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Like the late George Plimpton Harry Hurt III does participatory journalism, often risking his neck riding polo, or risking his dignity for example dancing with the New York City Ballet. His many articles for the New York Times have been collected into a delightful book called Hurt Yourself. I talk with […]
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Nick who has become a good friend over the years, essentially owns his own genre. It is Message in a Bottle, The Notebook, and now The Lucky One. His books hug the best-seller lists. His movies break records and hearts. Meanwhile Nick coaches track in New Bern North Carolina, has opinions on everything, and […]
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Sarah Lyall who used to write a book column for the New York Times among other things married an Englishman and moved to London ten years ago. Result, she penned THE ANGLO FILES; A Field Guide to the British. Kirkus said of it “Fresh, funny and occasionally wicked.” Listen to our […]
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Roy has written a frightening apocalyptic novel called 2020 Vision. Let’s all hope it doesn’t come to pass. If you are unafraid of the future you might be curious about what Roy has to say.
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Jeanette is a fascinating woman who writes fascinating books. As the daughter of James Conant one time president of Harvard University Jeanette grew up around fascinating characters. In The Irregulars she talks about some dashing British intelligence agents during World War II whose names may surprise you. Do the names Roald Dahl, […]
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Charming Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert Kennedy, talks about her recent book on Catholicism in which she asked famous Catholics including Bill Maher to talk about their feeling toward their religion.
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The opening of The Gargoyle may be one of the most horrifying passages in all literature. If you can get through it, you may be surprised at the beauty and range of Davidson’s writing.
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Beautiful Italian novelist Francesca Marciano talks with me about her first book, CASA ROSSA, which is set in Kenya, and about the difficulties of writing in English when English is not your first language.
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