Lisa Tucker’s latest novel is “Shout Down the Moon.” She talks with Jim Fleming about the role of social class in her work.
Lisa Tucker’s latest novel is “Shout Down the Moon.” She talks with Jim Fleming about the role of social class in her work.
Former TTBOOK producer and interviewer Judith Strasser talks with Jim Fleming about the details of deciding what to leave out of an intimate memoir.
Ever wonder what caused the outbreak of World War One? Oxford historian Margaret MacMillan recounts its origins on its 100th anniversary.
Part memoir, part comic and part activity book, "What It is" reflects Lynda Barry's belief that everyone is an artist and has stories to tell.
Nicholas Rogers is a historian at York University in Canada and the author of “Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night.” He says that Halloween has both pagan and Christian roots and that the modern holiday once involved more treats than tricks.
Best-selling author Jane Hamilton has the kind of success most novelists dream of. In her novel “Disobedience,” a teenage son discovers that his mom is cheating on his dad.
Jason Zasky edits the failuremagazine website. He just loves a good comeback story and shares a few with Anne Strainchamps.