David Mitchell talks about his latest novel, "The Bone Clocks," why he likes to jump between different literary genres, and how he became obsessed with questions about death and immortality.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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What makes Cuban music so distinctive? Radio host Jonathan Overby describes its history, which blends African rhythms with Spanish elegance.
Deborah Treisman is fiction editor of The New Yorker magazine. George Saunders is one of her star writers. Treisman and Saunders join Steve Paulson to talk about writing and publishing short stories.
Danny Wallace decided to say “yes” to everything for a year. He tells Steve Paulson why, and what happened...
Poet Frances Richey calls her latest collection "The Warrior – A Mother's Story of a Son at War."
Doug Peacock's Dangerous Idea? We need to save the planet before it's too late.
Christopher Moore talks about untranslatable words.
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