Author Johanna Skibsrud reads from her book "Quartet for the End of Time" in the AZPM radio studio.
Featured on the February 6th edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
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Singer / songwriter Dan Hicks and his band The Hot Licks date back to the '60s, with a list of "almost hits" showcasing humorous lyrics and genre-bending arrangements. Mark McLemore talks with Hicks about his recent return to performing after overcoming cancer, and Hicks' recollections of living in the heart of the Haight Ashbury neighborhood in the mid '60s...
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Gisela Telis visits the Tohono O'odham Nation to tell the story of two men who are turning recycling into an act of redemption. They've found a way to build beautifully and sustainably, using broken glass collected from the desert...
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For her new book, novelist Johanna Skibsrud decided to explore the creation of a piece of music called The Quartet for the End of Time, that was written and performed in 1941 by prisoners in a German prison camp. Skibsrud talks with Mark McLemore about blending historical events with her imagination, and reads a sample from the book for a new episode of Sound Fiction...
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