(Aired Sat 10/19/24) On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Andrew K. Clark, Appalachian Gothic writer and poet who lives near Asheville, NC - and shares the first part of his conversation with Peggy Douglas of "Southern Exposure."

Richard Jackson - who established the creative writing program on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - talks about his latest collection of poems, "Where the Wind Comes From," on this episode of "Open Book" with WUTC's Richard Winham.

On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Michael Ake, Holly Morse-Ellington and Kashun Parks of Cast Iron Storytelling from Next Exit Productions - and author Mark Anderson.

Laura Hankin - whose latest novel and first romcom is "One-Star Romance" - is Richard Winham's guest on this episode of "Open Book."

On this "Open Book," Richard Winham talks with Tasha Coryell - author of "Love Letters to a Serial Killer" - and shares a story from Jason Tinney.

(Aired 5/18/24) For this "Open Book," my first guest is Stephen Eoannou, author of "Yesteryear" - followed by singer-songwriter Pi Jacobs.

(Aired 5/11/24) In this "Open Book," my guest is a practicing psychiatrist who writes under the name James Champion. He decided to use a different name when writing his first novel to protect the patients he writes about in his account of the two years he spent in medical school as a clinical resident.

(Aired 4/13/2024) For the first half of this week’s "Open Book," my guests are the local playwrights, actors and producers Jason Tinney and Holly Morse-Ellington. In the second half of the show, my guest is novelist Melodie Edwards.

Richard Winham talks to Jason Tinney - actor, writer and producer - about his latest project "Cast Iron Storytelling." The series of curated stories from ordinary people was launched in April at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga - and returns there on Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd.

For this Open Book which is now on two successive Saturday evenings every month, my guest is Rose McLarney whose most recent collection of poems, Colorfast, has just been published.