New York: Hyperion, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of thirty-nine interviews by by the award-winning host of NPR's interview program 'Fresh Air.' Each selection is preceded by an explanation from Gross of why each guest was on the show and the thinking behind some of her questions. Included are interviews with John Updike, Isabella Rossellini, Conan OÕBrien, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Cash, and Nicolas Cage, Ann Bannon, Walter Mosley, Sonny Rollins, Mario Puzo, James Baldwin, Maurice Sendak, Eric Clapton, Joyce Johnson and others. Introduction by Gross. 353 pp. ISBN: 1-4013-00103.