Tell Me More Talks to Walter Mosley

NPR’s Tell Me More talks to Walter Mosley about his new book, Known to Evil. Mosley shares how his detective, Leonid McGill, is like all of us in that we're all seeking redemption, and he discusses the importance of writing black male heroes. Read an excerpt of Known to Evil and listen to the interview here.

Paula Butturini Talks to NPR's Morning Edition

When Paula Butturini met John Tagliabue, both were foreign correspondents based in Italy. They fell in love abroad and were married, but while covering the uprising against Romanian President Nicolai Ceausescu in 1989, Tagliabue was shot in the back by a sniper. He nearly died. But his physical injuries triggered a psychological battle that was, in many ways, even more damaging. Listen to Paula Butturini, who wrote about her family’s struggle in her memoir Keeping the Feast, discuss the road to recovery and the healing powers of food on NPR’s Morning Edition.

David Aaronovitch Talks to All Things Considered

All Things Considered talks to David Aaronovitch about his new book, Voodoo Histories, which tackles the intriguing question of why well-educated, reasonable people sometimes believe “perfectly ridiculous things.”

Paula Butturini, Author of Keeping the Feast, Talks to Leonard Lopate

Listen to Paula Butturini, author of Keeping the Feast, discuss the healing powers of sharing of food around the family table on The Leonard Lopate Show. After her husband John was shot and nearly killed by sniper fire while reporting on an uprising in Romania, the recovery process was complicated and difficult, but aided by the sustaining powers of food, family, and friendship they were able to triumph and overcome his illness.

David Aaronovitch on The Leonard Lopate Show

Leonard Lopate talks to David Aaronovitch about his new book, Voodoo Histories, which tracks major conspiracy theories—from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, from the Kennedy assassination to the death of Princess Diana—and explores the reasons that conspiracy theories have been around for so long.

Marlon James on The Book of Night Women

Marlon James discusses his novel, The Book of Night Women—a “very nearly perfect work” about a group of female slaves dabbling in dark power and plotting a revolt against the brutal plantation slavery system in Jamaica. The Book of Night Women has been nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a Minnesota Book Award.

Brian Eno talks to Steven Johnson at the Institute of Contemporary Arts

Brian Eno, musician, artist, and author of 77 Million Paintings talks with Steven Johnson, author of The Invention of Air, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London about Joseph Priestley and how innovations happen, what conditions create or discourage good ideas, and how new platforms for creative thinking are built.

House of Cards author, David Ellis Dickerson, on This American Life

On a recent episode of This American Life called “Bait and Switch” David Ellis Dickerson, author of the hilarious memoir, House of Cards, talks with Ira Glass about some of the bait and switch techniques Dave used when he was an evangelical trying to bring converts to the Church.

 

The RZA on the Tavis Smiley Show

Tavis Smiley talks to rapper, actor and author Robert Diggs, aka The RZA, from the Grammy award-winning hip-hop group, Wu-Tang Clan, about the philosophy behind his music and life in his new book, The Tao of Wu.

The RZA on NPR's All Things Considered

The RZA talks to NPR’s All Things Considered about the origins of The Wu-Tang Clan, how he learned to score a movie, and his new book The Tao of Wu.