Author Interview

Jodi Picoult: 'My Advice Is Not To Self Publish'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Parker | Posted 04.09.2012

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Jodi Picoult, the outspoken author of 'ethical fiction,' has written 19 novels and topped The New York Times bestseller list on five different occasio...

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Arianna And Jim Stengel Discuss Aligning Ideals With Business Growth

Huff TV | Posted 05.06.2012

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Arianna sat down with Jim Stengel to discuss his new book, "Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World's Greatest Companies." "My favor...

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Margaret Atwood Talks About Fun And Religion

Posted 10.25.2011

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From Narrative Magazine: Canadian author Margaret Atwood has published more than fifty works of fiction and criticism, including her well-known dystop...

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An Interview About Body Image With the Author of New Hit Novel Skinny

Kate Fridkis | Posted 09.26.2011

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Skinny is the story of a young woman named Gray who struggles with guilt after her obese father's dramatic death. She begins to compulsively overeat, driven by an enormous hunger she can't sate.

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New Book Chronicles A Chicago Family In Nazi Germany

| Erin Chan Ding | Posted 07.16.2011

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The Berlin of 1933 was not the bombed-out, war-torn capitol so thoroughly documented in the many histories of World War II. Instead, this Berlin was o...

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Sarah Vowell On Daily Show: The Year The U.S. Became An 'Orgy Of Imperialism'

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night, Jon Stewart interviewed best-selling author Sarah Vowell on "The Daily Show" about her new book "Unfamiliar Fishes." The new book cover...

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Is The Internet A Detriment To Writers?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Moody, author of "The Ice Storm" and other literary works with a strong cult following, claims that old fashioned paper books and the internet "s...

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Author Lucy Jackson Reveals True Identity

Entertainment Weekly | Breia Brissey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, author Lucy Jackson released her second novel Slicker, the follow-up to 2007′s Posh. Jackson said she wouldn't label the book as chick-li...

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Don DeLillo: 'I'm Not Trying To Manipulate Reality -- This Is What I See And Hear'

The Guardian | Robert McCrum | Posted 05.25.2011

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The bedside phone in 6 Columbus, my New York hotel, rang twice. Then a familiar voice said: "You're seeing Don today. I'll join you for lunch afterwar...

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eBooks: Pat Conroy's Bestsellers Released By Open Road

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Pat Conroy says he knows so little about e-books that he didn't realize his work could be downloaded until a fan showed him during a ...

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Akbar Ahmed On Jon Stewart: Americans' Perception Of Islam Is Way Off Base (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Author and former ambassador of Pakistan to the UK Akbar Ahmed appeared on the Daily Show last night to discuss his new book "Journey Into America: Th...

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Bruce Henderson Tells Amazing Hero Story On The Daily Show (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Bestselling author Bruce Henderson came on the Daily Show last night to talk about his new book, "Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam W...

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'Charlie St. Cloud' Author On His Journey From NBC Producer To Fiction Writer (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Before "Charlie St. Cloud" became a summer blockbuster starring Zac Efron, it was a novel written by former NBC producer and Good Morning America exec...

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All About Lying: An Interview With 'Liespotting' Author Pamela Meyer

New York Post | Brian Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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What I'm concerned with are the high-stakes lies, lies that are intended to either hurt another person or bolster one's own image at the expense of ot...

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'Breathless In Bombay' Author Murzban Shroff Reflects On The Real Mumbai: Exclusive Interview

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Breathless in Bombay is the real deal, giving us a taste of the genuine Mumbai, as Shroff explores ancient vocations and newfangled professions with equal ease.

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Stephen Colbert Author Interview: Garret Keizer: 'Noise Is Indicative Of Power' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Garret Keizer, author of the new book "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise," was on the "Colbert Report" last night to talk a...

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'Life After The Cult': Texas Polygamist Cult Survivor Carolyn Jessops On Her New Book 'Triumph' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Carolyn Jessops, a woman who in 2008 escaped from the Yearning for Zion polygamist Mormon cult in Texas, along with 460 children, has a new book out c...

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Jon Stewart Author Interview: Jere Van Dyk On Being Held Captive By The Taliban (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jere van Dyk, an author and journalist, was on "The Daily Show" last night to talk about his new book, "Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban,...

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Talking about friendship with NYT best-selling author Jane Green

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

New York Times best-selling author Jane Green is a mother of six. Remarkably, she has written a book a year for the past 12 years. Like her other book...

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Population Levels Stabilizing, Says Author Fred Pearce On Jon Stewart (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Fred Pearce, the author of the new book "The Coming Population Crash and Our Planet's Surprising Future," talked to Jon Stewart last night about his s...

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'703': How Nancy Makin Lost 530 Pounds (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Makin was morbidly obese by her 20's -- at the height of her weight, she was 703 pounds. Seven years ago, however, her lifestyle started to chan...

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Jon Stewart Author Interview: Spencer Wells On The Costs Of Civilization (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Geneticist Spencer Wells spoke to Jon Stewart last night about his new book, "Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization." He explained that,...

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'The Road From Ruin' LIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW HERE TODAY 11am EST: Economist Writer Matthew Bishop And HuffPost Washington Bureau Chief Dan Froomkin

Posted 12.11.2011

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It's the end of the month and we're wrapping up the conversation on our March HuffPost book club pick on rebuilding capitalism from the wreck of the f...

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No time for friends? Think again~

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

How many times have you felt that there simply aren't enough hours in the day? Or perhaps, thought you really would like to spend more time with girlf...

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Mariana Pasternak, Martha Stewart's Former Best Friend, Speaks Out About Trial In 'The Best Of Friends' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mariana Pasternak, Martha Stewart's former long-time best friend, is speaking out for the first time about Stewart's trial, which she found herself un...

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