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Tom Caughlin published his own novel and put out thousands of his own dollars in publicity- and it worked. He sold more than enough copies to make up for it. Now, he's put out a second novel. Also, a look inside the world of Christian music. There's a big festival this weekend at Loon Mountain. Check out more about the festival at www.newsoundconcerts.com

Tommy Makem has been performing Irish music for 40 years; he?s a past recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Folk Music Association. He was born in Northern Ireland. He came to America to be an actor, settled in Dover, then moved to New York, where he got caught up in the emerging folk music scene there. In recent years, he?s been trying to promote the Irish song tradition. His web site www.makem.com includes information on his latest projects.

Steve Lantos is a high school chemistry teacher in the Boston area, and a part-time resident of New Hampshire's Lakes region. He's also a travel writer who's journeyed all over the world - to Korea, Cuba, and Eastern Europe, just to name a few. The second edition of "New Hampshire," a travel guide to the Granite State in the Moon Handbook series, has just been published by Avalon Travel.

Trish Lindberg is the founder and director of Kearsarge Arts Theater�or KAT. In its 18-year history, more than 3000 children have taken part in KAT�s summer program, or performed in its productions. Last year�s production, �Mail to the Chief,� was based on children�s letters to the President; it was performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. For more information about KAT, send them a postcard care of Timmie Poh, P. O. Box 704, New London, NH 03257.

Tomie dePaola is a children?s author and illustrator, and the creator of characters like Strega Nona. Recently, he?s been writing a semi-autobiographical series of ?chapter books,? for older readers. He?s also working on a series about an anthropomorphic family of dogs. Tomie?s web site is www.bingley.com (This is a longer version of an interview that aired on March 30.)