The Leonard Lopate Show
Surviving Foster Care
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent much of her childhood bouncing among fourteen different foster homes. She explains how the system failed her, and what she’s doing now to help out today’s foster kids and parents. Also: artist Maira Kalman. Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner. And writers Zadie Smith, Vendela Vida, and George Saunders talk about creating characters in their fiction.
The Book of Other People: Zadie Smith, Vendela Vida, and George Saunders
Novelist and editor Zadie Smith asked 22 other writers to make up a character, and then write a story about that character. The result is The Book of Other People. Vendela Vida and George Saunders are two of the contributors.
Event: Zadie Smith, George Saunders, Vendela Vida, and Maggie Gyllenhaal will be reading
Wednesday, January 16 at 8 pm
Symphony Space, Sharp Theatre
2537 Broadway (at West 95th Street)
Tickets available here or by calling (212)864-5400. All proceeds go to 826NYC.
Maira Kalman’s Principles of Uncertainty
In her new illustrated book, Principles of Uncertainty, artist and philosopher Maira Kalman asks some existential questions like -- What is identity? What is happiness? Why do we fight wars?
A Survivor of the Foster Care System Speaks
Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent much of her childhood bouncing between fourteen different foster homes. She explains how the system failed her, and what she’s doing now to help out today’s foster kids and parents. Her new memoir is Three Little Words.
Weigh in: Tell us about your experiences with the foster care system. How would you like to see it change?
Ashley Rhodes-Courter's website
Word Maven Patricia T. O’Conner
Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner answers listeners’ questions about the English language. You can leave a comment below, or call us at 212-433-9692.
Patricia T. O’Conner’s Grammarphobia website
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