Tag: Bob Edwards Weekend
Isabel Allende on writing, Haiti and the legacy of slavery
Allende returns to the world of historical fiction with "Island Beneath the Sea," the story of a slave girl in 19th Century Haiti....
Science in fiction and nonfiction
Three writers discuss themes as varied as consumer electronics, neuroscience and Twitter....
Sandra Cisneros looks back
The author of "The House on Mango Street" talks about her seminal work, one of the most beloved and critically acclaimed books of the 20th century. ...
The history of women writers
Elaine Showalter's latest book covers famous and obscure authors from 1650 to 2000 -- in this interview, she talks about the history of American women writers....
Azar Nafisi's new memoir
In her best-seller "Reading Lolita in Tehran," Azar Nafisi wrote about the lives of women in Iran; now she tells her own life story....
Thirteen books that changed America
Writer and book critic Jay Parini scanned American bookshelves and identified the seminal works in the birth and growth of the nation....
"The Tale of Despereaux"
Kate DiCamillo, who has written four young adult novels which have received some of the genre's most prestigious honors, talks about "The Tale of Despereaux."...
Toni Morrison
The Nobel prize-winning author talks about her new book, "A Mercy," a prequel to "Beloved," which many say is the single best work of fiction in the last 25 years....
Philip Roth on "Indignation"
Writer Philip Roth, who claims his two closest friends are "sheer playfulness" and "deadly seriousness," talks about his new book....
Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"
It's the 50th anniversary of the book that defined the Beat movement -- the importance and lasting effects of "On the Road."...
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