Octavia Butler on Hour of the Wolf 11/26 This Saturday morning, November 26th from 5 to 7 AM, Hour of the Wolf will broadcast an interview with one of the best and most distinguished writers of speculative fiction, Octavia E. Butler, regarding (among other things) her latest novel, Fledgling published by Seven Stories Press. The interview was conducted earlier this month.
Ms. Butler is most recently the recipient of the 2005 Langston Hughes Award, joining James Baldwin, Alice Walker, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison in that honor. Octavia Butler received the 1984 Hugo Award for best short story (Speech Sounds), the 1999 Nebula Award for best novel (Parable of the Talents) and a MacArthur Fellowship in 1995. In addition, PEN Center (Poets, Essayists and Novelists) presented her with a lifetime achievement award for writing in 2000. BACKGROUND: Hour of the Wolf is the longest running radio program of its kind, featuring in-depth interviews, readings, radio drama, music, and listener phone calls, with occasional commentaries and news from the worlds of speculative fiction. The program is broadcast to the New York City Tri-State area on Saturday mornings from 5 till 7 AM over listener-sponsored WBAI, Pacifica Radio at 99.5 FM, and streamed at http://www.2600.com/offthehook/hot2.ram>http://www.2600.com/offthehook/hot2. ram, and available on demand for a limited time (usually about a month after broadcast) at http://www.hourwolf.com. Created by Margot Adler in 1972 as a daily show, co-host Jim Freund took over the reins in 1974. The show now airs weekly, with Jim Freund offering readings, music, and talk in his quirky, inimitable style. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
