Julia Alvarez tells Anne Strainchamps that she raises coffee on a small farm in the Dominican Republic and explains how it influences her writing.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Musician and author Rae Spoon grew up as a girl. About ten years ago Rae came out as a transman. Then, a couple of years ago, they decided to retire... from gender.
You can also check out "Gender Failure" by Rae and Ivan E. Coyote.
Nicholson Baker talks about his new novel, "House of Holes: A Book of Raunch," which is set in a sexual theme park.
Nicholson Baker's "House of Holes" page on Simon and Schuster's website
Kevin Kelly tells Jim Fleming that the sum total of our technology - what he calls “the technicum” - is taking on the properties of life itself.
Intensive polling over several years in both countries shows that Americans and Canadians are developing differences in their social, political and moral attitudes.
For Jeannette Walls, one of the things she struggled with most was keeping her past a secret from just about everyone.
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Historian Ian Buruma tells Jim Fleming that economically China seems to be in better shape than Russia, but its situation is far more precarious in the long run.
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