Off The Page Crystal Sarakas
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Host Crystal Sarakas talks with authors about their books, writing, what's the best chocolate to get you through a draft, and more! Produced by WSKG Public Media.
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Episode 45 | Collecting the stories of climate change with Devi Lockwood
Episode 45 | Collecting the stories of climate change with Devi Lockwood by Crystal Sarakas
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Episode 44 | Tom Wilber and the mystery of 'Getaway Gertie'
In 1944, a B-24 Liberator bomber known as Getaway Gertie vanished during a snowstorm over upstate New York. The plane and its crew have never been recovered. In his book, Vanishing Point, journalist Tom Wilber takes us back to the night the Gertie - and her crew of eight - was lost. He also takes us into the complicated world of searching for lost wrecks like this one.
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Episode 43 - Robert J. Sawyer and The Oppenheimer Alternative
Award-winning science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer joins us to talk about his latest book, The Oppenheimer Alternative, where the group of scientists who created the atom bomb must now work together to save the world. Hosted by Crystal Sarakas. Produced by WSKG Public Media.
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Episode 42 - Digging into the many layers of 'The Couscous Chronicles'
Author Azzedine T Downes is the president of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and also spent many years working with the Peace Corps in places like Morocco, Yemen, Bulgaria and more. In his delightful memoir, The Couscous Chronicles, he shares stories from his time abroad. Hosted by Crystal Sarakas. Produced by WSKG Public Media.
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Episode 41 - Poet Sierra DeMulder writes about loss and life in her latest collection, EPHEMERA
Sierra DeMulder is a two-time National Poetry Slam champion, a five-time published author, and the co-host of Just Break Up, a globally popular advice podcast that has been downloaded more than 4 million times. She talks about how poetry helps her move through loss, and reads from her new collection, EPHEMERA. Hosted by Crystal Sarakas. Produced by WSKG Public Media.
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Episode 40 - Loss, betrayal and ghosts in the deep South of INDIGO FIELD
Marjorie Hudson's new book is Indigo Field. Set in a small town in North Carolina, it’s a sweeping southern epic of family, betrayals, death and ghosts - both literal and metaphorical. The writing is lush, with almost poem-like descriptions of the natural world, and a host of characters that are drawn to each other through forces they don’t understand. Hosted by Crystal Sarakas. Produced by WSKG Public Media.