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Charles M. Schultz gave high praise to Robert L. Short's book, "Parables of Peanuts". Long explained Schulz's comic strips and his thoughts of cruelty among children. Short further explained that Schulz's comic strips turns the readers back to themselves and gives the readers the opportunities to see their own lives as they really are.
At the age of 7, James Leo Herlihey, started writing short stories and he had thoughts of becoming a writer when he grew up. Herlihey shares his theory about the song, "Eleanor Rigby," and where all the people come from. Herlihey explains that everyone one of us is running scared and we're all lonely, but we take that with us to the grave. Herlihey had also conveyed that the material of his literature is life itself.
Writer Gore Vidal discusses his novel “1876” and how the political corruption and social atmosphere of the 1870s inspired its plot. Vidal reads several excerpts from the book. The song, “Tilden and Reform,” is played.
Discussing the books "Myron" and "Burr" and interviewing the author Gore Vidal.
With regards to his writing style, it took E. L. Doctorow years to realize that the words and images to assemble a great story would come along in due time. It was Doctorow’s hope that his book, “Ragtime” would find its way into the hands of people who don’t normally pick up a novel to read. Doctorow said that in general, the majority of people don’t pay attention to books that come out and one of the reasons is because of the competition of television.