In this episode, novelist Mary-Ann Tirone Smith discusses her life and career on the October 7, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Smith will appear, along with Paul Theroux, Peter Hessler, and Marnie Mueller, at BMI's "Writing the World" event on October 14th. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.

In this episode, travel writer Paul Theroux discusses his life and career on the October 7, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Theroux will appear, along with Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, Peter Hessler, and Marnie Mueller, at BMI's "Writing the World" event on October 14th. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.

In this episode, Jim Lehrer and Alex Jones discuss "The Death of Old News." Brian Greenspun, president and editor of the Las Vegas Sun, moderates. The event was held September 22, 2010 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.

In this episode, Jim Lehrer, the host of PBS' 'Newshour' discusses the changing news industry on the September 22, 2010 edition of KNPR's 'State of Nevada.' Lehrer appeared, along with Alex Jones and Brian Greenspun, at the BMI's 'Death of Old News' event later that night. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.

In this episode, 2009-10 Bennett Fellows Lavonne Mueller, Judith Nies, and Timothy O'Grady discuss the literary projects they've undertaken while in residence at UNLV.The event was held April 29, 2010 in the UNLV Barrick Museum Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.

In this episode, author, journalist, and 2009-10 BMI-Kluge fellow Judith Nies discusses her work and career on the April 16, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." This interview is used with the gracious permission of KNPR' s "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.

In this episode, Maile Chapman and Vu Tran read from their work. Chapman is a widely published short story writer and author of the novel _Your Presence is Requested at Suvanto_, and Tran is the winner of a 2009 Whiting Writers' Award and a contributor to the serial novel _Restless City_. Both are Schaeffer Fellows in fiction at UNLV. The event was presented in partnership with the UNLV Department of English and was held April 15, 2010 in the UNLV Barrick Museum Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.

In this episode, novelist and 2009 Whiting Writers' Award winner Vu Tran discusses his new novel on the April 14, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." The interview is used with the gracious permission of KNPR' s "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.

In this episode, Bennett Fellow Timothy O'Grady reads from his novel _I Could Read the Sky_. The novel is about an Irishman's migration to England in search of fieldwork and is illustrated with the work of _New Yorker_ staff photographer Steve Pyke. O'Grady's reading is interspersed with music from fiddle-and-gutar duo Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill and the singing of Anie Meenaghan. Pyke's images of Ireland are projected throughout the performance, and those wanting to watch a video of the performance will be able to do so via a forthcoming video posted on the BMI Video Archive (http://blackmountaininstitute.org/news-and-events/video-archive.php) and on the "I Could Read the Sky" event page (http://blackmountaininstitute.org/news-and-events/events-archive/2009-10/sky/). The event was held March 17, 2010 in the UNLV Beam Music Center Doc Rando Recital Hall in Las Vegas, NV.

In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz, author of _The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao_, PEN/Hemingway Award-winning Chinese-American writer Yiyun Li, author of _The Vagrants_, and Cuban-American poet, novelist, and translator Pablo Medina explore the blurred borders between identity, nationality, and culture in their work. The event, "Blurring Borders," was held April 6, 2010 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.