Beginning in Fall 2001 StoryLines America StoryLines in the Midwest: spotlights America’s Midwest regional literature program list

StoryLines America 1 Townships 8 The Adventures of StoryLines America is an innovative live Michael Martone, Augie March invites you to: radio series that editor Saul Bellow features fascinating and thought-provoking 2 The Adventures of 9 Chicago Poems Read writing from this Huckleberry Finn Carl Sandburg a selection of classic country’s heritage of Mark Twain books about the Midwest dynamic regional and literature. 3 Beloved Toni Morrison Selected Poems Listen Midwest in the Gwendolyn Brooks to authors and special spotlight 4 Main Street guests talk about Sinclair Lewis 10 Them The Midwest is in Public radio stations Joyce Carol Oates these works on your local the series spotlight host 13 programs 5 The Nick Adams public radio station during Fall 2001. Stories 11 A Thousand Acres States included in the Public radio stations Ernest Hemingway Jane Smiley StoryLines America throughout the Call In Midwest series are Midwest will air 13 6 Native Son 12 The Antelope Wife and share your comments Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, weekly programs Richard Wright Louise Erdrich on a special toll-free Michigan, Wisconsin, beginning in Fall 2001. telephone line Minnesota, Iowa Each program 7 A Sand County 13 The Feast of Love and Missouri. features a different Almanac Charles Baxter book and each book Aldo Leopold StoryLines America serves as a catalyst listeners can read for examining thoughtful and revealing important historical fiction and nonfiction and contemporary about the area they issues in the region. live in, dial a toll-free telephone number, and Public libraries share their reactions lend books over the air with program hosts, authors, Public libraries will special guests and a have a limited large radio audience. supply of the 14 series Discussions explore books. Listeners the myths, core beliefs can obtain discussion and values that shape guides for each regional identity and book from participating help give residents a public libraries and strong sense of place. from the series web site (storylines.ala.org) Tapes of radio programs will be available at libraries at the end of

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