Never underestimate the power of a high school librarian.
“I spotted this book that looked rather risque”
Judge Olly Neal tells his daughter, Karama, how he discovered African American author Frank Yerby while cutting class and hiding out in the school library.
Recorded in partnership with the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Little Rock, AK.
One of the best projects to appear on public radio is StoryCorps. This morning's story comes from a judge in Little Rock who tells his daughter (and us) how he fell in love with reading.
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JohnHello and welcome to StoryWorks. I'm John and this is my little corner of the Web.
In "East of Eden", John Steinbeck wrote, "If the story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule -- a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last."
I think that Steinbeck guy was onto something. That's why I'm sharing these stories.
Through words, images and sounds, these storytellers, storyworkers if you will, caught my attention. In some cases they captured my imagination.
Let me know if their stories resonate with you, too. I hope so.
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