June 7, 2016An unpredictable election season has politicians and celebrities urging graduates to take action, create change and vote.
November 21, 2015The author accepts the National Book Award for "Between the World and Me," and talks about the person who inspired it -- a friend who was mistaken for a criminal and killed by police.
October 20, 2015Over the years, Bill has talked with scores of writers -- including poets, fiction and television writers -- about their motivations, inspirations and creative process.
October 13, 2015The latest issue of The NY Review of Books features President Obama interviewing the novelist about the political and cultural divisions in America.
October 11, 2015A conversation with the speculative fiction writer about Monday's Canadian elections and (relatedly?) whether humanity is doomed.
September 15, 2015Bill recommends a new anthology of poetry from James Autry.
September 4, 2015In honor of Labor Day, here’s a stab at the impossible task of naming the best songs ever written about working people.
December 31, 2014We remember a number of special people interviewed by Bill over the years who passed away in 2014.
December 27, 2014The 85-year-old sci-fi writer gave a stunner speech at the National Book Awards last month about the problem with capitalism and the power of imagination and great literature.
October 26, 2014Marshall Ganz seems to think my book blames technology alone for the Internet’s failure to democratize politics. That’s far from the case.
