Story Hour in the Library (Audio)

47:38 | Feb 15th, 2010

Mary Roach is the author of New York Times bestsellers “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers,” ”Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife”, and “Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex”. She sp...Show More

55:37 | Apr 20th, 2009

Named one of Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists, ZZ Packer has received a Commonwealth Club Fiction Award, Wallace Stegner and Guggenheim Fellowships, and a Whiting Award. Her acclaimed 2003 c...Show More

58:00 | Apr 13th, 2009

Judith Freeman is a novelist, essayist, critic, and short story writer. She reads from her new novel to an audience at UC Berkeley. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 15437]

49:48 | Feb 16th, 2009

Sylvia Brownrigg’s newest novel, Morality Tale, is an analysis of a modern marriage. She has written four other works of fiction, including the New York Times Notable Book “The Metaphysical Touch” and...Show More

56:50 | Jan 19th, 2009

Cornelia Nixon is the author of two novels, “Now You See It” and “Angels Go Naked,” as well as a study of D. H. Lawrence. She won first prize in the 1995 O. Henry Awards. She teaches in the M.F.A. pro...Show More

54:40 | Dec 15th, 2008

Born in 1940 in Calcutta, Bharati Mukherjee spent her childhood in India and Britain before moving to the United States. Her celebrated titles include “Days and Nights in Calcutta” and “The Middleman ...Show More

29:10 | Sep 8th, 2008

Melanie Abrams' novel, Playing, arrived from Grove/Atlantic in April 2008, and has been acquired for translation in three different languages. Here, she reads a section from her debut novel. She curr...Show More

57:28 | Sep 1st, 2008

Vikram Chandra has won many awards and critical acclaim for his novels and short stories. The best selling Sacred Games was published in 2007. Born in New Dehli, he now teaches creative writing at Be...Show More