Saturday, November 29, 2008

Book Talk Podcast - Helen Hemphill


Download Stephen Usery's interview of Helen Hemphill about her new book for younger readers, The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones, which follows a pair of young former slaves as they make their way from Tennessee to the Wild West. (Also, Helen will be at Davis-Kidd on Saturday December 6th at 1 p.m. to sign copies of the book. Drop by and tell her that you heard her on Book Talk!)
HELEN HEMPHILL 2008 - BOOK TALK WYPL.mp3 MP3 File
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HELEN HEMPHILL 2008 - BOOK TALK WYPL.mp3 MP3 File
24.0 MB

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great book, Helen! Terrific interview, Stephen! This novel is full of literary symbolism and, as usual, Stephen nailed the subtle references to Greek mythology as well as the broad ones that most adults have acknowledged. It's a fun and rich read. It was a fabulous day in the Book Talk studios.