Radio Talking Book
April Sampling of Radio
Talking Book
*Abbreviations:
V- violence, L- offensive language, S- sexual situations
Radio Talking Book (RTB) is
a closed-circuit reading network broadcasting twenty-four hours daily
to more than 7,500 handicapped persons (with a potential of 35,000)
in Minnesota and South Dakota. Through satellite distribution, thousands
of listeners nation-wide receive RTB broadcasts via their local radio
reading services. Receivers are available on loan without charge
to those who are eligible and who want to keep up to date with the
latest word in newspapers, magazines and best-sellers.
FFI: www.mnssb.org/allages/commcenter/rtb
• 4:00 a.m. Chautauqua– Adult
education and culture for the whole community. This month: Proust
and the Squid, nonfiction by Maryanne Wolf, 2007. Cognitive neuroscientist
Maryanne Wolf says the pre-literate brain is configured differently
than the brain of readers. And the brain of those literate in today’s
technology will be even more different. Read by Leila Poullada. Nine
broadcasts. Begins April 22.
• 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: Dog Days: Dispatches
from Bedlam Farm, nonfiction by Jon Katz, 2007. There are days when
Bedlam Farm lives up to its name. Katz writes, “The perfect
life is like the perfect dog: Neither exists. And joy is a fraction
of the experience of owning a farm.” Read by Bert Gardner.
Eight broadcasts. Begins April 22.
• 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
NY 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 Sabotage Cafe, fiction by Joshua Furst,
2007. When Julia’s
daughter Cheryl is sixteen, she re-enacts her mother’s coming-of-age
in her own rebellion. L - Read by Sherri Afryl. Eight broadcasts.
Begins April 16.
• 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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