The Atlanta Forum Network (part of Public Broadcasting Atlanta) provides free access to podcasts of public lectures and readings. Many of these are readings by and/or discussions with recently published authors. They take place at venues such as the High Museum of Art, the Georgia Center for the Book, and the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum.
Some of these files are in RealPlayer format and some are in Windows Media format. To install RealPlayer, download the free version from the RealPlayer installers page. To install Windows Media Player, download the free version from the Windows Media Player installers page.
If you prefer to save files for later listening, some audios are available as downloadable mp3 files through the WGBH Forum Network, a partner program to AFN. To download, right-click on the "MP3 Download" link and choose "Save Link As ..." (Firefox) or "Save Target As ..." (Internet Explorer). (Left-clicking the link will cause the mp3 file to stream using your default media player.)
American Wars, American Peace (Philip K. Beidler)
The Prince of Frogtown (Rick Bragg)
Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man (Arnold Rampersad)
Download mp3 audio of Rampersad/Ellison lecture
Resisting History: Gender, Modernity, and Authorship (Barbara Ladd on Zora Neale Hurston)
Download mp3 audio of Ladd/Hurston lecture
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming (Joshilyn Jackson)
Queen of Broken Hearts (Cassandra King)
Download mp3 audio of King reading
Meet the Poet: Sonia Sanchez
Gay Talese: His Portraits and Encounters
Georgia Review: Natasha Trethewey and Stephen Dunn
Download mp3 audio of Trethewey and Dunn readings
Poetry Readings: Natasha Trethewey
Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Musician (Daniel Wallace)
Download mp3 audio of Wallace discussion
Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape
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Showing posts with label Ellison (Ralph). Show all posts
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Alabama Authors on The New York Times "Notable Books" List
The New York Times recently published its list of "100 Notable Books of 2008." Authors on this year's list that have connections to Alabama are Tony Earley, Edward O. Wilson, and Tobias Wolff. All three have appeared on the Times "Notable Books" list in previous years. Other Alabama writers that have been included in earlier lists are Rick Bragg, Ralph Ellison, Fannie Flagg, Homer Hickam, and Sena Jeter Naslund.
Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape
Midge Coates, Project Manager
This Goodly Land: Alabama's Literary Landscape
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