The great suspense novelist Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr Ripley, Strangers on a Train, The Price of Salt) was interviewed in 1979 for the BBC's Desert Island Discs radio program. She talks about writing for comic books, her childhood, her interest in snails, her favorite music, and more.
Patricia Highsmith's "Desert Island Discs"
A trip to Siberia inspired "Madness Treads Lightly"
I've known since I was fourteen that one day I'd write a novel entitled Madness Treads Lightly. What it would be about, I had no idea. It was a one-of-a-kind… READ THE REST
The Atlantic's Olga Khazan (Gweek 147)
Our guest is The Atlantic associate editor Olga Khazan. We talk about cool smartphone apps, shin splint prevention, a groovy crime novel, and the best portable cell phone charger. READ THE REST
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Dessert cheesecake wafer bear claw fruitcake. Fruitcake chupa chups donut candy canes marzipan. Apple pie sweet roll tart chocolate cake macaroon marshmallow carrot cake gummi bears sweet. Pastry sugar plum… READ THE REST
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We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
