Jonathan Franzen on Author Videos and the Novel

We are very excited about Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, his first novel since The Corrections. He recently stopped by our office to discuss the ideas behind his book, why reading is the opposite of multitasking, and how very odd it can be for authors to appear on video.

See Also:
“Great American Novelist,” TIME cover story by Lev Grossman
“Good Neighbors” and “Agreeable” in The New Yorker