Archive for December 16th, 2009


World Books Interview: Spreading the Word about European Fiction

Hemon1An interview with Aleksander Hemon, editor of “Best European Fiction 2010,” the inaugural volume in an annual series dedicated to international writing. He believes that European short story writers are “not afraid of intellectually engaging the reader, of making the reader work.”

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Music Heard on Air for December 16, 2009

Tunes Spun On The Word Between our reports for December 16, 2009. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Praful, Calamus, Burhan Ocal and Istanbul Oriental Ensemble, Ali Akbar Khan.

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