River Jordan is a southerner with a global perspective. She began her writing career as a playwright and spent over ten years with the Loblolly Theatre group, where her original works were produced, including Mama Jewels: Tales from Mullet Creek, Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and Virga.
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Creston Mapes on Backstory Saturday 8.9.08 Tuesday, August 5, 2008
 Join us this week as suspense novelist, Creston Mapes joins us on the show to talk about his latest release and the writing life. You know, you never get enough time to spend with friends. Well, I don't anymore and I don't think most of us do. Life somehow became busy to the point of crazy. And so, every week when I go to the radio station to host Backstory and hang out for a few hours - I think, Hey, I'm too busy to fit this one more thing into my schedule. But then I get there. And I'm surrounded by the things that make me want to put my feet on the floor in the morning. First, I have the freedom to play some of the wildest and most eclectic mixes of music I've ever heard. And you just  go there with me, listening to Ray Charles and Allman Brothers and George Jones and Coldplay and Frank Sinatra and world music, jazz, and the great, talented and yet to be discovered's. And I want to thank you for that and tell you - hey, thanks for hanging out. Thanks for the emails and notes about how much you've been enjoying the show, the authors, the excerpt readings of this and that, the odd poem here and there, and news and updates of what's happening in the world of story with conferences, festivals, and author appearences. Knowing you're out there, that I get to spend a few hours with a friend I can't always stop and chat with one-on-one just now, makes a world of difference to me. "DARK STAR is a gripping page-turner of a debut." -- InFuze Magazine --  Our drop in friend this week is suspense novelist, Creston Mapes. Worthy of any Grisham novel, this book was riveting from start to finish. Mapes is a rare find." -- Focus on Fiction -- "Mapes forges a powerful tale. 4 Stars - Top Pick!" -- Romantic Times Book Club -- So, it's not a one-way street. I'm on the air but so are you. Email me with a word or two (as I keep studio lines open for author interviews only). Send me your favorite new reads, quotes, songs, book festival news, and stories. I show up because I get to hang out with you doing what I love best - promoting the Passion of Story - in all its diverse, quirky, literary, and wonderful sides. See you Saturday on the air. 98.9fm Nashville, Comcast SAP Channel 10 Davidson County Tennessee, http://www.radiofreenashville.org/
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Great Stories, Great Music, and Great Company Friday, August 1, 2008 Don't miss this Saturday as we play some of your favorite music, lead you right into discovering some new songwriters and singers we've discovered, share reviews of new novels, what's happening in the book festival world, and share some of our favorite out takes from writer's on the road. It's like talking a great road trip with an old friend. Great stories, Great Music, and Great company! Tune in live 98.9lpfm Nashville, Comcast SAP Channel 10 Davidson, and www.radiofreenashville.org world wide. 4-6 Central every Saturday Afternoon. Labels: books, music, Stories, writing
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"Mystical and magically written, Saints In Limbo, is a beautiful novel from start to finish. With vivid characters and lush language, readers will find themselves thinking of Augusta Trobaugh's Resting in the Bosom of the Lamb. Fans of River Jordan will be thrilled with this latest work."
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