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  • Terry Jones discusses his books "Fairy Tales" and "The Saga of Eric the Viking"

    Nov. 18, 1983

    Discussing and reading from "Fairy Tales" and "The Saga of Eric the Viking" (both published by Schocken Press) with the author Terry Jones.

  • Terkel reads from Mary Robeson's book of short stories.

    Jun. 17, 1988

    Reading the short stories, Adore her, and For real

  • Reading short stories and poems and music

    Feb. 6, 1991

    Reading short stories and poems

  • Peter Ustinov

    Peter Ustinov discusses his career in the arts

    Jan. 7, 1959

    Peter Ustinov discusses his wide-ranging career in the arts as an actor, author, director, and dramatist.

  • E. L. Doctorow discusses storytelling and reads from his book "Lives of the Poets"

    Dec. 19, 1984

    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.

  • Discussing the book "Comfort" with the author David Michael Kaplan

    1980
  • Discussing "Emperor of the Air: Stories" with the author Ethan Canin

    Mar. 9, 1988
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