Michael Chabon on 'Telegraph Avenue,' pon farr and other passions

Michael Chabon joined us for a video interview to talk about "Telegraph Avenue," his creative process, reaching a point of despair, whether it's risky to write across gender and race, and "really really really long sentences." And how the invented world of a novel can be made real, as it comes alive on film or even on a film's sets, and that's like stepping into a dreamscape.

By Carolyn Kellogg

September 10, 2012