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Back Talk: Jill Lepore and Jane Kamensky (Back Talk, Fiction, History)

Jill Lepore and Jane Kamensky talk about how they wrote the occasionally racy historical novel Blindspot.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Tim Reiterman (Back Talk, Religion, Journalists and Journalism, History, Society)

A newsman who witnessed the carnage at Jonestown talks about the People's Temple, the power of images and the state of news.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Thelma Golden (Back Talk, Fine Art)

The director of the Studio Museum in Harlem talks about gentrification, MFA burnouts and how artworks speak to us.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Toni Morrison (Back Talk, Cultural Criticism and Analysis)

The Nobel Prize-winning author talks about Barack Obama, the writer; language; and her new novel, A Mercy.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Chris Smith (Back Talk, Film)

The filmmaker discusses the American Dream, crummy jobs and his new work, The Pool.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: David Levine (Back Talk)

The longtime New York Review of Books illustrator discusses the delicate art of political cartooning.

Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Honor Moore (Back Talk, Poetry)

Poet Honor Moore talks about her family's response to her memoir, The Bishop's Daughter.

Christine Smallwood