Nov 8th, 2004 · Poet Nick Flynn discusses his new book of prose, a memoir about his homeless father. Flynn describes meeting his father in a homeless shelter. Flynn was a caseworker at the time and struggling with his own demons. Hear Flynn and NPR's Renee Montagne.
Nov 6th, 2004 · The Office is a Hollywood coffee house designed to be an inspirational space for writers. It's aimed at screenwriters who find themselves too distracted to write at home... or just lonely for the company of others. NPR's Gloria Hillard reports.
Nov 1st, 2004 · Writer and musician David Was introduces a composer who has developed a computer system that plays along with a human musician. The computer matches the musician's improvisations with riffs of its own.
Nov 1st, 2004 · At the American Museum of Natural History, a lost world is taking shape. Artists, writers and scientists have joined forces to create the most up-to-date dinosaur show ever. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.
Oct 31st, 2004 · After horror writer H.P. Lovecraft died in 1937, his friends founded a publishing house to preserve his legacy. Obscure but influential, Arkham House gave sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury and others their first big break. Wisconsin Public Radio's Brian Bull reports.
Oct 25th, 2004 · Musician Lenny Kaye is perhaps best known as Patti Smith's guitarist. But he's also a music writer, whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Village Voice and Creem. His new book, You Call it Madness: The Sensuous Song of the Croon, chronicles the male singers of the 1930s known for their suave, sophisticated and romantic interpretations of song: Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee and Russ Columbo.
Oct 16th, 2004 · American composer Dominick Argento often turns to the written word for inspiration. His newest work, "Four Seascapes," honors the Rochester library that introduced him to reading, while employing the work of four great American writers. Brenda Tremblay of member station WXXI offers a profile.
Oct 8th, 2004 · Alan Cheuse reviews The Curse of the Appropriate Man by South African expatriate writer Lynn Freed. The book is a collection of short fiction, with mostly Jewish South African female characters.