You wouldn’t think the novel “Lolita” would go over big in an underground women’s book club in Tehran. But literature, like the people who read it, has a way of surprising you. Azar Nafizi is the author of the celebrated memoir “Reading Lolita in Tehran.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Novelist Erin Morgenstern has written a dark fairy tale for adults. At the center of the novel is a magical circus.
Cheryl Gilkes talks with Steve Paulson about the importance of the female soloist in the tradition of gospel music.
David Michaelis tells Steve Paulson that Charles Schultz put a lot of himself into the Charlie Brown character, was greatly influenced by his mid-Western upbringing.
Father Thomas Keating tells Steve Paulson why he believes everyone ought to practice contemplative meditation.
Film-maker Deborah Scranton gave cameras directly to troops on the ground, then spent months editing the footage they sent her.
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.
Colin Meloy likes to lose himself in music. He’s the songwriter and lead singer of a band called The Decemberists.
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