Archive for 2006
December 18, 2006
BTB #8: You Better Believe It: Books of Inspiration (BookExpo Canada)
Beyond The Book’s Christopher Kenneally hosts a special panel discussion at BookExpo Canada 2006 on You Better Believe It: Books of Inspiration. Panelists include Marlene Coghlin, the executive director for Christian Booksellers Association in Canada; Denyse O’Leary, Canadian-based journalist and author of an award-winning book on intelligent design, By Design or By Chance?; Oriah, the author of several inspirational and prose-poem best-selling books; and Brian Stiller, president of Tyndale University College & Seminary, and founder and former editor-in-chief of Canadian magazine Faith Today.
This podcast was originally recorded at BookExpo Canada in June 2006 in Toronto.
December 11, 2006
BTB #7: You Better Believe It: Books of Inspiration (BEA 2006)
Beyond The Book’s Christopher Kenneally hosts a special panel discussion at BookExpo America 2006 on You Better Believe It: Books of Inspiration. Panelists include Jay Allison, and independent broadcast journalist who works for NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition as well as many other news shows; Cholene Espinoza, a former U.S. Air Force U-2 pilot who authored, Through the Eye of the Storm: A Book Dedicated to Rebuilding what Katrina Washed Away; and Martha Simmons, a renowned preacher, who authored Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons.
This podcast was originally recorded at BookExpo America in May 2006 in Washington, DC.
November 26, 2006
BTB #6: Family Secrets, Family Truths (Miami)
Beyond the Book’s Christopher Kenneally hosts a provocative panel discussion at this year’s 2006 Miami Book Fair International on “Family Secrets, Family Truths: American Immigrant Stories.” Panelists include Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of the new book, Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under; Maria Elena Salinas, Univision anchor and author of her memoir, I Am My Father’s Daughter: Living A Life Without Secrets; and Sasha Su-Ling Welland, assistant professor of anthropology and author of her critically acclaimed memoir, A Thousand Miles of Dreams.
This podcast was originally recordd at the Miami Book Fair International on November 18, 2006.
November 12, 2006
BTB #5: What Are Publishers Looking for in Authors? (Las Vegas)
Beyond the Book’s Christopher Kenneally hosts a panel discussion on how to succeed in text and academic publishing in the digital age with Ted Buchholz, former SVP of Copyright Clearance Center; Diane Feldman, principal of AuthorCraft Editorial Services; Michael Lennie, an attorney specializing in representing authors; and Dru Zuretti, an instructor, consultant and speaker on education publishing.
This podcast was originally recorded at the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) in Las Vegas in June 2005.
October 30, 2006
BTB #4: Writers Should Think Like Publishers & Readers (Chicago)
Beyond The Book’s Christopher Kenneally hosts a panel discussion on the business of writing with Barry Silesky, editor of the literary journal ACM (Another Chicago Magazine; Laura Hartman, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at DePaul University; John Moore, philosopher, social scientist, author and freelance writer; and Neil Steinberg, columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times on politics and social issues.
This program was originally recorded at DePaul University in Chicago in May 2004.
October 14, 2006
BTB #3: Podcasting and the Content Creation Revolution
This program was originally presented as a teleconference on September 28, 2006. Beyond the Book’s Christopher Kenneally hosts author and podcast creator Rob Simon, who is the founder and president of BurstMarketing, a company specializing in producing podcast solutions for businesses with a special expertise in the publishing industry; and special guest Curtis Franklin, the “podcast evangelist” for CMP’s TechWeb, a leading business technology news network.
October 2, 2006
BTB #2: Writing That Sings (Austin)
“Writing that Sings” explores the challenges of translating music into words. Beyond the Book’s Christopher Kenneally hosts music scholars and authors Jan Reid, Elijah Wald, Robert Cochran and Jerma Jackson.
This podcast was originally reccorded at the University of Texas in Austin in April 2005.
September 27, 2006
BTB #1: From Hippies to Hackers (Washington, DC)
“From Hippies to Hackers” is a panel discussion on how counterculture ideals have shaped technology and media since the 1960s. Beyond the Book’s Christopher Kenneally hosts John Markoff, author of What the Dormouse Said and a senior writer for the NY Times; John Leland, author of Hip:The History, also a reporter for the NY Times and previously a columnist at SPIN Magazine and editor-in-chief of Details; and Ken Goffman (a.k.a. R.U. Sirius), author of Counterculture Through the Ages and a well-known cultural commentator.
This podcast was originally recorded at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on December 13, 2005.
