Harvey Kaye's Dangerous Idea? Re-discovering the true meaning of American Exceptionalism.
NPR's Eric Nuzum reveals his lifelong fear of ghosts in a haunting new memoir, “Giving Up The Ghost” – the story of his troubled teenage years, suicidal fantasies and conviction that he was being stalked by the ghost of a little girl. In this EXTENDED interview, he talks with Anne Strainchamps about depression, friendship, and what it means to be haunted.
Last summer's sleeper hit was a book by David Wroblewski called "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle." Wroblewski reads from his novel and talks with Jim Fleming about his life in Wisconsin as the child of a family who raised dogs.
Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland talks to Steve Paulson about his unconventional McLuhan biography, "Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work!"
Social networking takes a dark turn in this story by J.M. Perkins.
Author of "Waiting for Snow in Havana" started to worry about death as a child, growing up in Cuba during an era of public executions ...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali may be the world’s most famous critic of Islam. Born a Muslim, Hirsi Ali fled to the Netherlands where she eventually became a member of Parliament...