Adam Friedrich

What sets George Pelecanos’ new collection apart is how most of these new works are tethered together by autobiographical events in his own life.

‘The Office’ and ‘Silicon Valley’ star Zach Woods talks with WPR’s “BETA” about his team-up with Mike Judge to satirize public radio in new animated sitcom, “In the Know.”

Comedian Steph Tolev’s current tour is called “Filth Queen” for a reason. And she’s performing in Appleton at the Skyline Comedy Club March 21-23.

Comedian Moshe Kasher talks with WPR’s “BETA” about his recent memoir, “Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes.”

Known to legions of Star Wars fans as Lando Calrissian, the debonair actor Billy Dee Williams has spent almost 80 years on screen and on stage. But there’s more to the man than the famous blue cape.

Ed Zwick is one of the few writers, producers and directors in Hollywood to win both the Academy award and the Emmy. He’s been at the forefront of groundbreaking television series like “Thirtysomething” and “My So-Called Life” and has been behind the camera for legendary epics like, “Glory,” “Legends of the Fall,” and “The Last…

Author Alexis Soloski’s novel, “Here In the Dark” explores our desire to perform. She discusses it with WPR’s “BETA.”

Former Washington Post features reporter Bethonie Butler has released a comprehensive and perhaps definitive book, “Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-ish and Beyond.”

Comedian Steven Wright has released a novel, “Harold,” about a third-grader whose epic daydreams during class reflect Wright’s own comedic sensibilities. He talks about it with WPR’s “BETA.”