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- Two Favorites from 2019 This Month on A Novel Idea (Aired: December 29, 2019)On this final week of this last month of the decade, webring you two favorite conversations of this past year. Bothpeople’scourage, tenacity, and grace inspire. Brian Fies talks about his graphic novel,A Fire Story; also joining Suzanne M Lang in conversation is Ruth L Rotary onher memoir, The Little Girl Next Door.A Novel Idea airs on the first and fifth Sundays of everymonth at 10:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @norcalpublicmedia.org /Download the FREE KRCB mobile app @ iTunes& Google Play!(Photo: R.L. Rotary is the author of The Little Girl NextDoor – Courtesy of the author) https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/A_NOVEL_IDEA_20191229_Fies-Rotar_DEC_29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- Peter Mehlman Takes on Gender Politics in his New Book #MeAsWell on A Novel Idea – December 1, 2019#MeAsWell , a novel by Peter Mehlman takes on gender politics, race, and the ubiquitous control of Social Media on our lives. Mehlman was a sports writer when he began working for legendary sports journalist Howard Cosell. He was also a writer and producer of Seinfeld and joins Suzanne Lang in conversation. Also featured is […]58 min
- Peter Mehlman Takes on Gender Politics in his New Book #MeAsWell on A Novel Idea – December 1, 2019#MeAsWell , a novel by Peter Mehlman takes on genderpolitics, race, and the ubiquitous control of Social Media on ourlives.Mehlman was a sports writer when he began working for legendary sportsjournalist Howard Cosell. He was also a writer and producer of Seinfeld andjoins Suzanne Lang in conversation. Also featured is Alexandra Chasin, who wasjust awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and her recent book is Assassin of Youth:A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger’s War on Drugs.A Novel Idea airs on the first and fifth Sundays of everymonth at 10:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org/Download the FREE KRCB mobile app @ iTunes & Google Play!(Photos courtesy of the author) https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/A_Novel_Idea_20191201_PeterMehlm_DEC_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- Roberto Tejada, Plus Russian River Poet Pat Nolan Join Suzanne M. Lang for A Novel Idea – November 3, 2019Roberto Tejada’s Still Nowhere in an Empty Vastness is expansive in its range: from accounts of conquistador castaway Cabeza de Vaca, to the media spectacle of Elian Gonzalez that initiates us into the exploitation of suffering in the name of politics, which afflicts us to this day, this book of essays and manifestos is a […]59 min
- Roberto Tejada, Plus Russian River Poet Pat Nolan Join Suzanne M. Lang for A Novel Idea – November 3, 2019Roberto Tejada’s Still Nowhere in an Empty Vastness is expansive in its range: from accountsof conquistador castaway Cabeza de Vaca, to the media spectacle of Elian Gonzalez that initiates us into the exploitation of suffering in the name of politics, which afflicts us to this day, this book of essays and manifestos is a beautiful dive into a poetics of the Americas. We live in the United States of America, but America, -the Americas, are wider and richer and vital to our personal and cultural identities. Tejada joins Suzanne M. Lang in conversation. Suzanne also talks with Russian River poet, Pat Nolan. https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/A_Novel_Idea_20191103_RobertoTej_NOV_03_0-59-00.000.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- Author and Musician Amy Edwards on A Novel Idea – October 6, 2019ReInvention! Amy Edwards does it, again and again. From Austin, Texas, Edwards is a musician, hosts a podcast, and now is a novelist with the publication of The Trouble with Becoming a Witch, from She Writes Press. Amy joins Suzanne M. Lang in conversation and we’ll feature some of Amy’s music. The common theme of […]59 min
- Author and Musician Amy Edwards on A Novel Idea – October 6, 2019ReInvention! Amy Edwards does it, again and again. FromAustin, Texas, Edwards is a musician, hostsa podcast, and now is a novelistwith the publication of The Trouble with Becoming a Witch, from She WritesPress. Amy joins Suzanne M. Lang in conversation and we’ll feature some ofAmy’s music. The common theme of all her work is truth and transformation. It’sA Novel Idea in our new timeslot, Sunday at 10 a.m., immediately following theTED Radio Hour.A Novel Idea airs on the first and fifth Sundays of everymonth at its NEW time of 10:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @norcalpublicmedia.org /Download the FREE KRCB mobile app @ iTunes & GooglePlay!(Photos courtesy of the author) https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Novel_Idea_AmyEdwards-JennieOrvinoREV_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- Jonah Raskin Joins Suzanne Lang – September 29, 2019Dark Day, Dark Night is Jonah Raskin’s sequel to Dark Land, Dark Mirror, where we were first introduced to Private Investigator, or an Op as she likes to call herself, Tioga Vignetta. Like the first novel, Dark Day, Dark Night is set in a place called Sonoma. You’ll recognize some things, but the author knows […]58 min
- Jonah Raskin Joins Suzanne Lang – September 29, 2019Dark Day, Dark Night is Jonah Raskin’s sequel to Dark Land,Dark Mirror, where we werefirst introduced to Private Investigator, or an Opas she likes to call herself, Tioga Vignetta. Like the first novel, Dark Day,Dark Night is set in a place called Sonoma. You’ll recognize some things, butthe author knows how spin it up, which makes it fun for locals and nonlocalsalike. Jonah joins Suzanne Lang in conversation. It’s a Novel Idea.(Photo: Jonah Raskin – Daniel Raskin/Courtesy of the author) https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/A_NOVEL_IDEA_20190929_JonahRaski_SEP_29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- The transHuman Code and Grandmother Power on A Novel Idea – September 1, 2019The Fourth Industrial Revolution. Heard of it? Maybe not, but I guarantee, you’re living in it. Technology and artificial intelligence, genomics and blockchains infiltrate our banking and economic systems, transportation, our education, healthcare, communication, and every aspect of our lives. Who is managing all this and who is safeguarding us from harm and exploitation? David […]1 hr
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Non-fiction to pulp fiction, host Suzanne M. Lang explores the world of books featuring conversations with writers, academics, and readers. We all have a story to tell. It’s A Novel Idea.