Series: Writer's Voice

Produced by Francesca Rheannon

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Talk show about writing, writers and the book trade

Writer's Voice is a weekly radio show about writing, writers and the book trade. Join co-hosts Francesca Rheannon and Daisy Mathias on FRIDAYS from 5:30 to 6:30 on WMUA 91.1 FM in Amherst, Massachusetts...and now, we are also re-broadcasting the show on Valley Free Radio at 103.3 FM in Northampton.on Thursdays at 8:00 - 9:00 in the morning.
We feature author interviews and readings, as well as news, commentary and tips related to writing and publishing. We also talk with editors, agents, publicists and others about issues of interest to writers.
Some recent interviews have been with:
Barry Werth, 31 DAYS
Julia Alvarez, SAVING THE WORLD
James Green, DEATH IN THE HAYMARKET
Ann Jones, KABUL IN WINTER
Justin Tussing, THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
Kiran Desai, INHERITANCE OF LOSS
Dr. Ned Hallowell, DELIVERED FROM DISTRACTION
Studs Terkel, AND THEY ALL SANG;
Dr. Andrew Weil, HEALTHY AGING
Marge Piercy, SEX WARS
Jonathan Harr, THE STOLEN PAINTING
Maureen Corrigan, LEAVE ME ALONE, I'M READING
Jonathan Kozol, THE SHAME OF THE NATION
Howard Zinn, VOICES OF A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
Robert Parker, SCHOOL DAYS.
Tracy Kidder, MY DETACHMENT
Charles Mann, 1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS
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Writer's Voice is a weekly radio show about writing, writers and the book trade. Join co-hosts Francesca Rheannon and Daisy Mathias on FRIDAYS from 5:30 to 6:30 on WMUA 91.1 FM in Amherst, Massachusetts...and now, we are also re-broadcasting the show on Valley Free Radio at 103.3 FM in Northampton.on Thursdays at 8:00 - 9:00 in the morning. We feature author interviews and readings, as well as news, commentary and tips related to writing and publishing. We also talk with editors, agents, publicists and others about issues of interest to writers. Some recent interviews have been with: Barry Werth, 31 DAYS Julia Alvarez, SAVING THE WORLD James Green, DEATH IN THE HAYMARKET Ann Jones, KABUL IN WINTER Justin Tussing, THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD Kiran Desai, INHERITANCE OF LOSS Dr. Ned... Show full description


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Caption: Amy Seidl
Ecologist Amy Seidl talks about FINDING HIGHER GROUND: Adaptation in a Warming World and survival expert Matthew Stein talks about WHEN DISASTER ST...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:03
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We hear clips from five of the top ten show episodes of 2011, including novelists Tahmima Anam and Teju Cole, journalist James Kaplan, memoirist Su...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: David Korten
David Korten talks about AGENDA FOR A NEW ECONOMY: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth and David Wann discusses his book, THE NEW NORMAL: An Agenda ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: Eric Corey Freed
Eric Corey Freed talks about the book he co-authored with Kevin Daum, GreenSense For The Home. And Barry Katz tells us about Practical Green Remode...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: Sasha Abramsky
Unemployment’s still high, we’re still at war, and the banks are still playing fast and loose with other people’s money. Has Obama failed — or has ...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:01
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Author and conservationist Caroline Fraser talks about bringing the predators of the Pleistocene back to America and other efforts to restore habit...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:58:59
Caption: Carl Safina
On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, author Carl Safina talks about the blowout, why it happened and its impact on the peopl...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: Paolo Bacigalupi
Sci Fi author Paolo Bacigalupi talks about his latest novel for young adults, SHIPBREAKER. And in honor of Poetry Month, we talk to literary critic...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: Mark Hertsgaard
Journalist Mark Hertsgaard on HOT: Living Through the Next 50 Years on Earth and children’s book author and illustrator Thomas Yezerski on his pict...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: Ted Rall
Cartoonist and author Ted Rall talks about his book, THE ANTI-AMERICAN MANIFESTO. And poet Martin Espada reads a poem about the nonviolent people’s...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:58:57
Caption: Peter Filkins
Translator Peter Filkins talks about H.G. Adler’s PANORAMA. Set in the vanished world of pre-war Bohemia, it follows the young Joseph from childhoo...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: Millicent Monks
Psychologist Gail Hornstein talks about AGNES’ JACKET: A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness. And Millicent Monks talks about her mem...

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: Jan 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:58:55
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Martin Keogh
Martin Keogh tells us about the anthology he edited, HOPE BENEATH OUR FEET: Restoring Our Place in the Natural World. It’s about how to live our li...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
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Amanda Little talks about her book POWER TRIP: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells. It’s about our addiction to fossil fuels and how to get off them. And...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:58:57
Caption: Hampton Sides
Hampton Sides talks about HELLHOUND ON HIS TRAIL: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin. And Steven C...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
Caption: David Grann
Excerpts from 7 of the top 10 Writers Voice shows of 2010, including journalists David Grann, Hampton Sides, and Eric Pooley; novelists Isabel Alle...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:58:59
Caption: Jane Brox
Jane Brox talks about her book, BRILLIANT: The Evolution of Artificial Light. And in view of the shooting in Arizona that injured Congresswoman Gab...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 00:58:59
Caption: Bruce Frankel
Bruce Frankel on WHAT SHOULD I DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE? True Stories of Finding Success, Passion, and New Meaning in the Second Half of Life. An...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Eric Pooley
Eric Pooley on THE CLIMATE WAR: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth. Also, Eli Kintisch on HACKING THE PLANET: Science’s...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2010
  • Length: 00:59:01
Caption: Poet Philip Schultz
Host Francesca Rheannon spends the hour with poet Philip Schultz talking about his poetry, his method of teaching writing — and his dyslexia. His l...

Bought by WXXI


  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Length: 00:59:01
  • Purchases: 1