On today’s show, an in-depth examination of fact-checking in the publishing world…and whether or not new safeguards will be put in place in the wake of the James Frey memoir scandal. Also: a new novel revisits WWII-era Harlem. And actress Julie White describes her starring role in the hit play, The Little Dog Laughed.” Plus: word maven Patricia T. O’Connor!
Words Fail Me
Patricia T. (Words Fail Me) O’Conner helps us demystify some of the stranger aspects of the English language. Call 212-433-9692.
The Little Dog Laughed
Julie White describes her starring role in Douglas Carter Beene’s hit play The Little Dog Laughed.
Striver's Row
Kevin Baker brings to life the racial and economic tensions felt in Harlem during WWII in his latest novel: Strivers Row.
Getting the Facts Straight
The revelation that James Frey made up incidents in his best-selling memoir set off a scandal in the publishing world. We’ll ask what impact it’s likely to have on the industry’s fact-checking process. Morgan Entrekin, publisher of Grove/Atlantic, memoirist/poet Mary Karr (Sinners Welcome), and Marie Arana, editor of The Washington ...
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