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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sherman Alexie is a one-man culture industry.  He's also pretty much a rock star guest.  Steve Paulson and Veronica Rueckert look back on his first interview with TTBOOK.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In her novel "Bread and Butter," Michelle Wildgen takes us behind the scenes at two upscale restaurants owned by brothers.  Sibling rivalry has never been so delicious. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Wesley Stace has written a novel called "By George" is the story of a family of entertainers, as told by two boys named George - one of whom is a ventriloquist's dummy.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

In all this talk about the future, we should probably remember that the past repeats itself. Here's lauded Latin American author, Eduardo Galeano reading from his “Children of the Days.” 

You can also listen to our extended conversation with him.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Point of attack. Defensive Line. Football and war have a lot in common. Former foreign policy advisor to President Clinton, Michael Mandelbaum, talks conflict and the game.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

William Broad tells Steve Paulson how a multi-disciplinary scientific team recently proved that the secret of the ancient sisterhood of mystics in Greece...

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Scott Westerfeld writes wildly popular post-apocalyptic and dystopian science fiction for teenagers.  He's the author of the "Peeps" series about parasite-positive vampires,  as well as "Uglies" and "Pretties," who live in a world where plastic surgery is compulsory.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Shakespeare expert Stephen Greenblatt says Shakespeare believed all rulers suffered from insomnia.

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