From 2010-  Renowned chef Eric Ripert,  author of "Avec Eric:  A Culinary Journey with Eric Ripert."  This book was written as a companion to a new series for the Food Network in which Ripert explored foods and culinary practices and traditions throughout the world.  

From 2010 comes this interview with Suzon Colon, author of "Cherries in Winter: My Family's Recipe for Hope in Hard Times." 

From 2015, a conversation with Andrew Roberts,  author of "Napoleon: A Life," one of the most highly praised accounts of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. 

From 2006 - Chris Ballard talks about his book "The Butterfly Hunter:  Adventures of People who Found their True Calling Way Off the Beaten Path." 

From 2014:  Kat Duff, author of "The Secret Life of Sleep."  

From the Archives:   Acclaimed journalist Bill Moyers discusses his book "Moyers on America:  A Journalist and His Times."  This interview was recorded in 2004. 

From the archives:  Charles Cohen discusses the 50th anniversary edition of Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." 

From the archives:  Aachim Novak's book is "The Moment:  A Practical Guide to Creating a Mindful Life in a Distracted World."  

Part One:  Buddy Levy, author of "Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition."  The Greely expedition of 1881 sought to reach farther north than any human beings had reached up to that time.   Part Two: Crispin Boyer, author of "Zeus the Mighty: The Quest for the Golden Fleas."  This is part of a new series of books from National Geographic designed to introduce young readers to Greek mythology.  

This 2009 conversation is with Valerie Laken, a former writer-in-residence at Carthage College,  talking about her first published novel,  "Dream House."  We spend a fair amount of the interview talking about the craft of creative writing and the challenge of helping young writers to improve their writing.