Bob Johnson interviews...

Saturday, January 14th, 10:00 AM - Bob Johnson Bob Katz will be my guest via phone. He is the author of Elaine's Circle: A Teacher, A Student, A Classroom and One Unforgettable Year. It is a true story of an inspiring fourth grade teacher in Eagle River, Alaska and a 10 year old boy diagnosed with cancer. Howard Zinn said this about the book: "Bob Katz here gives us a book that gets to the heart and soul of teaching... Impending tragedy becomes an occasion for what should be the goal of all education, young people working together to have life triumph over death." 12:00 Noon Author and rain forest expert John Harrison discusses his book "Off The Map." It is a terrifying and often humorous story that follows Harrison and his wife Heather deep into an unexplored region of the Amazon rain forests in the Guiana Highlands that border Brazil. With just a canoe and a shotgun, the couple follow the most remote tributary of the Amazon River. Harrison tells their story as, unaided and off the map, they encounter jaguars and poisonous frogs, are threatened by malaria, and almost lose their way entirely. More info: http://www.ipgbook.com/showbook.cfm?bookid=1556525192 1:00 PM Russell Banks talks about his book "The Darling." The paperback edition has just been released. Mr. Banks is a prolific writer of fiction, he has won numerous awards and prizes for his work, among them a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships, Best American Short Story Award, Mr. Banks' titles include "The Relation of My Imprisonment," "Affliction," "The Sweet Hereafter," "Rule of the Bone," "Cloudsplitter," He has also contributed poems, stories and essays to The Boston Globe Magazine, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, Harper's, and many other publications.