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Shall we peer again into Kent Haruf’s world? Just outside Holt at the McPherons’ farm, all the people we’ve grown fond of—Ike, and Bobby, Harold and…
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Over the past two weeks, my book thoughts have been peopled with the characters in Plainsong the book we’re now discussing in the 2016 Spring Read for…
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Today, you and I have the opportunity to sit down at Washburn University with professors Thomas Averill and Tom Prasch. They’ll challenge us to think…
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I’m Cindee Talley. Today, I’d like you to meet two of my Radio Reader Book Club Friends.. Kathi Holt and teacher, Lynn Hewes. They’re sitting around the…
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I’ve been thinking about the people of Haruf’s fictional community of Holt, Colorado.Is it just me, or is this an ugly place with some ugly people?Look,…
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I'm Eric McHenry, Kansas Poet Laureate.Today, I'd like to explore the work of another great Kansas poet- William Stafford. He spent his career years in…
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Tom Averill and Tom Prasch: a discussion inspired by Kent Haruff's Plainsong.Tom Averill: Yeah, I’m particularly interested in Plainsong as a branch of…
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This is my first on-air, on-line book club, and I’m looking forward to exploring Kent Haruf’s Plainsong with you. I currently serve as Division Chair of…
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By nature, Plains people share what they have with neighbors. It is how we survive and thrive. This opportunity for readers and lovers of ideas to explore…