Taj Mahal
Nonfiction
by Diana and Michael Preston, 2007.
Shah Jahan
began work on the structure as a memorial to his wife, but it became one of the
seven wonders of the world.
Read by
Leila Poullada. 11 broadcasts. Began
March 24.
Empire of
Blue Water
Nonfiction
by Stephan Talty, 2007.
Henry
Morgan was 20 when he crossed the Atlantic in 1655 to make his fortune. For
three decades, he was a pirate working for the English, shaping the destiny of
the New World. Read by Barbara Struyk.
12 broadcasts. Begins April 8.
Billy the
Kid: the Endless Ride
Nonfiction
by Michael Wallis, 2007.
Billy the
Kid has been portrayed for over 125 years as one of the most savage killers in
American folklore. But his legend was manu-factured to divert attention from
larger societal corruption.
Read by Ray
Christensen. 10 broadcasts. Begins April 24.
Love in
Black and White
Nonfiction
by William S. Cohen with Janet Langhart Cohen, 2007.
They are
opposites in many ways – color, religion, culture, political leanings – but
husband and wife, Bill Cohen and Janet Langhart Cohen, believe in the
transcendent power of love, and the ideals of justice and equality.
Read by
Malcolm McLean. 13 broadcasts. Begins
April 3.
The Most
Beautiful Day in 1961
Fiction by
Ruth F. Brin, 2007.
On a
beautiful Monday, six friends decide to take an outing on a cabin cruiser on
the Mississippi River. But the mix of people has potential tension, as it
includes two women who have loved the same man, and two men who are contentious
business partners.
L - Read by
Judy Woodward. 4 broadcasts. Begins
April 22.
Dreaming in
Libro
Nonfiction
by Louise Bernikow, 2007.
Louise was
an independent woman who had little time for pets. Then she adopted a dog and
her character changed. Officially, she rescued Libro; the reality was the other
way around. Read by Laura Rohlik. 6
broadcasts. Begins April 28.
PM
Report Monday – Friday 9:00 p.m.
Maxed Out
Nonfiction
by James D. Scurlock, 2007.
Foreclosures
are hitting record highs, and Americans are declaring bankruptcy at a huge
rate. It’s a great time to be in banking!
Read by
Susan Niefeld. 9 broadcasts. Began
March 26.
Inside the
Red Mansion
Nonfiction
by Oliver August, 2007.
On a
reporting assignment in China, and to understand the new China, August tried to
find China’s most wanted man, a tycoon running from corruption charges.
Read by
June Prange. 11 broadcasts. Begins April 8.
Deep
Economy
Nonfiction
by Bill McKibben, 2007.
For the
first time in human history, “more” is no longer synonymous with “better.” We
need to move beyond “growth” as the paramount economic ideal.
Read by
Doug Hartford. 10 broadcasts. Begins April 23.
Night Journey Monday – Friday 10:00pm
Dead
Boyfriends
Fiction by
David Housewright, 2007.
Mac gets
jailed for stopping a rookie cop from roughing up a woman. He’s going to have
to get his nose into a crime investigation that ends up being anything but
straightforward.
V,L - Read
by Del Adamson. 8 broadcasts. Began April 2.
Interred
with Their Bones
Fiction by
Jennifer Lee Carrell, 2007.
Before a
production of Hamlet, Shakespeare scholar Kate Stanley is told of a new
discovery. Before it is revealed, the theater is burned and a body found.
L - Read by
Nancy Felknor. 16 broadcasts. Begins April 14.
Off the Shelf Monday – Friday 11 p.m.
Out
Stealing Horses
Fiction by
Per Petterson, 2007.
A day when
Trond was fifteen marks the beginning of a series of vital losses for both
Trond and his friend, Jon.
L - Read by
Scott Brush. 9 broadcasts. Begins April 3.
The
Sabotage Cafe
Fiction by
Joshua Furst, 2007.
When
Julia’s daughter Cheryl is sixteen, she reenacts her mother’s coming-of-age in
her own rebellion.
L - Read by
Sherri Afryl. 8 broadcasts. Begins April 16.
The Indian
Clerk
Fiction by
David Leavitt, 2007.
In 1913,
mathematician G.H. Hardy received a letter from an Indian claiming to be on the
brink of solving the most important mathematical problem of all time.
Read by
John Schmidt. 17 broadcasts. Begins April 28.
Evening Odyssey Monday – Friday Midnight
The
Exception
Fiction by
Christian Jungersen, 2007.
Two women
who disseminate information on genocide receive death threats. Their first
thought is that they are from a subject of their work.
V,L,S -
Read by Neil Bright. 22
broadcasts. Began April 2.
Good Night Owl Tuesday – Saturday 1:00 a.m.
Blaze
Fiction by
Richard Bachman, 2007.
Blaze is a
slow thinker since he was a child and thrown down the stairs by his father. He
escapes an abusive institution for boys, hooks up with a seasoned criminal,
then is on his own to survive with more crime.
V,L,S -
Read by Neil Bright. 11
broadcasts. Began March 24.
Five Skies
Fiction by Ron Carlson, 2007.
Three men are in the Rocky Mountains for a dangerous summer
construction project. The men are strangers to each other, each bringing
aspects of his past into the mix. One man will triumph against his nature;
another will not.
L - Read by John Mandeville. 9 broadcasts. Begins
April 8.
The Spanish Bow
Fiction by Andromeda Roman-Lax, 2007.
Feliu, studying cello, meets piano prodigy Justo and begins
a lifelong friendship and rivalry. Through the Spanish Civil War and the World
Wars, they clash over women, politics, and everything else.
Read by Laura Rohlik.
22 broadcasts. Begins April 21.
After Midnight Tuesday – Saturday 2:00 a.m.
Making
Money
Fiction by
Terry Pratchett, 2007.
Postmaster
General Moist von Lipwig has exceeded all expectations with how well the
Ankh-Morpork Post Office is running. So it is disconcerting when Lord Vetinari
asks him to try to organize and run the Royal Mint, which has run for centuries
on hereditary employment.
Read by Kim
Miller. 14 broadcasts. Began March 31.
Peony in
Love
Fiction by
Lisa See, 2007.
Peony is
the cloistered daughter of a wealthy family, raised to be obedient. But she has
ideas of her own. When she watches an opera with other women from behind a
screen, she sees an elegant handsome man, and she is overcome with emotion.
S - Read by
Sue McDonald. 13 broadcasts. Begins April 21.
All the
Money in the World
Nonfiction
by Peter W. Bernstein & Annalyn Swan, 2007.
Who are the
wealthiest Americans? Sometimes fortunes are made and saved; sometimes they are
squandered.
Read by Ray
Christensen. 12 broadcasts. Began March 25.
One Kind of
Everything
Nonfiction
by Dan Chiasson, 2007.
Poetry has
become increasingly polarized into the confessional and the experimental. Can
that chasm be bridged?
L – Read by
Stuart Holland. 8 broadcasts. Begins April 10.
Proust and
the Squid
Nonfiction
by Maryanne Wolf, 2007.
Cognitive
neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf says the pre-literate brain is configured
differently than the brain of readers. And the brain of those literate in
today’s technology will be even more different.
Read by
Leila Poullada. 9 broadcasts. Begins April 22.
Abbreviation
Code: V -violence
L
- rough language S - sexual situations