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A Novel Idea

Non-fiction to pulp fiction, host Suzanne M. Lang explores the world of books featuring conversations with writers, academics, and readers. We all have a story to tell. It’s A Novel Idea.

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Anastasia Zadeik and Julie Chavez get a grip on

A Novel Idea ·

2024/06/02

Depression, panic attacks, mania are all forms of mental dis-order. Therapy, medication, and strong support systems can help restore a bit of balance. Suzanne Lang talks with Anastasia Zadeik about her novel of art, philosophy, and people searching for love, stability, and fulfillment while experiencing mental distress, The Other Side of Nothing. Also featured is Julie Chavez, who at the age 38 experienced her first ever panic attack. Her journey back to herself is told in her often funny and always

Anastasia Zadeik and Julie Chavez get a grip on A...

A Novel Idea ·

2024/06/02

Depression, panic attacks, mania are all forms of mental dis-order. Therapy, medication, and strong support systems can help restore a bit of balance.Suzanne Lang talks with Anastasia Zadeik about her novel of art, philosophy, and people searching for love, stability, and fulfillment while experiencing mental distress, The Other Side of Nothing. Also featured is Julie Chavez, who at the age 38 experienced her first ever panic attack. Her journey back to herself is told in her often funny and

Elizabeth Reed Aden and Nell Freudenberger on A Novel...

A Novel Idea ·

2024/05/19

When fiction is grounded in scientific fact, our world opens up. Suzanne Lang talks with novelist Elizabeth Reed Aden on her medical thriller The Goldilocks Genome, which uses the science behind pharmaceuticals and the human body to create a taut story of terrorism and the geeks who pursue the terrorist.Also featured is award winning writer Nell Freudenberger with her latest work of fiction, The Limits, anovel of family and culture, the survival of the coral reefs, and the social challenges of

Elizabeth Reed Aden and Nell Freudenberger on

A Novel Idea ·

2024/05/19

When fiction is grounded in scientific fact, our world opens up. Suzanne Lang talks with novelist Elizabeth Reed Aden on her medical thriller The Goldilocks Genome, which uses the science behind pharmaceuticals and the human body to create a taut story of terrorism and the geeks who pursue the terrorist. Also featured is award winning writer Nell Freudenberger with her latest work of fiction, The Limits, a novel of family and culture, the survival of the coral reefs, and the social challenges of

Tim Palmer and Julene Bair on

A Novel Idea ·

2024/05/05

It’s all about water. Suzanne Lang talks with author, photographer, and conservationist Tim Palmer on his book Seek Higher Ground, the Natural Solution to our Urgent Flooding Crisis . Tim explores the legacy of flooding in America and the climatic, economic, and ecological realities of our rivers and communities. Also featured is another visit with Julene Bair whose memoir is The Ogallala Road, a Story of Love, Family, and the Fight to Keep the Great Plains from Running Dry. It’s A Novel Idea with

Tim Palmer and Julene Bair on A Novel Idea

A Novel Idea ·

2024/05/05

It’s all about water. Suzanne Lang talks with author, photographer, and conservationist Tim Palmer on his book Seek Higher Ground, the Natural Solution to our Urgent Flooding Crisis. Tim explores the legacy of flooding in America and the climatic, economic, and ecological realities of our rivers and communities. Also featured is another visit with Julene Bair whose memoir isThe Ogallala Road, a Story of Love, Family, and the Fight to Keep the Great Plains from Running Dry. It’s A Novel Idea with

Mimi Zieman and Cathryn J. Prince on

A Novel Idea ·

2024/04/21

A dancer on Everest and a queen of high climbing mountaineers are featured. Suzanne Lang talks with Mimi Zieman, doctor and author of “The Post Roe Monologues” whose latest book is Tap Dancing on Everest —a Young Doctor’s Unlikely Adventure , a chronicle of her life and serving as the team doctor on a dicey ascent from Tibet up the east side of Mt. Everest. Also featured is journalist Cathryn J. Prince, on her book Queen of the Mountaineers, the Trailblazing Life of Fanny Bullock Workman , a story

Mimi Zieman and Cathryn J. Prince on A Novel Idea

A Novel Idea ·

2024/04/21

A dancer on Everest and a queen of high climbing mountaineers are featured. Suzanne Lang talks with Mimi Zieman, doctor and author of “The Post Roe Monologues” whose latest book isTap Dancing on Everest —a Young Doctor’s Unlikely Adventure, a chronicle of her life and serving as the team doctor on a dicey ascent from Tibet up the east side of Mt. Everest.Also featured is journalist Cathryn J. Prince, on her bookQueen of the Mountaineers, the Trailblazing Life of Fanny Bullock Workman, a story of

Alfred J. Lakritz, Katrin Ciaffa, and Peter Bromberg on

A Novel Idea ·

2024/04/07

Stories from the devastating times in Europe during World War II, —told to us by the people who lived through them, speak loudly to us in our current moment of brutal wars and suffering people. Suzanne Lang talks with Alfred J. Lakritz on his book Adieu: A Memoir of Holocaust Survival . His warm and moving tale relates his separation from his parents, and then the many people and experiences that kept Alfred and his brother safe from the Nazis in occupied France, including stays on remote farms and

Alfred J. Lakritz, Katrin Ciaffa, and Peter Bromberg...

A Novel Idea ·

2024/04/07

Stories from the devastating times in Europe during World War II, —told to us by the people who lived through them, speak loudly to us in our current moment of brutal wars and suffering people.Suzanne Lang talks with Alfred J. Lakritz on his bookAdieu: A Memoir of Holocaust Survival. His warm and moving tale relates his separation from his parents, and then the many people and experiences that kept Alfred and his brother safe from the Nazis in occupied France, including stays on remote farms and

Tessa Hill and Marianna Leuschel & Josie Iselin on

A Novel Idea ·

2024/03/29

We go above and below, at every depth. Tessa Hill joins Suzanne Lang in conversation on At Every Depth, Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans, the book she wrote with science writer Eric Simons that takes readers from the shore to the ocean depths, from the tropics to polar regions, and introduces us to people who are working hard to save our oceans and the habitats that host so much life. Also featured is a conversation with Marianna Leuschel and Josie Iselin, co-directors of Above/Below, an

Tessa Hill and Marianna Leuschel & Josie Iselin on A...

A Novel Idea ·

2024/03/29

We go above and below, at every depth. Tessa Hill joins Suzanne Lang in conversation onAt Every Depth, Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans,the book she wrote with science writer Eric Simons that takes readers from the shore to the ocean depths, from the tropics to polar regions, and introduces us to people who are working hard to save our oceans and the habitats thathostso much life.Also featured is a conversation with Marianna Leuschel and Josie Iselin, co-directors of

Jennifer Manocherian and Jude Berman on A Novel Idea

A Novel Idea ·

2024/03/17

Jennifer Manocherian’s book isAlpha Bette, sort of the opposite of a coming of age story. It takes place over the course of a single day and is centered around a 95 year old widow, Bette Gartner, who wakes up one morning in her New York City apartment and decides to throw a dinner party that evening, with a surprising guest list. Manocherian, who has produced Broadway plays, written books for a couple of musicals, and has produced and written for film, joins Suzanne Lang in conversation to talk

Jennifer Manocherian and Jude Berman on

A Novel Idea ·

2024/03/17

Jennifer Manocherian’s book is Alpha Bette , sort of the opposite of a coming of age story. It takes place over the course of a single day and is centered around a 95 year old widow, Bette Gartner, who wakes up one morning in her New York City apartment and decides to throw a dinner party that evening, with a surprising guest list. Manocherian, who has produced Broadway plays, written books for a couple of musicals, and has produced and written for film, joins Suzanne Lang in conversation to talk

Terence Ward and Eugenio Volpe on

A Novel Idea ·

2024/03/03

For the past four hundred years, the groundbreaking Italian artist, Caravaggio, has challenged, intrigued, and transformed us. Suzanne Lang talks with Terence Ward on his book that combines memoir, history, biography, and journalism, The Guardian of Mercy: How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life. Suzanne also talks with author Eugenio Volpe on his post-modern novel I, Caravaggio, that depicts the artist’s phychological unraveling while evolving his art and arising as a

Terence Ward and Eugenio Volpe on A Novel Idea

A Novel Idea ·

2024/03/03

For the past four hundred years, the groundbreaking Italian artist, Caravaggio, has challenged, intrigued, and transformed us. Suzanne Lang talks with Terence Ward on his book that combines memoir, history, biography, and journalism,The Guardian of Mercy: How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life.Suzanne also talks with author Eugenio Volpe on his post-modern novelI, Caravaggio,that depicts the artist’s phychological unraveling while evolving his art and arising as a

Novelists who write inside of their calling on A...

A Novel Idea ·

2024/02/17

Novelists who write inside of their calling. D.J. Green is a geologist and writer who brings her love of the planet into a drama that ranges from the external challenges of earthquake prone Turkey to the inner lives of an American family living there in her bookNo More Empty Spaces.Historian and archivist, Lynn Downey talks about her interests in Western fashion and dude ranches in her novel set on one,Dude or Die. Both authors join host Suzanne Lang on A Novel Idea. Click the icon below to

Parisa Akhbari, Naomi Ko, Cade Palmer, Maxine...

A Novel Idea ·

2024/02/02

Poetry communicates, teaches, and binds us together. Parisa Akhbari (@authorparisa) a mental health therapist and writer from Seattle, Washington joins Suzanne Lang in conversation on her YA novel, Just Another Epic Love Poem, which follows two queer best friends in Catholic school as they fall in love through the pages of a never-ending poem they’ve been writing back and forth for five years. Also featured are Youth Poet Ambassadors from the Marin Poetry Center, Naomi Ko and Cade Palmer along

Marilyn Dear Nelson and her husband Chris Nelson on A...

A Novel Idea ·

2024/01/19

When Marilyn Dear Nelson and her husband Chris Nelson started digging into her ancestry and the life of great grandfather, JW Dear, they discovered a sweeping story of grit, courage, brutality, and friendship. The resulting book is RED CLOUD AND THE INDIAN TRADER, THE REMARKABLE FRIENDSHIP OF THE SIOUX CHIEF AND JW DEAR IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE FRONTIER. The Nelsons join Suzanne Lang in conversation Sunday, January 21stat 10 am PDT. Streaming and podcasting atkrcb.org. Click the icon below to

C.J. Cook joins Suzanne Lang on A Novel Idea (Aired:...

A Novel Idea ·

2024/01/10

The South Pacific has inspired artists and writers since the 19thcentury and Ralph Burke Tyree was among them. Historian and art collector C.J. Cook has produced two definitive works on the artist —Tyree, Artist of the South Pacific,whichhas won awards for it’s stunning cover art and as a biography of Tyree; and now,Beauty in the Beast, Flora, Fauna, and Endangered Species of Artist Ralph Burke Tyree(with Paige Herbert). CJ Cook joins Suzanne Lang in conversation onA Novel Idea. Click the

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