Welcome to The Write Question, a program that explores the world of writing and publishing in the western United States. Our guest today is author and educator Sue Hart from Billings, Montana.

Hart has taught English at Montana State University-Billings for more than forty years, and has published widely on western literature. She has received the PEN Award for Syndicated Fiction; the Governor’s Award in the Humanities; the Educator’s Award from the Montana Historical Society; and three Faculty Excellence Awards.

Hart’s latest book is titled, "Montana Center on Disabilities: Focusing on Abilities." She is also the author of, "Yellowstone and Blue, The First 75 Years," a history of MSU, Billings.

FYI: New Books by Regional Authors

From Gray Wolf Press: "The Next Rodeo: New and Selected Essays" by William Kittredge of Missoula, Montana.

And in the humor category: "Kerplunk!" by Patrick McManus from Spokane, Washington.

For more information about new books, contact your favorite bookseller or library.

And here’s a quote from Norman Cousins: “A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas — a place where history comes to life.”

The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman.

Executive producer, Michael Marsolek.

Special thanks to Barbara Theroux, Prageeta Sharma, Renée McGrath, and Kim Anderson.

This program is supported in part by The Greater Montana Foundation—encouraging communication on issues, trends, and values of importance to Montanans.

This program included music by Edis, Michael Blessing, and Springhill.

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Guests on the The Write Question are writers, publishers, and illustrators living, or working for an extended period of time, in the western United States. The Write Question is a production of Montana Public Radio.