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Dr. Karr Schmidt talks with Robin and Jon Voils of Celebrate Libraries® about curating Pop-Up Books through the Ages at Newberry Library in Chicago. The interview was recorded remotely on June 22, 2023.

Useful Links:

https://www.newberry.org/blog/pop-up-books-history-that-jumps-off-the-page-literally

https://www.newberry.org/blog/five-self-guided-tours-of-pop-up-books-through-the-ages

Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® talk with 10th Parliamentary Poet Marie-Célie Agnant about the word “home” and her book A Knife in the Sky. This is one of four interviews featuring writers and visual artists associated with the Maison de la littérature in Québec City, Canada. Recorded in February 2023.

Useful Links:

https://guides.loc.gov/quebec/contemporary-cultural-figures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Hakim-Rimpel

https://www.facebook.com/DevoirDeMemoireHT/photos/a.1541593826112397/2005705776367864/?type=3

https://lop.parl.ca/About/Parliament/Poet/English_poems/Agnant/TimeToGoBackInTime_MCAgnant.pdf

https://lop.parl.ca/About/Parliament/Poet/current-poet-laureate-e.html

https://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/poet/pdfs/Appointment-10th-Parliamentary-Poet.pdf

 

Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® talk with French illustrator Tiphaine Gantheil. This is one of four interviews featuring writers and visual artists associated with the Maison de la littérature in Québec City, Canada. Recorded in March 2022.

Useful Link:

https://tiphainegantheil-ultra–book-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® talk with French-Canadian poet and novelist Mireille Gagné – author of Le lièvre d’Amérique  and Bois de fer. This is one of four interviews featuring writers and visual artists associated with the Maison de la littérature in Québec City, Canada. Recorded in December 2021.

Useful Links:

The Author’s English Language Website                                                          https://www-mireillegagne-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en

The Legend of Nanabozho                                                                     https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1527775827 

Ciel Ouvert 24/7                                                                  https://quebecvilledelitterature-ca.translate.goog/en/projects/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth                                           https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78455

Lake George [formerly Reflection Seascape] by Georgia O’Keeffe  https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/52.6714/ 

 

Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® talk with French-Canadian novelist Christiane Vadnais – author of Fauna. This is one of four interviews featuring writers and visual artists associated with the Maison de la littérature in Québec City, Canada. Recorded in December 2021.

https://news.err.ee/1609276398/canadian-writer-christiane-vadnais-to-spend-two-month-residency-in-tartu

https://www.christianevadnais.com/english.html

https://chbooks.com/Authors/V/Vadnais-Christiane

https://ici-radio–canada-ca.translate.goog/nouvelle/1143787/brillante-annee-litteraire-auteure-christiane-vadnais-faunes?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview DGPL Public Relations Manager Cindy Khatri and DGPL Library Director Julie Milavec. Recorded November 2019 at Downers Grove Public Library in Downers Grove, IL. A New Ways To Dream production.