Jeanine Basinger tells Anne Strainchamps how the movie studios manufactured stars from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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He talks about his new CD, "Sorry We're Open," and his future projects.
Chicago May was a 19th century Irish immigrant who became a con-woman and crook instead of a maid or factory worker.
Paul Collins researched forgotten stars for his book “Banvard’s Folly: Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity and Rotten Luck.”
Michael Ruhlman is the author of “Wooden Boats: In Pursuit of the Perfect Craft at an American Boatyard.” He says that wooden boats are alive and have souls.
Novelist Nicholson Baker tells Anne Strainchamps that e-readers have some advantages over the printed book, but the Kindle isn't his favorite.
Jill Fredston and her husband spend months every year rowing in the Arctic. And she tells a whale of a fish story!
In this EXTENDED interview, Adam Mansbach talks about his new novel, "Rage is Back."
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