This week on The Book Show, Author Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing – and have done – with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet. His new book is Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World.
During this month – and for a quartet of programs – we will be celebrating the form of the short story and those who...
John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time, among them: “The World According to Garp,” “A Widow for One...
