Spanish writer Teresa Solana writes biting, satirical crime stories set in her native city -- Barcelona. In her latest, she explores the fallout from Spain's economic crisis.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Etgar Keret tells Anne Strainchamps that he is the child of Holocaust survivors and that his work reflects life in Israel as it really is today.
Chiori Miyagawa is a playwright in New York and teaches at Bard College. “Comet Hunter” is the story of Caroline Herschel who collaborated with her brother William during the 18th and early 19th centuries and made several important contributions to astronomy.
Reporter Beverly Donofrio tells Anne Strainchamps about her fascination with the Virgin Mary, and her incredible experiences at a site where Mary is said to appear. Her book is “Looking for Mary.
Brenda Peterson talks with Steve Paulson about the gray whale. They mate and give birth in Baja, where they exhibit “friendly whale syndrome” and migrate to Alaska.
Don Lattin says the whole strange trip started when Leary swallowed some magic mushrooms in Mexico in 1960.
Artist and activist Molly Crabapple believes borders are soon becoming a thing of the past.
Psychiatrist Darold Treffert regards savants as "islands of genius." He talks about a lifetime of studying savant syndrome.
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