Probably one of the most eloquent men I know, Pico writes with style to spare. His prose is not only invariably interesting and elegant, but languorous as well which happens to be his favorite word. On visiting North Korea once Pico found it curious that North Korea one of the least travelled places on earth by tourists was building the tallest hotel in the world. Whether it is Pico writing travel books like Cuba By Night or his most recent thoughts about the Dalai Lama,  you will find yourself unable to put his work down.

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Born in Viet Nam and raised in Australia Nam Le  along with Sana Krasikov is one of the talented newcomers on the contemporary literary scene. Currently fiction editor of  the Harvard Review, he talks to me about The Boat , a stunning collection of short stories recently published by Knopf.

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Andrea, author of A VENETIAN AFFAIR lives in Rome where he is a correspondent for the newspaper La Stampa. Pretend you are listening to Radio Italy.

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Alison Louise Kennedy the Scottish writer is known for her dark approach to both fantasy and realism, as well as her passion for yodeling, which I have her demonstrate in this interview. She’s definitely a little different. . . tune in and meet her.

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