home  select a topic arts & literature education & learning history & culture home & how-to kids & family local focus news & public affairs science & nature all programs radio tv arts & literature education & learning history & culture home & how-to kids & family local focus news & public affairs science & nature radio FAQ tv FAQ   about KQED   support KQED   the guide online   email newsletters   DTV transition   KQED store   help & FAQ   contact info Forum: California Reading: 2003 Archive KQED Public Radio's Forum presents California Reading, a radio book club featuring fiction about California and by California authors. Each month, listeners are invited to read a selected book and share their thoughts online and during a special hour of Forum. Below are the books that Michael Krasny and callers discussed in 2003. January 2003 The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston Listen to the program. Discuss the book online. February 2003 The Octopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris Listen to the program. Discuss the book online. March 2003 The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler Listen to the program. Discuss the book online. April 2003 The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Listen to the program. Discuss the book online. May 2003 Vineland by Thomas Pynchon Listen to the program. Discuss the book online. June 2003 House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday Listen to the program. Discuss the book online. July 2003 Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion Listen to the program. Discuss the book online. August 2003 Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner Listen to the program. Discussion questions and reading guide from the publisher. September 2003 Call of the Wild by Jack London Listen to the program. October 2003 The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett Listen to the program. November 2003 The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West Listen to the program. December 2003 Rabbit Boss by Thomas Sanchez Listen to the program. back to top site map | terms of service | privacy policy Copyright © 1994-2008 KQED. All Rights Reserved.		SPONSORED BY: