Junot Diaz Interview

September 16, 2007 at 5:08 am | In literature | 1 Comment

Even though my wife insists that it is indecent for me to enjoy contemporary literature (which for her is just about everything that comes after Hardy, with the notable exception of certain forms of children’s literature), I want to draw your attention to Chris Lydon’s 3-part interview with Junot Diaz. Note also that Lydon will be interviewing Edwidge Danticat and Ha Jin in the near future.

Ken Burns at Book Festival 2007

September 16, 2007 at 4:45 am | In history | Leave a Comment

The Library of Congress has launched a series of podcasts, starting with speakers from the 2007 Book Festival. One of the speakers was Ken Burns, who talks about his book The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 (co-authored with Geoffrey Ward) as well as his upcoming PBS documentary.

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