On Point: Books

Anna Karenina on the big screen. We'll open Tolstoy's classic novel of, passion, love and despair.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham on lessons from the politics of Thomas Jefferson. What we can learn now.

Mythic storytelling out of Iceland, and the song of the Vikings.

The New Yorker's David Denby on the future life - or death - of the movies.

Living with perfectionism, and the science of never being satisfied.

From sea floor to still life to roll. The lobster in science, myth, art, and on the plate.

Best-selling author John Grisham joins us with his latest legal thriller, "The Racketeer."

We revisit the great and terrifying transgressive novel of Anthony Burgess.

Newberry Medal winning children's author Lois Lowry on the last in "The Giver" series, and J.K. Rowling after Harry Potter.

From Wikipedia to Kickstarter, we'll look at the growing power of collaboration as a source of hope and progress with Steven Johnson, author of "Future Perfect."

We'll talk with author Michael Chabon about America now and his hot new book, Telegraph Avenue.

A fresh take that finds a bridge out of the Victorian Age and a tough comment on American exceptionalism.

Tea, drugs, fortune and the 19th century high seas. We'll look back to the exotic history of when America first met China.

The black church plus blues plus funk meant go-go music in 1970s Washington DC. We'll get the soundtrack and story of a tough time.

A new comic novel pokes fun at Seattle and its residents. We'll settle in on Seattle.