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2007 National Book Festival Podcast

15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 16 years ago -

The 2007 National Book Festival podcast covering author interviews and highlights.

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Episodes

David Wiesner: Book Festival 07

October 04, 2007 21:15 - 25 minutes - 8.84 MB

David Wiesner has an important message for parents about reading.

Maria Celeste Arrarás: Festival del Libro 07 (in Spanish)

September 28, 2007 14:15 - 27 minutes - 3.12 MB

Maria Celeste Arrarás nos habla sobre su primer libro infantil y la importancia de la literatura.

Holly Black: Book Festival 07

September 25, 2007 20:15 - 20 minutes - 7.17 MB

Holly Black reads from her new book and shares some interesting writing tips.

Rosemary Wells: Book Festival 07

September 25, 2007 20:15 - 28 minutes - 9.65 MB

Rosemary Wells's reads from her recent book, "Red Moon at Sharpsburg" (Viking, 2007) and discusses why she spent years researching the book.

Megan McDonald: Book Festival 07

September 25, 2007 20:15 - 26 minutes - 9.05 MB

Megan McDonald talks about the inspiration for her Judy Moody series.

Terry Pratchett: Book Festival 07

September 25, 2007 20:15 - 28 minutes - 9.63 MB

Science fiction and fantasy author Terry Pratchett talks about his best-selling books and how he made "Death" one of his most popular characters.

Patricia MacLachlan: Book Festival 07

September 25, 2007 20:15 - 18 minutes - 9.05 MB

National Humanities Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan discusses her work, including her new book "Edward's Eyes" (Simon & Schuster, 2007).

Maria Celeste Arrarás: Book Festival 07

September 21, 2007 17:15 - 27 minutes - 9.37 MB

Maria Celeste Arrarás discusses her career as a celebrity journalist and what motivated her to write her first children's book.

Charles Simic: Book Festival 07

September 13, 2007 23:15 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

Charles Simic reads his favorite poems and discusses his most recent book, "My Noiseless Entourage" (Harcourt, 2005).

Victoria Rowell: Book Festival 07

September 13, 2007 23:13 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

Rowell talks about growing up in the foster care system and the women who shaped her life.

David Baldacci: Book Festival 07

September 04, 2007 16:10 - 32 minutes - 10.9 MB

Baldacci discusses his latest book," Simple Genius," which explores a very real technological race and a hunt for hidden treasure.

Ken Burns: Book Festival 07

September 04, 2007 16:10 - 28 minutes - 9.54 MB

Burns discusses his book and his seven-part film based on his book, which is scheduled to air on PBS in September 2007.

Carmen Agra Deedy: Book Festival 07

September 04, 2007 16:10 - 21 minutes - 6.98 MB

Deedy reads from her latest book and talks about her Cuban heritage.

Sanjay Gupta: Book Festival 07

September 04, 2007 16:10 - 25 minutes - 8.6 MB

Gupta discusses his new book, "Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today (Warner Wellnesss, 2007).

Shelia P. Moses: Book Festival 07

September 04, 2007 16:10 - 19 minutes - 6.57 MB

Moses discusses the disappearance of family traditions in the home and reads from her newest book, "The Baptism" (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2007).

Guests

Sanjay Gupta
1 Episode