First, Author Annie Proulx Talks About Her Latest Book, Close Range, A Collection Of Short Stories In Which Proulx Uses The Backdrop Of Wyoming As A Lens Through Which She Explores The Brutal World Of Rodeo Riders, Ranchers And Farmers. The Book Is Already Receiving Rave Reviews, And The Leading Story In The Collection Has Been Selected By John Updike As One Of The Best American Short Stories Of The Century. Then, Peter Matthiessen Talks To Charlie About The Conclusion Of A Twenty-Year Writing Project. The Final Installation In The Three Part Story Of E.J. Watson Is Called Bone By Bone. Finally, David Guterson'S First Book, Snow Falling On Cedars, Was A Resounding Success When It Was Published In 1995, Selling More Than Two Million Copies And Winning The Prestigious Pen-Faulkner Award. His Highly Anticipated New Book Is Called East Of The Mountains. watch
A Discussion With Harold Varmus, Arnold Levine And Savio Woo About Mapping The Human Genome; A Conversation With James Watson watch
June 24: The Daily Brief: MSNBC s Carlos Watson is joined by NBC s Chuck Todd and Essence Magazine s Angela Burt-Murray to discuss President Barack Obama s latest pitch for his health care plan. watch