The author talks with her son about her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, and the stories behind it.

The cartoonist and author of the memoir Are You My Mother? on writing, therapy, and a daughter's quest for love.

The Clerks director talks about his new book, his popular podcasts, and his impending retirement from film.

The author of a new memoir about parenting a child born with Down syndrome talks about learning to change her worldview, one day at a time.

The short story author speaks on curiosity, self-promotion, and life in a very small country.

The author of Imagine talks about the nature of creativity, and how we can boost our own capacity to invent.

The author of Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal? talks about the consequences of "spiritual damage."

Eloisa James talks with the author about her new novel Rainshadow Road.

The author of Enemies: A History of the FBI talks J. Edgar Hoover, 9/11, and the Bureau's balancing act between liberty and security.

The author of Charles Dickens: A Life on what happens "when you live with Dickens for years."

Talking Mailer, Kipling, and Tranströmer with the author of The Cat's Table.

The singer on the tracks that have built a legendary career.

The creator of Inspector Wexford discusses her fictional alter ego.

A time-traveling journey through an urban landscape and the writers it's sustained.

The author of The Pacific talks about the book, the HBO series, and the dark side of the "Good War."

In his latest book, The Social Animal, New York Times columnist David Brooks explores who we are and how we got that way. He discusses his findings in a conversation with James Mustich.

A conversation with Stacy Schiff about her new biography of the woman who once held the fate of the Western world in her hands.

A conversation with neurologist and bestselling author Oliver Sacks about his latest book, The Mind's Eye, an exploration of the mysteries of vision.

The novelist and critic discusses the "ecology of terror" and the challenge of writing with honesty.

A joint interview with historian Sean Wilentz (Bob Dylan in America) and music critic Greil Marcus (Bob Dylan by Greil Marcus: Writings 1968-2010) on Dylan's career and the courses through history it traces.

An interview with the legendary reporter on the occasion of the publication of The Silent Season of a Hero, collecting six decades of his sports writing.

Modern day adventures in Utopian living.

A video interview with the author of The Shallows on the perils posed by our immersion in a world of online distractions.

A conversation (with videos) with the author of a new memoir about youth, heartbreak, and the music of the MTV generation.

A conversation with the author of Cognitive Surplus on the past, present, and future of books, and other matters of culture and technology.

The virtual reality pioneer and author of You Are Not a Gadget talks with Andrew Keen about the problem of "digital humanism."

The author of the celebrated Cloud Atlas on his new novel, the allure of history, Charles Dickens, and Star Trek.

Adam Hanft talks to the author of Predictably Irrational about The Upside of Irrationality.

Andrew Keen interviews the author of the bestselling Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.

The novelist, thinker, and cyberpunk legend chats about history and favela chic, and tells us "The future is where we go to die." Read more...