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Andy Weir on Writing the Hit Book Behind the Movie ‘Project Hail Mary’
Episode 518
Andy Weir’s first time at the Hollywood rodeo was a singular trip. His debut novel, “The Martian,” went from self-published project to blockbuster, b…
2 months, 1 week ago
Louise Erdrich on Her New Story Collection and the Mystery of Writing
Since the publication of her first novel, “Love Medicine,” in 1984, Louise Erdrich has written fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children’s books. Her …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Avett Brothers’ Bassist on Writing a John Quincy Adams Book
For more than two decades, Bob Crawford has toured the country as the bassist for the Avett Brothers. But long before he began his career as a musici…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Wuthering Heights,' by Emily Brontë
Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” is a tale of star-crossed lovers: Catherine, the wild daughter of an aristocratic family, and Heathcliff, an orpha…
3 months ago
Director Clint Bentley on Adapting ‘Train Dreams’ for the Big Screen
Episode 517
The latest film from the writer and director Clint Bentley, “Train Dreams,” is nominated for four Oscars, including best adapted screenplay. The movi…
3 months ago
Guillermo del Toro on Writing and Directing the Oscar-Nominated ‘Frankenstein’
For decades, the director Guillermo del Toro has built a career blending the grotesque and the beautiful in films like “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Shape …
3 months, 1 week ago
Julia Quinn on Her 'Bridgerton' Books and the Smash Netflix Series
Julia Quinn published "The Duke and I," the first book in the 'Bridgerton' series, in 2000. Seven books and a quarter century later, its adaptation r…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How Nintendo Became the World's Most Fun Video Game Company
Keza MacDonald, the video games editor at The Guardian and author of the new book “Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Book Club: Let's Talk About 'The Hounding' by Xenobe Purvis
Xenobe Purvis’s slim but powerful debut novel, “The Hounding,” opens with a jolt: “The girls, the infernal heat, a fresh-dead body. Marching up the r…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Chuck Klosterman Has So Much to Say About Football
The journalist, novelist and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman is best known for writing about rock music and pop culture in astute essay collections …
4 months ago