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Author Interviews

Art Without Borders by Ben-Ami Scharfstein

April 28, 2009

Another delve into ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live archives, this time for a fairly heavyweight talk with author and distinguished philosopher Ben-Ami Scharfstein about his latest book “Art Without Borders: A Philosophical Exploration of Art and Humanity“. One of the most engaging things about this elightening interview is how pleasingly lively this 90 year [...]

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez – A Life by Gerald Martin

March 13, 2009

This is our first encounter with ABC radio national’s The Book Show – a truly prolific arts show that manages an impressive amount of content every day from Monday to Friday. Of course it is also available as a podcast via iTunes Back on the 18th February 2009, the show met the author of Gabriel [...]

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Stephan Faris talks about Forecast on LNL

February 20, 2009

In our first book club encounter with the venerable Phillip Adams & Late Night Live, I’d like to share with you an interesting interview with Stephan Faris, in which he discusses his latest book Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley. Forecast examines the cultural [...]

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