Author Interviews

Enemies in Love, a new book by Alexis Clark, tells the story of an unexpected romance.

What Happens When Two Enemies Fall In Love?

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A love story between a black Army nurse and a German POW during World War II? You couldn't make that story up — and Alexis Clark, author of the upcoming book, Enemies in Love, didn't.
Philip Roth wrote more than two dozen books over six decades. In his later years, he wrote several short novels about the physical indignities of aging. He told Terry Gross in 2006 that he intended to write for as long as he could: "You just drop dead at

Philip Roth: 'You Begin Every Book As An Amateur'

by Terry Gross

The influential novelist won almost every major literary award, but still found the writing process was full of discovery. "Each and every sentence is a revelation," he said. Roth died Tuesday at 85.