Paging Authors Podcast: David Sheff & Nic Sheff

Posted by Dana on 03.11.2009 at 2:02 pm

I got a hold of Beautiful Boy and Tweak less than 24 hours before I had the chance to meet and interview David Sheff and his son Nic.  And what an interesting 24 hours it was.  I spent that time totally immersed in their story and felt like I was seeing old friends when they arrived at the office.

Although their books feel completely different and are geared to completely different audiences, they share the same story; Nic’s terrifying cycle of drug addiction, recovery and relapse. Read more…

Interview with David & Nic Sheff [ 22:00 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1889)

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Paging Authors Podcast: Benyamin Cohen

Posted by Dana on 01.30.2009 at 9:00 am

Benyamin Cohen is a funny guy.  He’s a funny guy that tackles the serious subject of reconnecting with his faith and spirituality in his memoir My Jesus Year.    Benyamin is the son of an Orthodox rabbi who grew up practicing his Judaism while thinking that the grass looked greener at the church across the street.  As he grew up he felt that he saw in Christians a passion for their religion that he was missing.  So in an attempt to reconnect to his Judaism, he decided to spend a year with Christians. Read more…

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