2007 National Book Festival Podcast

The 2007 National Book Festival podcast covering author interviews and highlights.

David Wiesner: Book Festival 07

David Wiesner has an important message for parents about reading.

10-04
25:45

Maria Celeste Arrarás: Festival del Libro 07 (in Spanish)

Maria Celeste Arrarás nos habla sobre su primer libro infantil y la importancia de la literatura.

09-28
27:00

Terry Pratchett: Book Festival 07

Science fiction and fantasy author Terry Pratchett talks about his best-selling books and how he made "Death" one of his most popular characters.

09-25
28:00

Rosemary Wells: Book Festival 07

Rosemary Wells's reads from her recent book, "Red Moon at Sharpsburg" (Viking, 2007) and discusses why she spent years researching the book.

09-25
28:00

Holly Black: Book Festival 07

Holly Black reads from her new book and shares some interesting writing tips.

09-25
20:53

Megan McDonald: Book Festival 07

Megan McDonald talks about the inspiration for her Judy Moody series.

09-25
26:20

Patricia MacLachlan: Book Festival 07

National Humanities Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan discusses her work, including her new book "Edward's Eyes" (Simon & Schuster, 2007).

09-25
18:39

Maria Celeste Arrarás: Book Festival 07

Maria Celeste Arrarás discusses her career as a celebrity journalist and what motivated her to write her first children's book.

09-21
27:17

Charles Simic: Book Festival 07

Charles Simic reads his favorite poems and discusses his most recent book, "My Noiseless Entourage" (Harcourt, 2005).

09-13
29:29

Victoria Rowell: Book Festival 07

Rowell talks about growing up in the foster care system and the women who shaped her life.

09-13
32:52

David Baldacci: Book Festival 07

Baldacci discusses his latest book," Simple Genius," which explores a very real technological race and a hunt for hidden treasure.

09-04
31:42

Ken Burns: Book Festival 07

Burns discusses his book and his seven-part film based on his book, which is scheduled to air on PBS in September 2007.

09-04
27:47

Carmen Agra Deedy: Book Festival 07

Deedy reads from her latest book and talks about her Cuban heritage.

09-04
20:41

Sanjay Gupta: Book Festival 07

Gupta discusses his new book, "Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today (Warner Wellnesss, 2007).

09-04
25:00

Shelia P. Moses: Book Festival 07

Moses discusses the disappearance of family traditions in the home and reads from her newest book, "The Baptism" (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2007).

09-04
19:00

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