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Lies, violence and history repeating itself are all topics covered in Russell Banks' book, "Affliction." Banks points out that his novel is about the men's complicated attempt to transcend their burdens.
Discussing "The Sportswriter" (published by Random House Vintage) with the author Richard Ford.
Discussing the novel "Wildlife" (published by Atlantic Monthly Press) with the author Richard Ford.
Discussing the book "Women With Men: Three Stories" (published by Knopf) with the author Richard Ford.
Discussing the book "Sweetbitter: A Novel" (published by Penguin Books) with the author Reginald Gibbons.
Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. Almost all the characters in Robert Kotlowitz's book, "The Boardwalk" are fictitious with the exception of Teddy, a Jewish, 14-year-old boy, who Kotlowitz explains is Robert Kotlowitz.
Discussing the book "The Broken Cord" (published by Harper & Row) with the author Michael Dorris.
James Mills, a novelist and journalist, talks to Studs about his book "Report to the Commissioner". Mr. Mills and Studs discuss the story and Mr. Mills goes in depth into the process of police detectives working a case. Studs plays an excerpt of a Chicago policeman talking about working on the tactical squad on the police force. The policeman tells of how they go into a neighborhood as civilians to stop crime.
Interviewing authors John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion.
Discussing the book "On Distant Ground: A Novel" (published by Knopf) with the author Robert Olen Butler.
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E. L. Doctorow’s way of writing has turned to storytelling in his book, “Lives of the Poets: A Novella and Six Stories”. To get the reader interested, it is as though the storyteller has placed a sort of spell on his audience, explained Doctorow. As the author and storyteller, Doctorow’s said his job was to make uneventful events seem more interesting than they actually are.