Summer Blend Book Club Wraps Up |
Summer Blend Book Club Wraps Up
Tell Me More
National Public Radio
2011-08-25
Michel Martin, Host
This series began in June with the help of Heidi Durrow, author and co-founder of the “Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival.” All summer long, Tell Me More has been covering books about the multicultural experience in America. Durrow checks back in with host Michel Martin to discuss the novels in the program’s Summer Blend Book Club.
MICHEL MARTIN, host: As we said earlier, our Summer Blend book series has taken us deep into the experience of the emerging story of mixed-race Americans.
We decided to end where we began, with a conversation with author Heidi Durrow. She is the author of the bestseller “The Girl Who Fell From the Sky.” She cofounded the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival, and she helped us kick off our series back in June. And she joins us once again from NPR West.
Heidi, welcome back. Thanks so much for joining us, and thank you for helping us with the series.
HEIDI DURROW: Thanks for having me back….
Read the transcript here. Listen to the interview (00:06:30) here, download it here.
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