Karen Russell talks about her debut novel, "Swamplandia!," which focuses on a family-operated gator wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades.
Karen Russell's "Swamplandia!" page on Random House's website
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mark Connelly tells Steve Paulson that Christmas gives people the same kind of emotional satisfaction they seek from the movies, so it’s a perfect match.
Author Kevin Henkes reads his favorite children's book, "Lucky Song".
Writer Peter Mayle tells Steve Paulson about growing French wine, and drinking rather a lot of it.
Matthew Carter designed Verdana, the internet font; Helvetica, the most ubiquitous font family in the world; and Bell Centennial, the phone book font.
Julia Sweeney grew up Catholic, but lost her faith and left the Church.
Parker Palmer is a writer and educator who's spent a lot of time thinking about the question, "What makes life worth living?"
Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner- a Muslim, a Christian and a Jew- tell Jim Fleming how they came together after 9-11 with the goal of writing a children's book and shared their experiences and religious perspectives.
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