John Mellencamp's New Album Is Filled with Charming Contradictions

Sendak illustrated a version of a recently-discovered Grimm story, about a girl named Mili who loses her mother during a war. Sendak, best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, often incorporates difficult subjects like death and divorce into his children's books.

A new anthology of Wilbur's early and recent poetry has recently been published. He joins Fresh Air to talk about his writing, the effect of how reading in front of audiences has had on his work, and his relationship with his children. Wilbur was Poet Laureate from 1987 to 1988.

Film critic Stephen Schiff talks to Fresh Air guest host Marty Moss-Coane about some noteworthy movies he's seen at the festival so far.