Monday, August 12, 2019: Groundbreaking Author - Sara Paretsky

Today's show continues with another iconic writer in a very different genre. Sara Paretsky, author of the best-selling V.I. Warshawski detective novels, joins me for a discussion about sexism in publishing, crime fiction in the service of social justice, and the founding of the organization Sisters in Crime. One of my favorite interviews ever, so don't miss it.

Here's a link to the extended interview. 1:00:06

Ed’s note: On learning that she would be included in a show featuring Toni Morrison, Sara Paretsky said she was overwhelmed. We asked for a comment on Morrison’s influence, and she replied: “Morrison’s extraordinary genius as a writer of fiction and user of language is something I admire but can’t hope to emulate. What I do hope to emulate is her courage, her forthrightness, in speech and writing. One thing that has stuck with me all week is a comment by Rachel Ghansah on Morrison’s legacy in her life: ‘We need to speak with clarity and not let anyone sanitize our voices and our thoughts, but also have the freedom to say this space right here is mine. And this writing is where I’m free, and no one can tell me what to be.'”

Click here to listen to the show. 59:50 min

Also on today's show:
Toni Morrison

Monday, October 2, 2017: Michelle Cox, J.L. Doucette and Kate Raphael on place-based mysteries

Craft is the topic on this week's Women's Magazine

In the second half of the show, Kate discusses writing mysteries that emphasize the sense of a place, with fellow mystery authors Michelle Cox and J.L. Doucette. 

Cox's wildly successful Henrietta & Inspector Howard series is set in Chicago during the 1930s.

Doucette's acclaimed debut novel Last Seen utilizes the harsh landscape of rural Wyoming to create a taut psychological thriller.

Listen now or Get MP3. 26:40 min

Join us for an hour of warmth and humor with women who are making a difference through culture.


Click here to listen to entire show. 59:50 min


Also on today's show:
Reem Assil, activist and baker

Events:

Tuesday, October 3, 7pm
518 Valencia, San Francisco
(near 16th & Mission BART)
hosted by Middle East Children’s Alliance
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away

Discussion, food and cake!
All book sales will benefit Middle East Children’s Alliance


cosponsored by Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!), Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Jewish Voice for Peace, Art Forces, KPFA Women’s Magazine and San Francisco Women In Black

https://www.richmondrainbowpride.org/

http://www.thefreight.org/event/1569104-juntos-por-puerto-rico-berkeley/

Monday, July 31, 2017: She Writes Mystery Tour

This Monday, July 31, on Women's Magazine Kate Raphael will be speaking with JL Newton, author of Oink! A Food For Thought Mystery, Jennifer Dwight, author of the literary suspense novel The Tolling of Mercedes Bell, and Amy S. Peele, author of Cut! a Medical Mystery.  We talk about what's so appealing about murder and mayhem, and how crime fiction lends itself to exploration of social justice. These are some smart, funny and articulate women, so don't miss it.

Click here to listen to the entire show. 59:50 min

All four of us are donating copies of our books to KPFA for this special fund drive show so you can get all four of our novels - including advance copies of my not-yet-released Murder Under the Fig Tree - as thank you gifts for your pledge to KPFA of $120 or more during the 1-2 pm hour on Monday. The books retail for $16.95 so it's a great deal, and helps to keep KPFA and Women's Magazine on the air. The premium will be available throughout the drive, which ends August 4.

Tune in at 94.1 FM in Northern California or online anywhere at www.kpfa.org. To pledge any amount call 1-800-439-5732 or donate securely at www.kpfa.org/donate.

Today's conversation is a preview of the She Writes Mystery Tour that kicks off this Friday evening, August 4, at Barnes & Noble in Emeryville, where we'll be joined by Michelle Cox, author of the popular historical mysteries A Girl Like You and A Ring of Truth, and JL Doucette, author of the Wyoming-inspired suspense novel, Last Seen. If you're in the Bay Area or Orange County/San Diego, hope you can make it to one of these events:

Fri, August 4, 7:00 pm
Barnes and Noble, 5604 Bay St, Emeryville, CA 94608

Sat, August 5, 7:00 pm
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925

Mon, August 7, 7:00 pm
Dog Eared Books, 489 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114

Tues, August 8, 7:00 pm
Books Inc., 855 El Camino Real, Suite 74, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Friday, Aug 11, 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, 26751 Aliso Creek Rd., Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Sat, August 12, 2:00 pm (note different time)
Barnes & Noble, 1040 North El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024