Aug 31st, 2008 · Mike Knopf, 17, will be the youngest delegate at the Republican National Convention this week. He tells Liane Hanson that economics is the issue he feels is most important to young people. According to Knopf, Sen. John McCain's stance is "keeping money in your pocket." The aspiring politician says he is "bringing a new face to an old party and renewing our party's strength. If you don't keep a party young, you can't keep a party strong."
Keywords: politics · GOP · economic · CA · money · Sen · John McCain · delegation · youth · Knopf · Republican National Convention · RNC
Jul 20th, 2008 · Host Liane Hansen speaks with first-time novelist Christina Meldrum, a litigator and Harvard graduate. In Madapple, readers enter the household of an exceptionally disturbed family, where questions about faith and religion abound. (Knopf, ISBN-10: 0375851763)
Keywords: faith · Liane Hansen · Harvard · religion · Family · novelist · graduate · Mystery · lofty · household · Knopf · litigation
Jan 7th, 2008 · In 1981, Knopf published a collection of short stories by Raymond Carver called What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Now Carver's widow wants his readers to see the original stories, which were edited heavily for the book. Knopf says it owns the rights -- but to what?
Keywords: U.N · 1981 · original · Knopf · Carvers · Raymond Carver
Sep 16th, 2007 · Jack Kerouac, George Orwell and Sylvia Plath are just a few of the authors whose books were turned down by the Alfred A. Knopf publishing house. Researchers going through the Knopf archives have come across their rejection letters, as well as a few others.
Keywords: famous · archive · George Orwell · Jack Kerouac · Sylvia Plath · Knopf · publishing · Alfred
Jun 18th, 2004 · Former President Bill Clinton releases his memoirs next week. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf has kept the 957-page book away from reviewers and controlled the release of advance information. It's all part of a carefully orchestrated publicity campaign that will include Clinton appearances on Oprah and 60 Minutes, among other media outlets. Hear NPR's Juan Williams.
Keywords: Juan Williams · media · memoir · campaign · Clinton · orchestral · oprah · President Bill Clinton · reviewers · publicity · appearances · Publisher Alfred
Oct 31st, 1999 · Daniel travels to Cambridge, Massachusetts to visit two cooking legends, Julia Child and Jacques Pepin. Although they are two of the most accomplished cooks in the food world, they have some advice for the rest of us. Namely, don't take cooking so seriously! They say that cookbooks, including their latest Julia and Jacques, Cooking at Home (Knopf, September 1999), should be used as a guide, but do what you want in your own kitchen. While in Julia's kitchen, Daniel gets to try Caesar Salad Julia's Style, as well as a Spanish potato omelet, or "tortilla."
Keywords: Food · world · Child · advice · traveling · Spanish · Massachusetts · 1999 · legend · cookbook · cooking · kitchen
