Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
From "The Bell Jar" to "Girl Interrupted," clinical depression is a subject close to the heart of many American writers. Though Paxil and Prozac may have demystified depression, they have not stopped it from being a compelling literary topic. A look at a new collection of personalized writings about depression by some of America’s best authors.
Guests
- Nell Casey Editor "Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression" (Pub: William Morrow)
- Rose Styron Poet, journalist, and human rights activist
- Susanna Kaysen Author of two novels and the memoir "Girl, Interrupted"
- Joshua Wolf Shenk Author of the upcoming book, "The Melancholy of Abraham Lincoln"
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