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American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld - Audiobook - Random House Audio

On what might become one of the most significant days in her husband’s presidency, Alice Blackwell considers the strange and unlikely path that has led her to the White House–and the repercussions of a life lived, as she puts it, “almost in opposition to itself.

http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780739323861

Podcast Help (Podcasts) (Library of Congress)

A podcast is an audio or video file that is available for listening or viewing on your computer or downloadable to a portable media device or mp3 player. Podcasts are usually parts of a series and are distributed via individual episodes.

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Charles Simic: Book Festival 07 (Podcasts) (Library of Congress)

Charles Simic was recently appointed 15th U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by the Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. The author of 18 books of poetry, Simic is also an essayist, translator and editor.

http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest/podcast_simic.html

Peter Robinson: Book Festival 08 (Podcasts) (Library of Congress)

Crime novelist Peter Robinson talks about how his character Inspector Banks has evolved over 21 years; shares writing tips that he teaches in his classes; and reminiscences about the writers who influenced him, including his tutor who became a world renowned author.

http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest08/podcast_robinson.html

Kimberly Dozier: Book Festival 08 (Podcasts) (Library of Congress)

Kimberly Dozier is an award-winning CBS News correspondent, who reported primarily on the war in Iraq from 2003 until she was seriously injured by a car bomb in 2006.

http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest08/podcast_dozier.html

Victoria Rowell: Book Festival 07 (Podcasts) (Library of Congress)

Victoria Rowel is a talented dancer and actress who has played starring roles on "Diagnosis: Murder" and "The Young & the Restless." She is a two-time Emmy Award nominee and has won the NAACP Image Award 11 times.

http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest/podcast_rowell.html

Jon Scieszka: Book Festival 08 (Podcasts) (Library of Congress)

Jon Scieszka shares writing tips; tells parents how to inspire their children to read more; and discusses his job as the nation’s ambassador for young readers.

http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest08/podcast_scieszka.html

Terry Pratchett: Book Festival 07 (Podcasts) (Library of Congress)

Terry Pratchett published his first story when he was 13 and sold his first full-length novel at the age of 21. He is the author of the best-selling Discworld series that includes "The Color of Magic" (1983) and his most recent book "Making Money" (HarperCollins, 2007).

http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest/podcast_pratchett.html

Marisa de los Santos: Book Festival 08 (Podcasts) (Library of Congress)

"I have always been word obsessed," says Marisa de los Santos. She talks about the music of language; shares little-known details about her third book; and reveals why learning about the human side of Clara Barton, Joan of Arc and Helen Keller inspired her.

http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest08/podcast_santos.html