Joe Donahue speaks with Paul Harding, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Tinkers." Harding's new book, "Enon: A Novel," builds a story around the grandson of "Tinkers" protagonist, George Crosby, following him as he tries to come to terms with a shattering personal tragedy.
Joe Donahue speaks with author Ivan Doig about his novel, "Sweet Thunder." In Doig's latest story he reprises the beloved character Morrie Morgan to take on the power of the press in an era of corporate greed and social unrest.
Joe Donahue speaks with author Dennis Bock about his novel, "Going Home Again," a contemporary story of a man studying the sudden, confusing shape his life has taken and examining his responsibilities as a husband, a father, a brother, and an uncle.
Joe Donahue speaks with author Ann Hood about her new novel, "The Obituary Writer." The book intertwines the story of two women, the first an obituary writer from San Francisco in 1919 and the second a young wife living in Washington D.C. during the 1960s.
Joe Donahue speaks with author Elizabeth Graver about her new novel, "The End of the Point." Set in Buzzard's Bay from 1942 to 1999, the book traces a family's journey through the latter half of the 20th Century.