Monday, December 24, 2007

David Michaelis: "Schulz and Peanuts" (Harper) (Rebroadcast)

10 a.m. (ET)

Charles Schulz knew from early on that he'd one day be a cartoonist. A new biography examines the life of the artist who created Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and Charlie Brown. The man behind the most successful cartoon strip of all time.

Judith Viorst: "Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days" (Free Press) (Rebroadcast)

11 a.m. (ET)

The best-selling author describes the joys and challenges of intergenerational living when her youngest son, Alexander, moves back home with his own family while their own house is being renovated.

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