Children’s book author Avi talks with Anne Strainchamps about his Breakfast Serials project which publishes stories for children in newspapers.
Children’s book author Avi talks with Anne Strainchamps about his Breakfast Serials project which publishes stories for children in newspapers.
How do composers and performers play with our expectations to keep the brain interested in music?
We're celebrating National Poetry Month this year by reading some of our favorite poems. Here's Charles with Bukowski's "The Laughing Heart."
Cory Doctorow is a writer and digital activist who works to defend electronic freedom.
David Cantwell and Bill Friskics-Warren are the co-authors of “Heartaches by the number: Country Music’s 500 Greatest Singles.”
Novelist Richard Powers bookmarks "Objects and Empathy" by Arthur Saltzman.
Dominique Browning tells Anne Strainchamps that after her divorce, she took a perverse pride in letting her house fall apart. Eventually, she came back to life and started taking care of things again.
Criminologist Nils Christie's Dangerous Idea? Treat prisoners as people.