Story Archives of 'Jodi Picoult'

We talk with Jodi Picoult about her new novel, "The Tenth Circle." It's full of literary and literal images of a family in turmoil and includes comic strip drawings that illuminate the tragedies and dreams of the fictional characters. And, on this Saint Patrick’s Day, we'll hear from singer Carol Noonan about her complicated relationship with the song Danny Boy.

Eight women, all breast cancer survivors put the stories of their disease on paper. Each wrote about the sickness of chemotherapy, the shame of losing your hair, the fears of death, the support of family, and a new look on life now that their cancer is in remission. Now they've presenting their words on stage in an eight woman show called Bosom Buddies. We'll look at the personal side of breast cancer and see how writing and performing has helped these women in the healing process. Laura's guests are Leah Carey, Director of Bosom Buddies. Jodi Picoult, New York Times best selling author and co-facilitator of the Bosom Buddies project. We'll also be joined by Kathy McGovern and P.J. Hamel, two of the women performers of Bosom Buddies.

Jodi Picoult had always wanted to write a ghost story. She has done it with her 10th novel, Second Glance. Strange things start to happen in a small Vermont town when a piece of land is developed against the will of the local Abenaki. Through her book Jodi Picoult explores paranormal activity, the history of the Abenaki and the Vermont eugenics project of the 1930's.

Jodi Picoult had always wanted to write a ghost story. She has done it with her 10th novel, ?Second Glance.? Strange things start to happen in a small Vermont town when a piece of land is developed against the will of the local Abenaki. Through her book, Jodi Picoult explores paranormal activity, the history of the Abenaki and the Vermont eugenics project of the 1930?s.

Jodi Picoult is a novelist, and mother of three, living in Hanover. Her eighth novel, "Salem Falls," has just been published by Pocket Books; it tells the story of a man falsely accused of a sex crime, with obvious parallels to the Salem witch trials. She talked about the book, some of the research she did for it, and the demands of juggling a writing career, a family, and a sheep farm. Jodi's web site is www.jodipicoult.com. This was originally broadcast in June.