Dec 10 Conversation: Rick Moody and Andy Hunter By Arts Desk Author Rick Moody has just published a new short story titled "Some Contemporary Characters." But the delivery system was unusual: The story was "published" on a Twitter feed in serial tweets every 10 - 20 minutes over three days, with… Continue reading
Nov 27 Conversation: Colum McCann, National Book Award Winner for Fiction By Tom LeGro On an August morning in 1974, a man named Philippe Petit steps off of the roof of the World Trade Center's South Tower and onto a tightrope. The act is the backdrop to Colum McCann's National Book Award-winning novel, "Let… Continue reading
Nov 13 Conversation: Writer Barbara Kingsolver By Arts Desk "The Lacuna," a new novel by Barbara Kingsolver is a sweep of history and a mix of the real and the imaginary. Continue reading
Nov 06 Conversation: Jonathan Lethem By Arts Desk In Jonathan Lethem's new novel, "Chronic City," two friends travel through a Manhattan that is both very recognizable -- from the billionaire mayor to the burgers at a local diner -- while also surreal, looking for truth. Continue reading
Oct 20 Deborah Eisenberg, Writer and MacArthur Winner A recipient of a 2009 MacArthur genius grant, Deborah Eisenberg has been publishing spare and elegant short fiction to national acclaim since the '80s, winning the Rea Award for the Short Story in 2000, a Guggenheim fellowship and three O. Continue reading
Oct 16 Conversation: Nick Hornby By Arts Desk "Juliet, Naked," a new novel by Nick Hornby, explores middle-age relationships, online communities, and the nature of being a fan of popular music. Continue reading
Oct 09 Conversation: Hilary Mantel, Winner of the 2009 Booker Prize By Arts Desk Hilary Mantel took home the coveted Man Booker Prize this week for her novel, "Wolf Hall," a detailed look at the contemptuous court of Henry VIII during the English Reformation. Continue reading
Sep 25 Conversation: Writer Lorrie Moore By Arts Desk It's December 2001 and a young midwestern college student named Tassie Keltjin is about to get a more worldly education when she accepts a part-time job as a nanny to the adopted child of a sophisticated Middle-aged couple. What happens… Continue reading
Sep 21 Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson By Arts Desk Extended interviews and readings with Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson. Continue reading
Aug 28 Conversation: Josh Neufeld Revisits Katrina By Arts Desk Josh Neufeld's "A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge" tracks the lives of New Orleans residents as they fled or remained, and then struggled to cope in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Continue reading