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September
on the Radio Talking Book
*Abbreviations:
V- Violence, L- Language, S- Sexuality
6:00 a.m. News, Weather and Sports – From
the wire services of the Associated Press
7:00 a.m. Morning Newspapers – Live broadcast of the Star Tribune
and St. Paul Pioneer Press
8:55 a.m. Radio Talking Book schedule for the day
11:00 a.m. Bookworm – Novels and non-fiction books for daytime
reading
This month: The Time it Takes to Fall, Fiction by Margaret Lazarus
Dean, 2007.
Dolores grows up in the shadow of Cape Canaveral, her father works
for NASA, and she dreams of becoming an astronaut. Then, on January
28, 1986, the Challenger explodes, and one of the seven astronauts
killed is her idol, Judith Resnik. Read by Karen Wertz. 11 broadcasts.
Begins September 18.
2:00 p.m. Potpourri – A wide variety of books, both fiction
and nonfiction, for afternoon reading
4:00 p.m. Choice Reading – Critically acclaimed books on a
wide variety of subjects.
5:00 p.m. Commentary – The latest issues of national news magazines
6:00 p.m. Evening Newspapers – Live broadcast of the New York
Times
7:55 p.m. Radio Talking Book schedule for the rest of the broadcast
day
8:00 p.m. Pm Report – Books discussing critical, contemporary
and controversial issues
9:00 p.m. Night Journey – Books of intrigue and suspense
10:00 p.m. Off the Shelf – Mostly best sellers
This month: Divisadero, Fiction by Michael Ondaatje, 2007
Teenaged girls Anna and Claire work with their father on his farm
in northern California. Their farm hand Coop helps make up the makeshift
family until a violent incident drives it apart. V, L, S – Read
by Del Adamson. Eight broadcasts. Begins September 26.
12:00 a.m. Good Night Owl – A wide-ranging assortment of books
1:00 a.m. After Midnight – Adventures of the heart and body
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RTB Books Available Through Faribault
All books broadcast
on the Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network are available through
the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library (MBTBL) in Faribault.
Their phone number is 800-722-0550 and hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Monday through Friday. Their catalog is also online at www.klas.com/mnbph.
If you live outside of Minnesota, you may obtain copies of books
by contacting your own state’s Network Library
for the National Library Service. ![]()
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