Podcasts
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• Recorded Aug 15, 2001The four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee captures the spirit of an era surrounding the first documented shark attacks in American history, on the New Jersey shore.
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Popular children's writer R.L. Stine is the author three horror series, including Goosebumps, Fear Street and Nightmare Hour .
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Philadelphia's first annual Timothy McSweeney Festival of literature, theater and music.
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E. Lynn Harris is the author of six novels including If This World Were Mine, which won the James Baldwin Award for Literary Excellence. In 2000 E. Lynn Harris was named one of the fifty-five most intriguing African Americans by Ebony, and was… more
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The celebrated biographer pieces extensive interviews into a narrative of the collective inspiration of the 1960s, following Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mimi Baez Fariña and Richard Fariña as bohemians on the rise.
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An acclaimed author compared to the likes of Charles Dickens and Salman Rushdie, Smith vividly explores how ethnic background, family history and religious beliefs shape moral character.
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The bestselling author delves into a complex love triangle infused with autobiographical detail.
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• Recorded Jun 19, 2001
Charles Gallenkamp recounts the vivid explorations that uncovered such treasures as the Flaming Cliffs, dinosaur eggs, and the first skeleton of the Velociraptor.
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• Recorded Jun 18, 2001
The renowned jazz musician and author discuss their journey together, touring the country through stages, studios and small towns.
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Established as a "cult figure on both sides of the Atlantic" ( New York Times ), the novelist mines the nature of consciousness and secret infidelities.
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David McCullough has been called a "master of art" of narrative history. He is twice winner of the National Book Award and author of the monumental biography, Truman, which received the Pulitzer Prize. McCullough is a past President of the Society… more
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The American dramatist discusses his relationship with poetry and play-writing.
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Francophile phenomenon and author of A Year in Provence explores the gustatory pleasures found throughout France
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Poet, memoirist, playwright, columnist, lyricist and author of the contemporary classics Necessary Losses (two years on the New York Times bestseller list) and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, one of Judith Viorst's… more
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Bill Russell was the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics’ dynasty of the 1960’s, bringing the team eleven championships in his thirteen seasons. He was a five-time NBA Most Valuable Player as well as a twelve-time All-Star. Until the ascent of… more
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Widely considered as the father of the modern African novel, Achebe has been telling the story of his native Nigeria for more than four decades. His groundbreaking 1958 book, Things Fall Apart, is the best known and bestselling novel ever to come… more
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Born in Wexford, Ireland, John Banville has published 12 highly regarded novels. His 1989 novel, The Book of Evidence, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and was awarded the Guiness Peat Aviation Award. He writes for the Irish Times and lives in… more
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In her new novel, The Booker Award-winning novelist examines truth in biography and the ongoing quest for certainty.
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The bestselling Chicana author discusses the Spanish translation of Peel My Love Like an Onion and her process of "creating the diva."
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From the National Book Award winner ( Waiting ) comes an insightful collection of stories about post-Cultural Revolution China.
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