Host Ken Jones talks with Stephanie Storey, author of the new book Oil and
Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo. The novel depicts the fierce
rivalry between these two great artists as they struggle to complete their
masterworks -- the Mona Lisa and the David -- ami...
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Claudia Rankine, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, speaks about
her much awaited follow-up to her groundbreaking work Don't Let Me Be
Lonely. A provocative meditation on race, Citizen: An American Lyric
recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters...
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From acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu, a recipient of the National Book
Foundation’s 5 Under 35 award, The New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 award, and a
2012 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, comes an unforgettable love story
about a searing affair between an American woman and an...
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What is the cost of eating foods out of season? Host David Naimon
interviews award-winning journalist Barry Estabrook about his new book
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring
Fruit. Learn how the winter tomato industry in Florida affec...
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Host David Naimon interviews Portland writer Scott Sparling about his debut
novel, Wire to Wire, from Tin House Books.
A pick of the week by Publisher's Weekly, they call Wire to Wire "well
crafted and thrilling, tying together an obvious love for both Michigan and
railroa...
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Host David Naimon speaks with writer Anthony Doerr about his latest book,
Memory Wall. Doerr is the author of three other books, The Shell
Collector, About Grace, andFour Seasons in Rome.
Doerr’s short fiction has won three O. Henry Prizes and has been
anthologized in The ...
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