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Title: The Future of News (2009)

Subtitle: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Author: Geneva Overholser, Russ Stanton, Jacob Weisberg

Narrator: Karen Grigsby Bates

Format: Unabridged

Length: 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-09

Publisher: Los Angeles Times

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Karen Grigsby Bates is a Los Angeles-based correspondent for NPR. Previously she was a news reporter for People magazine and a contributing columnist to the Op Ed pages of the Los Angeles Times. Bates is the author of several books, including Chosen People.

Geneva Overholser has been a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group and an editorial board member of the New York Times. She is the co-editor of the recent book The Press as an Institution of Democracy. She is director of the School of Journalism at USC Annenberg.

Russ Stanton, an 11-year veteran of the Los Angeles Times, is the newspaper's 14th editor. Prior to his appointment as editor, he was named the newspaper's first innovation editor in 2007. In that position, he oversaw the online news report and started to integrate The Times' print newsroom with its Web operation.

Jacob Weisberg is chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group. Before joining Slate, Weisberg wrote about politics for magazines, including the New Republic>, Newsweek>, Vanity Fair>, and the New York Times Magazine>. His most recent book, The Bush Tragedy>, was a New York Times best seller. in 2008.

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Title: Writers as Activists (2009)

Subtitle: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Author: Donna Foote, David Goodman, Sandra Tsing Loh

Narrator: Leslie Schwartz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-09

Publisher: Los Angeles Times

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Leslie Schwartz is the author of Jumping the Green, which won the James Jones Literary Society Award. Her nonfiction has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Self and other magazines and newspapers. Her book, Angel's Crest was a Los Angeles Times best seller.

Donna Foote, a freelance journalist and former Newsweek correspondent, lives in Manhattan Beach with her husband and 14-year-old son. Her debut book is Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America.

David Goodman is a contributing writer for Mother Jones. He coauthored several books with his sister Amy Goodman, including their most recent Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times.

Sandra Tsing Loh is a writer, performer and musician. She is a commentator for NPR, an Atlantic Monthly contributor and the author of four books. Loh's most recent book is Mother on Fire: A True Motherf%#$@ Story About Parenting!.

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Title: The Soloist from Page to Screen (2009)

Subtitle: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Author: Gary Foster, Ben Hong, Steve Lopez

Narrator: Ella Taylor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 09-21-09

Publisher: Los Angeles Times

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Ella Taylor, a former film critic for LA Weekly, is currently a freelance critic. Taylor is the author of the book Prime-Time Families: Television Culture in Post-War America.

Gary Foster is the producer of The Soloist and has produced such popular films as Short Circuit, Sleepless in Seattle, Tin Cup, and Ghostrider. Currently, Foster is partnered with former head of Sony Television Russ Krasnoff. Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment develops feature films and television programs.

Ben Hong, a cellist, joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 24, making him the youngest member of the orchestra at that time. Born in Taiwan, Hong won his native country's National Cello Competition three years in a row before leaving home for the Juilliard School. Hong trained several members of the cast of the The Soloist and is featured on the film's soundtrack.

Steve Lopez is a columnist at the Los Angeles Times who writes on life and culture in California. He is the author of In the Clear, and his latest work, The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music, is now a major motion picture.

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Title: The Poetry of Engagement (2009)

Subtitle: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Author: Kim Addonizio, Sesshu Foster, Douglas Kearney

Narrator: Chris Abani

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-09

Publisher: Los Angeles Times

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Chris Abani is a Nigerian poet and novelist and the author of the award-winning books Song of Night and Graceland . He is a professor at UC Riverside and is the recipient of many literary awards.

Kim Addonizio is the author of two novels and five books of poetry, including Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within. She has also received a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and a Pushcart Prize. She lives in Oakland and can be visited at www.kimaddonizio.com.

Sesshu Foster has taught composition and literature in East Los Angeles for 20 years. His work has been published in The Oxford Anthology of Modern American Poetry and the XCP: Streetnotes journal. Foster is the author of City Terrace Field Manual and World Ball Notebook.

Douglas Kearney, a Cave Canem fellow, received an MFA in writing at the California Institute of the Arts, where he now teaches. He has published and performed his work in a number of publications and venues. His most recent collection of poetry is Fear, Some.

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Title: Kid Wise

Subtitle: Teaching with Words & Pictures (2009): Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Author: Candace Fleming, Kathleen Krull, Kadir Nelson

Narrator: Elizabeth Partridge

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-09

Publisher: Los Angeles Times

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

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Elizabeth Partridge is the author of more than a dozen books. Her most recent young adult biography, John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth, was a Printz Honor Book. This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie won the Golden Kite for Nonfiction and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.

Candace Fleming is an award-winning author of Ben Franklin's Almanac and Our Eleanor, among others. Her latest book, The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, was a finalist for the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature.

Kathleen Krull is known for her lively, award-winning biographies for young readers, including her recent Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight.

Kadir Nelson is a widely acclaimed illustrator and two-time recipient of both the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and the Caldecott Honor. Nelson's most recent books are Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit and the children's book All God's Critters.

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Title: Publishing

Subtitle: The Big Picture (2009): Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Author: George Gibson, David Kipen, Bonnie Nadell

Narrator: Kit Rachlis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-09

Publisher: Los Angeles Times

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Kit Rachlis became the editor-in-chief of Los Angeles magazine in 2000. Under his direction, the magazine has been nominated for six National Magazine Awards. He has served as a senior projects editor at the Los Angeles Times, editor-in-chief at LA Weekly, and executive editor at the Village Voice.

George Gibson is the publisher of Walker & Co., a division of Bloomsbury USA. He has edited and published many prolific authors, including Dava Sobel, Mark Kurlansky, Ross King, and M. G. Lord.

David Kipen is the author of The Schreiber Theory: A Radical Rewrite of American Film History and now the translator of Cervantes' The Dialogue of the Dogs. He is also the National Endowment of the Arts' director of literature, where he directs the Big Read.

Bonnie Nadell is the cofounder of the Frederick Hill Bonnie Nadell Literary Agency. The agency handles legal thrillers, literary fiction, commercial fiction, journalistic books, high-end cookbooks, and style books. This agency's client list includes Richard North Patterson and Rebecca Solnit, among others.

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Title: Poetry

Subtitle: Line Breaks (2009): Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Author: Robert Pinsky, Cole Swensen, Connie Voisine

Narrator: Dana Goodyear

Format: Unabridged

Length: 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-09

Publisher: Los Angeles Times

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Dana Goodyear is a staff writer at the New Yorker. Honey and Junk, her first collection of poems, was published in 2005.

Robert Pinsky's latest collection of poems is Gulf Music. His prose account of the biblical hero, The Life of David, appeared last year. As the U.S. Poet Laureate (1997-2000), Pinsky founded the Favorite Poem Project. He served as a judge for the Kingsley Tufts Awards.

Cole Swensen's books include Goest, Try, which won the New American Poetry Series Award, and Ours, which is a 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist in Poetry. Her work as a poet and a translator has appeared in many journals and anthologies. She is a contributing editor for the American Letters & Commentary literary annual.

Connie Voisine is the director of an arts outreach organization and the author of Cathedral of the North, which received the Associated Writing Programs poetry award. Voisine's latest work, Rare High Meadow of Which I Might Dream, is a 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist for Poetry.

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Title: Ann Liguori's Audio Hall of Fame: Ted Williams

Author: Ted Williams

Narrator: Ann Liguori

Format: Original Recording

Length: 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-09

Publisher: Made for Success Inc.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

In 1941, he batted over .400 in a single season and no one has touched the record since. Ironically, Williams attributes the secret of his success to 'pure luck.'

Here, Williams is interviewed in Boston during All-Star Week by Ann Liguori, award-winning luminary in sports broadcasting with a celebrated career that spans two decades. Liguori has interviewed some of the most legendary sports personalities, drawing out their success stories, their opinions on a variety of issues, and their love of the game.

Editorial Reviews:

Ann Ligouri - celebrated sports journalist, and radio show host - brings you this richly produced interview with the Hall of Fame inducted baseball player Ted Williams. He is widely known for his 21 exceptional seasons with the Boston Red Sox which led to 17 All-Star MVP awards and much more. Listen to this intimate interview that recounts those years, achievements, and relationships with other players. But Ted Williams led an extraordinary life off the baseball diamond, too. Hear tales of military service as a pilot for the US Marine Corps, the times he flew alongside astronaut John Glen, and the relationship he has with his son.

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Title: Ann Liguori's Audio Hall of Fame: Johnny Bench

Author: Johnny Bench

Narrator: Ann Liguori

Format: Original Recording

Length: 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-09

Publisher: Made for Success Inc.

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Catch Johnny Bench at ease in Palm Springs, discussing everything from his baseball career to his golf game.

Johnny is interviewed by Ann Liguori, award-winning luminary in sports broadcasting with a celebrated career that spans two decades. Liguori has interviewed some of the most legendary sports personalities, drawing out their success stories, their opinions on a variety of issues, and their love of the game.

Editorial Reviews:

Part of Ann Liquori's Audio Hall of Fame series, the Johnny Bench interview is a classic piece of sports history and a charming bit of memorabilia for any serious baseball fan. Bench is a 14-time all-star and one of the greatest catchers of all time. Ann Liguori is known for her top-notch sport reporting and, after listening to this recording, it's easy to see why. Liquori's casual rapport with Johnny Bench brings out the best in him and these 20 minutes are filled with fun anecdotes and amusing bits of baseball lore.

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Title: Ann Liguori's Audio Hall of Fame: Phil Rizzuto

Author: Phil Rizzuto

Narrator: Ann Liguori

Format: Original Recording

Length: 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-09

Publisher: Made for Success Inc.

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Here Rizutto is interviewed by Ann Liguori, an award-winning luminary in sports broadcasting with a celebrated career that spans two decades. Liguori has interviewed some of the most legendary sports personalities, drawing out their success stories, their opinions on a variety of issues, and their love of the game.

Editorial Reviews:

Hear Ann Liquori meet Phil Rizutto, baseball hall of famer and former shortstop for the Yankess, at the Metropolitan museum of art for an exhibit on baseball cards. They have a relaxed and upbeat conversation on Phils life and baseball career, touching on stories about family, marriage, Joe Dimaggio and other memories of classic Yankees teams and teammates, superstition, the art of bunting, baseball players' salaries, and many other topics. Phil is a living legend, full of stories and opinions and he tells his anecdotes effortlessly and entertainingly. Ann keeps the interview moving and hitting interesting topics but sets a fun, light tone.