
Books
Novelist Nicole Krauss; the Caribbean post-Irma
Guests: Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Nicole Krauss NICOLE KRAUSS, author of t ...
Air Date: September 14, 2017
Listen 0:00Route 9 Library in New Castle opens to the public
A county library years in the making came to fruition Tuesday. Adults and children were greeted by the smell of new ...
8 years ago
Hey, Hillary, we already know what happened
Al Franken said it well last spring: “I love Hillary … and I think she has a right to analyze what happened. But we do have t ...
8 years ago
The art of preserving and fixing rare books
Mindell Dubansky has been repairing and taking care of books for 35 years. Mindell Dubansky once slapped someone’s hand for ...
8 years ago
ListenImagine trying to write Philadelphia’s history in a short book
The challenge of writing a brief history of Philadelphia has been taken up by Roger Simon, professor of history at Lehigh University. ...
8 years ago
Listen 10:44Bucks County author Michael Becker talks about his memoir ‘A Walk with Purpose’
He joined NewsWorks Tonight’s Dave Heller to discuss life with a terminal illness and the activities that keep him going. & ...
8 years ago
Listen 19:23Zinzi Clemmons; Trump coaches Jr.
Guests: Zinzi Clemmons, Carol Leonnig Author ZINZI CLEMMONS ...
Air Date: August 3, 2017
Listen 00:48:58A futuristic vacation guide to our galaxy for the savvy space traveler
How two space geeks imagine the future of trips to the stars. Rock climbing on Mars, playing baseball on the moon and skydiving th ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:11Was the youngest person executed by Pennsylvania actually innocent?
The O.J. Simpson parole hearing is dominating the non-politcal news, but the legacy of race relations looming large in the criminal justi ...
8 years ago
World weather libraries offer historic clues about climate
Whether it’s an especially hot or cold day – or mild or unmemorable one – the weather reports coming through the radio, ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:58Delaware’s endangered education species — the school librarian
Fewer and fewer Delaware schools have certified librarian as principals look to put more educators in the classroom. Every morning ...
8 years ago
Listen 3:33Alia Malek challenges us to reimagine Syrian-American
News about Syria stresses geopolitics, so it takes some effort to find an article remidning us that Syria is an actual country with people living there, and dying there.
8 years ago
What can we learn from George Orwell today?
There is much to be learned from George Orwell’s classic novel “1984,” written in 1949, which has suddenly jumped again ...
8 years ago
Novelist Zora Neale Hurston was a cultural anthropologist first
The celebrated novel ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ grew from fieldwork in the Black South. Before novelist Zora Neale ...
8 years ago
Listen 9:55Secret to small bookstore success is building community of readers, neighbors
What does it take to create a successful independent bookstore? For Ellen Trachtenberg, running a good bookstore is a lot like enj ...
8 years ago