Videos
Miles From Nowhere - Nami Mun
January 19, 2009
Nami Mun discusses her first novel, Miles From Nowhere. She has received a Pushcart Prize, as well as scholarships and residencies from Yaddo, The MacDowell Colony, Eastern Frontier, Squaw Valley Writers' Conference, Tin House Writers' Conference, and Key West Literary Seminar.
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Stencil Nation - Russell Howze
December 12, 2008
Russell Howze discusses his new book, Stencil Nation, and shows examples of the art he has collected over the years. Stencil Nation focuses on the mix of artists and gallery shows to reveal aspects of an intentionally secretive creative community.
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The Carbon-Free Home
July 26, 2008
Stephen and Rebekah Hren discuss their book, The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit. The Hrens live in Durham, North Carolina, where they are both actively involved with renewable energy, natural building and edible urban gardening.
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Death and Rock 'n' Roll
May 22, 2009
David Janssen, Edward Whitelock and Josh Hunter discuss their books that link death and the musical genre that's still going strong: Rock 'n' Roll. Hunter's book, The 27s, sheds light on the coincidence of the deaths of several rock stars near their 27th birthdays.
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Family Bible
May 22, 2008
Melissa Delbridge reads from her book, Family Bible, a collection of short stories based on memories of her early life. Delbridge has published her writing in Atlanta Press, Crescent Review, and Southern Humanities Review.
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You Want Fries With That?
April 27, 2008
Prioleau Alexander tells what it's like when he walked away from a lucrative career as an advertising executive, seeking a new life. In You Want Fries With That? A White-Collar Burnout Experiences Life at Minimum Wage, Alexander explores life at minimum wage and proves unequivocally that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
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Fight
April 17, 2008
Eugene Robinson reads from his new book, Fight: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking. Robinson tries to explain the mentality of those who live for combat, whether in a sports arena or in a sports bar.
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AWAKE!: Steven Lee Beeber
March 26, 2008
Steven Lee Beeber is joined by a local actor friend to read from the new anthology on insomnia, titled AWAKE! A Reader for the Sleepless. Stories include previously unpublished pieces by Aimee Bender and Arthur Bradford, essays from Yale neurobiologists to Priscilla Becker, poems by Charles Simic and Rebecca Wolff, and a photographic insomnia diary from one of the Suicide Girls.
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Omega Minor: Paul Verhaeghen
December 17, 2007
Paul Verhaeghen's novel Omega Minor has already been a bestseller in Europe and has won a number of prestigious literary awards there. His English translation has been published in the US, while he teaches psychology at Georgia Tech.
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Revenge of the Donut Boys: Mike Sager
October 5, 2007
In Revenge of the Donut Boys: True Stories of Lust, Fame, Survival and Multiple Personality, Mike Sager continues to profile bigger-than-life characters.
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