Good Summer Reading 2011
Season 2011 Episode 19 | 28m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Guests and viewers offer their recommendations for good summer reading.
In this episode of Dialogue, host Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho authors Alan Heathcock and Carter Niemeyer about their most recent works and writing styles. Independent bookstore owner Laura DeLaney also joins the conversation and talks about how an independent bookstore can survive competing against online retailers and big box stores. Guests also offer their picks for good summer reading.
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Dialogue is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
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Good Summer Reading 2011
Season 2011 Episode 19 | 28m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
In this episode of Dialogue, host Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho authors Alan Heathcock and Carter Niemeyer about their most recent works and writing styles. Independent bookstore owner Laura DeLaney also joins the conversation and talks about how an independent bookstore can survive competing against online retailers and big box stores. Guests also offer their picks for good summer reading.
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Clip: S2011 Ep19 | 15m 34s | Marcia Franklin and her guests continue to offer suggestions for good summer reading. (15m 34s)
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Dialogue is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation