Lars Svendsen talks about his book, "A Philosophy of Boredom."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Alice Walker talks about some of the poems in her book “Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth,” inspired by the events of September 11th.
"Night in Blue" a poem by Iraq war veteran Brian Turner. He served as an infantry team leader with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Unit in Iraq. His book of poetry about the war is called, “Here, Bullet.”
Allan Gurganus tells Jim Fleming how he first experienced the power of art and why he writes about Capital “T” Truths in his books.
Anne Karpf tells Steve Paulson our voices communicate all sorts of things, which listeners can understand even if they don't speak the same language.
In his new book “Better Living Through Criticism,” A.O. Scott distills his decades-long career into a simple to read manifesto that not only explains the qualities of a good critic, but argues their fundamental importance to any culture.
Andrew Davidson is the author of "The Gargoyle." It's his debut novel and has been described as "an Inferno for our time."
Albert Glinsky is the author of “Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage.” The book is a biography of Leon Theremin and a history of the instrument that bears his name.
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