Wired for Books <http://wiredforbooks.org> is an online educational project of the WOUB Center for Public Media at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The website features author interviews, dramatic audio productions of classic literature, readings of poetry, short stories, lectures, essays, and children's literature. Ohio University is a public university located in Athens, Ohio that is situated on a 1,800 acre (7. ... Athens is a small, historic college town located in Athens County, in southeastern Ohio, USA, on the Hocking River. ...

Nearly 700 uncut audio author interviews conducted by Don Swaim for CBS Radio are available at Wired for Books in their entirety. Original unabridged audio productions of The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, and The Tragedy of Macbeth can be found at Wired for Books in streaming media. Poets and short story writers read their works, often with commentary. Kids' Corner, the children's section of Wired for Books, features the stories of Beatrix Potter and other classic stories for children. Don Swaim is an American journalist, writer, and broadcaster. ... ʔ Potters illustration of her anthropomorphic rabbits — in this case the married cousins, Benjamin and Flopsy Bunny (with Peter Rabbit in the background), from The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies Beatrix Potter, or Helen Beatrix Potter (July 28, 1866 – December 22, 1943) was a British childrens book author and...

Wired for Books was chosen in 2006 by the National Endowment for the Humanities as one of the best online sites for education in the humanities. The website also won the Streamers WebSage Award (1999) from Real Networks for the best educational use of streaming media. Wired for Books was launched on May 25, 1997. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency created in 1965. ...

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