Paul Beatty recommends a novel by German-Jewish Holocaust survivor Edgar Hilsenrath.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Nicholas Christopher collected myths and legends for years to write his novel, "The Bestiary."
Luis Rodriguez talks with Steve Paulson about his work, why kids are drawn to gangs, and admits he failed his own son who’s now serving a long sentence in prison for attempted murder.
Oklahoma is famous for tornados. And the safest place to be in a tornado is a basement, right? Well in Oklahoma, they don’t have many basements. In fact, only 3 percent of homes have them. Why? Because people in Oklahoma think you can’t build basements in their soil.
Karen Wenborn tells Jim Fleming about Classical Comics which have published three versions of Shakespeare plays, pairing various versions of the texts with bright, action-packed, comic book style visuals.
Intensive polling over several years in both countries shows that Americans and Canadians are developing differences in their social, political and moral attitudes.
Peter Doyle is the author of "Echo and Reverb: Fabricating Space in Popular Music Recording, 1900-1960."
Laura Miller tells Anne Strainchamps why she thinks Stephanie Meyers' "Twilight" books are such a phenomenal success with young women, even though the lead female character is so lacking in gifts or accomplishments.
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