Friday, December 30, 2005

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2005-12-30/helen-oyeyemi-icarus-girl-doubleday-rebroadcast

Helen Oyeyemi: "The Icarus Girl" (Doubleday) (Rebroadcast)

10 a.m. (ET)

Diane talks with young Nigerian-British author Oyeyemi about imaginary friends, the fears and pressures of childhood, and why she wrote a book when she was supposed to be studying for exams.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2005-12-30/ron-powers-mark-twain-life-free-press-rebroadcast

Ron Powers: "Mark Twain: A Life" (Free Press) (Rebroadcast)

11 a.m. (ET)

Biographer Ron Powers presents what he calls "interpretive portraiture" of American humorist, essayist and novelist Mark Twain, and makes the case that Twain became the representative figure of his times.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.