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E.J. Koh and Karen Maeda Allman discuss The Magical Language of Others
Local poet and translator E.J. Koh recently sat down with Elliott Bay Book Company's Karen Maeda Allman to talk about her new book, The Magical Language of Others. In her memoir, Koh writes about her parents' return to South Korea and being left behind in California with her older brother. Koh uses letters her mother sent during that period as the starting point to explore their family history; the continuity between grandmother, mother and daughter; and the ways that absence and distance shape our love for one another.
View Video (00:32:25) | Posted June 2020
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Ginger Gaffney discusses 'Half Broke: A Memoir'
Listen to this top-ranked horse trainer discuss her life-affirming memoir that offers profound insight into the ways both horses and humans seek relationships to survive. Recorded on Feb. 25, 2020.
Listen to Audio (01:13:23) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted February 2020
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Courtenay Hameister and Luke Burbank talk about 'Okay Fine Whatever'
Listen to Live Wire's hosts Hameister and Burbank talk about Okay Fine Whatever, Hameister's hilarious account of facing her fears. Recorded on Feb. 12, 2020.
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Sarah Abrevaya Stein discusses 'Family Papers'
Listen to a conversation with author Sarah Abrevaya Stein on her new book Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century with Devin E. Naar, Sephardic Studies Chair at UW. Recorded on Feb. 4, 2020.
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Terry Tempest Williams discusses 'Erosion: Essays of Undoing'
Listen to Williams discuss the concept of Erosion: of the land, of the self, of belief, of fear, as she wrangles with the paradox of desert lands and the truth of erosion. Recorded on Dec. 10, 2019.
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Clifford Thompson and Charles Johnson discuss 'What It Is'
Listen to Thompson discuss the state of the nation as he questions his own most deeply rooted beliefs and how they conflict with the reality he faces after the 2016 election. Recorded on Nov. 20, 2019.
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André Aciman and Dave Wheeler discuss 'Find Me'
Listen to novelist Andre Aciman, the author of the worldwide bestseller Call Me by Your Name discuss his new book, which revisits its complex and beguiling characters decades after their first meeting. Recorded on Nov. 4, 2019.
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'We Are Puget Sound' Book Launch
Join us for a panel discussion celebrating the launch of "We Are Puget Sound." Recorded on Oct. 23, 2019.
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Taste of Iceland: Eliza Reid discusses 'The Write Stuff'
Celebrate Iceland's rich storytelling tradition with a talk by Iceland's First Lady Eliza Reid. Recorded on Oct. 18, 2019.
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Space Needle Redux: Knute Berger and B.J. Bullert Eye the Needle
Get spacey! Join us for an evening of memories, insights and revelations about the Space Needle featuring author Knute Berger and filmmaker B.J. Bullert. Recorded on Oct. 15, 2019.