Nov 7th, 2008 · Leonard was considered one of the best literary critics in America; he was an early champion of future Nobel Prize winners Toni Morrison and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Leonard died Wednesday from complications with lung cancer.
Jun 21st, 2008 · Is it possible to know the mind of China, a country with more than a billion people? Mark Leonard, executive director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, has attempted to do just that in his recent book What Does China Think?
Nov 3rd, 2007 · Actor, director and photographer Leonard Nimoy talks about his new book, The Full Body Project. The book is a collection of nude photographs of very full bodied women. Nimoy speaks with Scott Simon.
Aug 3rd, 2007 · Mark Leonard, the state bridge engineer at the Colorado Department of Transportation, says more than 100 bridges in the state are in "poor condition," but lack of funding makes replacing them a challenge. Leonard talks with Michele Norris.
Jun 23rd, 2006 · Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan reviews what critics are saying about this weekend's major movie releases -- Click, Waist Deep and the documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man.
Jun 16th, 2006 · Farai Chideya talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Leonard Pitts, Jr., about his book Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood.
Mar 3rd, 2006 · What's behind the slowdown at the box office? What's an Oscar really worth? Film critic Leonard Maltin talks money and the movies.
Jul 8th, 2005 · What's behind the slowdown at the box office? Is Fantastic Four a good investment? Is Hustle & Flow a buy, sell, or hold? Film critic Leonard Maltin talks money and the movies.