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There are no easy solutions. It was the last night of winter.
Skip the latest Curtis Sittenfeld fiction, and toast the matadors of yore.
What I was reading and what I remember on the night my cousin Paul died in 1985.
A bag of chips, a box of chocolates, and a bouquet of artificial flowers.
Following a tip to Forest Hills to hidden attractions of the World's Fair 1939-1940.
Sometimes your funny friend is the one masking something darker.
Eric Puchner’s novel Dream State is compelling, and his nod from Oprah a marketing bonus.
Pride and prejudice amongst coworkers.
Did I actually have a past-life?
During my last visit I drifted past the undefended border of NYC and Yonkers.
It’s never their fault.
Whatever happned to Herman Raub?
Nesbit, Thaw and White: the sex scandal that shocked America.
My favorite art space and my favorite painting.
A 2019 L.A. Review of Books interview with author Karl Ove Knausgård vs. a 1984 Musician interview with musician Charlie Haden.
An early morning nightmare.
No one can say what happens when we die, why not fly?
Whether expected or unexpected, those of us left behind have to find a way to cope after death.
Using the messages from the novel The Cannibal Galaxy to help special needs children.
The many ways to stay relevant—or not.
The internet is forever—or is it?
A compilation of appearances by writers on the talk show.
The actor and director talks about his new memoir The Friday Afternoon Club on CBS Sunday Morning.
The author on his retrospective anthology The Time of Our Time.
The prolific author talks to Brace Belden and Liz Franczak about grief, compounds, our horrid present, and helping other people.
The late author talks about short fiction, his disinterest in writing, and his distrust of computers.
The author talks about his novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet.
I’ll skip St. Louis, but never Chicago. What year is it (#489)?
The late English author appears on this French talk show (speaking French), with English subtitles.
No bloodbaths allowed! Celebrate the humble huaraches. What year is it (#485)?
