Author Interviews

'Tribal' Book Looks At College Football's Rabid Fans

6:34pm November 07, 2015

Florida State University Professor Diane Roberts talks about her book "Tribal: College Football and the Secret Heart of America" which examines the communities of rabid fans around college football.

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Mary-Louise Parker says her father loved words; they used to send poems to each other in the mail.

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'Dear Mr. You' Is A Lifetime In Letters

11:33am November 07, 2015

by NPR Staff

Actor Mary-Louise Parker has written a memoir, Dear Mr. You, in the form of letters to important men in her life — among them her beloved father and the accountant who had to tell her she was broke.

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'Destiny And Power' Reveals Elder Bush's Criticism Of His Son's Administration

6:44pm November 06, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Jon Meacham about his biography of George H.W. Bush, which includes the elder Bush's criticism of his son's administration when it came to the second war in Iraq.

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Lena Dunham On Sex, Oversharing And Writing About Lost 'Girls'

1:58pm November 06, 2015

Dunham says when she started writing HBO's Girls, she was drawn to characters with "a bit of a Zelda Fitzgerald lost, broken woman quality." Originally broadcast Sept. 29, 2014.

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Ron Perlman On 'Sons Of Anarchy' And His Many On-Screen Transformations

1:58pm November 06, 2015

In his book, Easy Street (The Hard Way), actor Ron Perlman describes himself as having a face "that was not ugly but surely one of its kind." Originally broadcast Sept. 22, 2014.

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"I've found a way to love my depression. I love it because it has forced me ... to cleave to the reasons for living." — Andrew Solomon

Why Is It So Hard To Talk About Depression?

9:59am November 06, 2015

by NPR/TED STAFF

Writer and psychologist Andrew Solomon describes how he hid from — and eventually confronted — his own serious depression.

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"People are dying to talk about their experience. And a lot of what they feel is that no one else could understand." — Andrew Solomon

Is There A Healthy Way To Think About Depression?

9:59am November 06, 2015

by NPR/TED STAFF

Writer and psychologist Andrew Solomon explains how the more he talked about his depression, the more others wanted to tell their own stories.

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Zanzibari biryanai, a dish involving spiced poached chicken, fried onions, a rich gravy and rosewater- and saffron-scented rice. Zanzibar was part of Oman until 1965.

'Food Of Oman' Serves Up Surprising Cuisine At Crossroads Of Cultures

3:47pm November 05, 2015

by Deena Prichep

Most Americans don't know much about the small Middle Eastern country, much less its food. A new cookbook will surely pique your curiosity — and tempt your palate.

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Double Murder Charges Still Haunt Ex-Raven Linebacker Ray Lewis

6:18am November 05, 2015

Ray Lewis was leaving a Super Bowl party in 2000 when 2 men were stabbed to death. The murder charges against Lewis were dropped. David Greene talks to Lewis about his memoir, I Feel Like Going On.

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Behind Bars, Cheap Ramen Is As Good As Gold

6:29pm November 04, 2015

by NPR Staff

Instant noodles are a staple for inmates: a basis of recipe hacks, a form of currency. They've even helped defuse a prison riot, as an ex-inmate details in Prison Ramen, a book of stories and recipes.