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On Tuesday, July 27th, William Powers calls in to discuss his much talked about book Hamlet's Blackberry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age. Publisher's Weekly has called it "Incisive. . . Refreshing. . . Compelling.”

We'll also talk with Jarkko Sipila, one of the most widely crime fiction writers in Finland. His novel Against the Wall was the 2009 Winner of the Best Finnish Crime Novel. His latest book to be translated into English is Helsinki Homicide: Vengeance.

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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 TUESDAY 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. 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
* 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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7/27/2010 Write On Radio!

William Powers calls in to discuss his much talked about book Hamlet's Blackberry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age. Publisher's Weekly has called it "Incisive. . . Refreshing. . . Compelling.”

We also talk with Jarkko and Jouko Sipila. Jarkko Sipila is one of the most widely crime fiction writers in Finland. His novel Against the Wall was the 2009 Winner of the Best Finnish Crime Novel. His latest book to be translated into English is Helsinki Homicide: Vengeance.


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7/20/2010 Write On Radio!

On Tuesday, July 20th, Lyda Morehouse joins us to talk about her newest Tate Hallaway paranormal romance, Honeymoon of the Dead. And we talk about her new young adult novel Almost to Die For.

We also talk with former CIA operative turned bestselling novelist Barry Eisler about his newest thriller Inside Out, as well as torture and civil rights.


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7/13/2010 Write On Radio!

Kurtis Scaletta discusses Mamba Point, a book for middle-grade readers inspired by his childhood in Liberia. In a recent starred review, Kirkus Reviews called the book “A tale tinted with magical realism that is by turns scary and very funny.”

Award-winning children's book author John Coy also joins us to discuss his ongoing series for younger readers. John Coy is the author of 9 books ranging from picture books to young adult novels.


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7/6/2010 Write On Radio!

The incomparable author Erica Jong phones in to talk about her current work as well as her landmark novel, Fear of Flying. A novelist, poet, and essayist, Erica Jong has published 20 books, including eight novels, six volumes of poetry, six books of non-fiction and numerous articles in magazines and newspapers such as the New York Times, the Sunday Times of London, and the New York Times Book Review.

Also on Tuesday's show we interview children's book author and illustrator Lisa Jahn-Clough. Her books include Alicia Has a Bad Day and Little Dog, as well as the young adult novels Me, Penelope and Country Girl/City Girl. She currently teaches at Hamline University in the Low-Residency MFA Writing for Children program.


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6/29/2010 Write On Radio!

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