Scott Berg is the author of “Grand Avenues: The Story of the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.” and teaches writing at George Mason University. If you’ve ever wondered how our city got the way it is, this book goes a long way to explain just that. The paperback version of the book just hit bookstores. We should have asked him the quickest route to the Beltway during rush hour, but we just asked him to give us his Media Mix.
Q: What book are you reading?
“Bad Land: An American Romance,” by Jonathan Raban.
Q: What’s the last movie you saw?
“Once”
Q: What’s your favorite TV show?
“Avatar: The Last Airbender”
Q: Which Web site do you visit first thing in the morning?
www.weather.com
Q: What are you listening to in your CD player/iPod?
The Hold Steady, “Boys and Girls in America,” and the Decemberists, “The Crane Wife”
