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Authors/Writers

  • Ayn Rand

    Barbara Branden discusses "The Passion of Ayn Rand"

    Aug. 26, 1986
  • Tony Ardizzone reads from and discusses his book "In the Name of the Father"

    Feb. 9, 1979
  • Margaret Atwood

    Margaret Atwood discussing "The Handmaid's Tale"

    Mar. 13, 1986
  • Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, and Peter Orlovsky discuss poetry

    1960
  • James Baldwin

    James Baldwin discusses his book "The Evidence of Things Not Seen"

    Nov. 22, 1985
  • Peter Feibleman reads from and discusses his book "Charlie Boy"

    Jun. 7, 1980
  • Shana Alexander reads from and discusses her book "Very Much a Lady"

    Apr. 6, 1983
  • Nelson Algren

    H. E. F. (Shag) Donahue and Nelson Algren discuss "Conversations with Nelson Algren"

    Nov. 1, 1964
  • Discussing "Distortions of Negro History" and interviewing Lerone Bennett, Jr., John Hope Franklin and Hoyt Fuller.

    Lerone Bennett, Jr., John Hope Franklin and Hoyt Fuller discuss the book "Distortions of Negro History"

    Jun. 3, 1965
  • Dennis Brutus discusses the non-violent fight against Aparthied in South Africa and reads his poetry

    Sep. 13, 1972
  • Paul Chevigny

    Paul Chevigny discusses his book "Police Power"

  • Basil Davidson discusses Africa and his book "Lost Cities of Africa," part 1

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