Tuesday, December 27, 2005

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2005-12-27/caryl-phillips-dancing-dark-knopf-rebroadcast

Caryl Phillips: "Dancing in the Dark" (Knopf) (Rebroadcast)

10 a.m. (ET)

Bert Williams became one of America's first black superstars during the vaudville era. The author of this fictionalized account of his life explores the contradictions between the man he was and the character he played on stage.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2005-12-27/joseph-lelyveld-omaha-blues-farrar-straus-giroux-rebroadcast

Joseph Lelyveld: "Omaha Blues" (Farrar Straus & Giroux) (Rebroadcast)

11 a.m. (ET)

The former executive editor of the New York Times writes about his childhood. He grew up in the aftermath of World War II, the son of a famous Rabbi and a peripatetic mother. It's the story of how our memories change over time and how a...

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