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Literary Notes

Literary Notes

By: Washington Talking Book & Braille Library
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 Join the volunteers at the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library as they interview local authors about books they’ve written in the WTBBL catalog. New episodes every other Thursday! The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) is a free library service available to all Washington state residents who struggle to read standard print due to blindness, visual impairment, a reading disability like dyslexia, or any other condition which might impact an individual’s ability to read standard print. WTBBL has over 150,000 audiobooks and over 25,000 braille books available to check out, as well as assistive equipment such as talking book machines, and refreshable braille displays.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • E.J. Koh | The Magical Language of Others & The Liberators

    E.J. Koh | The Magical Language of Others & The Liberators
    May 29 2025

    Poet, novelist, screenwriter, and translator E.J. Koh reunites with her former roommate and current WTBBL volunteer Yoon Park to discuss her memoir, The Magical Language of Others, and her novel The Liberators. They talk about Koh's writing process, Korean mothers, and Koh returns some money she owed Park from back in the day.
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    56 mins
  • Anna Zivarts | When Driving is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency

    Anna Zivarts | When Driving is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency
    May 15 2025

    Disability advocate Anna Zivarts has a conversation with WTBBL volunteer Betsy Haddox about her book When Driving is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency. They discuss how mobility can improve for all sorts of populations, the disability activism of years past, their favorite Seattle bus lines, and much more.
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    1 hr
  • ARCHIVE: Daniel Levitin | The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature

    ARCHIVE: Daniel Levitin | The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature
    May 1 2025

    Musician, record producer, and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin dropped by our studios back in 2008 to talk about his book The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature. Library volunteer Dave Watson conducted the interview.
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    30 mins
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