She has been hailed by Michael Chabon as “the most darkly playful voice in
American fiction” and by Neil Gaiman as “a national treasure.” Now
Kelly Link’s eagerly awaited new collection—her first for adult readers
in a decade—proves indelibly that this bewitchingly origi...
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The language of the stars is the language of the body. Like a star, the
anorexic burns fuel that isn't replenished; she is held together by her own
gravity. With luminous, lyrical prose, Binary Star is an account of a
young woman struggling with anorexia and her long-di...
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Host Ken Jones talks with travel writer Joshua Samuel Brown, author of the
new book How Not to Avoid Jet Lag & other tales of travel madness. Joshua
spent the better part of the first decade of the 21st century roaming around
East Asia and writing for a variety of public...
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We speak with Sarah Sarah van Gelder, about "Sustainable Happiness: Live
Simply, Live Well, Make a Difference," which she edited along with the staff
or Yes! Magazine.
With contributions by writers like Annie Leonard, Matthieu Ricard, and
Vandana Shiva, SUSTAINABLE HAPP...
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“Miranda July's ability to pervert norms while embracing what makes us
normal is astounding. Writing in the first person with the frank, odd lilt of
an utterly truthful character, she will make you laugh, cringe and recognize
yourself in a woman you never planned to be. ...
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Today's guest is the Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell, an accomplished Unitarian
Universalist minister, and a respected writer, leader, activist, and speaker.
She'll discuss her new memoir, "Raw Faith: Following the Thread."
In "Raw Faith: Following the Thread" Marilyn writes abou...
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Bookwaves host Richard Wolinsky speaks with Azar Nafisi, author of "Reading
Lolita in Tehran" about her latest book, "The Republic of Imagination:
America in Three Books." Blending memoir and polemic with close readings of
her favorite American novels—"The Adventures of ...
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Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker discusses his latest book, "The Sense of
Style," a style manual for the 21st Century, along with his other books,
including "The Better Angels of Our Nature." Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
From the series Bookwaves.
An extended 45-minute ...
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From personal loss to phantom diseases, The Empathy Exams is a bold and
brilliant collection, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize and a
Publishers Weekly Top Ten Essay Collection of Spring 2014. Beginning with her
experience as a medical actor who was paid to...
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Host Sarika Mehta speaks with Nayomi Munaweera about her novel Island of a
Thousand Mirrors. Munaweera was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. At the age of
three she immigrated with her family to Nigeria. In 1984, a military coup
necessitated a third migration and the family se...
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