The Interview
Esoterica speaks with the interesting, intelligent and curious.
Should You Kickstart Your Non-Fiction Book Project?
Howard Lovy has been many things: a journalist, covering everything from Judaism to science and technology, a podcaster, a feature writer for Publishers Weekly, a
Author Darren McKee on AI and the Future of Writing
In the new and scary world of “superintelligence,” Darren McKee tells writers to view AI “like a calculator,” but advises us to be transparent about
Want to Publish an Op-Ed? Here’s How!
Scott Colby, the op-ed editor at The Toronto Star and the author of “That’s What You Think: A Practical Guide to Writing Op-Eds and Short
Episode 3: Still a Classic? Jane Eyre
In our third episode, Leah and Susan reread Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. We both read the book in college and both of us were
Episode 2: Still a Classic? The Remains of the Day
In episode two of Still a Classic, Leah and Susan talk about the 1989 novel The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, which follows
Episode 1: Still a Classic? The Lovely Bones
In the first episode of our new podcast series, Still a Classic? Leah Eichler and Susan Catto debate whether or not Alice Sebold’s The Lovely
Esoterica’s The Interview with Cara Robertson, author of “The Trial of Lizzie Borden”
In this interview, we meet Cara Robertson, author of The Trial of Lizzie Borden. In her nail-biting book, Robertson takes us behind the scenes of
Esoterica’s The Interview with Oren Schneider on “The Apprentice of Buchenwald”
This episode is close to our heart. Oren (like Leah Eichler) is a third generation Holocaust survivor. Coincidentally, their grandfathers come from the same city
The Interview with Nathan Greenfield on “Hanged in Medicine Hat”
During World War II, 12,000 Nazis were kept in a POW camp in Medicine Hat, Alberta, a remote city with about the same population as