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Radio Talking Book
November Sampling of Radio Talking Book
*Abbreviations:
L- Language
• 4:00 a.m. Chautauqua–Adult
education and culture for the whole community.
• 9:00 a.m. Past is Prologue–Readings of historical nonfiction.
• 11:00 a.m. Bookworm–Novels and nonfiction books for daytime
reading. This month: The Secret of Lost Things, Fiction by Sheridan
Hay, 2007. A young Australian woman comes to New York and gets a job
in a huge used and rare bookstore. When the manager’s eyes begin
to fail, she becomes his reader, so she is the first to read the letter
about a lost manuscript by Herman Melville. L-Read by Carol Lewis.
11 broadcasts. Begins November 28.
• 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:
The Last Empress, Fiction by Anchee Min, 2007. At the end of the nineteenth
century in China, the one constant was the woman known as Empress Orchid,
who realized only she could hold the nation’s rival factions
together and reduce the violence. L- Read by Licia Swanson. 13
broadcasts. Begins November 28.
• 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. ![]()
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 in Faribault. Their phone is 800-722-0550
and hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Their catalog is also online, and you can access it at
www.klas.com/mnbph
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