This joint reading was recorded live at the 2006 New Yorker Festival in New York City.
Andrea Lee has been a contributor to The New Yorker for more than 20 years. Her books include the memoir Russian Journal, which was nominated for a National Book Award; the novel Sarah Phillips; and the story collection Interesting Women. Parts of all three books first appeared in The New Yorker. Her novel Lost Hearts in Italy was published in June 2006.
T. Coraghessan Boyle is the author of 11 novels, including World's End and Drop City, and eight story collections, including Tooth and Claw, whose title story appeared in The New Yorker and was selected for The Best American Short Stories 2004. His novel Talk Talk came out in July 2006.
The creator and producer of Emmy Awardwinning television series, Norman Lear is a pioneer of a genre of programming that addresses pressing social issues with unusual candor....
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The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them....
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Mr. Charles Bowden, Mr. Nick Schou, Ms. Deanne Stillman
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Mr. Marc Cooper
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Los Angeles Times
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The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them....
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Ms. Susannah Carson, Ms. Judith Freeman, Mr. Leslie Klinger
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Ms. Elizabeth Taylor
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Los Angeles Times
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The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them....
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Deborah Tannen, author of the best seller about women and men, You Just Don't Understand, here tackles the motherdaughter relationship....
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Tim Gunn, cohost of the Emmynominated reality show Project Runway, talks to NY1 correspondent Budd Mishkin about fashion, design and lifestyle....
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A discussion of the aftermath of September 11: the Bush Administration's war on terrorism, the invasion of Iraq, the prison abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib, and what comes next....
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The beloved author, who has received more than 90 literary awards, makes a rare appearance to discuss her series for young readers ....
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Mr. Reza Aslan, Mr. Ilan Berman, Ms. Roxana Saberi
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Mr. Bruce Wallace
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Los Angeles Times
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Ms. Cristina Garcia, Mr. Tom Healy, Ms. Lyrae Van CliefStefanon
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Ms. Carol MuskeDukes
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Los Angeles Times
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Samuel Beckett's classic first novel (written in 1938) about a nutty Irishman surviving in London....
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