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Open Book
by Richard Winham
Hosted by Richard Winham, Open Book is a in-depth conversation with writers of local, regional, national, and international renown.
Episodes
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Rollo Romig And "I Am On The Hit List"
(Penguin Books) On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Rollo Romig, author of "I Am on the Hit List: A Journalist's Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India." Rollo Romig(rolloromig.com)
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A Brother-Sister Bond: Jennifer Boulanger's Memoir "A Song For Olaf"
Jennifer Boulanger(jenniferboulanger.info) (Aired Thu 5/22/25) On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Jennifer Boulanger, the author of "A Song for Olaf: A Memoir of Sibling Love at the Dawn of the HIV-AIDS Pandemic," published by Mnemosyne Books. (Mnemosyne Books)
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Chat Book Flash Fiction: Paul Luikart's "Mercy"
(Walnut St. Publishing) On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book" with Richard Winham, Paul Luikart - author, teacher and painter - talks about his latest work of short-form storytelling: "Mercy." Paul Luikart(Paul Luikart)
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One Year On And Counting: "Mileage" From Cast Iron Storytelling
(Cast Iron Storytelling) On this episode of "Open Book" on WUTC, Richard Winham showcases "Mileage," the one-year anniversary show by Cast Iron Storytelling - this Sunday at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.
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Mark L. Brooks On "Laying Autumn's Dust"
Mark L Brooks(marklbrooks.com) On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Mark L. Brooks, an alum of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga whose debut novel is "Laying Autumn's Dust: A Southern Tragedy About Betrayal, Revenge, and Murder," published by Co-Pilot...
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Pamela Thomas-Graham on "When Words Fail"
(Kehrer Verlag) On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Pamela Thomas-Graham, author and photographer of the forthcoming book "When Words Fail: A Photographic Journey through New York City." Pamela Thomas-Graham(Buck Ennis via Simon & Schuster)
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A Pair Of Poets In The Southeast: Mia S. Willis & Christian J. Collier
(craiglea123 / Creative Commons) On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with two poets in back-to-conversations: Mia S. Willis from Charlotte, NC - and Chattanooga's own Christian J. Collier. Mia S. Willis(Mia S. Willis)Christian J. Collier(Christian J. Collier)
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Deanna Raybourn On "Kills Well With Others"
Deanna Raybourn(Holly Virginia Photography) On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Deanna Raybourn, author of "Kills Well with Others." Her novel - a sequel to "Killers of a Certain Age," a New York Times best seller - offers another bloody good adventure for four female...
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Jared Sullivan on "Valley So Low"
Jared Sullivan(Mackenzie Wray) (Aired 12/14/24) Jared Sullivan, an alum of UTC, talks about his book "Valley So Low: One Lawyer's Fight for Justice in the Wake of America's Great Coal Catastrophe" - on the coal ash disaster in Kingston, TN in 2008 and its aftermath - on this episode of WUTC's…
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Matthew Hubbard
Matthew Hubbard(Mandy Rhoden Photography) (Aired Sat 11/16/24) Author Matthew Hubbard is Richard Winham's guest for this episode of WUTC's "Open Book."
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Peggy Douglas, Part II
Peggy Douglas(Southern Exposure) (Aired Sat 11/09/24) On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with Peggy Douglas of "Southern Exposure."
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Andrew K. Clark - And Peggy Douglas, Part I
Andrew K. Clark(Andrew K. Clark) (Aired Sat 10/19/24) On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Andrew K. Clark, Appalachian Gothic writer and poet who lives near Asheville, NC - and shares the first part of his conversation with Peggy Douglas of "Southern Exposure." Peggy...
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Richard Jackson
Richard Jackson in 2022.(Angela Foster / UTC) Richard Jackson - who established the creative writing program on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - talks about his latest collection of poems, "Where the Wind Comes From," on this episode of "Open Book" with WUTC's Richard Winham.
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Storytellers: Michael Ake, Holly Morse-Ellington, Kashun Parks, Mark Anderson
(matsuyuki / Creative Commons) On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Michael Ake, Holly Morse-Ellington and Kashun Parks of Cast Iron Storytelling from Next Exit Productions - and author Mark Anderson.
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Laura Hankin
Laura Hankin(Penguin Random House) Laura Hankin - whose latest novel and first romcom is "One-Star Romance" - is Richard Winham's guest on this episode of "Open Book."
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Tasha Coryell - & Jason Tinney
Tasha Coryell(Emily Covington) On this Open Book, my first guest is Tasha Coryell - whose just published novel is titled "Love Letters To a Serial Killer." In the excerpt from the opening pages of the novel, read by Andi Arndt, the young woman Hannah talks about her life - alone much of the time…
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Stephen Eoannou & Pi Jacobs
(infomatique / Creative Commons) (Aired 5/18/24) For this "Open Book," my first guest is Stephen Eoannou. When I was a very young lad living in a London suburb, I spent many of my days dreaming of riding a horse, six guns strapped to my waist on the dusty roads of the Old West. The Lone Ranger…
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James Champion
(Jo Naylor / Flickr) (Aired 5/11/24) In this Open Book, my guest is a practicing psychiatrist who writes under the name James Champion. He decided to use a different name when writing his first novel to protect the patients he writes about in his account of the two years he spent in medical…
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Jason Tinney, Holly Morse-Ellington, Melodie Edwards
(Cast Iron Storytelling) (Aired 4/13/2024) For the first half of this week’s "Open Book," my guests are the local playwrights, actors and producers Jason Tinney and Holly Morse-Ellington. Jason Tinney(Cast Iron Storytelling)Holly Morse-Ellington(Cast Iron Storytelling) In the second half of the...
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Jason Tinney And The World Of "Cast Iron Storytelling"
Jason Tinney - at the launch of "Cast Iron Storytelling" at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga in April 2024.(Cast Iron Storytelling) Richard Winham talks to Jason Tinney - actor, writer and producer - about his latest project "Cast Iron Storytelling." The series of curated stories from ordinary...
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Deborah Levine & Amy Wright
My guests for this Open Book are Deborah Levine and Amy Wright. Deborah Levine is the editor-in-chief of the American Diversity Report. She has written 18 books and, according to her biography, she has been a change-maker for a diverse world in challenging times for more than three decades. In…
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Open Book with Rose McLarney
( Photo from rosemclarney.com) For this Open Book which is now on two successive Saturday evenings every month, my guest is Rose McLarney whose most recent collection of poems, Colorfast, has just been published. Rose is an associate professor of creative writing at Auburn University in Alabama....
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Open Book with Stephanie Dray
(Photo from Stephaniedray.com) For this Open Book. my guest is New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of historical women’s fiction, Stephanie Dray. Her award-winning work has been translated into many languages and tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the…
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Dick Golden & Ray Padgett
My guests on this month’s show are equally passionate music fans albeit with a very different focus. My first guest, Dick Golden, has been hosting and producing radio programs since the early 1960’s. He’s passionate about the music and the singers associated with American popular music before…
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Open Book with Robert Crais
Robert Crais began his career writing scripts for such groundbreaking television shows as Hill Street Blues, Cagney and Lacey, and L.A Law. But after ten years in Hollywood spent writing as one of a group of writers working on a script, he left to write novels “he wanted to read” and over which…
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Open Book with Louise Kennedy
Talking with Mary Louise Kelly on All Things Considered about her relatively late start as a writer, the Irish novelist Mary Louise Kennedy told her “…it was really late, I suppose. I mean, I think people have maybe started later, but, I mean, I was pretty much bundled into a car and brought to a...
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Talking Writing: Grafted Culture
Grafted Culture(Grafted Culture) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Grafted Culture, the Dutch-American sister duo with an international indie folk-pop sound who now live in the Chattanooga area.
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Talking Writing: “Matilda” At Signal Mountain Playhouse
(Signal Mountain Playhouse) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Garry Posey and Bea Burbank on “Matilda: The Musical” - premiering Friday, July 8th at Signal Mountain Playhouse.
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Talking Writing: Singer-Songwriter Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin(pattygriffin.com) Richard Winham shares his conversation with Patty Griffin, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.
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Talking Writing: Howard Brown
(Howard Brown) (aired Weds 6/22/22) Richard Winham shares a conversation with poet Howard Brown, whose new collection is “Variations in the Perception of Color.”
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Talking Writing: Rachel McIntyre Smith on “Glory Daze”
Rachel McIntyre Smith(rachelmcintyresmith.com) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Rachel McIntyre Smith, the Chattanooga singer-songwriter, on her new album “Glory Daze.”
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Talking Writing: The Scenic City Super Show
Barking Legs Theater(Barking Legs Theater) Richard Winham speaks with Courtenay Cholovich, Andrew Ledbetter and Matt Harris, the three standup comedians producing, hosting and performing in the Scenic City Super Show on Saturday night at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.
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Talking Writing: Deborah Levine on “Untold”
Deborah Levine(Tennessee Entertainment Commission) Richard Winham shares a conversation with author Deborah Levine, whose most recent work is a radio play “Untold” - coming to WUTC next month.
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Talking Writing: Rachelle Barr, Part II
Rachelle Barr - cartinglee(cartinglee.com) (aired Weds 5/04/22) Richard Winham shares the second part of a conversation with Rachelle Barr - the singer and songwriter who performs as Cartinglee - on this week’s Talking Writing.
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Talking Writing: Rachelle Barr, Part I
Rachelle Barr(cartinglee.com) Richard Winham shares the first part of a conversation with Rachelle Barr - the singer and songwriter who performs as Cartinglee - on this week’s Talking Writing.
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Talking Writing: Christian J. Collier And His Poetry, Part II
Christian J. Collier(christianjcollier.com) Richard Winham shares part two of his conversation with poet, artist and educator Christian J. Collier - whose most recent collection of poems is “The Gleaming of the Blade.” (Bull City Press / christianjcollier.com)
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Talking Writing: Christian J. Collier And His Poetry, Part I
Christian J. Collier(christianjcollier.com) Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with poet, artist and educator Christian J. Collier - whose most recent collection of poems is “The Gleaming of the Blade.” (Bull City Press / christianjcollier.com)
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Talking Writing: Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” Part II
Helga Kidder(Chattanooga Writers Guild) Richard Winham shares the second part of his conversation with poet Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” her new collection of poetry that traces the arc of her life from her native Germany to Chattanooga today.
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Talking Writing: Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” Part I
(Creative Commons) Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with poet Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” her new collection of poetry that traces the arc of her life from her native Germany to Chattanooga today. Helga Kidder(Chattanooga Writers Guild)
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Talking Writing: Charlotte Simon
(all that improbable blue / Creative Commons) Richard Winham shares a conversation with singer-songwriter Charlotte Simon, who has just released her first album.
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A Southern Writer Explored In “Flannery’s Cafe” At Chatt State
Flannery O’Connor(Floyd Jillson) Flannery O’Connor was born nearly a century ago in Savannah, Georgia - and her complex legacy as a Southern Gothic writer reverberates to this day. “Flannery’s Cafe” is a play that delves into her notions of prejudice, grace and redemption through the characters…
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Talking Writing: Marilyn Forsythe on “Gone Nuts About Herbs”
Marilyn & Neville Forsythe(Neville Forsythe) Richard Winham speaks with Marilyn Forsythe - wife of the late Chattanooga chef Neville Forsythe - about “Gone Nuts About Herbs,” a collection of his favorite recipes that she edited.
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Talking Writing: Lisa Baker
Lisa Baker(Wes Tobayoyong / lisabakerguitar.com) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Lisa Baker - guitarist, composer, painter and educator - who will give a presentation at UTC on Monday, February 28th on some of the women whose seminal creative influence has been largely overlooked.
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Talking Writing: Robert Gwaltney & “The Cicada Tree,” Part II
(Moonshine Cove Publishing) Richard Winham shares the second part of his conversation with Robert Gwaltney, vice president of Easter Seals North Georgia - and author of the debut novel “The Cicada Tree,” set in a small Mississippi town in the 1950’s. Robert Gwaltney(Robert Gwaltney)
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Talking Writing: Robert Gwaltney & “The Cicada Tree,” Part I
Robert Gwaltney(Robert Gwaltney) Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with Robert Gwaltney, vice president of Easter Seals North Georgia - an author of the debut novel “The Cicada Tree,” set in a small Mississippi town in the 1950’s. (Moonshine Cove Publishing)
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Talking Writing: Douglas Wolk On “All Of The Marvels”
Douglas Wolk, at right - and the cover of his book, at left.(Penguin Random House) (aired Weds 11/24/21) Richard Winham speaks with Douglas Wolk, author of the book “All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told,” published by Penguin Random House.
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Talking Writing: Dr. Jing Tsu On “Kingdom Of Characters”
Dr. Jing Tsu(Yale University) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Dr. Jing Tsu, literary scholar and cultural historian at Yale University, on her new book, “Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern.” (Penguin Random House)
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Talking Writing: Gwen Kirby
Gwen Kirby(Gwen Kirby) (aired Weds 1/19/22) Richard Winham shares a conversation with author Gwen Kirby on her debut collection of short stories.
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Talking Writing: Four Writers In Conversation, Part II
(followtheseinstructions / Creative Commons) (aired Weds 1/12/22) Richard Winham shares the second part of conversation with four writers in the Chattanooga area: Helga Kidder, Cynthia Young, KB Ballentine and Rachel Landrum Crumble.
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Talking Writing: Four Writers In Conversation, Part I
(chimpwithcan / Creative Commons) (aired Weds 1/05/22) Richard Winham shares the first part of conversation with four writers in the Chattanooga area: Helga Kidder, Cynthia Young, KB Ballentine and Rachel Landrum Crumble.
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