Penelope Fitzgerald is considered one of the great British novelists of the last half-century. Remarkably, she didn't begin writing until she was nearly 60 - and that's partly what attracted biographer Hermione Lee.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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What will extraterrestrial life look like? Paul Davies thinks it might be stranger than you can imagine.
Kate Davis talks with Anne Strainchamps about her new documentary, called “Jockey,” concerning the underbelly of horse racing.
Dr. Maden Kataria founded Laughter Clubs International – groups of people who meet to laugh aloud together.
Khaled Hosseini's novel “The Kite Runner” put Afghan fiction on the map. Hosseini's new book is “And the Mountains Echoed.”
Cape Breton fiddler Natalie McMaster says that she’s been step dancing and playing the fiddle since she was a child.
Laurel Kendall is one of the curators of "Mythic Creatures," a blockbuster exhibition at the American Natural History Museum.
Peter Jenkins spent months on the best seller list with “A Walk Across America.” Now he’s gone “Looking for Alaska.”
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