Obama’s Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books
A profile of Barack Obama as a reader, which includes a link to Kakutani’s 3,015-word interview with the outgoing president. He discusses his love for reading, some authors he loves–plus short stories he’s written.
Author:
Source:
The New York Times
Published: Jan 16, 2017
Length: 8 minutes (2,018 words)
The Art of Humor No. 1, Woody Allen
“A word about this interview. It was hard for me because I don’t like to aggrandize my work by discussing its influences or my themes or that kind of thing. That kind of talk is more applicable to works of greater stature. I say this with no false modesty—that I feel I have done no really significant work, whatsoever, in any medium.”
Author:
Source:
The Paris Review
Published: Sep 1, 1995
Length: 28 minutes (7,205 words)
Laura Bush, a Lonely Texas Girl Far From Home
Laura Bush’s new memoir is really two books: an account of her youth in Texas, and a political autobiography.
Author:
Source:
The New York Times
Published: Apr 28, 2010
Length: 16 minutes (4,013 words)