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David Foster Wallace Talks Tennis on NPR
A couple of weeks ago, loyal reader Damon Noisette left a link to a David Foster Wallace piece on Roger Federer. Click on the player below to listen to a cool interview with DFW about this piece. I...
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“I Guess My Work All These Years Has Been about Living in Dangerous Times”—...
Driving to work this morning in the dark dolorous haze appropriate to a post-Super Bowl Monday, I was more than a little surprised to catch Steve Innskeep interview Don DeLillo on Morning Edition. If...
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Dave Tompkins Discusses His New Book about Vocoders on NPR
If you missed this morning’s interview on NPR with Dave Tompkins on his new book How to Wreck a Nice Beach (Melville House) you can listen to it here. Tompkins discusses national defense, A Clockwork...
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Werner Herzog on NPR’s Fresh Air
Werner Herzog on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Herzog discusses his new documentary The Cave of Forgotten Dreams. (Thanks to Bblklpt reader Josh for forwarding us the link). Tagged: Cave of...
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Worst Review Tactics
“It’s like [name of thing you love]only so much better!” Has this ever happened to you? A friend or a “professional” reviewer of books, movies, records, etc. tries to sell you on some new thing by...
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Harry Crews and Earl Scruggs Interviews to Replay on NPR’s Fresh Air
NPR’s Fresh Air will rebroadcast a 1988 interview with Harry Crews and a 2003 interview with Earl Scruggs today. If you can’t listen live, check out the podcasts (Crews podcast; Scruggs podcast), or...
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Three Beautiful Books For Children (and Adults)
As the season for giving arrives, Biblioklept reviews three beautiful books that children and adults alike will enjoy. First up is E.T.A. Hoffman’s 1816 Christmas classic Nutcracker in translation by...
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