Arts & Culture

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Joanne Harris: "The Girl with no Shadow" (William Morrow) (Rebroadcast)

January 4, 2009

In a sequel to her novel and hit movie "Chocolat," author Joanne Harris presents a much darker, more modern, urban fairy tale of mothers and daughters, love and loss.

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Vicki Myron: "Dewey" (Grand Central Publishing) (Rebroadcast) (Rebroadcast)

January 1, 2009

The former head librarian of Spencer, Iowa explains a cat's appeal in her small Midwestern town and the rest of the world.

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Toni Morrison: "A Mercy" (Knopf) (Rebroadcast)

January 1, 2009

Toni Morrison presents her latest novel. Set in the 17th century, it centers on four women from different backgrounds, all enslaved in different ways.

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Maya Angelou: "Letter To My Daughter" (Random House) (Rebroadcast)

December 31, 2008

Maya Angelou gave birth to only one child, a son, but says she has thousands of daughters of all backgrounds. A writer's reflections on the life lessons she’d like to pass on.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-12-30/martha-sherrill-dog-man-penguin-rebroadcast

Martha Sherrill: "Dog Man" (Penguin) (Rebroadcast)

December 30, 2008

The remarkable story of a man who helped save the Akita - a breed of Japanese hunting dogs with a four thousand year history that almost became extinct at the end of World War Two.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-12-29/david-guterson-other-knopf-rebroadcast

David Guterson: "The Other" (Knopf) (Rebroadcast)

December 29, 2008

The best-selling author of "Snow Falling on Cedars" presents his latest novel about two boyhood friends in Seattle, whose lives take strikingly different paths.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-12-26/scott-simon-windy-city-random-house-rebroadcast

Scott Simon: "Windy City" (Random House) (Rebroadcast)

December 26, 2008

Simon's new novel serves up a murder and the foibles, scandals, and ambitions of local leaders in Chicago's brash, multi-ethnic politics.

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Eric Weiner: "The Geography of Bliss" (Twelve) (Rebroadcast)

December 25, 2008

A self-described grump travels the world in search of happy places. NPR's Eric Weiner went to ten countries hoping to find happiness and discovers why some places are happier than others.

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Mary Chapin Carpenter: "Come Darkness, Come Light" (Zoe/Rounder) (Rebroadcast)

December 24, 2008

Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter presents her latest recording – a collection of Christmas music. Some of the songs are original works and others are personal favorites.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-12-24/christopher-plummer-spite-myself-knopf-rebroadcast

Christopher Plummer "In Spite Of Myself" (Knopf) (Rebroadcast)

December 24, 2008

A discussion with actor Christopher Plummer about his new memoir, "In Spite of Myself."

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