Cover to Cover Open Book

Cover to Cover Open Book – September 3, 2010

Host-producer Nina Serrano presents her poet-to-poet series, featuring poet, scholar and activist, Francisco X Alarcon.  Nina discusses his new book,”CE. UNO. ONE.” which examines the concept of Oneness.  Alarcon reads from his work in English and Spanish.CE. UNO. ONE. includes translated poems in five languages: Mapuche, English, Nahuatl, Spanish  and Gaelic. The poems create a … Continued


Cover to Cover Open Book

Cover to Cover Open Book – August 6, 2010

Today’s OPEN BOOK program features host/producer Nina Serrano in her poet to  poet series with guest poet, Kirk Lumpkin, who will read his poems and  discuss his work.  Kirk Lumpkin is author of two books of poems, “Co-Hearing” and “In Deep.”  His poetry/music ensemble, The Word-Music Continuum released two Cd’s:  Word Music Continuum and Sound … Continued


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Cover to Cover Open Book – July 9, 2010

Louis Salome, author of Violence, Veils and Bloodlines: Reporting from War Zones, speaks about the ways entrenched notions of self, family, and tribalism dictate human behavior in our modern world. Salome's work as a foreign correspondent, reporting from such places as Belfast, Kabul, Bosnia and Somalia, provided him with a unique perspective on the role … Continued


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Cover to Cover OPEN BOOK – June 18, 2010

Host/Producer Nina Serrano interviews Oakland mystery writer Susan Sherrell about her new novel GRACE, set in Oakland in the early 70’s, including Black Panthers, Cointelpro, sex and drugs. Susan reads from the page turning book, but never gives away “who done it?” Thomas McKinney sings his song “Through Grace” inspired by the exciting novel. Susan … Continued