Open Book

Robert Crais began his career writing scripts for such groundbreaking television shows as Hill Street Blues, Cagney and Lacey, and L.A Law. But after ten years in Hollywood spent writing as one of a group of writers working on a script, he left to write novels “he wanted to read” and over which he had sole control. Since the mid-1980s, he’s written nineteen novels, published in 62 countries, featu...

Grafted Culture (Grafted Culture) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Grafted Culture, the Dutch-American sister duo with an international indie folk-pop sound who now live in the Chattanooga area.

(Signal Mountain Playhouse) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Garry Posey and Bea Burbank on “Matilda: The Musical” - premiering Friday, July 8th at Signal Mountain Playhouse.

Patty Griffin (pattygriffin.com) Richard Winham shares his conversation with Patty Griffin, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.

(Howard Brown) (aired Weds 6/22/22) Richard Winham shares a conversation with poet Howard Brown, whose new collection is “Variations in the Perception of Color.”

Rachel McIntyre Smith (rachelmcintyresmith.com) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Rachel McIntyre Smith, the Chattanooga singer-songwriter, on her new album “Glory Daze.”

Barking Legs Theater (Barking Legs Theater) Richard Winham speaks with Courtenay Cholovich, Andrew Ledbetter and Matt Harris, the three standup comedians producing, hosting and performing in the Scenic City Super Show on Saturday night at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.

Deborah Levine (Tennessee Entertainment Commission) Richard Winham shares a conversation with author Deborah Levine, whose most recent work is a radio play “Untold” - coming to WUTC next month.

Rachelle Barr - cartinglee (cartinglee.com) (aired Weds 5/04/22) Richard Winham shares the second part of a conversation with Rachelle Barr - the singer and songwriter who performs as Cartinglee - on this week’s Talking Writing.

Rachelle Barr (cartinglee.com) Richard Winham shares the first part of a conversation with Rachelle Barr - the singer and songwriter who performs as Cartinglee - on this week’s Talking Writing.

Christian J. Collier (christianjcollier.com) Richard Winham shares part two of his conversation with poet, artist and educator Christian J. Collier - whose most recent collection of poems is “The Gleaming of the Blade.” (Bull City Press / christianjcollier.com)

Christian J. Collier (christianjcollier.com) Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with poet, artist and educator Christian J. Collier - whose most recent collection of poems is “The Gleaming of the Blade.” (Bull City Press / christianjcollier.com)

Helga Kidder (Chattanooga Writers Guild) Richard Winham shares the second part of his conversation with poet Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” her new collection of poetry that traces the arc of her life from her native Germany to Chattanooga today.

(Creative Commons) Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with poet Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” her new collection of poetry that traces the arc of her life from her native Germany to Chattanooga today. Helga Kidder (Chattanooga Writers Guild)

(all that improbable blue / Creative Commons) Richard Winham shares a conversation with singer-songwriter Charlotte Simon, who has just released her first album.

Flannery O’Connor (Floyd Jillson) Flannery O’Connor was born nearly a century ago in Savannah, Georgia - and her complex legacy as a Southern Gothic writer reverberates to this day. “Flannery’s Cafe” is a play that delves into her notions of prejudice, grace and redemption through the characters in her stories. Written by Peggy Douglas and Jason Tinney, the play opens Friday at Chattanooga State C...

Marilyn & Neville Forsythe (Neville Forsythe) Richard Winham speaks with Marilyn Forsythe - wife of the late Chattanooga chef Neville Forsythe - about “Gone Nuts About Herbs,” a collection of his favorite recipes that she edited.

Lisa Baker (Wes Tobayoyong / lisabakerguitar.com) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Lisa Baker - guitarist, composer, painter and educator - who will give a presentation at UTC on Monday, February 28th on some of the women whose seminal creative influence has been largely overlooked.

(Moonshine Cove Publishing) Richard Winham shares the second part of his conversation with Robert Gwaltney, vice president of Easter Seals North Georgia - and author of the debut novel “The Cicada Tree,” set in a small Mississippi town in the 1950’s. Robert Gwaltney (Robert Gwaltney)

Robert Gwaltney (Robert Gwaltney) Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with Robert Gwaltney, vice president of Easter Seals North Georgia - an author of the debut novel “The Cicada Tree,” set in a small Mississippi town in the 1950’s. (Moonshine Cove Publishing)

Douglas Wolk, at right - and the cover of his book, at left. (Penguin Random House) (aired Weds 11/24/21) Richard Winham speaks with Douglas Wolk, author of the book “All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told,” published by Penguin Random House.

Dr. Jing Tsu (Yale University) Richard Winham shares a conversation with Dr. Jing Tsu, literary scholar and cultural historian at Yale University, on her new book, “Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern.” (Penguin Random House)

Gwen Kirby (Gwen Kirby) (aired Weds 1/19/22) Richard Winham shares a conversation with author Gwen Kirby on her debut collection of short stories.

(followtheseinstructions / Creative Commons) (aired Weds 1/12/22) Richard Winham shares the second part of conversation with four writers in the Chattanooga area: Helga Kidder , Cynthia Young , KB Ballentine and Rachel Landrum Crumble .

(chimpwithcan / Creative Commons) (aired Weds 1/05/22) Richard Winham shares the first part of conversation with four writers in the Chattanooga area: Helga Kidder , Cynthia Young , KB Ballentine and Rachel Landrum Crumble .