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Bookclub@Ket: James Still's Legacy

In a special one-hour program, host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Kentucky writer James Still (1906-2001) and his classic novel River of Earth. Also included are a roundtable discussion at the Hindman Settlement School with a group of younger writers (Chris Holbrook, Silas House, Leatha Kendrick, Frank X Walker, and Crystal Wilkinson), a discussion of River of Earth with Kentucky high school students, and a reminiscence at Still's gravesite. A 2003 KET production.
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A Parchment of Leaves - S6 E11

Premiered On: 11/09/2004

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Silas House's second novel, "A Parchment of Leaves," a poignant, evocative look at the turmoil that plagues an Eastern Kentucky family during World War I. A 2004 KET production.

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The Memory Keeper's Daughter - S8 E1

Premiered On: 01/07/2006

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Kim Edwards' debut novel about fraternal twins - a healthy boy and a girl with Down syndrome. A 2006 KET production.

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On the Right Side of a Dream - S8 E2

Premiered On: 02/11/2006

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Sheila Williams' entertaining sequel to "Dancing on the Edge of the Roof." A 2006 KET production.

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Deaf Hearing Boy: A Memoir - S8 E3

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Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss R.H. Miller's memoir of his childhood and adolescence as the oldest of four hearing boys born to deaf parents. A 2006 KET production.

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A Garden in Kentucky/A Simple Human Motion - S8 E4

Premiered On: 04/15/2006

Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss poetry by Jane Gentry and Jeff Worley. A 2006 KET production.

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