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.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Annalee Newitz is optimistic that humans are not necessarily an endangered species. In this EXTENDED interview, she talks with Anne about "Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction."
A’Lelia Bundles tells Steve Paulson about her great-great-grandmother’s life and how she was able to build an economic empire out of hair care products for Black women.
Alan Lee’s illustrations for an early edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” landed him a job as a conceptual artist on the Peter Jackson film production crew.
Anne Lamott is famous for her intensely personal and very funny style of writing. Her latest book is "Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith."
Amanda Craig tells Anne Strainchamps that children’s literature has a strong sense of story and that’s why it appeals to adults.
The talk of the New York International Auto Show is the Transition... a car that can fly! Or, more accurately, as the inventor told Jim Fleming... a plane that can drive!
What do dwarfs, the deaf, and people with autism or Down Syndrome have in common? According to writer Andrew Solomon, all families with such “exceptional” children face similar challenges. And for parents, there’s often a struggle to accept kids who are very different from themselves. In this UNCUT interview, Solomon talks about his acclaimed book “Far From the Tree.”
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