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J.R.R. Tolkien
Hear a rare recording of the fantasy master himself reading from "The Two Towers," a book from his famed trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings."
William Blake
National Poetry Month on Salon Audio: Listen to William Blake's poem "The Garden of Love."
"Being Digital"
The founding director of the MIT Media Lab, Nicholas Negroponte, explains how computer sytems can be designed to understand us better, not the reverse.
"Snakes and Ladders"
In her book of essays on modern India, Gita Mehta explores subjects ranging from Bollywood to women buying themselves out of bondage.
"Your One Good Dress"
Critically acclaimed young writer Brenda Shaughnessy reads two poems from her first book, "Interior With Sudden Joy."
"Snow" by James Lasdun
In this short story from the collection "Besieged," a precocious boy visits his aunt and uncle and finds out more about their relationship than he should.
Tattooed ghosts
Sia Figiel reads from her novel "They Who Do Not Grieve," about an unfinished tattoo ritual that causes pain and suffering for three generations of Samoan women.
"Naked"
David Sedaris describes a humiliating bout with obsessive behavior in "A Plague of Tics," from his bestselling essay collection.
"An Urban Convalescence"
The late poet James Merrill, recently the subject of a memoir by Alison Lurie, reads three of his poems from the "Voice of the Poet" series.
"An Obedient Father"
Listen to Akhil Sharma read from his critically acclaimed novel, for which he recently received the PEN/Hemingway Award. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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