Interviews with Beverly Donofrio
Ave Maria
Listen to Beverly Donofrio describe her pilgrimage to Mexico from Los Angeles and how it relates to her memoir, Looking for Mary, or The Blessed Mother and Me.
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Adventure on the First Day of Kindergarten
With another school year upon us, we hear the story of a first day at kindergarten that started with trepidation and ended with unexpected excitement.
Beverly Donofrio is the author of the memoir Riding in Cars With Boys a memoir of growing up as the self–described “wild child” in an Italian working class neighborhood.
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Looking for Mary
Host Renee Montagne talks to writer Beverly Donofrio about her search for faith in her new book, Looking for Mary. (5:30)
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Magazine Mavens Talk Spirituality, Readership
Magazine editors Suzan Colon of O, The Oprah Magazine; Dawn Baskerville, of Essence Magazine; and Anita Malik of East West Magazine discuss the topics and the people gracing their pages this month. They also talk about the dangers of the magazine industry and how they hope to keep readers engaged.
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Rapes Stir up Controversy Over Justice in Mexico
Over the past few months, three American women have been raped in a Mexican town known for being an expatriate haven. Locals are upset because the foreigners are trying to force the government to take action when, they say, this happens to Mexicans all the time and no one does anything.
Listen to the NPR interview.