Novelist Erin Morgenstern has written a dark fairy tale for adults. At the center of the novel is a magical circus.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Daniyal Mueenuddin divides his time between the United States and Pakistan...
John Waters recommends the 1968 Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton film, "Boom!"
Boz Temple-Morris, the co-founder and Marketing Director of the Enlightened Tobacco Company, tells Steve Paulson the company was all about truth in advertising.
The Tarahumara tribe of Mexico grow up running barefoot and live very long lives happily running into advanced old age...
Cynthia True is the author of “American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story.” She tells Jim Fleming that Hicks was an important social satirist, remarkable for his bravery and honesty. He battled TV executives over his belief that audiences could handle provocative ideas.
Novelist Gary Shteyngart recommends one of his favorite reads: "Jernigan" by David Gates.
Nature writer David Quammen has written a book called “Monster of God.” It’s about man-eating predators. Quammen says that such beasts have often been worshiped but the habitats are being encroached on by development.
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