Author Jonathan Lethem talks to Jim Fleming about his "Harper's" Magazine essay, "The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Margaret Weis tells Steve Paulson all about dragons, and about the dragon world she created for her books.
Julian Rubinstein tells the story of Attila Ambrus, the man who escaped Romania for Hungary and became the Robin Hood of Eastern Europe.
In Mark Salzman’s novel “Lying Awake,” a Carmelite nun learns that her religious raptures may be symptoms of epilepsy.
Katherine Ellison says that pregnancy and motherhood change women's brains for the better, making them smarter, calmer and more competent.
Danish film director Lone Scherfig tells Steve Paulson about her new film “Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself.”
It's the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War One, and with conflict flaring up around the globe, we started wondering just what we know about what started the war that was supposed to “end all wars.”
Teacher Jane Katch tells Anne Strainchamps about some of the bizarre and violent games her students loved, and how she negotiated rules to make them safe and fun for everybody.
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