Showing results for "October" in Biographies & Memoirs

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk to us about his latest series, Stephen Fry’s Victorian Secrets, is the man himself, Stephen Fry. A comedian, actor, writer and more, Stephen has narrated the full collection of Sherlock Holmes for audiobook, was one-half of comic duo Fry and Laurie and is well known for his many years presenting QI. His list of accomplishments beyond this would far exceed the word count here! Now he lends his smarts and his voice to delving into the mysterious world of the Victorians in new series Stephen Fry’s Victorian Secrets.

A Globe and Mail and Hill Times Best Book of 2025. In this emotional missive from the diaspora, Globe and Mail columnist Marsha Lederman gathers her columns searching for the humanitarian middle of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Since 2023, the best-selling and award-winning author and...

Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst shares his gripping, firsthand account of the events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war, offering riveting insight and fresh facts that clarify the scope and magnitude of this latest and most dramatic outbreak in one of the bloodiest, most nuanced, and...

From 2013 to 2017, Linda Boström Knausgård was periodically interned in a psychiatric ward where she was subjected to electroconvulsive therapy. As the treatments at this 'factory' progressed, the writer’s memories began to disappear.

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the smartphone and now on audio, Vanity Fair is the arbiter of our era.

Hear comic and actor Jerry Seinfeld and journalist James Fallows on this edition of Fresh Air. Jerry Seinfeld stars in Bee Movie, an animated feature. Seinfeld began his career as a stand-up comic and went on to star in the NBC hit television show Seinfeld, which ran from 1989 to 1998. He won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his work on the show.

A soul-baring, brutally candid, and richly eventful memoir of the two years—1977 and 1978—when Reggie Jackson went from outcast to Yankee legend In the spring of 1977 Reggie Jackson should have been on top of the world. The best player of the Oakland A’s dynasty, which won three straight...

Since the publication of the #1 bestseller Rocket Boys: A Memoir in 1998 and the premiere of the movie October Sky in 1999, many Homer Hickam listeners and fans have wondered how and why he wrote the book, and how the movie was made. Incidental to that are such questions as "What is Jake Gyllenhaal, Chis Cooper, Laura Dern, etc. really like?" and "What's it like to have a movie made about your life?" and "Why are the book and movie different?" and "Why are both book and movie still so popular after all these years?" The answers to those questions and a lot more are in Homer Hickam's new audiobook From Rocket Boys to October Sky.

Ricky Schroeder is on a mission to make every month feel like October and Spooky Season! He discusses all things to give you that spooky joy. He reads submitted stories of people's creepy experiences from the paranormal to true crime and everything spooky in-between. He also discusses creepy news, historical haunted buildings, scary movies and much more!

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about not one but two recent audio projects is actor and comedian Matt Lucas. Matt is well known for Little Britain and Come Fly with Me but has many more strings to his bow - adding the narration of Charles’ Dickens epic Great Expectations to his achievements, along with performing Fagin in the audio drama Dodge and Twist. At a finished time of 20 hours and 39 minutes long, narrating Great Expectations was no mean feat. It has, though, been met with rave reviews - so time well spent!

In this issue: Editor's Letter: Graydon Carter's introduction to the October issue; Mark Zuckerberg on how he'll change the world a second time; The 2015 New Establishment: An alumna on the University of Virginia's next move; Mike Nichols: An oral history; Plus: Melinda Gates, Bill de Blasio, and much more!

Exclusive! Bruce Springsteen bares his soul and art in an astonishing new memoir.

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice - often the only choice - for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the smartphone and now on audio, Vanity Fair is the arbiter of our era.

Hear former Daily Show and Colbert Report executive producer Ben Karlin, comedian Rob Corddry, Daily Show senior black correspondent Larry Wilmore, Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert, and film critic David Edelstein on this edition of Fresh Air.

Hear writer Alice Sebold and rock critic Ken Tucker on this edition of Fresh Air. Alice Sebold's new book is called The Almost Moon. It's about a middle aged woman who murders her ailing, elderly mother. Sebold is also the author of Lucky, an account of her own rape, and The Lovely Bones, about a 14-year-old girl looking down from heaven after her own rape and murder. The Lovely Bones is about to be made into a film directed by Peter Jackson.

Hear actor, producer, writer, and director George Clooney, historian Robert Satloff, rock critic Ken Tucker, and film critic David Edelstein on this edition of Fresh Air. Robert Satloff is the author of the book Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands. It's about the Arabs who protected or aided Jews in North Africa - where Nazi Germany, Vichy France, and fascist Italy exported anti-Semitic policies during World War II.

Hear actor Mark Ruffalo and rock historian Ed Ward on this edition of Fresh Air. Mark Ruffalo's new film is Reservation Road. He plays a divorced lawyer who accidentally kills a child and then speeds away. It's based on the novel of the same name. Then, Ed Ward reviews the Rhino Records box set Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk and Rockabilly.

Hear Pulitzer prize-winning historian Garry Wills and epidemiologist Devra Davis on this edition of Fresh Air. Garry Wills' new book is about the separation of church and state written into the Constitution by our founding fathers, and the challenges to it through the rise of evangelical fervor over the years. His new book is Head and Heart: American Christianities. Wills says that, contrary to the popular notion, the separation of church and state is "the great protector of religion, not its enemy."

Hear film director/writer Wes Anderson, actor Jason Schwartzman, TV critic David Bianculli, and jazz critic Kevin Whitehead on this edition of Fresh Air. Wes Anderson's new film starring Jason Schwartzman is The Darjeeling Limited (which also stars Owen Wilson, and Adrien Brody). It's about three estranged brothers who go to India on a spiritual quest. Anderson's other films include The Royal Tennenbaums, Bottle Rocket, and Rushmore.

Hear journalist Peta Thornycroft, orthopedic surgeon James Weinstein, and rock critic Ken Tucker on this edition of Fresh Air. Peta Thornycroft recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International women's Media foundation for her reports from Zimbabwe. During a 2001 crackdown on journalists in Zimbabwe, Thornycroft renounced her British citizenship and became a Zimbabwean citizen so that she could remain in the country and keep reporting.