in her three novels.
Broadcast History
Originally uplinked to the Public Radio Satellite System on November 27, 2009
Timing and Cues
PROMO: This week on New Letters on the Air... Novelist Laura Moriarty was a practicing social worker, when she began indulging in the "hobby" of writing. Then she sold her novel and she became a full-time writer. She talks about her three novels, THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING, THE REST OF HER LIFE, and WHILE I'M FALLING, next time on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR.
UPLINK DATE: 11/27/2009
PROGRAM LENGTH: 29:00 minutes
INCUE: (music) "As a novelist, Laura Moriarty is interested in flawed characters..."
OUTCUE: "...I'm Angela Elam for NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR, ."
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| Winter Chimes | Kevin MacLeod | Royalty Free Production Music. | incompetech.com | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
New Letters on the Air is a production of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the quarterly literary magazine NEW LETTERS. Partial financial support also comes from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
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