Jan 18th, 2008 · Andrew Davies is the go-to screenwriter for adapting classic literature for television and the movies. He adapts Northanger Abbey and Sense and Sensibility as PBS prepares to air The Complete Jane Austen.
Dec 25th, 2007 · Pierre Bayard, professor of French literature at the University of Paris, is the author of How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read. Steve Inskeep hasn't read Bayard's book, but he gets some tips on how to talk about it.
Dec 20th, 2007 · In a stark change to conventional Indian literature, chick-lit novels are gaining popularity in Indian society. As a part of the program's Next Big Thing series, author Swati Kaushal discusses her novel, which many call the first Indian chick-lit, and the necessity for this genre in Indian culture.
Dec 15th, 2007 · The Complete Book of Aunts covers everything from aunts in literature and film, to remembrances from nieces and nephews who had unusual relationships with their aunts. Rupert Christiansen, co-author, speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.
Nov 3rd, 2007 · As an English teacher at West Point, Elizabeth Samet teaches America's future warriors about Shakespeare, Emerson and Homer. In her new book, Soldier's Heart: Teaching Literature through Peace and War at West Point, Samet shares her decade of experience at the military academy.
Oct 22nd, 2007 · High school student Amber Gibson explores the finalists in the National Book Awards category for young people's literature.
Oct 14th, 2007 · Austin Grossman's first book is a novel of super heroes and evil geniuses. From member station KUSP, Rick Kleffel has the story of how a literature-major turned videogame designer has returned to writing.
Oct 12th, 2007 · Author Terry McMillan sent a letter to Simon & Schuster's head editors, blasting them and the publishing world for publishing and promoting so-called "ghetto lit," which is often referred to as urban literature and urban fiction. Many esteemed black authors have been equally dismayed, but the McMillan broadside is now loosening lips.