Arts & Life Adrian Tomine, Drawing Delicately from Life Fresh Air January 31, 2008 • Movie-theater owner Ben Tanaka is having relationship issues; his girlfriend, Miko, suspects he's secretly attracted to white women. (She's right, but he won't admit it.) In Shortcomings, Asian-American graphic novelist Adrian Tomine (Scrapbook, Summer Blonde) has finally done what many fans and critics have suggested he should: addressed race in his work. Adrian Tomine, Drawing Delicately from Life Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18571923/18571917" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review You Must Read This Michael Chabon: Charmed by a Dashing Brigadier January 30, 2008 • In between gleefully killing off Sherlock Holmes and somewhat reluctantly reviving him, Arthur Conan Doyle created another great fictional character, one who easily rivals Holmes if not for intelligence, then for heroism, bravery and dash. Michael Chabon: Charmed by a Dashing Brigadier Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18521656/18549084" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Novelist Depicts a Nation's Birth in 'A Golden Age' January 29, 2008 • A Golden Age tells the story of Bangladesh's 1971 war for independence through the eyes of a young widow fighting to keep her children safe. The novel is the first from writer Tahmima Anam. Tahmima Anam Reads from the Book Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18323132/18494671" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Technology Siegel to 'Electronic Mob': TTYL January 28, 2008 • The Internet has fundamentally changed the nature of human interaction, says critic Lee Siegel. In his latest book, Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob, Siegel argues for a more evolved online universe. Siegel to 'Electronic Mob': TTYL Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18468170/18468114" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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From Law to Cold Cases to Chicago Crime World January 27, 2008 • The Chicago Way is the first novel by Michael Harvey, co-creator of A&E's Cold Case Files series. The author has created a private detective who pokes into the underbelly of the Chicago crime world. From Law to Cold Cases to Chicago Crime World Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18456138/18456112" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Fate of Nabokov's Last Novel Lies with Son January 26, 2008 • Lolita novelist Vladimir Nabokov wanted his last work, which was never published, to be destroyed. More than 30 years later his wishes have not been honored and his son faces a decision. Fate of Nabokov's Last Novel Lies with Son Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18442546/18442682" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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William Maxwell, the 'Wisest, Kindest' Writer Fresh Air January 25, 2008 • The Library of America has just published the first of a two-volume collection of the novels and stories of the late writer William Maxwell, whose writing voice John Updike once described as "one of the wisest and kindest in American fiction." William Maxwell, the 'Wisest, Kindest' Writer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18413172/18414232" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Books Sean Michael Flynn, 'From Ground Zero to Baghdad' Fresh Air January 24, 2008 • The National Guard's Fighting 69th infantry, based in New York City, had been neglected until the events of Sept. 11, 2001. That day's terrorist attacks, and the Bush administration's march to war in Iraq, drove the unit to transform itself into a battle-ready force. Sean Michael Flynn, 'From Ground Zero to Baghdad' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18373499/18373489" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Books Jacob Weisberg, Chronicling 'The Bush Tragedy' Fresh Air January 24, 2008 • Slate magazine editor Jacob Weisberg has a few things to say about the presidency of George W. Bush. He's assembled his thoughts in a book called The Bush Tragedy, which Time magazine political columnist Joe Klein calls a "scorching, powerful and entirely plausible account" of an administration whose "epic collapse" Klein has lately been writing about. Jacob Weisberg, Chronicling 'The Bush Tragedy' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18373490/18373488" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews Sue Miller's 'The Senator's Wife,' Polling Well Fresh Air January 23, 2008 • It's January, the stock market is shaky, and the Hollywood writer's strike is still dragging on, but Fresh Air's book critic says there's at least one piece of good news this month: Sue Miller has a new novel out. Sue Miller's 'The Senator's Wife,' Polling Well Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18338059/18338053" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Books Sue Miller Reads from 'The Senator's Wife' January 22, 2008 • Politics and parallel lives serve as a backdrop for the complexities of marriage in Sue Miller's new novel. The Senator's Wife is the ninth work of fiction from the bestselling author. Sue Miller Reads from the Book Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18129589/18298073" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Books In Search of 'The Perfect Scent' January 21, 2008 • In his new book, The Perfect Scent, Chandler Burr follows the developments of two perfumes: one by actress Sarah Jessica Parker; the other by French perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena. Burr is perfume critic at The New York Times. In Search of 'The Perfect Scent' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18238465/18288526" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Ferret Article Allegedly Plagiarized in Romance Lit January 21, 2008 • In 2005, nature writer Paul Tolme wrote an article about the endangered black-footed ferrets disappearing from the North American grasslands. In 2008, he was surprised to find that his descriptions of the small mammals had been reproduced in a steamy story of forbidden love between a pioneer woman and a Native American chief. Ferret Article Allegedly Plagiarized in Romance Lit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18286864/18286849" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Diary of a PhD Gangster January 21, 2008 • To better understand the Chicago gangs he'd been sent to study, sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh joined them. Venkatesh chronicles his undercover effort in Gang Leader for a Day. Diary of a PhD Gangster Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18280024/18279963" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Gil Scott-Heron Rhymes a Revolution January 21, 2008 • American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron, best known for his song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," reads from his new book about the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday and talks about what it means to conduct a revolution. Gil Scott-Heron Rhymes a Revolution Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18279995/18279954" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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