On this edition of The Literary Life, what makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? Robert Waldinger and Mark Schulz, the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, have just published The Good Life: Life Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study on Happiness. Their invaluable insights emerge from the revealing personal stories of hundreds of participants in the Harvard study that forms the basis of this new important book.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chef Eric Ripert
John Grisham on Good Fiction and Big Issues
Lauren Groff on Writing Her Own Robinson Crusoe
Nathan Hill on Music, Marriage, and His New Novel WELLNESS
Kai Bird: Telling the Story of Robert Oppenheimer
Dean Koontz on His Life and His Work
Campbell McGrath: Reading Poetry Aloud
Chasten Buttigieg: Imagining a Brighter Future
Anne Berest: Exploring History in The Postcard
Ana Veciana-Suarez: You Can't Wait for Inspiration, You've Got to Write
Readings from the 2022 PEN America Prison Writing Awards Anthology
David Grann: diving into history, the trials of a sea voyage, and sailing the Gulf of Pain
Pattie Boyd: Art, Fashion, and Beatlemania
Shelley Read: Writing With a Deep Sense of Place
The Literary Life: In Conversation with the 2022 NBF 5 Under 35 Honorees
Alisha Fernandez Miranda: What If You Could Explore the What If Jobs of Your Dreams?
Patricia Engel: How Does It Feel Different to Develop a Voice For a Story Versus a Novel?
Tracy Kidder on How One Doctor Brought Healing to the Homeless
Emma Straub on Being Present, No Matter Where You Are
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Paranormal Portal
Don Cheto Al Aire
El Show De Piolín
Pollyanna
Frankenstein
Mitos y Leyendas
D.L. Hughley Uncut