Danielle Trussoni is the author of “Falling Through the Earth,” a memoir of life with her Vietnam Vet father who was a tunnel rat during the war...
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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China Miéville´s new novel is called "Embassytown." It features aliens that speak a strange language in a strange way -- with two voices simultaneously. Miéville spoke with Anne Strainchamps about "Embassytown."
Jim Fleming talks with Classical pianist Christopher O’Riley who’s just released “True Love Waits” - a CD of arrangements of songs by the alternative rock band Radiohead.
Novelist Arthur Phillips is the author of "The Tragedy of Arthur." The book tells the story of a fictional character, also named Arthur Phillips, whose family finds a lost Shakespeare play.
The celebrated Irish novelist Colm Toibin talks about his admiration for the poet Elizabeth Bishop and the kinship he feels for her.
Frank Rich tells Jim Fleming that the Broadway musicals of his childhood were all about dysfunctional families and helped him cope with his own difficult family situation.
Donovan Campbell commanded a platoon of Marines in Ramadi. He tells Steve Paulson that to understand the events of April 6, you have to know what went on the night before.
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