Join us for an evening with Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne co-hosts of NPR’s Morning Edition…..In his upcoming book, Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi, he explores how rural-to-urban migration has transformed one of the world’s most intriguing places, the booming commercial center of Pakistan. He looks at the perils and possibilities of one of the most rapidly growing metropolises in the world.

Jerry West — “Mr. Clutch” — is one of basketball’s towering figures: the coach who began the Lakers’ resurgence in the 1970s; the general manager who helped bring “Showtime” to Los Angeles, creating a championship-winning force that continues to this day. He now tells his story in his memoir, West By West.

Deepak Chopra and Leonard Mlodinow first met in a Caltech debate on “the future of God,” one an articulate advocate for spirituality, the other a prominent physicist. War of the Worldviews: Science versus Spirituality is the product of that serendipitous encounter and the contentious—but respectful—clash that grew out of their friendship.

Winner of five Emmys, two Tonys, two Golden Globes, and a two-time Oscar nominee, John Lithgow is one of the most acclaimed and beloved. Equally adept at comedy and drama, stage and screen, Lithgow is also a noted storyteller, with eight children’s books Now, with DRAMA: An Actor’s Education, Lithgow shares his own story.

“If I could go back in time and talk to my twenty-year-old self, the first thing I would say is: ‘Lose the perm.’ Secondly I would say: ‘Relax. Really. Just relax. Don’t sweat it…Be easy on your sweet self. And don’t drink Miller Lite tall boys in the morning.” — Jane Lynch

Pulitzer-prize winning humorist Dave Barry and prolific best-selling suspense novelist Ridley Pearson discuss their latest collaboration in their prequel to Peter Pan series, Peter and the Starcatchers: Bridge to Neverland.

For 50 years, acclaimed actor Hal Holbrook has vividly brought characters to life on the stage and screen (Mark Twain, All the President’s Men, Wall Street, Into the Wild). Join us as he discusses his memoir, Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain with Robert Patrick.