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Cover to Cover Open Book

Cover to Cover Open Book

3:30 PM Pacific Time: Wednesdays

Weekly interviews with poets, performance artists, film-makers, novelists and storytellers. The first week of every month is a combined one-hour program featuring Jack Foley & Nina Serrano. The archive can be found at Cover to Cover with Jack Foley. The second week is hosted by Nina Serrano, Poet 2 Poet. The third week is hosted by Jovelyn Richards, Jovelyn’s Bistro. The fourth week is hosted by Reyna Cowan, Frame to Frame. And the fifth week (if there is one) is hosted again by Jovelyn Richards, Jovelyn’s Bistro.

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Cover to Cover Open Book – November 21, 2018

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11.21.18 - 3:30pm

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Weekly interviews with poets, performance artists, film-makers, novelists and storytellers. Hosted by Nina Serrano the first two Wednesdays of the month; Jovelyn Richards the third Wednesday; and Reyna Cowan the fourth Wednesday.


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Cover to Cover Open Book – November 14, 2018

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11.14.18 - 3:30pm

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In today’s Open Book segment Nina Serrano interviews a mother and daughter writing team, Dena and Becky Taylor about their unique work, “Tell Me The Number Before Infinity.” The book is the story of raising a disabled child with cerebral palsy from the perspectives of the parent, Dena, and the child, Becky. Both authors are … Continued


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Jovelyn’s Bistro – Oct 31, 2018: Still in the City, Part Two

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10.31.18 - 3:30pm

By Miguel Guerrero

Still in the City, Part Two. Host Jovelyn Richards continues her conversation about the anthology, “Still in The City:Creating Peace  Of Mind In The Mist Of Urban Chaos” with contributor JD Doyle, concerning the understanding of his spiritual awakening to the power of cultural diversity through meditation.


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Cover to Cover Open Book – October 24, 2018

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10.24.18 - 3:30pm

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Weekly interviews with poets, performance artists, film-makers, novelists and storytellers. Hosted by Nina Serrano the first two Wednesdays of the month; Jovelyn Richards the third Wednesday; and Reyna Cowan the fourth Wednesday.


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Jovelyn’s Bistro – October 17, 2018: Still in the City

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10.17.18 - 3:30pm

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Host Jovelyn Richards interviews contributor Eve Decker and editor Angela Dews on the release of “Still in the City, Creating Peace Of Mind In The Mist Of Urban Chaos,” a collection of stories focusing on urban mindfulness and how to get it.


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Cover to Cover Open Book – October 10, 2018

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10.10.18 - 3:30pm

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Weekly interviews with poets, performance artists, film-makers, novelists and storytellers. Hosted by Nina Serrano the first two Wednesdays of the month; Jovelyn Richards the third Wednesday; and Reyna Cowan the fourth Wednesday.


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Open Book / Poet 2 Poet – September 12, 2018

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Nina Serrano interviews Johanna Ely, the 6th poet laureate of Benicia, California. Johanna Ely’s lyrical poems cast a feminist light on the romantic tales of early Califonia and the legends of Benicia. Enjoy her poetry and their poetic exchange. ninaserrano.com


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Jovelyn’s Bistro – Aug 29, 2018: Cynthia Lim

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08.29.18 - 3:30pm

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Cynthia Lim discusses her memoir, “Wherever You Are,” due for release September 1st, with host, Jovelyn Richards


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Frame to Frame – August 22, 2018: Arthur Dong, “Crazy Rich Asians” & Asian representation in films

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08.22.18 - 3:30pm

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Reyna Cowan is in discussion with Oscar®-nominated and Sundance award-winning filmmaker Arthur Dong about the new film Crazy Rich Asians directed by Jon Chu. We discuss what it says about Asian American representation.


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Jovelyn’s Bistro – August 15, 2018: Activism and Art

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08.15.18 - 3:30pm

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Three Bay Area artists from different genres talk to Jovelyn Richards about their acrtivism and what it means for them.


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