Musue Haddad of Liberia went on a two-day trip to visit her parents in 1989. While she was on this trip, civil war broke out in her country. Haddad has not seen her parents or the rest of her family since.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jeanne Birdsall began writing at age 41. Her first novel became an instant classic.
Joe Nick Patoski has been writing about his friend Willie Nelson for thirty five years. He talks about Nelson's first claim to fame in Nashville was as a songwriter.
Jill Gusman is a chef and the author of “Vegetables from the Sea: Everyday Cooking with Sea Greens.” She gives Anne Strainchamps some of her favorite seaweed recipes.
Philosopher John Searle talks with Steve Paulson about the most exciting problem in modern philosophy: explaining human consciousness.
Kyle McCulloch is originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, but now writes for the TV show "South Park". He talks about an episode of the show which often makes fun of Canada.
Colum McCann's novel "Let the Great World Spin" takes place on the day of tight-rope artist Philipe Petit's trip across the World Trade Centers.
Karen Joy Fowler won the PEN/Faulkner Award for best fiction for her novel "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves." Based on a true story, it’s the remarkable tale of two girls raised as sisters, until one is removed from the family. The twist is that one sister is a chimpanzee.
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