Larry Watson tells a story about beauty, art, obsession and betrayal in his novel “Orchard.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jayne Anne Phillips is the author of several novels and two collections of widely anthologized short stories...
The question isn't "seen any good movies lately?" but instead "experienced any good paratexts lately?"
Mark Dowie tells Steve Paulson about a recent confrontation between a Masai leader and several thousand environmentalists gathered for a conference.
Lisa Tucker tells Anne Strainchamps that she thinks the songs that get stuck in our brains reveal a lot about us.
Master gardener Michael Pollan talks about his youthful experiment with growing marijuana and explains how the war on drugs spurred growers into developing a stronger, hardier plant.
Leszek Pawlowicz is a computer consultant who doubles as a professional game show contestant. He says he’s not brilliant, he just has a memory that retains facts.
Jill Sprecher is an optimist while her sister Karen is a pessimist. Or is it the other way around? Jill directed “Thirteen Conversations About One Thing” while Karen wrote the screenplay.
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