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Featured Authors, 1996

 

Dennis Covington

Air Date: 07/11/96

Don Noble speaks with Dennis Covington of Birmingham, whose book about snakehandling and the Pentecostal tradition ("Salvation on Sand Mountain") was nominated for a National Book Award.

 

Ray Bradbury

Air Date: 07/18/96

One of the masters of science fiction, Ray Bradbury, speaks with Don Noble about how the genre has taken over pop culture.

 

Albert Murray

Production Date: 07/25/96

Still productive at 80 with two new books, Mobile native Albert Murray is now recognized as a leading black novelist, philosopher, and social commentator. Host: Don Noble.

 

Dori Sanders

Production Date: 08/01/96

Dori Sanders still describes herself as a South Carolina peach farmer, but critics said her first novel "Clover" is warmly engrossing, and bursting with sweetness, flavor, and color. Host: Don Noble.

 

Mark Childress, Charles McNair

Production Date: 08/08/96

Host Don Noble interviews two young Alabama novelists, Mark Childress ("Crazy in Alabama," "Tender," "A World Made of Fire,") and Charles McNair ("Land O’ Goshen").

 

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