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.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist Adam Cohen has written a book about E-bay. He tells Steve Paulson that the on-line auction house has been profitable since day one and will sell just about anything.
Anne Strainchamps reports on the current spate of Christian thrillers which involve cloning Christ.
Celebrated poet, playwright and activist Amiri Baraka wrote the foreword to the book, "This Planet Is Doomed: The Science Fiction Poetry of Sun Ra." He spoke to Steve Paulson about Sun Ra's music and poetry.
Alex Wellen talks about his experiences at law school and his showdown with the dreaded New York bar exam.
Actress Angela Ianonne tells Anne Strainchamps about her identification with Maria Callas and explains what she thinks made Callas such a great artist.
In the third installment of the story of the end of Dan Pierotti's life, his wife Judy talks about Dan's last days, and final moment.
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.
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