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 Still Life With Crows - by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child FBI Special Agent Pendergast travels to the High Plains to investigate a string of murders in a small corn-growing town in Kansas.
(aired 10/30/2009)
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 My Soul To Keep - by Melanie Wells This multi-talented Amarillo native has really put her money where her beliefs are. Melanie Wells talks with us by phone from her office in Austin about her newest book and making a difference in the lives of our communities.
(aired 10/23/2009)
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 Write From Your Life: N. Scott Momaday - by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Our final instillation of Write From Your life features the work of N. Scott Momaday. A Pulitzer-Prize winning poet of Kiowa Indian decent, his gift for story-telling is evident in today's program.
(aired 10/16/2009) |
 Stories in Stone - by David B. Williams Stone buildings are symbols of urban denaturizing, but in this engaging pop-geology excavation, Williams sees them as biological entities.
(aired 10/09/2009) |
 Growing Up in the Texas Panhandle - by Patricia Riggs Flathouse A glimpse into the history of small-town Texas life in the 1940's and 1950's. Author Pat Flathouse shares her philosophy on writing and surprise guest Emma Flathouse, Pat's granddaughter, gives us her impressions of growing up in the Texas Panhandle in the 21st Century.
(aired 10/02/2009) |
 Nish'Ki: Cheyenne Grandmothers, Pillars of Strength - by Dr. Kay Schweinfurth Anthropological study meets gifted storytelling in this exploration of six Cheyenne families. History educator Mark Calvin shares this unique book with us.
(aired 09/25/2009 |
 Write From Your Life: Naomi Shihab Nye - by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg - Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet, songwriter, and novelist. She was born to a Palestinian father and American mother. Although she regards herself as a "wandering poet", she refers to Texas as her home.
(aired 09/18/2009)
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 This is the Bird- by George Shannon - Cindy Hittle, Branch Director of the Rolla Kansas Library, shares the charming story that will touch anyone who still has the tender heart of a child.
(aired 09/05/2009) |
 Recovering Dolly Jane- by Florence Wilson - Celebrated educator, Florence Wilson shares her childhood memories of living on the High Plains in the early days of settlement.
(aired 08/28/2009) |
 Write From Your Life: Denise Low - by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg - The first in a new monthly feature, Kansas Poet Laureat Caryne Mirriam-Goldberg shares a poem from Denise Low as an inspiration for your own writings.
(aired 08/21/2009)
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 Anyone But Duane - by Noel Grove - A true crime story that haunted the author for decades. Noel Grove's book is his search for a reason for this senseless crime.
(aired 08/14/2009) |
 Virgin of Small Plains - by Nancy Pickard - The author shares her reasons for setting this mystery novel in Kansas then a reading from the book chosen by Boyd Funk, a volunteer at his local library.
(aired 08/07/2009) |
 The Adventures of a Pioneer Family in West Texas - by Ralph Allred - Oldham County Judge Donnie Allred reads an excerpt from his grandfather's book. Vega Texas librarian, Carolyn Richardson says you should check out local histories in your library.
(aired 07/31/2009) |
 Dust - by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius - Elaine Scheuerman with the Finney County Public Library shares a more than 100 year old book that helped her to learn about the High Plains region when she first relocated around 20 years ago.
(aired 07/24/2009) |
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