Novelist E.L. Doctorow discusses "The March"
From: New Letters on the Air
Series: New Letters on the Air
Length: 30:43
Noted author E.L. Doctorow, recent winner of the National Book Critics Circle award, talks about his novel "The March" with New Letters on the Air's Angela Elam.
The author of such contemporary classics as "Ragtime" and "Billy Bathgate" blends historical fact with his own imagination in his novels. In "The March," Doctorow has turned his eye toward the American Civil War and Sherman's march through the South. He talks about his creative approach to writing and reads from "The March" in this interview.
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Noted author E.L. Doctorow, recent winner of the National Book Critics Circle award, talks about his novel "The March" with New Letters on the Air's Angela Elam. The author of such contemporary classics as "Ragtime" and "Billy Bathgate" blends historical fact with his own imagination in his novels. In "The March," Doctorow has turned his eye toward the American Civil War and Sherman's march through the South. He talks about his creative approach to writing and reads from "The March" in this interview. For more information about this or any other New Letters on the Air episode, please call Dennis Conrow or Angela Elam at 816-235-1159.
Broadcast History
Uplinked to the Public Radio satellite on 3/08/2006.
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR is a weekly half-hour show featuring poets and writers of fiction and creative non-fiction. Whether in an interview that includes readings by an author, or in produced recordings of poetry readings or holiday anthologies, the program presents writers in an informative and entertaining format that highlights the creative process. The show is uplinked every Wednesday at 1900 EST, NOW ON DIGITAL CHANNEL A68.5
Our 30 and 60 sec. recorded promos are normally available each week on the Audio Promo Services Feed from Satellite Services every Wednesday and Friday at 11:15 and 21:15 Eastern time.
PROMO: This week on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR... Multiple award-winning author E.L. Doctorow, author of RAGTIME and BILLY BATHGATE, talks about his newest novel, THE MARCH, which just won the National Book Critics' Circle Award. It's a Civil War epic novel set around Sherman's through the South. He reads from this book and shares some of the secrets of a successful novelist. Don't miss miss E.L. Doctorow on the next NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR...
UPLINK DATE: 03/08/2006
PROGRAM LENGTH: 29 minutes
INCUE: (music) Novelist E.L. Doctorow has written more...
OUTCUE: "...Angela Elam for NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR."
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