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10:00Ivan Doig: "The Whistling Season" (Harcourt) (Rebroadcast)

The Washington Post says, "Ivan Doig writes about a vanished way of life on the Western plains with the kind of irony-free nostalgia that seems downright courageous in these ironic times." He presents his latest novel about a remarkable year in the life of a widower and his three young sons.

Guests

Ivan Doig,

11:00Readers' Review: "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White (Rebroadcast)

A look back at one of Diane's favorite Readers' Reviews - a discussion of E.B. White's children's classic, "Charlotte's Web."

Guests

Maria Mudd Ruth, author of more than a dozen books on natural history topics and former researcher and writer for The National Geographic Society and editor of Traveler magazine.

Ronald Goldfarb, attorney, author, and literary agent.

Susan Richards Shreve, author of 12 novels, 26 books for children, co-editor of five anthologies, and professor at George Mason University.

Michael Patrick Hearn, author

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