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Apocalyptic fiction

Stories about the end of the world and what happens after that, with authors Kevin Brokmeier, Lydia Millet and Scott Westerfeld....
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Facing the rest of your life

Stories of people who have chosen to face the rest of their lives in some unusual ways -- that somehow worked out just right....
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Being the Change

Profiles of individuals who have changed the lives of millions -- from Melinda Gates to Peter Bloom of DonorsChoose.org....
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"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."...
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Slave Potter Dave

Leonard Todd's ancestors owned Potter Dave during America's slavery days. He tells some of the story and something about Dave's unprecedented pots and his poetry. ...
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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....
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2008 Children's Holiday Books

Check in with book critic, Chistopher Merrill, on ideas for holiday children's books each with a unique international appeal. ...
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Poet Calvin Trillin on the year in politics

Calvin Trillin, the "Deadline Poet" for The Nation, looks back at the big year in politics....
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John Hodgman

John Hodgman is a Former Professional Literary Agent, Famous Minor Television Personality, and Noted Writer....
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The future of science fiction

One of science fiction's greatest writers, George R.R. Martin, has been called the American Tolkien -- he discusses the genre and reads from one of his best-known anthologies....
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