A favorite from the West Coast Live archives, recorded November 4, 2006 at The Booksmith on Haight Street, helping celebrate their 30 years as San Francisco's leading independent bookstore. Hear us on KALW, Jefferson Public Radio, and other affiliates nationwide.

The Prolific
TOMIE DE PAOLA
award-winning author and illustrator of hundreds of children's books, including Strega Nona, The Art Lesson, and Christmas Remembered.
Author
CHRIS BATY
author of No Plot, No Problem and the man who turned November into National Novel Writing Month, will inspire you to get out your pen and paper.