Katie Britton http://wamc.org en 51% Show #1246 http://wamc.org/post/51-show-1246 <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Summer's coming – and many of us will spend weekends visiting places we can never afford to live. The&nbsp;</span></p> Fri, 31 May 2013 14:04:00 +0000 Katie Britton 65411 at http://wamc.org 51% Show #1246 Scott Speer - Natural Born Angel http://wamc.org/post/scott-speer-natural-born-angel <p></p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">In</span><a href="https://twitter.com/_scott_speer" style="line-height: 1.5;"> Scott </a><a href="https://twitter.com/_scott_speer">Speer</a>’s<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> enthralling</span><a href="http://www.immortalcityseries.com/" style="line-height: 1.5;"> <em>Immortal City</em> trilogy</a><em style="line-height: 1.5;">,</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> the world has changed. Angels have ‘come out’ and it’s </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">their</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> turn to have a piece of the American dream. No longer are the Hollywood Hills &amp; Walk of Fame filled with movie stars, instead they’re names of the greatest Angels, and the best shows are the real life saves that a streamed real time. </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Angels</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> are the rock stars of the world, and no one can forget that it’s pay to save. Now the second novel in the series is out, </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Natural Born Angel</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, and </span>Maddy<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> and Jacks are at a cross roads, as the roles are reversed, futures are in question, and the big and bad, just got bigger and </span>badder<span style="line-height: 1.5;">.&nbsp;</span></p><p> Tue, 14 May 2013 15:35:54 +0000 Katie Britton 64650 at http://wamc.org Scott Speer - Natural Born Angel Nova Ren Suma - 17 & Gone http://wamc.org/post/nova-ren-suma-17-gone <p>Last spring, <a href="http://novaren.com/">Nova Ren Suma</a> enraptured readers with her debut novel <em>Imaginary Girls</em>. Now she’s done it again with her haunting and unforgettable new book <em>17 &amp; Gone</em>. Set in the Hudson Valley village of Rhinecliff, the novel follows Lauren who experiencing visions of missing girls. It’s not a ghost story though, but a tale of finding what is lost and feeling a connection to someone you’ve never met.</p><p>Nova Ren Suma&nbsp;will be&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">at <a href="http://www.oblongbooks.com/event/hudson-valley-ya-society-lauren-morrill-lauren-oliver-jess-rothenberg-nova-ren-suma">Oblong Books </a>in</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;</span>Rhinebeck<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">NY with 3 other YA authors</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;this Sunday, April </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">28</span><sup>th</sup><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> at </span>4PM.</p><p> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:45:00 +0000 Katie Britton 63042 at http://wamc.org Nova Ren Suma - 17 & Gone Lauren Oliver - Requiem http://wamc.org/post/lauren-oliver-requiem <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">It’s been a long journey for </span><a href="http://www.laurenoliverbooks.com/" style="line-height: 1.5;">Lauren Oliver</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;">. Not only is she the co-owner of the literary development company Paper Lantern Lit, she is the master behind several young reader novels such as </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Leisel&nbsp;&amp; Po</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> and </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">The </em><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Spindler</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;">s</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">. But Oliver is probably most well known for the dystopian Delirium Trilogy. The final book, </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Requiem</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, is now out, and readers are finally able to find out what happens to her beloved characters Lena, Alex, </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Hana</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> and Julian as they wage war against the anti-love government, and fight for something they know is right. &nbsp;Can love really be wrong?&nbsp;</span></p><p>Lauren Oliver will be at <a href="http://www.oblongbooks.com/event/hudson-valley-ya-society-lauren-morrill-lauren-oliver-jess-rothenberg-nova-ren-suma">Oblong Books</a> in Rhinebeck, NY &nbsp;Sunday, April 28<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;with 3 other YA authors at 4PM.</p><p> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:35:00 +0000 Katie Britton 63041 at http://wamc.org Lauren Oliver - Requiem Megan Shepherd - The Madman's Daughter http://wamc.org/post/megan-shepherd-madmans-daughter <p>We’ve all heard of the story, if not read, H.G. Wells’ <em>The Island of Dr. Moreau</em>. &nbsp;As narrator Edward Prendick&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">accounted the happenings of the Island, we got a creepy glimpse into vivisection. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:35:08 +0000 Katie Britton 60803 at http://wamc.org Megan Shepherd - The Madman's Daughter Peter Trachtenberg - Another Insane Devotion http://wamc.org/post/peter-trachtenberg-another-insane-devotion <p>Cat owners know you don’t own the animal, but the animal owns you. People know that cats are independent, aloof, and certainly don’t care whether or not you’re freezing while holding the door open waiting for them to come back inside. But on the other hand, it’s why we love cats, personify them, and use them as means to define our relationships. Okay, maybe not all of us do the last thing, but <a href="http://www.petertrachtenberg.com/">Peter Trachtenberg</a> has. In his memoir <em>Another Insane Devotion</em> we see how he tackles his love of cats and persons.</p> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:12:00 +0000 Katie Britton 59152 at http://wamc.org Peter Trachtenberg - Another Insane Devotion Marie Lu - Prodigy http://wamc.org/post/marie-lu-prodigy <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">In </span><a href="http://marielu.org/marie.html" style="line-height: 1.5;">Marie Lu</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;">’s book </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Legend</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, she created a dystopian world there the United States fractured in two, and a plague ravaged the upper half. Our heroes Day and June narrowly escaped with their lives, but the body count behind them continues to climb. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:45:19 +0000 Katie Britton 59151 at http://wamc.org Marie Lu - Prodigy Stefan Bachmann - The Peculiar http://wamc.org/post/stefan-bachmann-peculiar <p><a href="http://www.stefanbachmann.com/home.php" style="line-height: 1.5;">Stefan Bachmann</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> has been named one of the Huffington Post’s 18 Under 18: List Of The Most Amazing Young People Of The Year in 2012, which included </span>Malala<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Yousafzai</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, and Gabby Douglas. And it’s with good reason; he’s accomplished an incredible amount in his 19 years. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:35:59 +0000 Katie Britton 57725 at http://wamc.org Stefan Bachmann - The Peculiar Hurricane Sandy http://wamc.org/post/hurricane-sandy <p>As Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast, our news team stayed on air from 4PM - 10PM reporting on the havoc the storm was creating in our listening area. This is from our 6PM news show Northeast Report Late Edition.</p> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:38:21 +0000 Katie Britton 57059 at http://wamc.org Northeast Report Late Edition 10/18/12 http://wamc.org/post/northeast-report-late-edition-101812 <p>This show featured:</p><p>Daniel&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Robison on police health study</span></p><p>Lucas Willard: Mass Creative new lobby efforts</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Dave Lucas: Bread-Alone helps stimulate Hudson Valley</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> economy</span></p><p>Pat Bradley: Mission of Hope Receives Entire Nursing Home Contents for Nicaragua Poverty Project</p> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:21:13 +0000 Katie Britton 57056 at http://wamc.org