Madeleine L'Engle discusses her book, Ring of Endless Light, and how she doesn't often think of writing for particular age levels even though publishers seem intent on drawing distinctions between children's literature and adult fiction.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs interviews Berg about the biography, Maxwell Perkins: Editor of Genius, and the discovery and development of the classic American writers Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Thomas Wolfe.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs talks to the longtime literary critic, editor, and historian about his life, as told through the memoir, And I Worked at the Writer's Trade, as well as a previous book, Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920s.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The French-born American writer and literary critic joins Studs to discuss the paperback release of her novel, Lovers and Tyrants.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The English novelist joins Studs to discuss and read from his panoramic saga, Earthly Powers.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

As a tribute to Nelson Algren after his death, a collection of his writing is dramatized in this radio program titled "Come in at the Door."

As a tribute to Nelson Algren after his death, a collection of his writing is dramatized in this radio program titled "Come in at the Door."

Social activist and author Mary Norris Lloyd discusses her work and its reflection on Christian morality and views on the South. Topics covered include segregation, racism, and religion and how it has coincides with the issues of race.

Hearing Chopin being played through the pipes of another apartment and a tale about a young girl who died and whose father froze her body in an ice house are among the stories in Stuart Dybek's book, "The Coast of Chicago." Dybek explained that although his stories may seem dream-like, he tries to come up up with stories from some place of reality.

Presidential Medal of Freedom and Nobel Peace Prize winner for literature Toni Morrison discusses her latest work. Morrison intertwines the ideas of race, mythology, and gender in her book while laying a complex narrative for the reader. The narrative makes the reader question their true identity and reflect on their cultural identity and background.