Kashmir, India was an earthly paradise until recently, combining great physical beauty with a tolerant lifestyle.
Kashmir, India was an earthly paradise until recently, combining great physical beauty with a tolerant lifestyle.
Jason Merkoski talks about his book, "Burning the Page: The Ebook Revolution and the Future of Reading."
Film-maker Steve James talks with Anne Strainchamps about “Stevie.” It’s a documentary that chronicles James’ attempt to reconnect with his “Little Brother” Stevie Fielding.
Michelle Clay brings us a story that gives new meaning to the idea of locally sourced food.
Nina Simone's powerful voice and turbulent life are the subjects of an Oscar-nominated documentary, a new biography and a forthcoming Hollywood biopic. But it's her politics that speaks most forcefully to a new generation of African American activists. Biographer Alan Light talks about the incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon.
The novelist and feminist critic talks about tackling her trolls and “writing to the point of uncomfortability.”
Novelist Siri Hustvedt has an undiagnosed seizure disorder which afflicts her at unpredictable moments.
Tom Carson is a novelist, television critic and the author of “Gilligan’s Wake.” He talks about blending James Joyce’s classic “Finnegan’s Wake” with those seven wacky castaways from “Gilligan’s Island.”