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Paul Landis, an 88-year-old former Secret Service agent who witnessed the president's death at close range, says in an upcoming memoir that he took a bullet from the car after Mr
Let us now praise short-fiction collections: Last year yielded a bumper crop — Gish Jen’s “Thank You, Mr. Nixon,” Jonathan Escoffery’s “If I Survive You” and George Saunders’ “Liberation Day” — daring work that energized that most American literary...
We revisit some of our favorite Sundial conversations, starting with Miami-based author Patricia Engel, who has a new story collection called "The Faraway World." Then, we hear from Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz and his play "Anna in the Tropics." (15:22) Finally, chef Niven Patel was named a finalist for a national James Beard Award last month as an Outstanding Restaurateur (34:48).
Patricia Engel's 10-story collection is mostly set in the United States, Colombia and Cuba.
Palm Beach County-based chef, Pushkar Marathe, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías. Marathe was recently nominated for a James Beard award for best chef in the South. His cuisine is rooted in the flavors of his homeland of India. It's also inspired by his travels from the Caribbean to Europe to the Middle East.