cover image The NPR Interviews 1996

The NPR Interviews 1996

Robert Siegel. Mariner Books, $12.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-395-78323-8

Anybody who's ever wondered about the power of radio in a TV kind of world has only to ask a writer who has been interviewed on All Things Considered, Morning Edition or Weekend Edition to find out. The jump in book sales alone would be proof that people listen to these programs and pay attention to the interviews. Now for the third year, All Things Considered host Robert Siegel has pulled together the most interesting interviews arranged into subjects. This year, The NPR Interviews, 1996 includes William Maxwell, Orham Pamuk, Daniel Pinkwater, Maurice Sendak, Julia Child, Leonard Nimoy, Kay Redfield, David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, Jack Miles, Eartha Kitt, Bryn Terfel, Harry Wu, Shimon Peres, Jonas Salk, George Foreman and Colin Powell.