New Interview is now up from New Dimensions Radio

Recently several new interviews with me have appeared on-line:

 If you're interested in my book CIRLCING HOME you'll enjoy the interview that's now up for download from New Dimensions Radio: "Practice of Settlement, Finding a Place." (http://www.newdimensions.org/program.php?id=3254 ) The hour-long piece was recorded last April in California and ran the week of October 1st, 2008, on 600 radio stations (mostly public) world-wide. Legendary interviewer Michael Toms is the host. Over the past 20 years he's interviewed thousands of authors including several early important Joseph Campbell pieces and even the Dalai Lama! Here's Tom's description of the program:

"As a sharp observer of the natural world, John Lane spent the first half of his life roaming and writing about life on the move. In mid-life he met Betsy, married and put down roots, surprisingly where he began his life in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Once he was settled he decided to learn everything he could about the place in which he now resides. He took a saucer and a pen and drew a circle that represented one mile in radius from his home and proceeded to explore every facet of the place including the topography, the history, the ancient and current citizenry, and industry. This exploration sharpened his sense of place and serves as a model for how we might look at our own homes, terrain, and communities. When writing an essay for National Geographic's book, Heart of a Nation, edited by Barry Lopez, Lane states it was "the beginning of the settling process. It was a coming to terms with things in your past and things in your place that you've ignored as important … I began to think, 'What is it like to bore into this place that I am from?'" He shares with us the virtues and obstacles of becoming native to one place"

Also, there are also two videos of interview questions asked of me at Anne Arundel Community College recently. I'm the nonfiction judge for their national "wordscapes" contest. The questions are about personal essay writing. They can be viewed on the Wordscapes web site: http://www.aacc.edu/studentlitcompetition/judges/john_lane.cfm