Articles Tagged ‘ writer ’

Alan Furst: Fiction, Suspense and the Moral Imperative

August 31st, 2010

Alan Furst talks about writing and about his historical thrillers, SPIES OF THE BALKANS (2010) and THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (2006).

How To Find Fulfillment: Bruce Frankel and Susan Whitbourne

August 25th, 2010

Bruce Frankel on WHAT SHOULD I DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE? And psychologist Susan Krauss Whitbourne on THE SEARCH FOR FULFILLMENT.

The War Over Climate: Eric Pooley & Eli Kintisch

August 18th, 2010

Francesca Rheannon talks with Eric Pooley about the politics of climate change. His book is THE CLIMATE WAR: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth. Also, Eli Kintisch on geo-engineering; his book is HACKING THE PLANET: Science’s Best Hope – or Worst Nightmare – for Averting Climate Catastrophe.

James Lee Burke: Murder and Redemption on the Bayou

August 2nd, 2010

Mystery writer James Lee Burke talks about his latest novel in the Dave Robicheaux series, THE GLASS RAINBOW. And poet Doug Anderson reads two poems.

Philip Schultz, The Poet & His Dyslexia

July 25th, 2010

Host Francesca Rheannon spends the hour with poet Philip Schultz talking about his poetry, his method of teaching writing and his dyslexia. His latest book is THE GOD OF LONELINESS.

Paul Fisher’s HOUSE OF WITS and Shakespeare Fans in the Inner City

December 11th, 2008

Paul Fisher tells us about the James Family: the writer Henry James, the philosopher and psychologist William James, and the lesser known but influential sister, feminist Alice James. His book is HOUSE OF WITS: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family.

David Lovelace, SCATTERSHOT and Maggie Jackson, DISTRACTED

August 23rd, 2008

We talk with David Lovelace about his memoir, SCATTERSHOT: My Bipolar Family. And Maggie Jackson tells us about DISTRACTED: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age.