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Authors, Writers Literature
  • Shel Silverstein

    Shel Silverstein discusses his books, children's literature, and art; part 1

    Nov. 20, 1961

    Shel Silverstein discusses his books "Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back" and "Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book".. Shel Silverstein discusses his books, children's literature, and cartoonists.

  • Shel Silverstein

    Shel Silverstein discusses his books, children's literature, and art; part 2

    Nov. 20, 1961

    Shel Silverstein discusses his books and children's literature, and art. Shel Silverstein discusses his contemporaries, art, and life experiences.

  • Arthur Charles Clarke

    Arthur Charles Clarke discusses science fiction

    Jan. 27, 1959

    Arthur Charles Clarke discusses science fiction and his books "Childhood's End", "Prelude to Space", and "the Deep Range".

  • Robert Kotlowitz

    Novelist Robert Kotlowitz discusses his book "The Boardwalk"

    Feb. 3, 1977

    Novelist Robert Kotlowitz discusses his book "The Boardwalk;" reads passages from book.

  • Anna Deavere Smith

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career

    May. 4, 1995

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."

  • Interview with playwright and author William Gibson.

    1969

    Interviewing William Gibson.

  • James Baldwin

    James Baldwin discusses his book "Another Country" and his travels through Africa

    Sep. 29, 1962

    James Baldwin discusses his book "Another Country" and his trip to Africa. Mr.Baldwin and Studs speak about his place in social reform and his fight for civil rights for all.

  • Asa Baber talks with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 8, 1970
  • Discussing the book "The Coast of Chicago" with author Stuart Dybek

    May. 7, 1990

    Discussing the book "The Coast of Chicago" with author Stuart Dybek

  • Germaine Greer discusses the book "The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work"

    Nov. 1, 1979
  • Margaret Atwood

    Interview with Margaret Atwood

    Feb. 28, 1989

    Discussing the book "Cat's Eye," (published by Bantam Books) with the author Margaret Atwood.

  • Norman Maclean discusses his book "A river runs through it"

    Jun. 8, 1976
  • Susan Brownell Anthony

    Susan Brownell Anthony discusses her book "The Ghost in My Life"

    Oct. 29, 1971

    Ms. Anthony, the grand-niece of Susan B. Anthony, comments on the women's liberation movement, her personal political life and her view of Christian life.

  • Peter Lyon

    Peter Lyon discusses the book "Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure"

    Aug. 1, 1967

    Peter Lyon discusses the book "Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure." Includes recitation of "Immortality" by William Jennings Bryan.

  • James Baldwin

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

    Nov. 22, 1985

    John Baldwin talks about his book "The Evidence of Things Not Seen" in which discusses the Wayne Williams Atlanta child murders of 1979-1981. This record is part of the Studs Terkel Almanac.

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