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American novelist and essayist; 2001 winner of the National Book Award for The Corrections
PROFILE
Jonathan Franzen
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FROM Jonathan Franzen
Bookworm
Jonathan Franzen: Purity Jonathan Franzen's latest book is an exploration of intensely intimate relationships and the inevitability of their destructive effects.
Bookworm
Jonathan Franzen: How to Be Alone In this edgy conversation, author Jonathan Franzen and his interviewer take positions, argue, reverse positions and start again...
Bookworm
Jonathan Franzen: The Corrections When The Corrections appeared, it was immediately nominated as a candidate for The Great American Novel. Jonathan Franzen discusses his manner of writing, his method of construction, and the possibility that his book advocates a family values-based neo-conservatism.
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The Business
In 'Speechless,' Scott Silveri combines comedy, family & disability Scott Silveri has written and produced sitcoms for more than 20 years. In all that time, he never encountered a TV family that looked anything like the one he grew up in -- with a mom, a dad...and a brother with cerebral palsy. He changed that with his show Speechless on ABC. Silveri tells us about looking to his own past for stories, and why he was determined to make a family comedy and not just a "disability show."
The Business
Industry insights and lessons learned from memorable guests We have interesting guests on The Business, and sometimes our conversations are too long to fit into one show. This week we give you stories that were too good to leave on the cutting room floor, including some sharp insights on making it in the industry from David Mandel, David Simon, Shawn Levy and Matt Reeves.