Podcasted
A new experience: I've been podcasted. At last week's Montana Festival of the Book, the website www.newwest.net collaborated with audio engineer Leni Holliman to offer excerpts of newsworthy events. And one they covered was the panel I was moderating. You can view their overview here, or jump to specific podcasts below:
In the first clip, William Haywood Henderson and Kirby Larson talk about what led them to the subjects of their novels. Then Bill Wyman talks about a subject choosing him, and Paula Morin jokes about wild horses and grazing. I put Liza Nicholas last in the lineup because her book "Becoming Western" has the best overview of the panel's title, "The West that Was, the West that Is." By the way, I'm the one who sounds like a moderator.
In the second clip, I asked Bill to read a section of his novel "High Country" that seemed particularly illuminating to the panel topic. But he's also an outstanding reader and you get a flavor of the rhythms of his novel.
In the third clip, Paula offers a perspective I hadn't even expected the panel to get into, thanks to her training in art history. Paula's book "Honest Horses" grew out of an art exhibit she did of hand-painted photographs of wild horses. Kirby then runs with the topic, and Liza tries to disagree, suggesting that Wyoming was a canvas on which people like Owen Wister painted a view of what he saw as "the cowboy."
We didn't come up with any answers on the panel, but I found it an entertaining discussion, and I trust the audience did as well.
I'm always interested in feedback, via info at johnclaytonbooks...
In the first clip, William Haywood Henderson and Kirby Larson talk about what led them to the subjects of their novels. Then Bill Wyman talks about a subject choosing him, and Paula Morin jokes about wild horses and grazing. I put Liza Nicholas last in the lineup because her book "Becoming Western" has the best overview of the panel's title, "The West that Was, the West that Is." By the way, I'm the one who sounds like a moderator.
In the second clip, I asked Bill to read a section of his novel "High Country" that seemed particularly illuminating to the panel topic. But he's also an outstanding reader and you get a flavor of the rhythms of his novel.
In the third clip, Paula offers a perspective I hadn't even expected the panel to get into, thanks to her training in art history. Paula's book "Honest Horses" grew out of an art exhibit she did of hand-painted photographs of wild horses. Kirby then runs with the topic, and Liza tries to disagree, suggesting that Wyoming was a canvas on which people like Owen Wister painted a view of what he saw as "the cowboy."
We didn't come up with any answers on the panel, but I found it an entertaining discussion, and I trust the audience did as well.
I'm always interested in feedback, via info at johnclaytonbooks...
