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Bookworm for August 09, 2008
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: Rudolph Wurlitzer, "The Drop Edge of Yonder" (Two Dollar Radio)
Where has novelist Rudy Wurlitzer been for the last fifteen years? The mental traveler who gave us "Nog" and the "Two-Lane Blacktop" screenplay takes another vision quest, this time into the Old American West.
His mapping of mythic and sacred landscapes and his ability to distinguish between different tribal world-views makes this a truly revealing conversation
A must for the serious reader, "Bookworm" showcases writers of fiction and poetry - the established, new or emerging - all interviewed with insight and precision by the show's host and guiding spirit, Michael Silverblatt.
A man who converses on an equal plane with writers of fiction and poetry, often surprising them with his insights, Michael Silverblatt has made "Bookworm" the country's premier literary talk-show. His secret, says Norman Mailer, who has subjected himself three times to the "Bookworm's" scrutiny, is that "he's the best reader in America." Silverblatt's formidable knowledge comes from close reading and analysis of a writer's entire oeuvre.
A New York native, Silverblatt graduated from the State University of New York in Buffalo and later took advanced courses at Johns Hopkins. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s where he worked in motion picture public relations and script development. He created "Bookworm" for KCRW-FM in 1989.
An audio cassette copy of an individual broadcast is available for $15.00. Copies of additional broadcasts, ordered at the same time, are $10.00 each. Send request with check (made payable to Bookworm) to: Bookworm c/o KCRW, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405. Or call for a complete catalog. (310)450-5183. Transcripts of Bookworm are not available.
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