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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt has just published a new book about the foundation for the Renaissance and the modern world.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Crime fiction is increasingly a global phenomenon.  Maybe you've heard of Nordic Noir... but how about Euro Noir?  Or African, Indian, Japanese crime fiction? 

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James Houston is the author of “Snow Mountain Passage: A Novel of the Donner Party.”  He tells Jim Fleming about his personal connection to the infamous group.

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Esteemed British novelist Ian McEwan reads from his latest book, "Solar"...

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Jack Pendarvis reads from his essay "The Fifty Greatest Things That Just Popped Into My Head," published in "The Believer" magazine.

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Captain James Yee volunteered after 9/11 to be the US Army Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay prison.  But then he was accused of spying, espionage, and aiding the alleged Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo.   He was held in solitary confinement for 76 days.

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Inocente is a 19 year old girl who grew up in San Diego.  She loves art and is an accomplished painter.  She’s also lived most of her life here as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. She was the subject of the film that won the 2013 Oscar for best documentary short.  It’s called Inocente. 

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James Frey is the author of “A Million Little Pieces,” a harrowing memoir of his time at an alcohol and drug treatment facility.

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