Arts & Culture

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Readers' Review: "Dreams from My Father" by Barack Obama

January 22, 2009

As the first black president of the "Harvard Law Review," Barack Obama received an advance from a publisher in 1995 to write a book. He decided to tell the story of his family in the hopes it might help people understand the fissures of...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-20/james-lipton-inside-inside-dutton-rebroadcast

James Lipton: "Inside, Inside" (Dutton) (Rebroadcast)

January 20, 2009

The creator and host of "Inside the Actors Studio" talks about his life and provides a backstage view of the celebrated guests he brings to the popular Bravo network television show.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-20/naomi-baron-always-oxford-rebroadcast

Naomi Baron: "Always On" (Oxford) (Rebroadcast)

January 20, 2009

A look at how mobile and on-line communication - from youtube and myspace to cell phones and text-messaging - is changing our language.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-19/salman-rushdie-enchantress-florence-random-house-rebroadcast

Salman Rushdie: "The Enchantress of Florence" (Random House) (Rebroadcast)

January 19, 2009

Salman Rushdie's new novel weaves together two different worlds - Renaissance Florence and a sixteenth-century Indian city. It is a tale that moves from East to West and explores the power of history, storytelling and enchantment.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-12/stephen-weissman-chaplin-life

Stephen Weissman: "Chaplin: A Life"

January 12, 2009

A psychiatrist analyzes the life of screen legend, Charlie Chaplin.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-11/michael-davis-street-gang-penguin-rebroadcast

Michael Davis "Street Gang" (Penguin) (Rebroadcast)

January 11, 2009

PBS's "Sesame Street" marks its 40th anniversary in 2009. A look at of one of the longest-running and most influential shows on television.

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Michael Davis "Street Gang" (Penguin)

January 6, 2009

PBS's "Sesame Street" marks its 40th anniversary in 2009. A look at of one of the longest-running and most influential shows on television.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-04/joanne-harris-girl-no-shadow-william-morrow-rebroadcast

Joanne Harris: "The Girl with no Shadow" (William Morrow) (Rebroadcast)

January 4, 2009

In a sequel to her novel and hit movie "Chocolat," author Joanne Harris presents a much darker, more modern, urban fairy tale of mothers and daughters, love and loss.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-01/vicki-myron-dewey-grand-central-publishing-rebroadcast-rebroadcast

Vicki Myron: "Dewey" (Grand Central Publishing) (Rebroadcast) (Rebroadcast)

January 1, 2009

The former head librarian of Spencer, Iowa explains a cat's appeal in her small Midwestern town and the rest of the world.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-01/toni-morrison-mercy-knopf-rebroadcast

Toni Morrison: "A Mercy" (Knopf) (Rebroadcast)

January 1, 2009

Toni Morrison presents her latest novel. Set in the 17th century, it centers on four women from different backgrounds, all enslaved in different ways.

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