Literary critic Geoff Dyer goes to Algeria on a Camus pilgrimage, looking for traces of the great writer and some insight into his own life.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Holly Black is a best-selling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children. Her work includes "The Spiderwick Chronicles." Black tells Anne Strainchamps that girl nerds and geeks definitely exist.
Golan Levin tells Jim Fleming that one cell phone going off at a concert is an annoyance, but 200 of them can become part of a sophisticated musical composition.
Philosopher Harry Frankfurt tells Steve Paulson why "b.s." is a more insidious problem than outright falsehood.
Neil Gaiman's latest novel is "The Ocean at the End of the Lane." In this UNCUT interview, he tells Anne about writing his first new book for adults in seven years. They talk about childhood fears and memories, grandmothers, the language of shaping, and the three magical, mysterious women at the heart of creation.
Greil Marcus explains why Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" was an anthem for the sixties and a critical turning point for Dylan as an artist.
Gene Santoro tells Anne Strainchamps that Louis Armstrong is one of the most influential musical figures of all time and that you can hear echoes of his style in everything from country to hip hop. And we hear samples to prove it.
Hillel Schwartz talks with Jim Fleming about the literary history of the doppelganger and admits to having his own doppelganger.
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