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Discussing the book "American Stories" with the author, humorist and poet Calvin Trillin
Oct. 18, 1991
Discussing the book "America Inside Out" with David Schoenbrun
Sep. 24, 1984
Discussing the book "Amazon" with Mark London and Brian Kelly
Jan. 11, 1984
Discussing the book "A Sport of Nature" with the author Nadine Gordimer.
Oct. 5, 1987
Discussing the book "A Father's Words: A Novel" with author Richard Stern
Jun. 27, 1986
Discussing the book "A Drinking Life: A Memoir" with the author Pete Hamill
Apr. 7, 1994
Discussing the autobiographical play "A Couple of Blaguards," the authors, brothers Frank and Malachy McCourt
Jul. 24, 1984
Discussing South Africa and interviewing Nadine Gordimer ; part 2
Feb. 1963
Discussing South Africa and interviewing Nadine Gordimer ; part 1
Feb. 1, 1963
Discussing Russian poet and author Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin with Irwin Weil, Northwestern University professor of Slavic languages and literatures
Mar. 24, 1984
Discussing past and present trends in American writing and interviewing distinguished American literary critic Malcolm Cowley
Mar. 7, 1974
Discussing past and present trends in American writing and interviewing distinguished American literary critic Malcolm Cowley.
Discussing Margaret Atwood's book "The Robber Bride"
Dec. 7, 1993
Discussing Kang's novel "The Grass Roof", his life in Korea, and Korean culture ; program 2, part 1
Dec. 8, 1966
Please note, some copyrighted material has been removed from the original program.
Discussing Kang's novel "The Grass Roof", his life in Korea, and Korean culture ; program 1, part 1
Dec. 8, 1966
Please note, some copyrighted material has been removed from the original program.
Discussing his story of Nelson Algren's last year of life, "Algren in Exile" with Joe Pintauro
Feb. 3, 1988

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