Aug 03 Conversation: Marcus Samuelsson on His New Memoir, 'Yes, Chef' By Tom LeGro Ray Suarez talks to celebrity chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson, whose new memoir, the New York Times bestseller "Yes, Chef," traces his life and career, beginning with his birth in Ethiopia and adoption to a Swedish family, a move that… Continue reading
Jun 22 Conversation: Shawn Colvin Looks Back in New Memoir, 'Diamond in the Rough' By Tom LeGro "Diamond in the Rough" is the name of a 1989 hit song from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin's first album, "Steady On." Now, it's the name of a new memoir she's just released. Jeffrey Brown talks to the musician. Continue reading
Jun 13 Conversation: Jonathan Gottschall, Author of 'The Storytelling Animal' By Tom LeGro In his new book, "The Storytelling Animal," Jonathan Gottschall explores the art of telling tales and the science behind what's at work in our minds when we hear things like "Once upon a time."… Continue reading
Jun 08 Conversation: Lou Beach's '420 Characters' By Tom LeGro They began as status updates on Facebook, but Lou Beach came to see something more in the short pieces he was writing -- a new form of short story, in fact. And it's an interesting and compelling approach, indeed, in… Continue reading
Feb 21 Conversation: Rosenblatt's 'Kayak Morning' By Tom LeGro Jeffrey brown talks to Roger Rosenblatt about his new book, "Kayak Morning: Relfections on Love, Grief, and Small Boats."… Continue reading
Jan 06 Conversation: Joan Didion By Tom LeGro Mortality is a subject Joan Didion has grappled with in recent years, both in life and on the page. In the span of roughly two years, her husband, the writer John Gregory Dunne, and their only child, Quintana Roo, both… Continue reading
Jan 05 Conversation: Nixon, Obama and Universal Health Care By Jason Kane "Failure Again." It was the working title for Stuart Altman's new book on the latest push for health care reform. Two years after President Obama's Affordable Care Act became law, Altman is the first to admit he happily changed… Continue reading
Dec 16 Conversation: Michael Ondaatje By Tom LeGro The fictional voyage in Michael Ondaatje's new novel, "The Cat's Table," is like one that he took long ago before becoming the much honored writer of such works as "The English Patient" and "Anil's Ghost" and "Divisadero." Jeffrey Brown talks… Continue reading
Dec 09 Conversation: Why Do Americans Protest Art? By Tom LeGro Art can soothe, it can inspire, but it also at times stirs heated passions and outright protest. Why does that happen and why in some cases but not others? That's the subject of the new book, "Not Here, Not Now,… Continue reading
Dec 02 Conversation: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Author of 'Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane' By Tom LeGro Michelangelo Caravaggio was one of the great painters in the history of Western art. He also remains one of the most mysterious and elusive of artistic geniuses. A new biography wrestles with the man, his times and his work. "Caravaggio:… Continue reading