Podcasts
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“Philadelphia’s favorite columnist” ( Philadelphia Magazine ), Clark DeLeon wrote “The Scene,” a beloved daily column in The Philadelphia Inquirer , for 20 years. In 2012, DeLeon returned to the Inquirer with a column entitled “A thousand… more
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"A linguistic Midas—everything she puts to paper is golden" ( Family Circle ), Beth Kephart is the author of more than a dozen books, including five memoirs, several acclaimed novels for young readers, and Flow , an autobiography of the… more
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• Recorded Jul 25, 2013“One of America’s top cultural critics” ( Entertainment Weekly ), and “The Ethicist” for The New York Times Magazine, Chuck Klosterman scrutinizes pop culture, rock music, and sports, blending his analysis with self-interrogation and unbounded… more
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Recipient of the 2009 National Book Award for Let the Great World Spin , a book which has been compared to Joyce’s Ulysses and described by John Lester in the New York Times as “one of the most electric, profound novels I have read in years…”,… more
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• Recorded Jul 23, 2013“An eloquent witness” with “a journalist's eye for the telling moment” ( The New Yorker ), Daniel Bergner is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine . His works of nonfiction include The Other Side of Desire , which probed the… more
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Known for his ability to describe the intricacies of the medical world using accessible and engaging prose, renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks is the author of numerous bestselling books that detail the inner workings of the brain, including… more
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• Recorded Jul 18, 2013In his meticulously researched books, Daniel James Brown outlines the courage and bravery of unfamiliar characters in the most harrowing sagas of American history. Under a Flaming Sky tells the dramatic story of the 2,000 people trapped in the… more
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Cathleen Schine is the author of the novels The Love Letter , which was adapted into a film starring Kate Capshaw, and Rameau’s Niece , which was adapted into the movie The Misadventures of Margaret starring Parker Posey. Schine’s other novels… more
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• Recorded Jul 11, 2013A practicing psychotherapist and science writer, Gary Greenberg probes the intersection of science, politics, and ethics. His book Manufacturing Depression , called “probably the most thoughtful book on depression ever written” ( Psychology Today… more
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• Recorded Jun 27, 2013Distinguished restaurant critic and columnist Raymond Sokolov began his career as a foreign correspondent at Newsweek in 1965, where he thoughtfully rendered his first French meal in writing. He became restaurant critic of the New York Times… more
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"A wild, passionate and fearless American writer" ( New York Times ), Anchee Min is the author of Red Azalea , a memoir of growing up during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution, where Min spent time in a labor camp and was chosen for a… more
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• Recorded Jun 24, 2013An award-winning journalist originally trained as a linguist, Margalit Fox is a senior writer at the New York Times . When archaeologist Arthur Evans unearthed the ruins of a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization that flourished on Crete, he… more
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Since joining the Princeton University faculty in 1978—where she has mentored countless young writers—Joyce Carol Oates’s literary work has continued unabated. Her “towering career” ( Washington Post ) includes nearly 60 novels, more than 30… more
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Founded by Nic Esposito, The Head & The Hand Press is a craft publishing house that seeks to keep the artistry and integrity of work in the hands of the writer. The first volume in an Almanac Series, The Rust Belt Rising is an anthology of… more
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• Recorded Jun 18, 2013With a "far more coherent worldview than most reporters" ( The New York Times Book Review ), George Packer writes extensively on foreign affairs. A New Yorker staff writer, Packer was honored with two Overseas Press Club awards in 2003 for his… more
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• Recorded Jun 17, 2013Award-winning author Joseph J. Ellis’s shrewd analysis and lyric prose have made him one of the premier historians of early American history. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Founding Brothers and the National Book Award for American Sphinx,… more
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• Recorded Jun 13, 2013Jill McCorkle’s eight books include the New York Times Notable Books The Cheer Leader , July 7th , Tending to Virginia , Ferris Beach , and Carolina Moon , as well as four short story collections. Her work has appeared in numerous publications,… more
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• Recorded Jun 12, 2013The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, Gene Robinson served as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire and is the world’s leading religious spokesperson for gay marriage. He is a senior fellow at the Center for American… more
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• Recorded Jun 11, 2013Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and military historian Rick Atkinson is the bestselling author of An Army at Dawn , The Day of Battle , The Long Gray Line , In the Company of Soldiers , and Crusade . He served as a reporter, foreign… more
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• Recorded Jun 6, 2013Distinguished historian Gordon Campbell is the author of numerous books on literature, art, history, and biography, including the bestseller Bible: The Story of the King James Bible . Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of… more
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