interviews

A discussion of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' literary work, and his often controversial politics, as well as some of his lighter thoughts, are covered in these rare, revealing and in many cases, never-before-translated conversations.

After moving to Los Angeles, Ray Bradbury became an fan of movie stars, spending hours waiting at studio gates to get autographs. He would later get to know many of Hollywood's most powerful figures when he became a major screenwriter, and he details here what it was like to work for legendary directors such as John Huston and Alfred Hitchcock. And then there are all the celebrities--from heads of state like Mikhail Gorbachev to rock stars like David Bowie and the members of Kiss--who went out of their way to arrange encounters with Bradbury. But throughout that last talk, as well as the interviews collected here from earlier in his career, Bradbury constantly twists the elements of his life into a discussion of the influences and creative processes behind his remarkable developments and inventions for the literary form he mastered. Mixed with cheerful gossiping about his travels and the characters of his life, the book portrays Bradbury's life beyond his literary fame as a writer.

When, in the fall of 1987, the poet Quincy Troupe traveled to the south of France to interview James Baldwin, Baldwin's brother David told him to ask Baldwin about everything--Baldwin was critically ill and David knew that this might be the writer's last chance to speak at length about his life and work. The result is one of the most eloquent and revelatory interviews of Baldwin's career, a conversation that ranges widely over such topics as his childhood in Harlem, his close friendship with Miles Davis, his relationship with writers like Toni Morrison and Richard Wright, his years in France, and his ever-incisive thoughts on the history of race relations and the African-American experience. Also collected here are significant interviews from other moments in Baldwin's life, including an in-depth interview conducted by Studs Terkel shortly after the publication of Nobody Knows My Name. These interviews showcase, above all, Baldwin's fearlessness and integrity as a writer, thinker, and individual.

A discussion with the 2002 Pura Belpre award-winning author of 'Esperanza rising', on its parallels to her grandmother's voyage from Mexico to the U.S. She reads from 'Hello ocean' on the shore of the Pacific.

A conversation with Sachar at his Austin, Texas home. He reads from his book, Holes, and discusses his hobbies and writing.

A collection of essays in which inmates at American prisons who were sentenced to death while still in their teens share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up in prison and how they feel about capital punishment.

"'Auschwitz: inside the Nazi state' is the result of three years of research, drawing on the close involvement of world experts, recently discovered documents and nearly 100 interviews with camp survivors and perpetrators, many of whom are speaking on the record for the first time. Their stories are brought to life through the innovative use of archive footage, dramatic recreations of key ... moments, and their ... testimony"--Container label.

A collection of twenty-six personal narratives in which young immigrants share their struggles to adapt to life in America.

Examines the career of cartoonist Jeff Smith and collects some of his work, including "Bone," "Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil," and "RASL.".