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The Bookshelf presents daily serialized half-hour book readings, featuring local and national authors and read by local Spokane voices. The Bookshelf, a celebration of the spoken word, is produced by Spokane Public Radio.
The Bookshelf
1y ago
A Key to Treehouse Living is the adventure of William Tyce, a boy without parents, who grows up near a river in the rural Midwest. In a glossary-style list, he imparts his particular wisdom on subjects ranging from ASPHALT PATHS, BETTA FISH, and MULLET to MORTAL BETRAYAL, NIHILISM, and REVELATION. His improbable quest—to create a reference volume specific to his existence—takes him on a journey down the river by raft (see MYSTICAL VISION, see NAVIGATING BIG RIVERS BY NIGHT). He seeks to discover how his mother died (see ABSENCE) and find reasons for his father's disappearance (see UNCERTAINTY ..read more
The Bookshelf
1y ago
A Key to Treehouse Living is the adventure of William Tyce, a boy without parents, who grows up near a river in the rural Midwest. In a glossary-style list, he imparts his particular wisdom on subjects ranging from ASPHALT PATHS, BETTA FISH, and MULLET to MORTAL BETRAYAL, NIHILISM, and REVELATION. His improbable quest—to create a reference volume specific to his existence—takes him on a journey down the river by raft (see MYSTICAL VISION, see NAVIGATING BIG RIVERS BY NIGHT). He seeks to discover how his mother died (see ABSENCE) and find reasons for his father's disappearance (see UNCERTAINTY ..read more
The Bookshelf
1y ago
A Key to Treehouse Living is the adventure of William Tyce, a boy without parents, who grows up near a river in the rural Midwest. In a glossary-style list, he imparts his particular wisdom on subjects ranging from ASPHALT PATHS, BETTA FISH, and MULLET to MORTAL BETRAYAL, NIHILISM, and REVELATION. His improbable quest—to create a reference volume specific to his existence—takes him on a journey down the river by raft (see MYSTICAL VISION, see NAVIGATING BIG RIVERS BY NIGHT). He seeks to discover how his mother died (see ABSENCE) and find reasons for his father's disappearance (see UNCERTAINTY ..read more
The Bookshelf
1y ago
A Key to Treehouse Living is the adventure of William Tyce, a boy without parents, who grows up near a river in the rural Midwest. In a glossary-style list, he imparts his particular wisdom on subjects ranging from ASPHALT PATHS, BETTA FISH, and MULLET to MORTAL BETRAYAL, NIHILISM, and REVELATION. His improbable quest—to create a reference volume specific to his existence—takes him on a journey down the river by raft (see MYSTICAL VISION, see NAVIGATING BIG RIVERS BY NIGHT). He seeks to discover how his mother died (see ABSENCE) and find reasons for his father's disappearance (see UNCERTAINTY ..read more
The Bookshelf
1y ago
What if, right about now, every human soul were to answer One little question it seems we’ve never considered: How would we like this world to be? Please, just imagine it, bravely and from the heart… Speak it, write it, sign it, and share it… What if we listen to each other, all the world around, Starting with the kids? What if, on what’s important, we find agreement enough to Finally believe our world can get better? So we act like it, And so it does? …What if? -Greg Flint ..read more
The Bookshelf
1y ago
What if, right about now, every human soul were to answer One little question it seems we’ve never considered: How would we like this world to be? Please, just imagine it, bravely and from the heart… Speak it, write it, sign it, and share it… What if we listen to each other, all the world around, Starting with the kids? What if, on what’s important, we find agreement enough to Finally believe our world can get better? So we act like it, And so it does? …What if? -Greg Flint ..read more
The Bookshelf
1y ago
"People and Trees" is produced by Jane Fritz, founder of the Idaho Mythweaver , who has been producing local and national programs on Native issues since the 1980s. This is the first in a series called Voices of the Wild Earth ..read more
The Bookshelf
1y ago
"People and Trees" is produced by Jane Fritz, founder of the Idaho Mythweaver , who has been producing local and national programs on Native issues since the 1980s. This is the first in a series called Voices of the Wild Earth ..read more
The Bookshelf
2y ago
Area 7, Johnson Creek to the Green Monarchs Jane Fritz has lived in Sandpoint, Idaho, for 40 years and is a published writer, poet, independent radio producer and author of Legendary Lake Pend Oreille (Keokee Books, 2018, 2010). She is also the media director of The Idaho Mythweaver, a 30-year-old nonprofit organization that has worked with the Plateau tribes of the region. For many years, she was a community producer of feature stories and documentaries for KPBX, as well as for national programs like Living on Earth (now on PRX) and National Native News. Her most recent writing and poetry typ ..read more
The Bookshelf
2y ago
Area 6, Clark Fork to Cabinet Gorge Jane Fritz has lived in Sandpoint, Idaho, for 40 years and is a published writer, poet, independent radio producer and author of Legendary Lake Pend Oreille (Keokee Books, 2018, 2010). She is also the media director of The Idaho Mythweaver, a 30-year-old nonprofit organization that has worked with the Plateau tribes of the region. For many years, she was a community producer of feature stories and documentaries for KPBX, as well as for national programs like Living on Earth (now on PRX) and National Native News. Her most recent writing and poetry typically d ..read more