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Kekla Magoon

Becky, Austin and Jakob discuss the work of author Kekla Magoon including:

The Rock and the River,

X,

Revolution in Our Time,

How It Went Down,

The Minus-One Club, and

Chester Keene Cracks the Code.

Introductory reading from Revolution In Our Time. 

N.K. Jemison

Becky and Jakob talk about the work of author N.K. Jemison, particularly her novel "The Fifth Season."

Introductory reading from "The Fifth Season." 

Shirley Jackson

Becky and Austin talk about the work and life of Shirley Jackson, including:

"The Lottery and Other Stories,"

"The Haunting of Hill House,"

"We Have Always Lived in the Castle," and more!

Introductory reading from "We Have Always Lived in the Castle."

Maggie Stiefvater

Where Becky, Jakob, and Austin talk about the work of Maggie Stiefvater! Including:

"The Raven Boys;" 
"Shiver;" 
"The Scorpio Races;" 

and more!

introductory excerpt from "The Scorpio Races." 

Kurt Vonnegut

Becky, Austin, and Heather M. talk about the life and work of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.! Including:

"Slaughterhouse-Five" (1969); 
"Player Piano" (1952); 
"A Man Without a Country" (2005); 
"Breakfast of Champions" (1973)
"Welcome to the Monkey House" (1968)
"Hocus Pocus"(1990)

"Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time" documentary (2021); 

Salman Rushdie's essay "What Kurt Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse-Five' Tells Us Now": https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-kurt-vonneguts-slaughterhouse-five-tells-us-now

"Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson; 

"Civilwarland in Bad Decline" by George Saunders;

and more!

The Peters Brothers and the Nutty Narrows Bridge

In this special Longview Centennial episode, Becky talks to Mark and Roger Peters about their father, Amos J. Peters, who constructed the Nutty Narrows Bridge in 1963. They share about their family, their father's legacy, the history of the Nutty Narrows Bridge, and other Peters Construction projects that have had a lasting impact on our community, particularly Campus Towers. 

Learn more about Squirrel Fest on their website here: https://lvsquirrelfest.com/

Nutty Narrows wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutty_Narrows_Bridge

Longview Library digital archive http://contentdm.longviewlibrary.org/ search "Nutty Narrows." Content is being continually added to the archive!

Judy Blume

Becky, Jo, and Austin can't get enough Judy Blume.

We talk about:

"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," the book; 
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," the movie; 
"Forever"; 
"Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"; 
"Blubber"; 
"Judy Blume Forever," the documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neWsO1Rk_q0 
and more!

Learn about Judy's editor Dick Jackson: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/81494-dick-jackson-remembered.html 

Charlamagne Tha God Conversation with Judy Blume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HihS5EPb6o 

Katie Couric interview: https://katiecouric.com/podcast/next-question/judy-blume-forever-documentary-banned-books/ 

Judy Blume archives at Yale: https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/11190 

SNL Kotex Classic sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBlR7qVQ0X8 

Read with Jenna selected Summer Sisters for August 2023: https://www.today.com/popculture/read-jenna-book-club-pick-august-2023-t292373 

Austin mentions "The Invisible Bridge" by Rick Perlstein

introductory reading from "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret"

David Sedaris

Where Austin, Jakob, and Jo talk about the work and style of David Sedaris including: 

"Me Talk Pretty One Day," 
"Holidays on Ice," 
"The Best of Me," 
"Happy-Go-Lucky," 
"Calypso," 

and more!

 

Archie Anderson’s Daughters

In this special Centennial episode, Becky and Jo talk with Diane Burch and Karen Rasmussen, two daughters of late Longview community stalwart Archie Anderson. In 2000, the former Highlands Park on Alabama Street, between 22nd and 21st Avenues, was renamed Archie Anderson Park in his honor. 

Robert Mumford and Gary Schmauder Get Married

On this Longview Centennial episode, Becky talks to Robert Mumford and Gary Schmauder about their December 9, 2012 wedding, what it was like to be the first gay couple married in Cowlitz County, and their hopes for the future of Longview.