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HPPR Radio Readers Book Club: Live, On-Air Discussion — THIS SUNDAY from 1-3p CT

HPPR (High Plains Public Radio) Bookbytes panel Sunday 13 November 2022 afternoon to evening in Garden City, Kansas to discuss fall 2022 book review series just finished and meaning to local communities. Photo, copyright Mike Strong (also a panelist) all rights reserved except for full usage to HPPR and all the individuals in the panel and at HPPR.
HPPR (High Plains Public Radio) Bookbytes panel Sunday 13 November 2022 afternoon to evening in Garden City, Kansas to discuss fall 2022 book review series just finished and meaning to local communities. Photo, copyright Mike Strong (also a panelist) all rights reserved except for full usage to HPPR and all the individuals in the panel and at HPPR.

Tune in for an intimate discussion of the books covered during the 2023 Spring Read, LIVE ON AIR with several book leaders and HPPR Radio Readers BookByte contributors. Hosted by Kathleen Holt, this event will take place in Garden City, KS at HPPR's studio and headquarters.

The HPPR Radio Readers Book Club’s 2023 Spring Read, In Touch with the World, ends on Sunday, May 7, 2023, with a two-hour, live book discussion. Since January, 27 contributors have posted 51 Radio Readers BookBytes covering 23 books from 14 countries.

Radio Reader Jane Holwerda pointed out that many of the books the season provided heavy reading, depicting lives deformed by war, armed conflict, and violence. “The cellist who plays daily under threat of sniper fire; girls who walk to school knowing they could be beaten or killed for doing so; refugees who walk hundreds of miles seeking safe places; journalists who write stories despite threat of torture and death; everyone who risks life, limb and liberty for food, water and shelter for loved ones. The narrative arc of most all of these stories underscore the profound determination of a few heroic individuals committed to sustain human value and dignity despite unimaginably adverse, demeaning conditions, and threats to life.”

During the discussion, we’ll explore such questions as, for example, in the face of war, oppression, inequality, extreme deprivation and isolation, how do so many maintain their humanity? When confronted by such challenges, what each of us would do to keep the world we want to live in from fading away? How are wounds of prejudice healed? Will the causes of prejudice and hatred ever die? In a world where displacement and removal of peoples from their homelands is commonplace, where does anyone find a sense of belonging, of home?

Jenny Inzerillo joined HPPR in 2015 as the host of High Plains Morning, our live music program that airs weekdays at 9 am to noon CST. Broadcasting from KJJP in beautiful downtown Amarillo, she helps listeners wake up with inspired music from our region and beyond. Tune in for new voices in folk/Americana, deep cuts from your favorite artists, soulful tracks from singer/songwriters across the world, and toe-tapping classics dating as far back as the 1920s. Plus, discover underground greats that just might be your new favorite band.