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This week on Write on Radio, Rob Callahan joins us to talk about his novel Hellbound Snowballs, a collection of short stories, Damaged Goods, and an upcoming prose collection that is Twitter-based. Rob Callahan performs with Rockstar Storytellers at Bryant-Lake Bowl, and more information about him can be found at RobCallahan.com.

In the second half of the show, we talk with Jim Butcher about Turncoat, his 11th hard-boiled fantasy novel featuring Chicago's wizard detective Harry Dresden.

To access the Rain Taxi Review of Books Literary Events Calendar, click here.

Information about regular spoken word and open mic venues can be found at MinnesotaMicrophone.com.

For scheduling information, contact Ian Graham Leask at LeaskIan@aol.com or Lynette Reini-Grandell at Lynette.Reini-Grandell@normandale.edu.

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Write on radio airs every THURSDAY 11 am - noon central time on 90.3 FM Minneapolis and 106.7 FM St. Paul and live on the web at www.kfai.org. Shows are archived for two weeks on line.

Write on Radio producers include:
* Stephanie Ash
* Alex Austin
* Cyn Collins
* Ian Graham Leask
* Steve McEllistrem
* Lynette Reini-Grandell
* Matthew Rucker

Our opening and closing theme music is by Bobby McFerrin, "Bang! Zoom," from the CD Bang! Zoom. Our calendar music is by T. Tykwer, J. Klimek, and R. Hell, "Running One" and sometimes "Running Two" from the CD Run Lola Run (original motion picture soundtrack).


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6/25/2009 Write On Radio!

Joni Cole calls in to talk about her book Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive.

In the second half of the show, we talk with Daniel Coyle about his book The Talent Code, a book that draws on brain research, behavioral research, and real-world training to explore how people become good or great at what they do.


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6/18/2009 Write On Radio!

This week on Write on Radio, novelist Kate Christensen calls in to talk about her newest book, Trouble, a coming-of-middle-age novel that explores the sexual lives of three women in their 40s.

In the second half of the show, we talk with Nevada Barr about her book Borderline, the 15th novel in her series about Anna Pigeon, a mystery-solving park ranger.


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6/11/2009 Write On Radio!

Novelist David Housewright joins us to talk about Jelly's Gold, the latest in his series about Twin Cities P.I. Mac McKenzie.

In the second half of the show, we talk with University of Minnesota professor Timothy Brennan about his book Secular Devotion: Afro-Latin Music and Imperial Jazz. It's a fascinating exploratioon that posits that popular music of the Americas—the music of entertainment, nightlife, and leisure—is involved in a devotion to an African religious worldview that survived the ravages of slavery and found its way into the rituals of everyday listening.


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6/4/2009 Write On Radio!

Rush Merchant III joins us in the studio talk about his new CD of poetry and music, "Creation."

In the second half of the show, we talk with Aaron Brown about his book, Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range. He will be reading from the book Thursday, June 4 a 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble in the HarMar Mall, in Roseville. and Friday, June 5, 1 p.m., at Common Good Books in St. Paul.


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