Mitchell is a literary virtuoso, best known for his 2004 novel “Cloud Atlas.” He’s famous for the intricate structure of his novels - which weave together multiple narrators, interconnected stories and even different genres - all within the same book. He’s done it again with “The Bone Clocks."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jessica Lamb-Shapiro attended a conference of self-help authors featuring Mark Victor Hansen of "Chicken Soup for the..." fame.
Lauded novelist and shortstory writer Karen Russell has tackled a new genre, the novella. In this EXTENDED interview, she talks about "Sleep Donation."
Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernake may wield more power over the economy than anyone else, even though he was never elected. Washington Post journalist Neil Irwin takes us inside the elite club of the world's leading central bankers.
Nikiko Masumoto's family farm goes back several generations in her family. Today, it grows some of the world's best peaches. Nikiko explains the link between growing food and growing stories.
Jonathan Kaplan is a surgeon who specializes in emergency field treatment. “Groups like “Doctors without Borders” send him to war zones all over the world. His memoir is called “The Dressing Station: A Surgeon’s Chronicle of War and Medicine.”
Robert and Ellen Kaplan wrote “The Art of the Infinite.” They talk about it with Jim Fleming.
Kevin Dutton talks about his book, "The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success."
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