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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Norman George wrote and stars in “Poe Alone” - a play set during the writer’s last public lecture.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Paul Auster is both a film-maker and a novelist.  His new book is “The Book of Illusions: A Novel.”  It’s about a professor who discovers the work of a silent film comedian.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Lorrie Moore has a new collection of short stories. She tells Steve Paulson that life is filled with absurdity; ghost stories are great fodder for fiction; and North America now owns the short story.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jane Siberry is a recording artist who’s worked in all sorts of popular music genres.  Anne Strainchamps talks with Jane Siberry about her music, prose and poetry.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jill Price can remember every day of her life since the age of 14.  She's one of only half a dozen people diagnosed with "hyperthymesia" - a fancy word for nearly total recall. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jeffrey Goldberg talks with Jim Fleming about the role of the "public Intellectual" in Israel, the coming demographic problem the country faces, and expresses some doubt about Israel's long-term viability as a Jewish democracy.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Laura Hillenbrand tells Ann Strainchamps how the story of this ugly animal with a ferocious will to win reflects the history of the United States as it left the frontier behind. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Novelist John Colapinto reads from and tells Jim Fleming about his book “About the Author,” in which a writer steals a manuscript from his room-mate and claims it as his own.

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