Alexandra Fuller was the child of white farmers in the former Rhodesia. Her memoir is called “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mark Z. Danielewski has a reputation for pushing the envelope when it comes to writing novels. His debut novel, "House of Leaves," is full of multiple layers, strange typography, and footnotes within footnotes. And his new novel, "The Familiar," will consist of 27 volumes, two or three which will be published every year. Danielewski compares "The Familiar" to a TV series.
Amy Vedder and Bill Weber founded the Mountain Gorilla Project in Rwanda some twenty five years ago. They explain how they envision eco-tourism preserving the gorilla habitat.
Don't ask Anna Dietrich if she invented a car that can fly. No one can do that she says. She did, however, invent a plane that can drive.
Chronic homelessness can seem like an intractable problem in America, but there's a new experiment going on across the country that's offering a bold new solution. The answer? Give people homes without any preconditions attached. It's called Housing First, and it's changing the way social workers think about homelesness.
Alan Doyle is the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea. He stopped by our studios to talk about the ins and outs of his first solo album, "Boy on Bridge."
Kevin Powers served as a machine gunner in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. His novel “The Yellow Birds” was a finalist for the National Book Award.
Andrew Carroll is the founder of the Legacy Project which collects and publishes letters from combatants and their families and friends, and others who have been touched by the experience of war.
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