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'Right-Hand': A Lush Prequel To 'Mason's Retreat'

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Christopher Tilghman is the author of Mason's Retreat, The Way People Run: Stories and Roads of the Heart, among other books.

By Maureen Corrigan

Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 9:22 am

Whenever I think about Christopher Tilghman's writing — and I have many times since his atmospheric novel, Mason's Retreat, came out more than 15 years ago — I think of critic John Leonard. John, among many other distinctions, was my predecessor as book critic for Fresh Air and, every once in a while before his death in 2008, we'd have occasion to talk or exchange e-mails about books. I remember John sending me a note in 1996, in which he mentioned Mason's Retreat and said of Tilghman, "He's the real deal."

9:38 am

Mon May 21, 2012

John Fullbright: How To Connect 'From The Ground Up'

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Though he's not yet 25, Fullbright's music sounds like he's lived through a lot — or at least thought it through.

By Ken Tucker

Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 5:01 am

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John Fullbright's voice rises up and around the guitar chords in "Me Wanting You," his tone intended to haunt the person he's addressing. His desire, his "me wanting you," is as direct as he can possibly make it — it's not a cry of despair or hope or lust. It's the sound of someone intent on making as strong a connection with the listener as he possibly can.

9:16 am

Mon May 21, 2012

Sacha Baron Cohen: The Fresh Air Interview

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Sacha Baron Cohen plays Admiral General Aladeen, the authoritarian, anti-Semitic and unexpectedly sympathetic protagonist of The Dictator.

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Originally published on Thu May 24, 2012 5:51 am

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Actor and writer Sacha Baron Cohen is famous for taking his characters — Ali G., Borat, Bruno — into the real world, interacting with people who have no idea that they're dealing with a fictional character. But his new movie, The Dictator, is a scripted comedy about a tyrant on the loose in New York.

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On why he enjoyed playing a dictator

2:43 am

Sat May 19, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend: Audra McDonald, 'Weight Of The Nation'

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Audra McDonald.

By editor

Originally published on Sat May 19, 2012 2:49 pm

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

9:30 am

Fri May 18, 2012

Fresh Air Remembers Donna Summer, Queen Of Disco

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Donna Summer, pictured above in 1976, died Thursday at age 63. She had cancer.

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Originally published on Fri May 18, 2012 12:34 pm

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Donna Summer, the queen of disco, died Thursday at her home in Naples, Fla., after a long struggle with cancer. She was 63. Born LaDonna Andrea Gaines, she grew up in a large Boston family singing gospel music and became an icon of a powerful cultural movement, a celebrated sex queen and a staple of gay club life.

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9:02 am

Tue May 22, 2012