Podcasts
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• Recorded Nov 14, 2011Mike Tanier covers football, baseball and the wacky side of sports for The New York Times. His newest book takes 50 athletes from the last 50 years and profiles their greatness, toughness, eccentricity and legacy. He is a senior writer for… more
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Umberto Eco's new book, The Prague Cemetery is "a novel that takes the power of fakery in history to new heights," according to the Times Literary Supplement. "This work of teasing historical pseudo-reconstruction combines an intriguing… more
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Christopher Paolini, a precocious, homeschooled teenager from Montana, made headline news in 2003 with his debut fantasy novel Eragon, which quickly topped the New York Times Best Sellers List and was later adapted into a feature film. Two… more
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English screenwriter and children's novelist Anthony Horowitz is the author of the New York Times bestselling mystery adventure series featuring Alex Rider, a skateboarding secret agent who uses his wits and cool gadgets to incapacitate the bad… more
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When The Phantom Tollbooth was first released in 1961, it captured the hearts and minds of millions of children, instantly becoming a modern classic, and has since been embraced and treasured by new generations of readers. The 50 th anniversary… more
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The "King of Calypso," Harry Belafonte was the first musician to sell more than 1 million LPs, for his third album, Calypso , as well as the first African American man to win an Emmy, for his television special, Tonight with Harry Belafonte. He… more
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An acclaimed literary journalist and novelist, Joan Didion is the author of numerous novels and essays, including Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The Last Thing He Wanted , that explore the fragmentation of American culture and society. The Year… more
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Jeffrey Eugenides is the celebrated author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Middlesex, which has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide, and the critically acclaimed novel The Virgin Suicides , which was adapted into a feature film by Sofia… more
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Colson Whitehead's multilayered second novel, John Henry Days, was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist, a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist and a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. In reviewing the novel for the New York Times ,… more
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This podcast contains explicit content. Chuck Palahniuk has said about his world: "It can go to some dark places, but I always hope that it's a trip worth making." He is the author of 11 previous novels, including bestsellers Haunted and Lullaby… more
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Israel's best-known novelist Amos Oz is the author of nearly 30 works, including My Michael , the novel that made him an international sensation in 1968, and his critically acclaimed autobiography A Tale of Love and Darkness . He was born in… more
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• Recorded Oct 27, 2011According to the New York Times Book Review, Jennifer Egan writes with "an admirably deft touch, but more impressive than her craftsmanship is the emotional authenticity she achieves." Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for her novel A Visit from… more
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• Recorded Oct 25, 2011British author Alan Hollinghurst received the Man Booker Prize for his fourth book, The Line of Beauty , an elegiac account of cash, cars, cocaine, and coming out in 1980s London. Celebrated for his intrepid achievements in gay fiction since his… more
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• Recorded Oct 20, 2011Named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of All Time," Harvard professor Steven Pinker is a cognitive scientist whose thorough studies of language have led him to insights into the way humans form thoughts and engage the world.… more
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The Patriot Act, warrantless wire taps by the NSA, increased government secrecy and monitoring. Since September 11, 2001, the government of the United States has taken steps to keep us safe. But at what cost? And are we truly safer? In her book,… more
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In 1994, Isabel Wilkerson became the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, for her feature writing as Chicago bureau chief for the New York Times . Her award-winning articles for the Times have ranged from natural disasters and… more
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Veteran actor John Lithgow has starred on stage, film, and television, achieving stunning success with his various ventures, including multiple Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and Tony Awards, two Academy Award nominations, induction into the Theatre… more
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• Recorded Oct 12, 2011Often called the "Dean of Moderators," Jim Lehrer has presided over eleven presidential and vice-presidential debates. "In his quiet but intense way, Jim Lehrer earns the trust of the major political players of our time," notes Barbara Walters.… more
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• Recorded Oct 11, 2011"[A] writer we can actually learn from, whose books help and urge us to change," (The Village Voice), Russell Banks is a Pulitzer and PEN/Faulkner finalist, and the author of numerous novels, including The Sweet Hereafter and Affliction , which… more
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• Recorded Oct 6, 2011"What James Joyce did for Dublin and Saul Bellow did for Chicago, William Kennedy has done for Albany," said John Atlas in Vogue . Playwright, screenwriter, and celebrated author of the Albany Cycle novels, Kennedy began his writing career as a… more
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