A Novel Idea

Suzanne M. Lang
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Non-fiction to pulp fiction, host Suzanne M. Lang explores the world of books featuring conversations with writers, academics, and readers. We all have a story to tell. It’s A Novel Idea.

  1. NOV 1

    Christine Walker and Reyna Marder Gentin on A Novel Idea

    Christine Walker joins Suzanne Lang in conversation on her century spanning novel, Tap Dancing at the Bluebird. Also featured is Reyna Marder Gentin on her book Jessica Harmon Has Stepped Away, a mother/daughter story including literary prizes, road trips, and ultimately, independence. It’s A Novel Idea, every first, third, and fifth Saturday mornings at 5:00 am and Sunday mornings at 10:00 am. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org. ..

  2. OCT 18

    Stan Lai and Souleymane Bachir Diagne on A Novel Idea

    Taiwanese theater artist Stan Lai joins Suzanne Lang in conversation about his book CreativtRy: Asia’s Iconic Playwright Reveals the Art of Creativity,  a best seller in Chinese which Lai completely rewrote in English and maps out the creative process which can contribute to any life endeavor. Suzanne also talks with Senegalese philosopher Souleymane Bachir Diagne on his book Language to Language, the Hospitality of Translation. It’s A Novel Idea, first, third, and fifth Saturday mornings at 5:00am and Sundays at 10am on KRCB 104.9. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org.

  3. OCT 5

    K.L. Murphy and Samuel W. Gailey on A Novel Idea

    Suzanne Lang talks with mystery writer K.L. Murphy on her historical fiction, The Great Forgotten, centered around the 1918 train crash in Nashville Tennessee, while WWI rages, women struggle for the vote, train robbers plot, and Jim Crow affects the lives of African-Americans. Suzanne also talks with Samuel W. Gailey on his mystery thriller, Come Away from Her, set in a biting eastern Pennsylvania winter. A Novel Idea, every first, third, and fifth Saturday at 5:00am and Sunday at 10:00am PT. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org.

  4. SEP 21

    James Janko and Diane Botnick on A Novel Idea

    Suzanne Lang talks with James Janko, whose remarkable novel is the Wire Walker, the story of a Palestinian Circus Girl, her friendship with a Jewish Israeli Juggler, and the realities of their lives in the current climate. Also featured is Diane Botnick with her novel Becoming Sarah, a human story that spans from a birth in Auschwitz in 1942 to the 100th anniversary of the liberation of the camps in 2045. Expansive. It’s A Novel Idea, every first, third, and fifth Sunday at 10am, on KRCB, 104.9. Sonoma County’s NPR Station. Streaming and podcasting at KRCB.org.

  5. SEP 7

    Shelley Blanton-Stroud and Marilyn J. Zimmerman on A Novel Idea

    Suzanne Lang talks with author Shelley Blanton-Stroud on the craft of writing and her latest novel, An Unlikely Prospect, set in the San Francisco publishing world near the close of WWII. Also featured is Suzanne’s conversation with Marilyn J. Zimmerman on her legal thriller, In Defense of Good Women, centered on the issue of infanticide. It’s A Novel Idea, every first, third, and fifth Sunday at 10am PT. Streaming at krcb.org.

  6. AUG 31

    Laurel Munson Boyers and Stanley A. Rice on A Novel Idea

    Suzanne Lang talks with Laurel Munson Boyers on her book Across Yosemite’s Wilderness, a Trailblazing Woman’s Career Protecting the Park’s Backcountry. Also featured is Stanley A. Rice about Forgotten Landscapes, How Native Americans Created Pre-Columbian North America and What we Can Learn From It. A Novel Idea, every first, third, and fifth Sunday at 10am. Streaming at Krcb.org.

  7. AUG 17

    Stephen P. Huyler and Olive Senior on A Novel Idea

    Suzanne Lang talks with artist Stephen P. Huyler, who has traveled India for just about half a century and through photographs and capturing material objects, he highlights the culture of the subcontinent; his memoir is India, a Life. Suzanne also talks with Poet Laureate emerita Olive Senior on her recent novel Paradise Once, set in 1513 on the island of Cuba during a Spanish assault on the native Taino people, whose courage and resiliency persist from then to now. It’s A Novel Idea, Sunday, August 17th, 10am PT. Streaming at krcb.org.

  8. AUG 3

    Tik Maynard and Rossana D’Antonio on A Novel Idea

    At midlife, equestrian Tik Maynard embarks on a life journey when he prepares to compete in “Road to the Horse”, a competition to start an untamed horse  over three days. Tik joins Suzanne Lang on this experience and his memoir Starting in the Middle,  How Horses, Those Who Study Them, and 265 Minutes with One Colt Helped Me find Myself at Midlife. Also featured is Suzanne in conversation with Rossana D’Antonio, whose book is 26 Seconds, Grief and Blame in the Aftermath of Losing My Brother in a Plane Crash, part memoir and part exposé on the aviation industry. It’s A Novel Idea, every first, third,and fifth Sunday at 10:00am PDT. Streaming and podcasting at krcb.org

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Non-fiction to pulp fiction, host Suzanne M. Lang explores the world of books featuring conversations with writers, academics, and readers. We all have a story to tell. It’s A Novel Idea.

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  • Creator
    Suzanne M. Lang
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2025
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    A Novel Idea