Novelist Christopher Miller's debut novel "Sudden Noises from Inanimate Objects" takes the form of liner notes for a box set by a fictional musician.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni talks about her traditional Indian childhood and the Bengali dream-tellers she met while researching "Queen of Dreams."
Colin Meloy likes to lose himself in music. He’s the songwriter and lead singer of a band called The Decemberists.
Reporter Beverly Donofrio tells Anne Strainchamps about her fascination with the Virgin Mary, and her incredible experiences at a site where Mary is said to appear. Her book is “Looking for Mary.
Psychiatrist Darold Treffert regards savants as "islands of genius." He talks about a lifetime of studying savant syndrome.
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Don Lattin says the whole strange trip started when Leary swallowed some magic mushrooms in Mexico in 1960.
Brenda Peterson talks with Steve Paulson about the gray whale. They mate and give birth in Baja, where they exhibit “friendly whale syndrome” and migrate to Alaska.
We hear a story from Elna Baker, author of “The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance.”
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