Near-death researcher Dr. Raymond Moody looks back on his career investigating near-death experiences.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mawi Asgedom fled the civil war in Ethiopia and spent part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan, but ended up giving the commencement address at his Harvard graduation.
Lorrie Moore responds to Hillary Clinton as a cultural symbol and public personality.
James McBride won the National Book Award for "The Good Lord Bird," his novel about the abolitionist John Brown. He explains why he doesn't like most fictional portraits of slavery and how he tried to tell a different story.
Mike Greenberg is a self-described metrosexual who cares a lot about his appearance and lifestyle.
He recently produced a set of CDs for the BBC that include rare recordings of the prominent writers.
Jason Zinoman talks to Jim Fleming about his book, "Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror."
Paul Beatty recommends a novel by German-Jewish Holocaust survivor Edgar Hilsenrath.
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