The Attic Calls Ira Glass

Oct 25, 2011 3:47 PM EDT

What happens when writer Shalom Auslander challenges Glass on being Jewish?... MORE

John Hodgman Makes Room at Home

Oct 25, 2011 3:25 PM EDT

Shalom Auslander’s first novel ‘Hope: A Tragedy’ explores the dark underbelly of human nature, in... MORE

Leymah: 'Never Dreamed' of Nobel Win

Oct 7, 2011 12:34 PM EDT

Leymah Gbowee showed the strength and humility that has made her an international leader when we... MORE

Art Spiegelman Gets Meta

Oct 6, 2011 4:57 PM EDT

Watch the promo for Art Spiegelman's just-released 'MetaMaus,' a collection of visual, auditory,... MORE

A New York Font Tour

Oct 6, 2011 2:28 PM EDT

"Just My Type" author Simon Garfield tours Manhattan's West Village with an eye for fonts. MORE

Has the Internet Killed Great Column Writing?

Sep 21, 2011 5:41 PM EDT

Not really.... MORE

A Few Words From Cleopatra's Critics

Sep 6, 2011 3:19 PM EDT

To promote the new book 'Cleopatra' by Stacy Schiff, Hachette Book Group asked random people on the... MORE

Sylvia Nasar’s Animated Guide to Econ

Aug 23, 2011 8:19 AM EDT

Take a surprisingly entertaining stroll through the pages of economic history with Sylvia Nasar,... MORE

Werner Herzog Reads 'Go the F--k to Sleep'

Jun 17, 2011 9:52 AM EDT

Making every tired parent’s dream come true: The legendary director did a reading of the New York... MORE

Rowling: More Harry Potter Books?

Oct 1, 2010 4:50 PM EDT

Harry Potter fans rejoice! J.... MORE

Gary Shteyngart's New Novel Trailer

Jul 8, 2010 8:22 AM EDT

This hilarious trailer for Gary Shteyngart's third novel Super Sad True Love Story is worth it... MORE

Laura Denies 'Jim Beam or Me' Quip

May 4, 2010 4:10 PM EDT

Former first lady Laura Bush may be famous for telling hubby George, "It's either Jim Beam or me,"... MORE