Novelist Nicholson Baker tells Anne Strainchamps that e-readers have some advantages over the printed book, but the Kindle isn't his favorite.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mark Helprin's got a new book out. "In Sunlight and in Shadow" lands on shelves this week. The novel is his first return to New York City since "Winter's Tale." In this UNCUT interview, Helprin talks with Jim Fleming about the story and the city.
In this EXTENDED interview, Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard talks about his autobiographical novel, “My Struggle,” as well as his unorthodox approach to writing.
It's flu season. While you stock up on vitamin C, zinc and herbal tea, you might also want to pick up a copy of historian Erika Janik’s brand new book, “Marketplace of the Marvelous -- The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine.”
Oz Fox was the lead guitar player and a vocalist for Stryper - a hugely successful Christian heavy metal band. He tells Anne Strainchamps how the band became Christian musicians and how they combined the Christian message with the theatricality of glam rock.
Michael Ruhlman is the author of “Wooden Boats: In Pursuit of the Perfect Craft at an American Boatyard.” He says that wooden boats are alive and have souls.
Optical Physicists at the Imperial College in London have created blueprints for the perfect hiding place.
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