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Allan Gurganus, the not-quite-oldest survivor of New York's 15-year-long gay party, tells all about his relationship with John Cheever, learning to write on an aircraft carrier, Whitman's heroism and the redemptive power of laughter.
By Dwight Garner
December 8, 1997
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Laura Miller interviews Mark Leyner, author of 'My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist,' 'Etu, Babe' and the new novel, 'Tetherballs of Bouganville.'
By Laura Miller
December 8, 1997
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In the 'Pink' By Cynthia Joyce. Director Gus Van Sant talks about his first novel.
By Cynthia Joyce
October 24, 1997
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Daniel Reitz interviews Edmund White, author of 'The Farewell Symphony,' 'A Boy's Own Story' and 'The Beautiful Room is Empty.'
By Daniel Reitz
October 15, 1997
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Dwight Garner interviews Caleb Carr, the author of 'The Alienist' and 'The Angel of Darkness.'
By Dwight Garner
October 4, 1997
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Salon magazine: The Salon Interview: Arundhati Roy. The author of 'The God of Small Things' talks about India, the obscenity charge she faces and how writing is like architecture. By Reena Jana.
By Reena Jana
September 30, 1997
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By Anne Lamott
July 17, 1997
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By Anne Lamott
June 19, 1997
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By Anne Lamott
June 5, 1997
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A defense correspondent, interviewing a best-selling author and a retired general about their new book on the Gulf War, steps into a minefield.
By John Donnelly
June 4, 1997
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A map to the online homes of the literary stars.
By Dwight Garner
May 23, 1997
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Art critic Robert Hughes.
By Gary Kamiya
May 23, 1997
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By Anne Lamott
May 22, 1997
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Salon magazine: An interview with Mary Karr, author of The Liars' Club about memoirs, Texas, childhood, Kathryn Harrison, The Kiss, child abuse, writing, literature, autobiography. By Dwight Garner
By Dwight Garner
May 21, 1997
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An interview with Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind.
By Kate Moses
May 20, 1997
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An interview with Stephanie Coontz, author of "The Way We Never Were" and "The Way We Really Are".
By Lori Leibovich
May 20, 1997
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Fueled by ecstasy, Guinness and inspiration, "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh parties his way across the U.S.
By Sara Baird
May 13, 1997
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An interview with novelist Fernanda Eberstadt, author of When the Sons of Heaven Meet the Daughters of the Earth, Isaac and his Devils, and "Low Tide."
By Cynthia Joyce
May 5, 1997
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The Salon Interview: Robert Stone. The author who has been called "the apostle of the strung-out" talks about his new story collection, "Bear and His Daughter," and why he is drawn to men and women in extremis.
By Dwight Garner
April 14, 1997
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An interview with Seamus Deane, author of the novel "Reading in the Dark."
By Andrew Ross
April 11, 1997
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Literature's muscle man talks about how he wrestled his writing career to the ground and why he'd like to grind critics' faces into the mat.
By Joan Smith
March 3, 1997
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Everything you've been taught about love is sentimental hogwash, says psychotherapist Adam Phillips. Relationships can't be worked on, women aren't any more dependent than men -- and there's nothing wrong with infidelity.
By Dwight Garner
February 19, 1997
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26-year-old Alex Garland, author of the harrowing novel "The Beach," talks about the quest for mystery in a world that's too well known.
By Dwight Garner
February 11, 1997
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Margaret Atwood on famous Victorian murderesses, her claim to Connecticut, and the deep satisfaction of a clean, folded towel
By Laura Miller
January 20, 1997
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Does a black man have to be black? David Talbot interviews Eddy L. Harris.
By David Talbot
January 6, 1997