This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape: September 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape has just added seven new Alabama author profiles to its Web site. Like our earlier profiles, these include biographical information about the authors, information about their work, and places where interested readers can go to find out more.

Our latest additions are mystery writers Ace Atkins, Tim Dorsey, and Richard North Patterson; historical novelists Douglas Fields Bailey, Lonnie Coleman, and J. H. Ingraham; and travel writer Octavia Walton Le Vert.

Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape

This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape has just added four new Alabama author profiles to its Web site. Like our earlier profiles, these include biographical information about the authors, information about their work, and places where interested readers can go to find out more.

Our latest additions are historical novelist Mary Johnston, poets Sidney Lanier and Father Abram J. Ryan, and memoirist/travel writer Eleanor de la Vergne Risley.

Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape

Two Alabama authors were recently featured in separate broadcasts of the Alabama Arts Radio Series.

In the July 5, 2009, program, Kathryn Tucker Windham was interviewed by Joey Brackner.

Listen to Kathryn Tucker Windham on Alabama Arts Radio.

In the September 27, 2009, program, Rick Bragg was interviewed by Al Head.

Listen to Rick Bragg on Alabama Arts Radio.

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Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape

This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape has just uploaded two new audio podcasts to our Multimedia page.

The two most recent programs in the series are titled "Autobiography and Memoir" and "Crime Fiction." Maiben Beard from the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities interviews Dr. Bert Hitchcock and Dr. Christopher Keirstead from the Auburn University Department of English.

Supplemental materials for these programs are available at This Goodly Land's Web site and include audio transcripts, reading lists, discussion questions, and lesson plans.

Stream Autobiography and Memoir Audio.

Stream Crime Fiction Audio.

(To download, right-click on the link(s) above and choose "Save Link As ..." or "Save Target As ...")

Learn more about the subjects of This Goodly Land's audio podcasts from our supplemental materials. Scroll down the page to find the most recent podcasts.

These podcasts are also available free from This Goodly Land's section of iTunes U. (The iTunes software is also free, but you must have it on your computer to access these materials. You can get it from the iTunes download page of the Apple Web site.)

Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape

On September 1, 2009, Alabama author Edward O. Wilson was interviewed by computer game designer Will Wright on NPR’s program Morning Edition during the “Open Mic” segment. The two discussed the future of computer games in children's science education and his own introduction to science as a child. The Web page has two additional question/answer segments not included in the broadcast.

Listen to "E.O. Wilson And Will Wright: Ant Lovers Unite!" on NPR.

Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape