John Straley Podcast
February 10, 2009
The archived audio from John Straley’s January visit to the Juneau Public Libraries is now available as a two part podcast at JPL Podcasts. Take a listen and don’t miss out on future library podcasts, subscribe to JPL Podcasts.
John Straley to visit JPL
December 9, 2008
John Straley, Alaska Writer Laureate from 2006-2008, will join us at the Downtown Library, Saturday January 24th at 7pm as part of a 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Downtown Library Facility. Straley will read from and discuss his two latest works, The Big Both Ways (Novel) and the poetry collection, The Rising and the Rain. A short Q&A and book signing will follow and copies of both books will be available for purchase. For more information call Jonas: 586-0436 or Carol: 586-0434
To get a taste for what’s to come here are a few links to great podcasts available through, our sisters site; JPL Podcasts, The University of Alaska Podcasts and the interview show, It’s A Mystery.
The Rising and the Rain: an excerpt from the title poem of Straley’s first collection of poems.
What is This Thing Called Voice?
Straley leads a panel discussion at the Kachemak Bay Writer’s Conference in Homer, AK in June 2008.
Gray Area: Liars, Storytellers and Private Detectives
Recorded on October 17, 2008, at the Alaska Visionaries, Seekers, Leaders and Dreamers conference presented by the Alaska Historical Society and the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Elizabeth Foxwell speaks with John Straley
From the interview program It’s A Mystery, Straley talks about the influence of Theodore Roethke and other aspects of his “Alaska noir” mysteries with PI Cecil Younger. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the mp3 file.
