Mark Barrowcliffe wasted his youth playing Dungeons and Dragons. Now he's turned his obsession into a book.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Paul Berman has written for The New Republic and the New York Times Magazine. His new book is “Terror and Liberalism.” He says that Saddam Hussein’s Iraq is the intellectual heir of traditional fascist movements
Alex Abramovich recommends "Blues People: Negro Music in White America" by Leroi Jones, who later changed his name to Amiri Baraka.
Nicholas Gage tells Jim Fleming about the long love affair between Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis.
Steve Paulson talks with Judith Jones, legendary editor at Knopf, about discovering French cooking herself and her long friendship and partnership with Julia Child.
Jane Yolen likes to re-invent the stories about King Arthur. In her version, it’s Guinevere who first pulls the sword from the stone!
Joe Garden is features editor at the satirical newspaper, "The Onion." He tells Jim Fleming the campaign season was a great one for comedy, but it went on way too long.
Kate Lebo is The Pie Poet. She runs a pastry academy and writer's studio called The Pie School, She's published poetry about pies and a pie cookbook.
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