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I Need More Food

I Need More Food

Great show. Please continue with the good content! :)

Terry a O'Neal

Terry a O'Neal

Great show! Please check out the story of a missing boy from Ft. Lauderdale @ www.HopeofFindingaSon.com I will tune in this evening! Best, Terry a O'Neal www.TerryONeal.com

Avid Reader

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Jane Friedman is so down to earth. Great show, Kate and thanks for all your interviews. This was excellent.

Avid Reader

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Great Valentine's Day shows.

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You have a wonderful show!..The Judy Joy Jones Show

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WordSmitten Guidelines. For an author to be a guest on the show, these are our guidelines. (Note: We select editors and publishing executives by invitation only.) 1. We look for guests who have depth, humor, and insight into the craft of writing. 2. If you are a debut author, please send a query letter to our office and include either a synopsis or A.R.E. (advance edition) of your book. 3. If you are self-published, our policy, currently, is to not review non-trade publications. That policy may change in 2009, so check back with us. 4. We receive too many requests to personally respond to each request. If your query letter is brief, polite, and witty, we tend to respond if we are interested in bringing you in as a guest. 5. We produce and broadcast interviews from our studios located in St. Petersburg, Florida. We do broadcast live from our BTR home when our guests are based in New York. Thank you for your interest in being a guest on the WordSmitten about the books broadcast. We appreciate your support of these programs. For more information, visit us at www.wordsmitten.com and if you are interested in our workshops, visit us at Meetup.com for our schedule. The Editors and Staff WordSmitten Media, Inc, (c) 2008 WordSmitten Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. WordSmitten is a registered trademark.

Literary Media Spot

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I'll be tuning in to the archived recording. Is this show on iTunes BTR show listings, too?

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i'll be tuning in to the archived recording. Is this show on iTunes BTR show listings, too?

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I enjoyed listening to Joe Skibell's interview. He was entertaining. Keep up the good work, thanks.

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Just saw you on the Features page today. Sorry I can't listen in live as my show airs same time Sundays for the past year and a half. I'll tune in to the archived recordings.

Olivia Wilder

Olivia Wilder

I'm so sorry I'll miss Natalie Goldberg live, but I'll be traveling on Sunday, the 18th! Darn. I have been a fan since I first bought "Writing Down The Bones" back in 1988 or thereabouts. I'll be sure to catch the archive. Olivia

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Recent guests include Jonathan Tropper, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Edward P. Jones and journalist and author Gay Talese (Mr. New York), National Book Award honorees Fiona Maazel and Sana Krasikov, sportswriter Jeff Pearlman, and author Natalie Goldberg.

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    WordSmitten :: The Sweetheart of Crime Tim Dorsey

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    Kate Sullivan,bestselling,author,Tim Dorsey,WordSmitten,"About the Books" broadcast,"Gator a-Go-Go" hardcover,Florida crime,novel,serial killers,William Morrow,HarperCollins On Valentines' Day, get ready for some sweet serial killers to offset the hearts n' flowers overkill. Kate Sullivan interviews Tim Dorsey, bestselling author of The Big Bamboo, Cadillac Beach, and now in hardcover, his newest from the HarperCollins William Morrow imprint, Gator a-Go-Go. A wild and crazy romp following the Spring Break Brigade as they tear up the beaches in Florida. "Pure Gonzo Humor" --New York Times Book Review "Dorsey will make you laugh until your sides split." --Associated Press Tune in to the fun.

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    WordSmitten :: Author Jonathan Tropper ::

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    Kate Sullivan interviews Jonathan Tropper, author of "THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU." Recent reviews: "A snappy and heartfelt family drama... The family's interactions are sharp, raw, and often laugh-out-loud funny... Tropper strikes an excellent balance between the family history and its present-day fallout, proving his ability to create touchingly human characters and a deliciously pageturning story." —Publishers Weekly ======================================= "...hilarious, testosterone driven thrill ride... Highly recommended for Tropper fans, who will rejoice at the opportunity to indulge; others will wonder where he's been all their lives." —Library Journal (Starred Review) ======================================= "Tropper has covered this man-child territory before, but few can rival his poignant depictions of damaged men befuddled by the women they love." —Kirkus Reviews ======================================= Tune in Sunday afternoons at 4 PM for the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast. Author Jonathan Tropper appears live on WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast on Sunday, August 2, at 4 PM. ======================================= Tune in to the fun. www.wordsmitten.com www.blogtalkradio.com/wordsmitten www.meetup.com/wordsmitten www.twitter.com/wordsmitten

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    The King of Crime Novels, Tim Dorsey, Appears on WordSmitten

    Tim Dorsey, author of Florida Roadkill, Cadillac Beach, and The Big Bamboo, launches his new book this month.
    "Gator a-Go-Go" is a madcap romp following the Spring Break Brigade on Florida beaches, with murder, mayhem, and and mysteries. Tune in to the fun. Kate Sullivan interviews this wild and crazy journalist and author.
    "Pure Gonzo Humor" --New York Times Book Review.
    "Gut Busting...Wickedly Fun" --Entertainment Weekly
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    On February 14, Kate and Tim Dorsey talk about his life as a journalist and an author. Tune in to Sarasota's WLSS News Talk Radio 930 on the AM dial, and to the BTR podcast for the WordSmitten "About the Books" show.
    On February 20, Tim Dorsey reveals how he writes these zany crime novels at the WordSmitten Writing Workshop Series, held in St. Petersburg, Florida. Meet Tim Dorsey, author of these outrageous crime novels featuring Serge A. Storms and his sidekick Coleman.
    For details on this writing conference, visit www.meetup.com/wordsmitten
    or call WordSmitten Media, Inc. at (727) 409-0500.

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    WordSmitten :: About the Books :: Author Sadie Jones

    Tune in to the fun. Listen Sunday afternoons at 4 PM for the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast. Kate Sullivan interviews British author Sadie Jones who talks about her newly launched novel, "Small Wars" to be released in the USA this month. The Outcast, published in 2008, her first novel, won the Costa First Novel Award and was a finalist for the Orange Prize. ============================================= Jones was born in London, England, to a Jamaican-born writer and a London-born actress. She spent years traveling, working as a waitress and teaching English as a foreign language, before returning to London to work in various film-making roles. She then became a screenwriter, a vocation she practiced for 15 years, writing for BBC television and feature films. ============================================= www.wordsmitten.com (the mothership) www. meetup.com/wordsmitten (monthly writing workshops--very smart and sassy folks) www.twitter.com/wordsmitten (random notes about book publishing and authors to be interviewed) www.blogtalkradio.com/wordsmitten (interviews with authors, editors, and literary executives) www.redroom.com/member/wordsmittencom (a haven for writers in Northern California) WordSmitten. Tune in to the fun.

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    WordSmitten :: About the Books :: Author Andrew Porter

    Tune in to the fun. Listen Sunday afternoons at 4 PM for the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast. Kate Sullivan interviews Andrew Porter to discuss his short story collection, The Theory of Light and Matter, which won the 2007 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, was published in hardcover in Fall 2008, and will be republished in paperback by Vintage/Knopf in Spring 2010. He received his B.A. in English from Vassar College and an M.F.A. in Fiction Writing from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. The Theory of Light and Matter received Foreword Magazine’s 2008 “Book of the Year” Award for Short Fiction. The collection of stories was selected by both The Kansas City Star and The San Antonio Express-News as one of the Best Books of 2008. Porter has received numerous fellowships and awards for his work, including the 2004 W.K. Rose Fellowship in the Creative Arts from Vassar College, a James Michener-Paul Engle Fellowship from the James Michener/Copernicus Foundation, an Iowa Teaching/Writing Fellowship from the University of Iowa, and a Tennessee Williams Scholarship from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. His fiction has appeared in One Story, Epoch, The Ontario Review, Prairie Schooner, The Antioch Review, StoryQuarterly, and The Threepenny Review. Currently, Porter lives in San Antonio, where he is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Trinity University. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tune in to the fun. www.wordsmitten.com www.blogtalkradio.com/wordsmitten www.meetup.com/wordsmitten www.twitter.com/wordsmitten http://www.facebook.com/WordSmitten

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    WordSmitten :: Carl Hiaasen's Sick Puppy :: About the Books

    Carl Hiassen,Scat,Sick Puppy,Flush,Hoot,satiric novel,Miami Herald,Skinny DipTune in to the fun. Sunday afternoons at 4 PM for the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast.

    WordSmitten's host, Kate Sullivan, interviews Carl Hiaasen, author of nine books, including Skin Tight, Native Tongue, Strip Tease, Stormy Weather, Lucky You, Sick Puppy, Basket Case, Skinny Dip, The Downhill Lie and Nature Girl. Hiaasen detoured his satiric views of life into the Young Adult (YA) genre with his children's book debut titled "Hoot" (2002). Hoot was awarded a Newbery Honor and spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller lists. He wrote the bestselling Flush (2005) and, most recently Scat (January 2009). The film version of Hoot was released in 2006, directed by Wil Shriner and produced by Jimmy Buffett and Frank Marshall. ("Hoot" is now available on DVD). Hiaasen is also responsible for Team Rodent (1998), a wry but unsparing rant against the Disney empire and its creeping grip on the American entertainment culture. In 2008, Hiaasen came back to nonfiction with The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport. The book chronicles his harrowing and ill-advised reacquaintance with golf after a peaceful, 32-year absence. The London Observer has called him "America's finest satirical novelist," while Janet Maslin of the New York Times has compared him to Preston Sturges, Woody Allen and S.J. Perelman. To prove that he doesn't just make up all the sick stuff in his fiction, Hiaasen has also published two collections of his newspaper columns, Kick Ass and Paradise Screwed. WordSmitten. Tune in to the fun.

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    WordSmitten :: About the Books :: Author Jennifer Baszile

    Kate Sullivan interviews author and educator Jennifer Baszile who discusses her outstanding new memoir, The Black Girl Next Door (Simon and Schuster/Touchstone January 2010) and growing up in Southern California. Jennifer Baszile received her B.A. from Columbia and her Ph.D. in American history from Princeton. The first black female professor to join Yale University's history department, Baszile grew up in an exclusive oceanfront town of Southern California, battling against 70s issues of equality, race, and recognition. Ebony Magazine named Jennifer Baszile one of the "Thirty Leaders of the Future" and her memoir supports this honor. In a schoolyard battle, and in achieving her life's goals, she "remained standing." Her memoir is titled, The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir, and the lively conversation this week on "About the Books" is not to be missed! WordSmitten Media, Inc. Tune in to the fun. www.wordsmitten.com (the mothership) www. meetup.com/wordsmitten (monthly writing workshops--very smart and sassy folks) www.twitter.com/wordsmitten (random notes about book publishing and authors to be interviewed) www.blogtalkradio.com/wordsmitten (interviews with authors, editors, and literary executives) www.redroom.com/member/wordsmittencom (a haven for writers in Northern California) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

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    WordSmitten :: Holiday Special :: Craft of Writing

    This holiday show brings together the brightest authors of nonfiction to discuss the craft of writing. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, Mr. Gay Talese, joins Kate again, along with author Sherry Ellis (NOW WRITE! NONFICTION: Memoir, Journalism, and Creative Nonfiction Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers) for a fast-paced hour about what works for writers. Also joining Kate for this hour is the notable and award-winning David Vann. Tune in to the fun. Mr. Gay Talese. His books include: (The Kingdom and the Power, recently reissued in trade paperback by Random House); the inside story of a Mafia family (Honor Thy Father); the changing moral values of America between World War II and the era before AIDS (Thy Neighbor's Wife); a historical memoir about his family's immigration to America from Italy in the years preceding World War II (Unto the Sons, also recently reissued by Random House); The Bridge, about the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows span between Brooklyn and Staten Island; New York: A Serendipiter's Journey, a series of vignettes and essays on New York; and Fame and Obscurity, a collection of his articles principally from the pages of Esquire magazine, where he was credited by Tom Wolfe with the creation of an inventive form of nonfiction writing called "The New Journalism." His most recent book is A Writer's Life, a memoir about the inner workings of a writer's life and the interplay between experience and writing. Gay Talese lives with his wife, Nan, in New York City. He is working on a book about marriage for Knopf. Sherry Ellis. An educator and writing coach, she has taught in Concord, Massachusetts. Her two books, NOW WRITE! and NOW WRITE! NONFICTION are resources for emerging writers who want to begin a writing career. David Vann writes for Esquire, among other notable magazines, and is a professor at USF in California.

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    WordSmitten :: Author Lauren Grodstein :: Rutgers

    Author Appears on WordSmitten Talk Show,lauren grodstein,Bestselling Novel,"A Friend of the Family" Author, Lauren Grodstein. Pick up a copy of the new novel, "A Friend of the Family," released this month and available at your local bookstore. WordSmitten's host, Kate Sullivan, interviews author Lauren Grodstein on Sunday afternoon. A creative writing instructor, she teaches at Rutgers-Camden, where she helps administer the college's MFA program. Lauren Grodstein’s books include the novels A Friend of the Family and Reproduction is the Flaw of Love, and The Best of Animals, a story collection. Her pseudonymous Girls Dinner Club was a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. Her work has been translated into German, Italian, French, Turkish, and other languages, and her essays and stories have been widely anthologized. lauren grodstein,WordSmitten "About the Books",A Friend of the Family,Bestselling Novel WordSmitten. Tune in to the fun. www.wordsmitten.com (the mothership) www. meetup.com/wordsmitten (monthly writing workshops--very smart and sassy folks) www.twitter.com/wordsmitten (random notes about book publishing and authors to be interviewed) www.blogtalkradio.com/wordsmitten (interviews with authors, editors, and literary executives)

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National Book Award Honoree Fiona Maazel

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