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...

James Mustich talks with Daniel Okrent about his new book, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. Read more...

Sarah Weinman interviews Scott Turow about his new novel Innocent, a long-awaited sequel to Presumed Innocent.