Bookworm

Pushcart and O. Henry Prize-winner Ben Fountain talks about heroes, war, and street language in his new novel.

Dutch author, Cees Nooteboom discusses the translation process and his poems of myth and landscape inspired by the drawings of Berlin artist, Max Neumann.

Susan Orlean on her moving account of how an orphaned puppy from France became a Hollywood movie star and a beloved canine icon.

British Indian writer Hari Kunsru on his new novel that explores loss, spiritual reconnection and sacrifice.

Adam Levin on how behavior, B.F. Skinner, and his own training to be a therapist influenced his wild and crazy collection of stories.

Israeli writer Etgar Keret talks about the explosive and funny stories that voyage into the fantastic in his new book.

Peter Behrens on his epic family saga, a compelling tale of Irish immigration during the first half of the twentieth century.

Heidi Julavits on female rivalry and the psychic bonds between mothers and daughters in her imaginative new novel.

Eighty-seven-year-old, William Gass discusses his new book of essays on the art of crafting words into prose.

Krys Lee on her collection of short stories about immigrants leading two lives: the ones they left behind, and new lives they can't quite inhabit.