The 2007 National Book Festival podcast covering author interviews and highlights.
Latest episodes
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David Wiesner: Book Festival 07
David Wiesner has an important message for parents about reading.
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Maria Celeste Arrarás: Festival del Libro 07 (in Spanish)
Maria Celeste Arrarás nos habla sobre su primer libro infantil y la importancia de la literatura.
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Terry Pratchett: Book Festival 07
Science fiction and fantasy author Terry Pratchett talks about his best-selling books and how he made "Death" one of his most popular characters.
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Rosemary Wells: Book Festival 07
Rosemary Wells's reads from her recent book, "Red Moon at Sharpsburg" (Viking, 2007) and discusses why she spent years researching the book.
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Holly Black: Book Festival 07
Holly Black reads from her new book and shares some interesting writing tips.
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Megan McDonald: Book Festival 07
Megan McDonald talks about the inspiration for her Judy Moody series.
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Patricia MacLachlan: Book Festival 07
National Humanities Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan discusses her work, including her new book "Edward's Eyes" (Simon & Schuster, 2007).
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Maria Celeste Arrarás: Book Festival 07
Maria Celeste Arrarás discusses her career as a celebrity journalist and what motivated her to write her first children's book.
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Charles Simic: Book Festival 07
Charles Simic reads his favorite poems and discusses his most recent book, "My Noiseless Entourage" (Harcourt, 2005).
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Victoria Rowell: Book Festival 07
Rowell talks about growing up in the foster care system and the women who shaped her life.
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David Baldacci: Book Festival 07
Baldacci discusses his latest book," Simple Genius," which explores a very real technological race and a hunt for hidden treasure.
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Ken Burns: Book Festival 07
Burns discusses his book and his seven-part film based on his book, which is scheduled to air on PBS in September 2007.
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Carmen Agra Deedy: Book Festival 07
Deedy reads from her latest book and talks about her Cuban heritage.
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Sanjay Gupta: Book Festival 07
Gupta discusses his new book, "Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today (Warner Wellnesss, 2007).
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Shelia P. Moses: Book Festival 07
Moses discusses the disappearance of family traditions in the home and reads from her newest book, "The Baptism" (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2007).