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Audrey Niffenegger Interview
Audrey Niffenegger is the author of "The Time Traveler's Wife," the inventive and unconventionally rendered tale of Clare, a luminously beautiful artist, and Henry, a time-traveler. In our interview, Ms. Niffenegger discussed her art and writing, among other things.

Neal Stephenson: 7.9.2003
Bestselling author Neal Stephenson's latest book, Quicksilver, follows the fortunes of an unforgettable cast of vagabonds and geniuses in the 17th and 18th centuries. Quicksilver is a funny, smart, and engaging historical novel, part of the larger story of Stephenson's Baroque Cycle.

William Gibson Interview
The texture of William Gibson's landscapes, his ability to construct fascinatingly compelling characters, his eye for design and culture - historical, present and future. William Gibson was gracious enough to speak with me over the phone from his home in Vancouver, and what resulted was a riveting discussion of design, culture, and "Pattern Recognition."

Eavesdropping At The Dream Factory
A night with Neil Gaiman, let alone one with his multi-talented partner in crime Dave McKean, is always a bit weird, really. Even though I’ve shot the breeze with Gaiman’s eclectic contemporaries like Christopher Moore and Chuck Palahniuk, those nights still feel like, well, readings. Neil, the bestselling author of “American Gods” and the “Sandman” series, always seems more like a visiting rock star.

David Rees Gets His Satire On
David Rees caught the public's attention shortly after 9/11, when he began posting Get Your War On, a clipart based comic strip featuring cubicle employees talking on the telephone about the bombing of Afghanistan. Prior to GYWO, Rees was a relative-unknown. He'd gotten some attention while self-publishing My New Fighting Technique is Unstoppable, and later My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable. David Rees's Get Your War On now appears weekly in Rolling Stone Magazine.