Tagged: Summer Book Series

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6:17 am
Fri June 22, 2012

Author OK with Midwestern label, for now

  • Molly McNett reads 3 emails from her story "Ozzie the Burro."
  • Morning Edition version (June 22, 2012)

Molly McNett doesn't write exclusively about the Midwest, but rural Illinois is a big part of her identity and her writing. "I'm not going to write about hipsters in Brooklyn," she says, "because I just don't know a lot about that."

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7:16 am
Fri June 15, 2012

NIU poet publishes, alter ego still waits for "Editor" to reply

  • Amy Newman reads 3 poems from Dear Editor.
  • Expanded interview with Dr. Newman.
  • Morning Edition version (June 15, 2012)

Amy Newman has published more than 200 poems. She is also a Presidential Research Professor at Northern Illinois University. Her alter ego, "Amy Newman," is less successful but clings to the hope that an editor will publish her work.

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8:57 am
Fri June 1, 2012

Belvidere preacher rides a Harley for Jesus

  • Rev. Kopp reads an excerpt from "I Just Wanna Ride."
  • Rev. Kopp discusses the book's subtitle, FTW.
  • Morning Edition version with Steppenwolf intro

Robert Kopp wants you to know something:  Jesus loves you, and he would've ridden a motorcycle back in the day.  The Rev. Dr. Kopp's new book, I Just Wanna Ride (FTW), describes how the biker lifestyle leads to a more authentic faith.  It's the first installment of WNIJ's Summer Book Series.

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