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Date: April 13, 2009 10:10:01 AM EDT
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Subject: SIRIUS XM Expands Book Radio Channel
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News Release Issued: April 13, 2009 10:00 AM EDT
SIRIUS XM Expands Book Radio Channel
24/7 channel includes new live, call-in show with authors, wide
variety of audio books, bestsellers at drive time, "Harlequin
Romance Radio," slam poetry and more
Veteran broadcaster Pia Lindstrom's weekly show to feature top
guests from publishing as well as film, music and the arts
NEW YORK, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio
announced today that it is expanding its Book Radio channel --
SIRIUS channel 117 and XM channel 163 -- exploring all sides of the
book world and taking listeners behind-the-scenes with a wide and
varied programming lineup including author interviews, daily
broadcasts of audio books including "drive time bestsellers," radio
theater and more.
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Today SIRIUS XM will launch Pia Lindstrom Presents, an exclusive
weekly interview show hosted by the veteran movie and theater
critic, giving listeners exposure to the insiders of the publishing
world. Pia Lindstrom Presents will air Mondays at 11:00 pm ET and
replay Wednesdays at 3:00 pm ET and Sundays at 7:30 pm ET on Book
Radio. Every week Lindstrom will talk with guests from the world of
books as well as film directors, producers, literary insiders and
others. For her first show Lindstrom will sit down with her sister,
the renowned actress Isabella Rossellini, to discuss her new book
Green Porno, based on her Sundance Channel web series. Future
guests include Morgan Entrekin, President and Publisher of Grove/
Atlantic Books.
Book Radio will launch its first live call-in show, Cover to Cover
Live, on April 14 at 3:00 pm ET. Hosts Maggie Linton and Kim
Alexander will connect listeners with the authors they love. Cover
to Cover Live will air weekly, every Tuesday from 3:00 - 4:00 pm
ET. Upcoming guests will include bestselling author David Baldacci
and financial experts Jonathan Pond and Harrine Freeman.
"Pia Lindstrom Presents is where you'll hear from literary lions,
movie critics, publishers, lyricists, authors, slam poets and
friends -- the fascinating people who put words on paper," said Pia
Lindstrom. "I am very excited to bring my love of books and
intimate conversations with the people who create them, to SIRIUS
XM's millions of listeners."
"SIRIUS XM's Book Radio is perfect for our subscribers,
particularly listeners in their cars on commutes and road trips,
where they can enjoy great stories and also hear the stories behind
the stories," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content
Officer, SIRIUS XM Radio. "We've assembled a team of people with
the highest passion for the literary world. With the launch of Pia
Lindstrom Presents and Cover to Cover Live, Book Radio truly
becomes the radio leader in the world of books."
Lindstrom worked in television journalism for three decades in
California and New York. She received two Emmy® Awards and the New
York Associated Press Broadcasters Award for news reporting. She
worked at WCBS-TV as a News Correspondent and for 23 years at WNBC-
TV as a News Reporter, Co-Anchor and Arts Editor.
Maggie Linton and Kim Alexander have a combined total of over 60
years of broadcasting experience. Linton is the Program Director of
Book Radio. Alexander is the host of Fiction Nation, a weekly
conversation with writers, actors, editors and librarians, and This
is Audible, a program that explores the spoken word in all its
forms through conversations with authors, voice talents, reviews,
and interviews as well as a weekly countdown of the hottest titles.
Book Radio's deep audio library covers the spectrum--fiction; non-
fiction; biographies; self-help; comedy; young adult; literary
fiction; thrillers; short stories; fantasy; mystery; suspense; and
more, including Harlequin Romance Radio's sultry plots; original
and inventive slam poetry and the classic works and characters of
Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Tolstoy.
Upcoming books and authors to be featured on Book Radio this month
include The Terror, the story of a doomed team of explorers in the
Antarctic by New York Times bestselling author Dan Simmons; and New
York Times bestselling author David Baldacci is on hand to
introduce his entire Camel Club series, beginning with The Camel
Club, and his latest novel First Family. In honor of Earth Week
(April 21 - 25) Washington Post garden editor Adrian Higgins will
appear to discuss environmentally safe gardening, and NASA climate
scientist Gavin Schmidt and photographer Joshua Wolfe will discuss
how global warming is affecting our planet and their latest book
Climate Change. Other authors featured on Book Radio include Amy
Tan; Jonathan Kellerman; Carl Hiaasen; Jhumpa Lahiri; Philip K.
Dick; Steve Berry; Bill Bryson; and Heather Graham.
For the complete Book Radio programming lineup and the complete
list of books and authors currently airing on the channel please
visit www.sirius.com and www.xmradio.com.
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