Friday, February 08, 2008

Second Saturday Magazine

10:00 a.m. - Bob Johnson, Second Saturday Magazine Guests are time approximate. Links to the authors' pages can be found at the Second Saturday Magazine web site. 10:00 a.m. - Guest Ellie Krieger, host of Food Network's Healthy Appetite, shares her approach to a healthy and delicious diet with a selection of two hundred recipes for every meal and craving. Her new book is called The Food We Crave. 10:30 a.m. - Dorothy'’s really not in Kansas anymore, she’s now Lilly Segovia in J.L. Kimmel’'s “The Magic Gown.” Guest JL Kimmel talks about her art, poetry and her new book for the eight to twelve year old set. 11:00 a.m. - In honor of Black History Month, our guest is award-winning journalist Charles E. Cobb Jr., a former organizer and field secretary for SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). Cobb recently wrote “On The Road To Freedom.” From Powell’s books:
“This in-depth look at the civil rights movement goes to the places where pioneers of the movement marched, sat-in at lunch counters, gathered in churches; where they spoke, taught, and organized; where they were arrested, where they lost their lives, and where they triumphed.
”11:30 a.m. - We speak to Cornelia Read, the acclaimed author of A Field of Darkness.
[Ms. Read] has written another compelling novel, The Crazy School, featuring the acerbic and memorable voice of ex-debutante Madeline Dare. Madeline has finally escaped rust-belt Syracuse, New York, for the lush Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts. After her husband's job offer falls through, Maddie signs on as a teacher at the Santangelo Academy, a boarding school for disturbed teenagers.”
11:50 a.m. - Felicia Sullivan discusses her memoir “The Sky Isn'’t Visible From Here.” Kirkus reviews says; “Sullivan’s bracing, pared-to-the-bone prose evokes compassion by being impressively free of the narcissistic self-worship that so often infects books of this stripe.” 12 noon - In studio guest Elliott Meyer discusses his recent publishing project. It is called “Thespist: The 2008 Actor’s Ultimate Resource Guide.” This pocket-sized planning tool, includes discounts to a variety of resources for the New York actor. 1:00 p.m. - Rebroadcast of a program recorded at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs: The New American Story with Bill Bradley
"What will it take to make America better and stronger? We can solve such problems as health insurance and our addiction to oil," says Senator Bill Bradley. "But first, politicians must tell the American people some hard truths."
This event was the first time in the almost 100 years of the Carnegie Council's history to broadcast an invitation only event live on radio. Technorati tags: ,