Alice Eve Cohen was 30 when doctors told her she would never get pregnant. Then she did, at age 44. What I Thought I Knew is the darkly hilarious book that followed. We spoke to the author from her New York City home.

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Name any writer you've ever wanted to meet, and chances are Michael Silverblatt has interviewed them on his weekly public radio show--a mad tea party of talk that's been going strong for the past 20 years. Kristy Davis meets the man behind the mike.

Growing up, Elizabeth Lesser was devoted to her dolls. As a parent, however, she's learned that such excessive giving isn't always the best for her children.

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