2007 National Book Festival Podcast

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The 2007 National Book Festival podcast covering author interviews and highlights.

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Episodes

David Wiesner: Book Festival 07

David Wiesner has an important message for parents about reading.

Oct 04, 2007•25 min

Maria Celeste Arrarás: Festival del Libro 07 (in Spanish)

Maria Celeste Arrarás nos habla sobre su primer libro infantil y la importancia de la literatura.

Sep 28, 2007•27 min

Rosemary Wells: Book Festival 07

Rosemary Wells's reads from her recent book, "Red Moon at Sharpsburg" (Viking, 2007) and discusses why she spent years researching the book.

Sep 25, 2007•28 min

Holly Black: Book Festival 07

Holly Black reads from her new book and shares some interesting writing tips.

Sep 25, 2007•20 min

Terry Pratchett: Book Festival 07

Science fiction and fantasy author Terry Pratchett talks about his best-selling books and how he made "Death" one of his most popular characters.

Sep 25, 2007•28 min

Megan McDonald: Book Festival 07

Megan McDonald talks about the inspiration for her Judy Moody series.

Sep 25, 2007•26 min

Patricia MacLachlan: Book Festival 07

National Humanities Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan discusses her work, including her new book "Edward's Eyes" (Simon & Schuster, 2007).

Sep 25, 2007•18 min

Maria Celeste Arrarás: Book Festival 07

Maria Celeste Arrarás discusses her career as a celebrity journalist and what motivated her to write her first children's book.

Sep 21, 2007•27 min

Charles Simic: Book Festival 07

Charles Simic reads his favorite poems and discusses his most recent book, "My Noiseless Entourage" (Harcourt, 2005).

Sep 13, 2007•29 min

Victoria Rowell: Book Festival 07

Rowell talks about growing up in the foster care system and the women who shaped her life.

Sep 13, 2007•32 min

David Baldacci: Book Festival 07

Baldacci discusses his latest book," Simple Genius," which explores a very real technological race and a hunt for hidden treasure.

Sep 04, 2007•32 min

Ken Burns: Book Festival 07

Burns discusses his book and his seven-part film based on his book, which is scheduled to air on PBS in September 2007.

Sep 04, 2007•28 min

Carmen Agra Deedy: Book Festival 07

Deedy reads from her latest book and talks about her Cuban heritage.

Sep 04, 2007•21 min

Sanjay Gupta: Book Festival 07

Gupta discusses his new book, "Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today (Warner Wellnesss, 2007).

Sep 04, 2007•25 min

Shelia P. Moses: Book Festival 07

Moses discusses the disappearance of family traditions in the home and reads from her newest book, "The Baptism" (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2007).

Sep 04, 2007•19 min

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