A Novel Idea

A Novel Idea

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A Novel Idea episodes

  • Maria Foscarinis and Chris Cabral on A Novel Idea

    Suzanne Lang is joined by trailblazing housing advocate Maria Foscarinis in conversation on her book And Housing for All: The Fight to End Homelessness In America.

    Adding to the conversation is Chris Cabral, CEO of Petaluma’s COTS (Committee on the Shelterless).

    It’s A Novel Idea, Sunday, May 18th at 10:00 am PDT.

    Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org.

     

    59 min
  • Ian leslie and Arnold Levine on A Novel Idea
     
    John and Paul, a Love Story in Songs is Ian leslie's remarkable book on the creative and personal friendship of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Join Suzanne Lang in conversation with Ian Leslie on this insightful and moving book.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Arnold Levine talks with Suzanne Lang about his book Banned by the BBC, How I became a Radio Pirate, a Memoir of 1970’s London. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    It’s A Novel Idea, Sunday, April 20th at 10am PT. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org.
     
    59 min
  • Ian leslie and Arnold Levine on A Novel Idea

    John and Paul, a Love Story in Songs is Leslie's remarkable book on the creative and personal friendship of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Join Suzanne Lang in conversation with Ian Leslie on this insightful and moving book.

    Also featured is Arnold Levine with his book Banned by the BBC, How I became a Radio Pirate, a Memoir of 1970’s London.

    A Novel Idea, Sunday, May 4th at 10am PT. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org.

    59 min
  • Nell Joslin and Susan Wiggs on A Novel Idea

     

     

    Suzanne Lang talks with Nell Joslin on her novel set in 1863, Measure of Devotion, a frank, beautifully told story of the unbeautiful time of the Civil War, and a timely reflection on the ramifications of societal and family divisions, the utter cruelty of war, and the humanity that rises above it.

     

     

     

     

     

    Suzanne also talks with internationally best-selling author of over thirty books, Susan Wiggs, with her latest, Wayward Girls, set in northwest New York state during the 1960’s in a “Magdalene Laundry”, a Catholic institution for wayward girls. 

     

     

     

     

     

    It’s A Novel Idea, Sunday, April 20th at 10am PT. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org.

      

    59 min
  • Jean Shinoda Bolen, plus Bremond Berry MacDougall and Lisa Cooper on A Novel Idea

    Suzanne M Lang talks with Jean Shinoda Bolen, an internationally renowned Jungian analyst, speaker, activist for women’s empowerment, and prolific author. Her latest book is Ever Widening Circles and Mystical Moments, a deeply personal memoir of her nearly ninety years of living.

     

    Also featured is Bremond Berry MacDougall and Lisa Cooper, founders of Quite Literally Books, a small heritage press dedicated to bringing back forgotten books and authors that retain relevancy to this day and our absolutely good reads.

    It’s A Novel Idea, every first, third and fifth Sunday at 10:00am PT. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org.

    59 min
  • Terri Lewis and Janet Constantino on A Novel Idea

    Suzanne Lang talks with author Terri Lewis on her historical novel set in the early 13th century in England, when King John abducts and marries  the eleven year old Isabelle d’Angoulême to be his queen. The story, featuring a love triangle,  is based on facts: Behold the Bird in Flight, a Novel of an Abducted Queen.

     

    Also featured is Janet Constantino talking about her novel spanning Sicily and San Francisco with lots of good food and wine in between. Becoming Mariella: a Novel is the story of a young person’s quest for fulfillment and independence.

    It’s A Novel Idea, Sunday, March 30th at 10am PT. Streaming and podcasting at KRCB.org. 

     

    55 min
  • Samantha Rose and Remembering Susan Swartz on A Novel Idea

    Suzanne Lang talks with best-selling author Samantha Rose on her memoir Giving Up the Ghost, a Daughter’s Memoir. Samantha is the daughter of author and syndicated columnist Susan Swartz, who died by suicide in early 2020.

    Also featured is a conversation Suzanne had with Swartz on her first novel, Laughing in the Dark, which had just been released at the time of her death.

    It’s A Novel Idea, Sunday, March 16th at 10am PDT on KRCB 104.9.

     

    59 min
  • CJ Cook on A Novel Idea
    CJ Cook is an art collector, historian, publisher, rescuer of lost artists, and lover of the South Pacific. Suzanne Lang talks with CJ Cook on Edithe Beutler, who was one of the premier colorists during the days of black & white photography; the book is Edithe Beutler: Beautifying Hawaii with Color. 
     
     
     
    They also talk about his previous work, Leeteg: Babes, Bars, Beaches, and Black Velvet Art on the artist Edgar Leeteg, also written about in James Michener’s Rascals in Paradise. The books are well researched, a bit of fun, and contain exquisite color images of the artists’ works. 
     
    It’s A Novel Idea, every first, third, and fifth Sunday at 10:00am PST.
     
    58 min
  • CJ Cook on
    CJ Cook is an art collector, historian, publisher, rescuer of lost artists, and lover of the South Pacific. Suzanne Lang talks with CJ Cook on Edithe Beutler, who was one of the premier colorists during the days of black & white photography; the book is Edithe Beutler: Beautifying Hawaii with Color. They also talk about his previous work, Leeteg: Babes, Bars, Beaches, and Black Velvet Art on the artist Edgar Leeteg, also written about in James Michener’s Rascals in Paradise. The books are well researched, a bit of fun, and contain exquisite color images of the artists’ works. It’s A Novel Idea, every first, third, and fifth Sunday at 10:00am PST.
    58 min
  • Elaine Neil Orr and Rosemary Manchester on
    Africa in the early 1960’s was a place of transitions, political and personal. Suzanne Lang talks with Elaine Neil Orr on her novel, Dancing Woman, set in Nigeria during a time of political unrest and explores the longing of an energetic and artistic wife of an agricultural aid worker. Als o featured is Suzanne’s conversation with Rosemary Manchester on her memoir of life in the Congo during the revolution from Belgian rule, Turn Left at the Big Anthill. A Novel Idea, Sunday, February 2 nd at 10am PT. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org .
    58 min

About A Novel Idea

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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.