CSPAN2 Book TV January 1, 2011
i know you two both work for "the new new yorker," but i was looking for a deeper connection to ask you about your writing, i noticed in david's new book in the peace about the obsessive conan dole's hand and scholar who is mysterious found dead. you say that arthur conan dole in 1906 began to turn his powers to solve mysteries, including the case of serial killer. that's something that you have in common with detectives. that you turn your powers of observations on the world to solve real world mysteries. david, if you could talk about that large task and malcolm, i'll ask you about...