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A new book about the cold war says the west had four secret weapons to bring down the Soviet Union: John, Paul, George and Ringo. Author and former British spy, Leslie Woodhead joins in studio 57 to talk about how the Beatles helped undermine communism.

Separately, SF writers Pam Sargent, George Zebrowski, and Jack Dann have forged influential careers. Together, the three have collaborated on a number of projects over the years, including their latest volume: Retro flip-book "Decimated / Dream of Venus."

Why don’t the sci-fi, horror, and fantasy genres include more gay and lesbian erotica? If you’ve asked this question, you’ll be glad to hear about The Circlet Press. Dan Kimmel interviews Circlet’s founder, Cecelia Tan.

A series of mystery novels centered around a gay sleuth that delivers both thrills and heartbreak is like the Spanish Inquisition: To reference Monty Python, no one expects it. Author Marshall Thornton chatted with EDGE about the new novel, "Murder Book."

Describing Kevin Killian’s novel "Spreadeagle" as long-awaited isn’t, for once, a cliche. He started writing it in 1990, and even when he thought he’d finished the book, he found it facing a long and beleaguered road to publication.

Film producer, scholar, and critic Nat Segaloff examines the lives, and final films, of fifty great film directors in his new book "Final Cuts." Segaloff chatted with EDGE about the book, the artists, and the art of cinema itself.

"Government right now is functioning on the cutting edge -- of 1973," Gavin Newsom writes in his new book. The former mayor of San Francisco has ideas for making government responsive, and responsible. Will they work?

Gay, dyslexic and the survivor of near-death depression, writer Andrew Solomon has been acutely aware of his differences for most of his 49 years.

In 2011, Paul Vitagliano created a place on the web for those gay adults (of all genders) to post childhood pics & stories. The site was so successful that it spawned a book. EDGE spoke to Vitagliano about his innovative project.

Openly gay Boston-based author William Kuhn has written nonfiction about royalty and Jackie O. Now he’s written his first novel -- a comedy featuring Queen Elizabeth.

Chris Stedman talks with EDGE about his evolution and debut memoir.

Smith and his novel are jointly fascinating in the way that Gore Vidal and Ernest Hemingway were fascinating explorers who felt compelled to colorize their novels with the foreign landscapes of their travel.