Welcome to a new regular feature: PlayList: Artists' Soundtracks. Today, celebrated Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard shares the music he listened to while writing "My Struggle" -- Midlake's LP, "The Courage of Others."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Maryanne Wolf thinks the dyslexia brain ought to be considered a gift that characterized some of history's leading figures.
Mystery novelist P.D. James talks with Anne Strainchamps about “Death in Holy Orders,” the latest Adam Dalgleish book.
The French have a curatorial attitude toward their language, but in fact they add new words all the time.
Anthropologist Katherine Frank tells Steve Paulson who goes to strip clubs and what they’re looking for.
Jane Scott, recently retired as the rock critic of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, talks about meeting Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney, and not meeting Elvis.
Michael Dirda won the Pulitzer Prize for his literary criticism in the Washington Post Book World. Among his collections of essays is Classics for Pleasure.
Paul Krugman is one of the most prominent liberal pundits in America. He talks with Steve Paulson about his latest book, "The Conscience of A Liberal."
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