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Official Podcast of the South Carolina State Library
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Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses art, writing, history, and libraries with award-winning illustrator Sophie Blackall and award-winning author Rita Williams-Garcia at the 2017 StoryfestSC held in Columbia on Saturday, June 3. Blackall’s editorial illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Architectural Digest, Town and Country, Vogue, and Gourmet. She has illustrated over thirty books for children including Ruby's Wish, Meet Wild Boars, Pecan Pie Baby, Big Red Lollipop, and the Ivy and Bean series and won the 2016 Randolph Caldecott Medal for Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear. Rita Williams-Garcia is an American writer of young-adult novels. She is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels for young adults and middle grade readers. She has won the 2011 Newbery Honor Award, Coretta Scott King Award, and Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for her book, One Crazy Summer. She also won the PEN/Norma Klein Award.
Links
Sophie Blackall: http://www.sophieblackall.com/
Rita Williams-Garcia https://rita-williamsgarcia.squarespace.com/
About StoryfestSC: StoryfestSC.org
Monday Jun 05, 2017
Monday Jun 05, 2017
In this episode of LibraryVoicesSC, Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses South Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras: Essays from the Proceedings of the South Carolina Association with Dr. Fritz Hamer. South Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras is an anthology of the most enduring and important scholarly articles about the Civil War and Reconstruction era published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association. Past officers of the South Carolina Historical Association (SCHA), Michael Brem Bonner and Fritz Hamer have selected 23 essays from the several hundred published since 1931 to create this treasure trove of scholarship on an impressive variety of subjects including race, politics, military events, and social issues.
Links:
About the book: https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2016/7665.html
SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum: https://www.crr.sc.gov/
Wednesday May 24, 2017
Wednesday May 24, 2017
Katie and Curtis sit down with USC Beaufort associate professor and author Brent Morris to discuss his newly-published book, Yes, Lord, I Know the Road: A History of African Americans in South Carolina, 1526-2008, with Documents at May 4th's Speaker @ the Center.
LINKS
Brent Morris: http://www.jbrentmorris.com/
About the Book: https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2016/7731.html
Speaker @ the Center: http://readsc.org/speakers
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Pamela and Katie sit down with local artists Amy Loftis Alley, Jessica Dame, Michaela Pilar Brown, Ginny Merett, Alexandra White, and Sandy Knowles to discuss the importance of art, the importance of women & women in art, and women's issues through an artist's lens. And in this episode, Katie acts as co-host and guest!
Links
Jessica Dame: https://jessicadame.com/
Michaela Pilar Brown: http://www.michaelapilarbrown.com/
Ginny Merett: https://ginnymerettartist.blogspot.com/
"Abstract Alexandra" Alexandra White: http://www.abstractalexandra.com/
Katie Simmons: http://katsimms.com
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017
Pamela and Andersen talk writing, libraries, and more with the 2017 Arbuthnot Lecture author Jacqueline Woodson. Ever wonder what Jacqueline Woodson would do if she wasn't a writer? What are some of her childhood memories of libraries? How does she choose names for characters? Listen to find out answers to these questions and more. And remember if you want to be a writer, "just keep writing."
Jacqueline's website: http://www.jacquelinewoodson.com/
About the Arbuthnot Lecture: http://www.ala.org/alsc/arbuthnot
Books specifically mentioned in the podcast:
"Visiting Day"
"After Tupac and D Foster"