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Other segments from the episode on May 2, 1995
Spencer's "Men in Black" Captures the Momentum of Love Gone Wrong
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Scott Spencer's new book, Men In Black, about a novelist, and how his success affects his family life.
Writer Martin Amis on Literary Jealousy
Amis is the author of The Information. The book is about rivalry in the literary world, which some have said parallels Amis' own life. Britain's literary world was shocked when Amis demanded a half-million pound advance on The Information, supposedly to pay for his divorce and costly dental work, and then dumped his long-time agent, who was also the wife of his best friend. The New York Times has called The Information "an uncompromising and highly ambitious novel that should also be a big popular hit."
Grammar Quizzes Show Up in the Oddest Places
Language commentator Geoffrey Nunberg takes the "Cosmopolitan" grammar quiz.
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