Authors

Deb Perelman: "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook"

Deb Perelman: "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook"

November 12, 2012

Deb Perelman, creator of the Smitten Kitchen blog, on the joys of cooking at home.

Alex Danchev: "Cezanne: A Life"

Alex Danchev: "Cezanne: A Life"

November 5, 2012

Paul Cezanne is considered one of the world’s greatest artists. But he was 56 years old before he had his first exhibition. A new biography on Cezanne's life and revolutionary paintings.

Readers' Review: "Year of Wonders:  A Novel of the Plague" By Geraldine Brooks

Readers' Review: "Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague" By Geraldine Brooks

October 31, 2012

Join Diane and her guests for our October Readers’ Review of Geraldine Brooks' novel, "Year of Wonders." It's based on the true story of measures taken by the residents of a small 17th-century English town to protect themselves and others from the plague.

Zadie Smith: "NW: A Novel" (Rebroadcast)

Zadie Smith: "NW: A Novel" (Rebroadcast)

October 30, 2012

Award-winning author Zadie Smith returns to the northwest area of London where she grew up in a housing project. Her new novel explores the different pathways of four people in their 30s who were all born in the same part of the city.

Henry Kellerman: "Personality: How It Forms"

Henry Kellerman: "Personality: How It Forms"

October 18, 2012

A psychologist explains why the way we learn to manage anger as a child is so critical to our personalities as adults.

Orhan Pamuk: "Silent House"

Orhan Pamuk: "Silent House"

October 10, 2012

Nobel Prize-winner Orhan Pamuk's second novel is the story of a Turkish family gathering in the shadow of the impending military coup of 1980.

Salman Khan: "The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined"

Salman Khan: "The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined"

October 3, 2012

Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, talks about the current state of education and his efforts to provide a free online learning for anyone, anywhere.

Zadie Smith: "NW: A Novel"

Zadie Smith: "NW: A Novel"

September 12, 2012

Award-winning author Zadie Smith returns to the northwest area of London where she grew up in a housing project. Her new novel explores the different pathways of four people in their 30s who were all born in the same part of the city.

Randy Cohen: "Be Good: How To Navigate The Ethics Of Everything"

Randy Cohen: "Be Good: How To Navigate The Ethics Of Everything"

September 11, 2012

The original writer of "The Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine reflects on recurring themes during the 12 years he wrote the column.

Ruth Richardson: "Dickens & the Workhouse: Oliver Twist and the London Poor" (Rebroadcast)

September 3, 2012

The recent discovery that as a youth Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide. Diane and her guest talk about the campaign to save it from demolition and Dicken's pre-occuptation with the bleak workhouse at the heart of his novel.

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