Nancy Pearl Picks A First-Time Novelist With Quite The Journey To Tell Marcie Sillman speaks with beloved librarian Nancy Pearl about the book pick of the week by Canadian writer Emma Hooper, a first-time novelist. Called ... Marcie Sillman
Author Domingo Martinez On New Book, 'My Heart Is A Drunken Compass' Ross Reynolds speaks with author Domingo Martinez about his new memoir, “My Heart is a Drunken Compass," which recounts two terrifying late night phone... Ross Reynolds
The Coming Of The Great War, Set To Music To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, University of Washington professor Robin McCabe planned a series she calls “Music from the... John O'Brien
Poet Tod Marshall's 'Three Dreams From The Eastside Of The Mountains' In "Three Dreams from the Eastside of the Mountains," a sprawling, rollickingly Whitmanesque love poem, Tod Marshall summons the wildly various... Elizabeth Austen
Nancy Pearl Opts For First-Time Novelist A new year is a good time to try something new. Librarian Nancy Pearl talks to KUOW's Marcie Sillman about a first-time novelist from Spokane named S.M.... Marcie Sillman
Musician And Author James McBride: 'The Details Always Tell The Story' As you listen to this episode of Speakers Forum, keep in mind that author James McBride gave this talk without any notes. In it he riffs on his family,... John O'Brien
Room To Breathe: Seattle Opera Enters The Lang Era The first sign that change has come to Seattle Opera is on the walls. Many of the temporary partitions that for years divided the Opera's administrative... Marcie Sillman
Charles Johnson On Buddhism And The Black American 'Minefield' As a teenager, University of Washington professor emeritus Charles Johnson discovered a book on yoga and meditation on his mom’s bookshelf that sparked... Marcie Sillman
How An Arts Group Helped Shape Seattle's Civic Landscape Marcie Sillman talks with former Seattle PI arts writer R.M. Campbell about the civic group Allied Arts and the role it played in shaping the city.... Marcie Sillman
Seattle Musician Jamie Aaron Mourns Changing Capitol Hill Ross Reynolds talks with local musician Jamie Aaron, who recently released her debut solo album "Velo Scene," about her inspirations. Aaron will be... Matthew Streib
