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Writers

 

GUESTS

  • Michael Chabon
    Monday, October 19, 2009
    Best-selling author talks about fatherhood and his new book, Manhood for Amateurs.
  • Colson Whitehead
    Friday, June 12, 2009
    Award-winning writer explains how African Americans who are not affluent connect to the story told in his new book.
  • Joe Queenan
    Monday, May 11, 2009
    Satirist talks about his new memoir and reflects on the influence of Catholicism and surrogate fathers on his surviving growing up in a tough neighborhood with tough parents.
  • Zoe Heller
    Thursday, March 19, 2009
    London-born novelist comments on adapting novels to film.
  • T.C. Boyle
    Friday, February 27, 2009
    Celebrated writer talks about finding the comfort zone fictionalizing historical figures and explains why he wrote a book about Frank Lloyd Wright.
  • Maya Angelou
    Monday, January 19, 2009
    Celebrated writer discusses her new book, reflects on the importance of "home" and discusses the importance of being respectful.
  • Toni Morrison
    Wednesday, November 19, 2008
    Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses the historical significance of the presidential election.
  • Paul Krugman
    Tuesday, October 21, 2008
    Nobel Prize-winning economist explains what type of society he wants to live in and how America falls short.
  • Paul Theroux
    Tuesday, October 21, 2008
    Travel writer says although the U.S. is a multi-cultural society, the melting pot doesn't melt that much.
  • Bernard-Henri Levy
    Tuesday, September 16, 2008
    French philosopher-author explains anti-Americanism.
  • William Poundstone
    Friday, February 15, 2008
    Gaming the Vote author explains how Americans have sometimes elected the wrong president.
  • Lawrence Wright
    Tuesday, November 6, 2007
    Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses Al Qaeda and the situation in Pakistan.
  • Jeffrey Toobin
    Friday, November 2, 2007
    Legal analyst-writer offers his insight on the personalities of the Supreme Court justices.
  • Lucy Hawking
    Thursday, October 25, 2007
    Author says she wants to give young people an idea about physics and how the Earth fits into the solar system.
  • Walter Mosley
    Wednesday, October 24, 2007
    Best-selling author Walter Mosley say people read mysteries to learn a different point of view.
  • Mark Bowden
    Tuesday, May 1, 2007
    Author-journalist-screenwriter thinks Iran shouldn't be on the terror list.
  • Jabari Asim
    Wednesday, April 18, 2007
    The N Word author says we must sometimes risk having people misuse the term to advance the dialogue on racism.
  • James Oakes
    Friday, April 6, 2007
    Historian explains lessons learned in his study of slavery.
  • Stephen Prothero
    Friday, April 6, 2007
    Boston University professor discusses the need to learn more about the world's religions.
  • Anne Lamott
    Wednesday, March 28, 2007
    Grace (Eventually) author talks about sharing her experiences in her new book.
  • Walter Mosley
    Thursday, March 1, 2007
    Best-selling author doesn't think the U.S. can stay within the two-party system.
  • Nikki Giovanni
    Monday, February 26, 2007
    Author-poet-essayist reflects on stories yet to be told.
  • Maya Angelou
    Monday, November 13, 2006
    Celebrated poet reflects on the Washington DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Groundbreaking ceremony.
  • Eve Ensler
    Wednesday, October 11, 2006
    Award-winning playwright-author weighs in on America after 9/11 and Katrina.
  • Maureen Dowd
    Wednesday, September 27, 2006
    New York Times columnist talks about her new book, Are Men Necessary.
  • Janis Kearney
    Monday, September 25, 2006
    Author and Bill Clinton's personal diarist recounts stories about the former president.
  • Jed Horne
    Friday, August 18, 2006
    Panelists discuss the continued impact of Hurricane Katrina one year later.
  • Jed Horne
    Thursday, August 17, 2006
    Panelists discuss the continued impact of Hurricane Katrina one year later.
  • Thomas Ricks
    Tuesday, August 1, 2006
    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist talks about his book, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq.
  • William C. Rhoden
    Friday, July 28, 2006
    New York Times sportswriter discusses his new book on race and sports in America.
  • Thomas Frank
    Thursday, June 15, 2006
    Social critic discusses the implications of party-switching in the mid-term elections.
  • Jonathan Alter
    Monday, May 15, 2006
    "Newsweek" senior editor weighs in the Bush immigration plan.
  • Matthew Ryan Hoge
    Wednesday, March 31, 2004
    Writer-director discusses his upcoming film.
  • David Milch
    Wednesday, March 31, 2004
    Emmy-winning writer talks about reviving the "western" genre on TV.

 

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Published November 7, 2009

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