Arizona Spotlight for February 6th, 2015
Music and memories with songwriter and performer Dan Hicks; a trip to the Tohono O'odham Nation to learn how recycling can also be redemption; author Johanna Skibsrud discusses her novel "Quartet for the End of Time".
"Demigods on Speedway"
Author Aurelie Sheehan's new story collection explores the mythical side of one of Tucson's busiest thoroughfares.
Hélène Berr: A Stolen Life
Holocaust scholar says there is much to learn from the recovered journal of a French Jewish woman who died in a concentration camp five days before liberation.
Sound Fiction: Pills and Starships
Pulitzer-nominated author Lydia Millet reads from her new young adult science fiction novel, a dystopian portrait of a teen's struggle to make sense of her world.
Arizona's Scenic Contribution to Movie, Television History
New book explores how Southern Arizona's landscapes became iconic representations of the American West.
A Book I Love
Readers of all ages tell about the books that have touched, thrilled, or inspired them the most.
From Book Pages to the Small Screen
Author Craig Johnson talks about the inspiration for his Sheriff Walt Longmire mystery series.
Kee Malesky
Her name may be a familiar one, but what does being an NPR librarian actually mean? Find out about her new book "Learn Something New Every Day: 365 Facts to Fulfill Your Life"
Poetry Off The Page
The U of A Poetry Center's spring symposium brings together cutting edge literary talent for a celebration of the creative freedom of poetry.
Author Jean M. Auel
The creator of the prehistoric world of The Clan of the Cave Bear series talks about the inspiration for her work.
Celebrity Poets
An exhibit at the U of A's Poetry Center celebrates verse written by celebrities like Leonard Nimoy, Jimmy Carter, Viggo Mortensen and Dolly Parton.
How Lisa Napoli Found Her "Radio Shangri-La"
A mid-life crisis sent this successful public radio producer to Bhutan, where she helped establish the nation's first youth-oriented community radio station.
Acclaimed writer Leslie Marmon Silko shares secrets from "The Turquoise Ledge"
Her first book in ten years explores her own life and that of the Sonoran Desert in a non-linear fashion.
