Paul Beatty recommends a novel by German-Jewish Holocaust survivor Edgar Hilsenrath.
Paul Beatty recommends a novel by German-Jewish Holocaust survivor Edgar Hilsenrath.
Journalist and writer Marc Barasch tells Anne Strainchamps about the dreams he claims saved his life. His book is “Healing Dreams.”
The question isn't "seen any good movies lately?" but instead "experienced any good paratexts lately?"
Actor/writer/comedian John McGivern grew up gay in a Catholic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Here he shares some of his holiday memories.
Novelist Jane Hamilton talks with Steve Paulson about the role of nostalgia in literary fiction.
Mark Dowie tells Steve Paulson about a recent confrontation between a Masai leader and several thousand environmentalists gathered for a conference.
Cartoonist Jules Feiffer started on his path to fame in the 1950s with a cartoon strip for "The Village Voice" that eventually won him a Pulitzer Prize.
Jeannette Walls is a famous gossip columnist in New York on MSNBC, but she's the child of hippies who lived a nomadic life in cars and abandoned buildings always one step ahead of their creditors.