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• Writer's past inspires new fiction
  Writer Carol Muske-Dukes reaches back to the 1970s, and her past as a creative writing teacher to both the privileged and the imprisoned, for a new work of fiction. In real life, Muske Dukes started a creative writing program for women at Riker's Island prison in New York City.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Carol Muske-Dukes: Author of "Channeling Mark Twain." Dukes is a poet, essayist and novelist. Her previous book "Sparrow," was a finalist for a National Book Award. She is founder of the creative writing program at the University of Southern California, where she is a professor. She also teaches at Columbia University.
  Resources
  Carol Muske-Dukes' Web site
• What social networks say about us
  The variety of online social networks continues to expand. Midmorning examines how kids and teens are using these networks over time, and how their networks change with their needs.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Anastasia Goodstein: Author of "Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online" (2007). She is also publisher of the blog Ypulse.
  Mary Madden: Senior research specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project. She is the author of a report called "Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks."
  Resources
  Pew Internet Project: Social Networking Websites and Teens

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