Listening to Literature 02/09/2018

There’s less than a week left before the start of the Savannah Book Festival!  So, this Friday Listening to Literature will continue the festival preview it began in January, focusing on more authors and excerpts from their works.

Hosted byDr. Leigh Rich is a bioethicist, professor of Health Sciences at Armstrong State University, former editor in chief of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, and current editor in chief of Palaver, a book imprint supported by Ethica Projects, Pty Ltd, which is based out of Melbourne, Australia.

In his “Writer’s Credo,” Edward Abbey wrote “that words count, that writing matters, that poems, essays, and novels—in the long run—make a difference.” Abbey’s politics aside, the written word, whether fiction or nonfiction, educational or entertainment, holds a special place in our cultural histories, our communities, and our personal lives. Through interviews with authors, both local and remote, analysis with experts, and reviews of books, Listening to Literature explores literature of the present and the past.