Maggie Reads http://maggiereads.podbean.com My Mission...Not Impossible...Make Mississippi Read! Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:13:08 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 en © 2003-2009 Arts 1440 booktalk,fiction,nonfiction,books, library My Mission...Not Impossible...Make Mississippi Read! mmoran@northwestms.edu No No http://maggiereads.podbean.com/mf/web/pb5fny/me.gif Maggie Reads http://maggiereads.podbean.com 144 144 Oh, My Aching Back! http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/10/04/oh-my-aching-back/ http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/10/04/oh-my-aching-back/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:12:29 +0000 maggiereads Uncategorized http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/10/04/oh-my-aching-back/ kindle.jpg 

 

Can the new Amazon Kindle be the answer to textbook weight woes?

Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran!

]]> http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/10/04/oh-my-aching-back/feed/     Can the new Amazon Kindle be the answer to textbook weight woes? Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran!     Can the new Amazon Kindle be the answer to textbook weight woes? Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran! booktalk library books e-book nonfiction fiction, No No Wild Trees http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/26/wild-trees/ http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/26/wild-trees/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:39:32 +0000 maggiereads Uncategorized http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/26/wild-trees/ wildtrees.jpg Just on a dare three college students climb a giant redwood and discover a whole ecosystem unknown to man!

 Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran.

]]> http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/26/wild-trees/feed/  Just on a dare three college students climb a giant redwood and discover a whole ecosystem unknown to man!  Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran.  Just on a dare three college students climb a giant redwood and discover a whole ecosystem unknown to man!  Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran. booktalk library books nonfiction nature, No No Mississippi Autobiographies http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/21/mississippi-autobiographies/ http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/21/mississippi-autobiographies/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:38:09 +0000 maggiereads Uncategorized http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/21/mississippi-autobiographies/ MS.jpg  Mississippi autobiographies mentioned:

  Richard Wright’s Black Boy

  Mildred Topp’s Smile Please

  Eudora Welty’s One Writer’s Beginnings

  Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi

  Edward Cohen’s The Peddler’s Grandson

  Kevin Sessums’ Mississippi Sissy

  Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran.

]]> http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/21/mississippi-autobiographies/feed/   Mississippi autobiographies mentioned:   Richard Wright's Black Boy   Mildred Topp's Smile Please   Eudora Welty's One Writer's Beginnings   Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi   Edward ...   Mississippi autobiographies mentioned:   Richard Wright's Black Boy   Mildred Topp's Smile Please   Eudora Welty's One Writer's Beginnings   Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi   Edward Cohen's The Peddler’s Grandson   Kevin Sessums' Mississippi Sissy   Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran. mississippi books booktalk nonfiction autobiography, No No The Botany of Desire http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/07/the-botany-of-desire/ http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/07/the-botany-of-desire/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:33:09 +0000 maggiereads Uncategorized http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/07/the-botany-of-desire/ bofd.jpg  Why are we attracted to certain plants?  Michael Pollan explains, through four different examples (apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato), mankind is swayed by sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control.

Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran.

]]> http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/07/the-botany-of-desire/feed/   Why are we attracted to certain plants?  Michael Pollan explains, through four different examples (apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato), mankind is swayed by sweetness, beauty, intoxication, ...   Why are we attracted to certain plants?  Michael Pollan explains, through four different examples (apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato), mankind is swayed by sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control. Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran. booktalk books nonfiction library, No No Confederates in the Attic http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/06/confederates-in-the-attic/ http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/06/confederates-in-the-attic/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:07:58 +0000 maggiereads Uncategorized http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/06/confederates-in-the-attic/ confeds.jpgThe NWCC Reading Round Table met Aug 26, 2008 to discuss this book.  A lot of thoughts hit the room, and many found it hard to be silent.  Good Stuff!  This is not an audio of the meeting, but rather a booktalk to encourage participants to read.  This article appeared in the papers 2 weeks before we met.

 Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran.

]]> http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/06/confederates-in-the-attic/feed/ The NWCC Reading Round Table met Aug 26, 2008 to discuss this book.  A lot of thoughts hit the room, and many found it hard ... The NWCC Reading Round Table met Aug 26, 2008 to discuss this book.  A lot of thoughts hit the room, and many found it hard to be silent.  Good Stuff!  This is not an audio of the meeting, but rather a booktalk to encourage participants to read.  This article appeared in the papers 2 weeks before we met.  Booktalk written and performed by Maggie Moran. booktalk, nonfiction, books, No No Mudbound http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/03/mudbound/ http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/03/mudbound/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:26:03 +0000 maggiereads Uncategorized http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/03/mudbound/ mud.jpg

 

 The perfect book in which to anchor The Southern Reading Challenge of 2008!

Book Talk written and performed by Maggie Moran.

]]> http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/03/mudbound/feed/    The perfect book in which to anchor The Southern Reading Challenge of 2008! Book Talk written and performed by Maggie Moran.    The perfect book in which to anchor The Southern Reading Challenge of 2008! Book Talk written and performed by Maggie Moran. booktalk, fiction, mississippi, 1946, racism, No No Jimmy’s Stars http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/03/jimmys-stars/ http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/03/jimmys-stars/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:29:04 +0000 maggiereads Uncategorized http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/03/jimmys-stars/ jimmy.jpg 

 

New young adult (YA) fiction for 2008!

Book Talk written and performed by Maggie Moran.

]]> http://maggiereads.podbean.com/2008/09/03/jimmys-stars/feed/     New young adult (YA) fiction for 2008! Book Talk written and performed by Maggie Moran.     New young adult (YA) fiction for 2008! Book Talk written and performed by Maggie Moran. booktalk, ya, fiction, books, library, No No