Tim O'Brien, who served in Vietnam, talks about his novel (and Big Read selection) The Things They Carried and how fiction can often tell a deeper truth about war.
Her book," The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration," focuses on the transfer of Southern culture to the North, creating a new, vibrant culture in the country.
Author of two memoirs about her life in Iran, "Reading Lolita in Tehran" and "Things I've Been Silent About," Azar Nafisi talks about her books, her life in Iran, her parents, the Iranian Revolution, and, of course, the power of literature.
The NEA Big Read author on the inspiration for his novel "Into the Beautiful North," which takes place from Sinaloa, Mexico, all the way north to Kankakee, Illinois.
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