Aug 25th, 2004 · Day to Day book critic David Kipen offers his appreciation of English-born writer Christopher Isherwood, whose novella Goodbye to Berlin provided the inspiration for the musical and film Cabaret.
Aug 20th, 2004 · NPR's Robert Siegel and Wall Street Journal sports writer Stefan Fatsis, reporting from Athens, talk about some of the highlights of this week's Olympic Games events.
Aug 19th, 2004 · The state of the world can bring many people down with the montage of bad news dominating the media. But in the book The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear, editor Paul Loeb and contributing writer Martin Espada tell us why the promise of hope continues to sustain us. They talk to NPR's Tony Cox.
Aug 19th, 2004 · From first crushes to growth spurts, adolescence is a major crossroads on the path to self-discovery. It's also rich material for fiction writers. As part of our continuing "Writers' Views" series, authors Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Lethem and Jacqueline Woodson join NPR's Neal Conan to discuss adolescence.
Aug 15th, 2004 · Irish writer Colm Toibin's new novel imagines the interior life of famed American novelist Henry James. James burned his personal papers before his death in 1916 in an attempt to keep his private life private. Tom Vitale reports.
Aug 10th, 2004 · Writers often have precise rituals for putting their thoughts on paper. Spy novelist Daniel Silva admits his approach is manically methodical. As part of the Creative Spaces series, Silva invites NPR's Michele Norris into his den to talk process.
Aug 10th, 2004 · Actress, writer and producer T'Keyah Crystal Keymah plays one of Hollywood's sexiest moms on the Disney series That's So Raven. She's also the author of the book Natural Woman/Natural Hair: A Hair Journey. Hear a conversation with Keymah and NPR's Tony Cox.
Aug 10th, 2004 · As part of a series on Americans and leisure time, writer Adam Gopnik tells NPR's Susan Stamberg about his daughter's imaginary friend, Charlie Ravioli. Charlie's primary character trait was that he was always too busy to play.