Articles Tagged ‘ the_condition ’

New Fiction from Paul Auster and Jennifer Haigh; Michael Klare on Russia-Georgia War

August 5th, 2008

Host Francesca Rheannon talks with acclaimed novelist Paul Auster about his new work of fiction, MAN IN THE DARK. Also, Jennifer Haigh tells us about her new novel, THE CONDITION. And we’ll also air an excerpt from an interview we did last year with Michael Klare about his book, RISING POWERS, SHRINKING PLANET, THE NEW [...]

John Kessel, BAUM PLAN FOR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

August 1st, 2008

Host Francesca Rheannon speaks first with speculative fiction writer John Kessel, who makes thought experiments about real issues by placing them in imaginary contexts. His latest collection, , brings fantasy, science fiction, and magical realism to bear on the relations between the sexes, the conundrums of time travel, the windfalls of fortune, terrorism, and democracy. [...]