Nicholson Baker's latest novel is called "The Anthologist." Baker tells Anne Strainchamps the book's about a writer who longs to be a poet.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jedediah Purdy is the author of “For Common Things: Irony, Trust and Commitment in America Today” and “Being America: Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an American World.”
In Laura Poitras's film "My Country, My Country" she shoots in cinema verite style and based her film on the actions of an Iranian physician and his family around the recent Iranian election.
Ralph Knowles is one of the godfathers of the modern "green" design movement. His ninth book on the subject is "Ritual House: Drawing on Nature's Rhythms."
What happens when you discover racial fear in yourself? Rachel Shadoan recently reached an uncomfortable conclusion: she was afraid of black men. Rachel was appalled and decided to do something about it. She tells her story in an article titled, "I am racist and so are you."
Mary Sweeney was producer, editor and co-writer of “The Straight Story.” The film concerned an elderly man’s cross country journey on a riding mower and was directed by David Lynch.
Robert Logan is the author of "Understanding New Media: Extending Marshall McLuhan." He talks to Anne Strainchamps about their friendship and the great man's work.
Lewis Hyde invokes the cultural commons – that vast store of art and ideas from the past that enrich everybody's present.
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