Books 1881 Videos
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R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
Air Date 05/22/1992Magazine editor Emmett Tyrrell, known for his anti-left stance, turns on the conservatives with his book, "The Conservative Crack-Up." 10:38 -
Susan Crosland
Air Date 05/21/1992Susan Crosland reminisces about her life in London, her love affair with politician Anthony Crosland, and her novel, "Dangerous Games." 08:55 -
Robert Bartley
Air Date 05/21/1992Robert Bartley, editor of the Wall Street Journal Editorial page, shares his book, "The Seven Fat Years: And How to Do It Again." 06:37 -
'Blue Calhoun'
Air Date 05/20/1992Author Reynolds Price and playwright Herb Gardner discuss Price's "Blue Calhoun," a novel about love and loss in North Carolina. 08:57 -
'Time and Tide'
Air Date 05/20/1992Authors Edna O'Brien, Reynolds Price, and playwright Herb Gardner discuss O'Brien's novel "Time and Tide." 06:23 -
Gender: Nature vs. Nurture
Air Date 05/20/1992Biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling and others debate whether the differences between men and women are biological or cultural. 15:07 -
Amy Tan
Air Date 05/18/1992Amy Tan talks about her relationship with her mother and her difficulty writing, "The Kitchen God's Wife." 09:19 -
Stephen Coonts
Air Date 05/18/1992Novelist Stephen Coonts talks about fulfilling his dream of travelling the nation in a vintage biplane. 06:27 -
Joyce Carol Oates
Air Date 05/12/1992Novelist Joyce Carol Oates shares her latest work, "Black Water," a chilling evocation of a young woman's tragic death. 12:26 -
Christopher Cerf
Air Date 05/11/1992Author Christopher Cerf shares his new book, "The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook." 06:12 -
Joan Didion
Air Date 05/07/1992Writer Joan Didion shares her most recent book, "After Henry," which examines news events and their impact on our lives. 11:52 -
Frances Lear
Air Date 05/07/1992Activist and magazine publisher Frances Lear talks about her memoir "The Second Seduction" and shares the life events which compelled her to write it. 15:15 -
Didion and Dunne
Air Date 05/07/1992Authors John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion reminisce about living in LA and how it's different from New York. 07:45 -
William Kennedy
Air Date 05/04/1992Author William Kennedy shares his latest novel, "Very Old Bones" and discusses the publishing industry. 09:28 -
Michael Crichton
Air Date 04/29/1992Author Michael Crichton reflects on Japan's economic competitiveness and his novel "Rising Sun." 12:29 -
James Brady
Air Date 04/28/1992Author James Brady introduces his novel, "Fashion Show." 11:02 -
P.J. O'Rourke
Air Date 04/27/1992Humorist P.J. O'Rourke discusses his books, including "Give War a Chance" and "Parliament of Wars." 12:47 -
Marilyn French
Air Date 04/24/1992Author Marilyn French elucidates her feminist perspective, as expressed in her book "The War Against Women." 21:37 -
Robert MacNeil
Air Date 04/21/1992Robert MacNeil and journalists chat about his new novel, "Burden of Desire." 12:22 -
Studs Terkel
Air Date 04/16/1992Author Studs Terkel on his book "Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession." 15:37 -
John Grisham
Air Date 04/15/1992John Grisham describes leaving law to write and shares the inspirations for his novels. 15:44 -
Dr. Robert Ballard
Air Date 04/14/1992Dr. Robert Ballard talks about discovering the wrecks of the Titanic and Bismarck and discusses his novel, "Bright Shark." 14:25 -
FBI Surveillance of Writers
Air Date 04/06/1992Writers Natalie Robins, Norman Mailer, and William F. Buckley, Jr. discuss FBI surveillance of popular writers. 13:18 -
Vladimir Pozner
Air Date 03/31/1992Vladimir Pozner shares his book, "Eyewitness" an account of what he experienced during last year's 3-day coup against President Gorbachev. 11:26 -
Rushdie and Free Speech, Pt. 2
Air Date 03/26/1992Professor Edward Said and former National Security Council member Gary Sick on Salman Rushdie. 07:04 -
Rushdie and Free Speech, Pt. 1
Air Date 03/26/1992Professor Edward Said and former National Security Council member Gary Sick on Salman Rushdie. 11:04 -
Deborah Eisenberg
Air Date 03/25/1992Author Deborah Eisenberg reminisces about becoming a writer after the age of 30 and introduces her latest book, "Under the 82nd Airborne." 05:23 -
Celebrating Walt Whitman
Air Date 03/25/1992Poets Allen Ginsberg, Sharon Olds, and Galway Kinnell discuss the impact of Walt Whitman on literature. 16:07 -
Luc Sante
Air Date 03/24/1992Writer Luc Sante discusses his new book "Lowlife: Lures and Snares of Old New York." 05:54 -
Poetry Slams
Air Date 03/20/1992A look at the revival of poetry cafes and slams with poets Bob Holman, Maggie Estep, Edwin Torres, and Dana Bryant. 08:57 -
Science Fiction Today
Air Date 03/19/1992Editor Ellen Datlow and authors Thomas Disch, Ben Bova, and Samuel Delany on contemporary science fiction. 10:11 -
Marshall Frady
Air Date 03/18/1992Marshall Frady on his three-part series for The New Yorker magazine, "Outsider." 18:22 -
David Wise
Air Date 03/16/1992David Wise on his book, "Molehunt: The Secret Search for Traitors that Shattered the CIA." 14:14 -
Robert Stone
Air Date 03/16/1992Author Robert Stone gives insight into the characters in his latest novel, "Outerbridge Reach." 17:20 -
William Broad
Air Date 03/04/1992William Broad introduces his biography, "Teller's War: The Top-Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception." 12:36 -
Michael Korda
Air Date 03/03/1992Michael Korda, editor in chief of Simon & Schuster, discusses his work as both an editor and an author. 20:41 -
Edgar Cahn
Air Date 02/27/1992Author Edgar Cahn reflects on his career, his wife, and his book, "Time Dollars." 10:58 -
Gloria Steinem
Air Date 02/24/1992Gloria Steinem introduces her latest book, "Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem." 14:06 -
Mort Janklow
Air Date 02/20/1992LIterary agent Mort Janklow talks about the future of publishing. 13:45 -
Mort Janklow
Air Date 02/19/1992Literary agent Mort Janklow talks about the business of book publishing and what it's like to represent high profile authors. 12:22 -
'Love in Black and White,' Pt. 1
Air Date 02/17/1992Mark and Gail Mathabane talk about their marriage and their book, 'Love in Black and White.' 08:15 -
'Love in Black and White,' Pt. 2
Air Date 02/17/1992Mark and Gail Mathabane continue to talk about their marriage and their book, 'Love in Black and White.' 06:33 -
Francis Fukuyama
Air Date 02/11/1992Political scientist Francis Fukuyama describes his book, "The End of History and the Last Man." 21:11 -
Diane Ackerman
Air Date 02/11/1992Naturalist Diane Ackerman on her book, "The Moon by Whale Light." 22:22 -
Jim Lehrer
Air Date 02/10/1992Journalist and author Jim Lehrer shares his latest novel, "Short List," and talks about his work on PBS. 14:51 -
'The Mambo Kings'
Air Date 01/30/1992Author Oscar Hijuelos and director Arne Glimcher discuss Glimcher's film adaption of "The Mambo Kings Play Sounds of Love." 07:23 -
Lionel Tiger
Air Date 01/30/1992Anthropologist Lionel Tiger talks about his book, "The Pursuit of Pleasure." 12:36 -
Helen Winternitz
Air Date 01/29/1992Author Helen Winternitz describes her experience living in a Palestinian village during the First Intifada in, "A Season of Stones." 16:01 -
Nancy Ziegenmeyer
Air Date 01/24/1992Nancy Ziegenmeyer, rape survivor and author of "Taking Back My Life," on her road to recovery. 09:49 -
Ed Jones
Air Date 01/21/1992Author Ed Jones discusses his various jail escapes and his time on FBI's most wanted list. 13:41 -
Timothy Ferris
Air Date 01/17/1992Timothy Ferris talks about his book, "The Mind's Sky: Human Intelligence in a Cosmic Context." 15:18 -
Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld
Air Date 01/15/1992Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld on his book, "The Best Treatment," which offers straightforward information on common illnesses and how to treat them. 07:09 -
Jim Dwyer
Air Date 01/10/1992Author and Newsday columnist Jim Dwyer introduces his book about the New York City subway system, "Subway Lives." 13:02 -
Joyce Maynard
Air Date 01/10/1992A conversation with Joyce Maynard, author of "To Die For." 11:41 -
Will Steger
Air Date 01/08/1992Explorer Will Steger talks about his journey across the Arctic by foot and shares his book, "Crossing Antarctica." 16:24 -
F. Forrester Church
Air Date 01/08/1992Unitarian Pastor F. Forrester Church on his new book, "God and Other Famous Liberals." 15:36 -
Art Spiegelman
Air Date 12/30/1991Cartoonist Art Spiegelman talks about his new book, "Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began." 05:08 -
Children's Books
Air Date 12/23/1991Eden Ross Lipson, Maira Kalman, and Peter Sis talk about what makes a children's book a lasting favorite. 08:00 -
Elizabeth Swados
Air Date 12/20/1991Elizabeth Swados recollects her family's struggles with mental illness and how she used that as inspiration for her novel, "The Four of Us." 13:53 -
Diane von Furstenberg
Air Date 12/20/1991Diane von Furstenberg reflects on her career as a designer and her book, "Beds." 05:56