Michael Reilly recorded an extraordinary CD called "Como Now: The Voices of Panola County, Mississippi."
Michael Reilly recorded an extraordinary CD called "Como Now: The Voices of Panola County, Mississippi."
Jeff Bursey is a Canadian author and reviewer whose new book is called "Verbatim: A Novel."
Mary Wells Lawrence thought up some of the most clever and memorable ad campaigns of her generation. Her memoir is “A Big Life in Advertising.”
Inspired by stories of police brutality and the Rodney King beating, civil rights attorney Connie Rice says she declared "war" on the LAPD in the 1990s. These days, she trains and supervises 50 officers in one of Los Angeles' toughest communities.
Joel Waldfogel talks with Jim Fleming about what's really wrong with all those cringe-inducing neckties and fruitcakes nobody eats.
Poet Molly Peacock's biography of the 18th century paper artist, Mary Delaney.
Michael Cunningham won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Hours,” which re-imagined the life and death of Virginia Woolf. His new novel is called “Specimen Days” and involves Walt Whitman.
Cultural Critic Richard Todd looked at modern life and saw others telling what is and isn't real.