In her fourth memoir, comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her visits to far-flung destinations, making fun of everything along the way
…the bathroom before she’s able to arrive at one. Superficial as the book may be, Handler’s self-deprecation and ceaseless capacity to turn banality into comedy offers readers a light, hilarious…
Abraham Verghese discusses doctor’s bags, white coats, and finding the right tools for the job
…early mentors, first when he was a medical student in India and then a resident in Johnson City, Tennessee. His respect for these mentors led him to carry his own…
John Jeremiah Sullivan discusses his approach to interviewing
…Sullivan says, “There’s a tradeoff. If you apply for a journalist visa and get the badge around your neck, you can do official interviews, but you are more visible, and…
…was three years old, the Hodgsons experienced severe financial difficulties. As a young girl, she would scrawl little stories on sheets of old notebooks, as she was unable to afford…
