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In 'Soil,' Camille Dungy weaves together gardening, race and motherhood

09 May 2024

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For poet Camille Dungy, environmental justice, community interdependence and political engagement go hand in hand. She explores those relationships in...

Two mothers clash over integration in 'What's Mine & Yours'

08 May 2024

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At the center of author Naima Coster's novel What's Mine & Yours are two struggling mothers. Jade is a Black single mother who is trying to provide a ...

Poet Ocean Vuong shares his grief in 'Time Is A Mother'

07 May 2024

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Poet Ocean Vuong's collection,Time Is A Mother, is about his grief after losing family members. Vuong told NPR's Rachel Martin that time is different ...

'The Three Mothers' who paved the way for three extraordinary men

06 May 2024

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It's almost Mother's Day – so today, we learn about the women who raised some of history's most important men in The Three Mothers: How the Mothers ...

Amy Tan opens up about her birding obsession in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'

02 May 2024

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Author Amy Tan spends hours in her backyard, watching and drawing birds go about their business. Her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, is full o...

Emily Henry's 'Funny Story' centers a new character in rom-com tropes

01 May 2024

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Two childhood best friends realize they're in love and break up with their significant others to be together – that's a classic romantic-comedy stor...

'Mid-Air' is a middle grade book about fitting in, friendship and grief

30 Apr 2024

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Middle school can be a rough time no matter what. But for Isaiah, the eighth grader at the heart of Alicia D. Williams' book Mid-Air, there are some a...

'New Cold Wars' examines the relationship between the U.S., Russia and China

29 Apr 2024

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Reporter David Sanger has covered five American presidents for The New York Times. But in today's episode, he tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that there...

Salman Rushdie's memoir 'Knife' recounts his attack and recovery

26 Apr 2024

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In 2022, the author Salman Rushdie was onstage at a public event when a man ran up and stabbed him. His new memoir, Knife, delves into that moment whe...

'Edith Holler' follows a young girl cursed – and trapped – in her father's theater

25 Apr 2024

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Scout Bassett recalls her journey to becoming a Paralympian in 'Lucky Girl'

24 Apr 2024

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Scout Bassett is a gold medalist runner – but it was a long road to get there. In her new memoir, Lucky Girl, Bassett details how when she arrived i...

Carys Davies tackles communication, isolation and the Scottish Clearances in 'Clear'

23 Apr 2024

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In the 1840s, a Scottish minister named John Ferguson accepts the task of traveling to a remote island to evict Ivar, the only man who lives there. Wh...

For Earth Day, Susan Casey dives into 'The Underworld' of the deep ocean

22 Apr 2024

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Susan Casey has traveled about 17,000 feet deep into the ocean – and in her book The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean, the diver and ...

Two collections of horror stories modernize the genre

19 Apr 2024

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Spooky season is year-round, and so are our episodes about scary stories. First up, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jeanette Winterson about The Night...

'The Anxious Generation' analyzes the harmful effects of growing up online

18 Apr 2024

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While screens have become a totally normalized part of kids' development today, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that the negative effects mi...

'Sociopath' is a memoir about how to live with – and treat – the social disorder

17 Apr 2024

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Patric Gagne says she realized at a young age that she wasn't like other kids. Shame, guilt, empathy — feelings running rampant on the playground —...

'Memory Piece' follows female friendships over several decades

16 Apr 2024

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Memory Piece, the new novel from National Book Award finalist Lisa Ko, kicks off in the 1980s with three teenage girls who find a deep connection to o...

In 'We Loved It All,' Lydia Millet dives into nonfiction

15 Apr 2024

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Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet is known for writing novels that are sometimes dark, yet funny peeks into communities and relationships. Her new ...

Two books offer lessons on love and acceptance for young readers

12 Apr 2024

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Today's episode features two books for younger readers. First, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with John Schu about Louder Than Hunger, his new semi-fictiona...

'All The World Beside' explores a queer relationship in a 1700s Puritan community

11 Apr 2024

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Garrard Conley's memoir Boy Erased chronicled his upbringing as a Baptist preacher's son and his experience being sent to conversion therapy. His new ...

'Wild Kingdom' co-host Rae Wynn-Grant found nature on TV

10 Apr 2024

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Rae Wynn-Grant grew up in the Bay Area of California. But even if she was in the city, she was still fascinated by nature, eventually becoming one of ...

Amor Towles revisits an old protagonist in 'Table for Two'

09 Apr 2024

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In Amor Towles' story collection Table for Two, the writer revisits a character from his very first book – Rules of Civility. Towles talks to NPR's ...

Hanif Abdurraqib's new book ponders LeBron James, growing up and going home

08 Apr 2024

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Hanif Abdurraqib's new book, There's Always This Year, is difficult even for the author to summarize — it's part memoir, part basketball analysis, p...

Two picture books use vivid colors to convey messages of joy and unity

05 Apr 2024

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Today's episode features two books that use bright, colorful illustrations to convey larger messages about acceptance and community. First, Here & Now...

'Grief Is for People' is Sloane Crosley's memoir about losing a close friend

04 Apr 2024

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Editor's note: This episode contains a discussion of suicide.Early in today's episode, writer Sloane Crosley tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe something that ...

'Wuhan' analyzes China's management and response to the COVID-19 pandemic

03 Apr 2024

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It's been four years since the world went into lockdown mode as COVID-19 rapidly spread across the globe. But a new book by political scientist Dali Y...

'Whalefall' by Daniel Kraus is a thriller about diving, loss and new beginnings

02 Apr 2024

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Jay, the 17-year-old at the heart of Daniel Kraus' novel Whalefall, has an hour of oxygen left on his tank. He's been diving in the ocean off the coas...

'Climate Capitalism' projects an optimistic future for environmental policy

01 Apr 2024

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Early in today's episode, Here & Now's Scott Tong poses what a lot of activists and listeners might think — that the two words titling Akshat Rathi'...

Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory

29 Mar 2024

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Today's episode features interviews with two poets whose new works look back in time, either in their own lives or those of their subjects. First, Don...

'Hard by a Great Forest' is a novel about returning home decades after fleeing war

28 Mar 2024

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The story of Saba, the protagonist of Leo Vardiashvili's novel Hard by a Great Forest, is much like the author's own. A young boy flees the Soviet Rep...

Charles Spencer's memoir 'A Very Private School' opens up about boarding school abuse

27 Mar 2024

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A new memoir by historian Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer and brother of Princess Diana, details a difficult childhood marked by alleged physical an...

'Say Hello to My Little Friend' explores manhood, 'Scarface' and Miami stereotypes

26 Mar 2024

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In 'The Exvangelicals,' Sarah McCammon analyzes loving and leaving the church

25 Mar 2024

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NPR's Sarah McCammon grew up in the white evangelical church — and though she left the tradition as an adult, she's continued to cover its ties to T...

Percival Everett centers a new voice in 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn'

22 Mar 2024

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Percival Everett is a prolific author – his 2001 book Erasure was recently adapted into the Oscar-winning film American Fiction. But his latest book...

'Feeding Ghosts' is a graphic memoir grappling with generational trauma

21 Mar 2024

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Tessa Hulls' grandmother, Sun Yi, was a dissident journalist in Shanghai who faced intense political persecution during the Chinese Communist Revoluti...

'Headshot' follows 8 teenage girls into the boxing ring

20 Mar 2024

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Eight young women are competing at the 12th Annual Women's 18 and Under Daughters of America Cup, a boxing competition at the heart of Headshot. Each ...

Christine Blasey Ford tells her own story in 'One Way Back'

19 Mar 2024

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Christine Blasey Ford says the time leading up to her 2018 testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee – and its aftermath – is a lot lik...

'2054' is a political thriller about civil war, misinformation and AI

18 Mar 2024

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2034, the first novel by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis, chronicled a nuclear conflict between China and the U.S. Now, their sequel 2054 ...

In 'Collision of Power' and 'Outtakes,' journalists look back on their careers

15 Mar 2024

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Today's episode features two retired journalists who've written memoirs reflecting on some of the highs and lows of a career in the industry. First, f...

In 'The Extinction of Irena Rey,' translators search for a missing author

14 Mar 2024

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Eight translators from eight countries travel to a Polish forest to begin adapting famed author Irena Rey's newest book into their respective language...

'The Last Ships from Hamburg' recalls the plight of Jewish refugees before WWI

13 Mar 2024

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Before World War I, approximately 2 million Jewish people fled Russia and Eastern Europe for the United States. The Last Ships from Hamburg, a new boo...

Maurice Vellekoop's graphic memoir recounts his coming out to his religious family

12 Mar 2024

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Maurice Vellekoop's new graphic memoir, I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together, is named after the song Carol Burnett would close out her show with in ...

In 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last,' Xochitl Gonzalez explores marriage, art and success

11 Mar 2024

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Raquel Toro, the protagonist of Xochitl Gonzalez's new novel, is working on her thesis about a minimalist sculptor when she discovers his all-but-forg...

Tommy Orange follows 'There, There' with 'Wandering Stars'

08 Mar 2024

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Tommy Orange's debut novel, There, There, centers several Native American characters grappling with identity in the bustling city of Oakland, Californ...

Kara Swisher's memoir 'Burn Book' reflects on a career covering Silicon Valley

07 Mar 2024

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Journalist Kara Swisher, who's been covering the internet and the tech industry for decades, says she's not surprised when people like Steve Jobs or E...

'The Rise and Fall of the EAST' chronicles China's economic history

06 Mar 2024

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Yasheng Huang, a professor of global economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, names four major contributors to China's economy in his n...

Lucy Sante's memoir reflects on her experience coming out as transgender in her 60s

05 Mar 2024

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Lucy Sante says it was a smartphone app that ultimately pushed her to come out to herself — and the world — as trans in her mid 60s. In her new me...

'The Achilles Trap' analyzes the relationship between the U.S. and Saddam Hussein

04 Mar 2024

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Early in today's episode, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Steve Coll why he felt the need to write The Achilles Trap about ...

Memoirs by Helen Rebanks and Crystal Wilkinson weave recipes with women's stories

01 Mar 2024

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Today's episode features two books that capture how cooking, taking care of loved ones, and running a home has sustained women for generations. First,...

'Julia' revisits George Orwell's '1984,' from a new point of view

29 Feb 2024

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With permission from the Orwell estate, Sandra Newman's latest novel takes place in the same world and with many of the same characters as 1984, but r...

Hala Gorani's memoir 'But You Don't Look Arab' is a journey of belonging

28 Feb 2024

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Journalist and former CNN anchor Hala Gorani tells NPR's Leila Fadel that she has a whole paragraph queued up to answer a seemingly simple question: W...

'Ours' follows a woman in the 1830s who has the power to free enslaved people

27 Feb 2024

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Phillip B. Williams' debut novel, Ours, is a sweeping story that takes place in the 19th century. It takes off with a conjuror named Saint who destroy...

'Private Equity' analyzes the ethical and personal costs of a career in finance

26 Feb 2024

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There's a moment in Carrie Sun's memoir, Private Equity, when she remembers trying to answer a text for her high-pressure hedge fund job while running...

'Fierce Ambition' and 'The Lede' look inside the world of journalism

23 Feb 2024

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Today's episode focuses on two books about legendary journalists, the business of reporting and the state of the industry today. First, NPR's Mary Lou...

'Thank You Please Come Again' pays homage to Southern gas station food shops

22 Feb 2024

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Photojournalist Kate Medley took a road trip across 11 states in the South, documenting the culture of convenience stores and gas stations that serve ...

In a new graphic novel, romance flourishes during the Lunar New Year

21 Feb 2024

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Lunar New Year Love Story, the new graphic novel written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Leuyen Pham, follows a teenage girl who believes she's b...

'Fight Right' analyzes how to communicate and connect through relationship conflicts

20 Feb 2024

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Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman know their fair share about relationship troubles — they're clinical psychologists who specialize in couples...

Yangsze Choo's 'The Fox Wife' explores gender, murder and folklore in the 1900s

19 Feb 2024

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Yangsze Choo says she doesn't thoroughly plan out her novels – her newest, The Fox Wife, blossomed from that core idea behind the title, of a woman ...

Novels by C.L. Miller and Tracy Sierra find suspense in spooky, old houses

16 Feb 2024

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Today's episode features two thrillers that unravel in the darkened halls of historic houses. First, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with C.L. Miller about T...

Kunal Purohit's book examines Hindutva pop, social media and hate speech

15 Feb 2024

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Pop culture can be a powerful tool for social and political activism – but what happens when it's used to incite discrimination, or even violence? T...

GennaRose Nethercott's short stories expose the monstrosity of human longing

14 Feb 2024

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Years ago, author GennaRose Nethercott promised herself she would sit at a cafe every morning and come up with three new creatures — beasts inspired...

'Toxic' looks back on Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and tabloid culture in the 2000s

13 Feb 2024

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Author Sarah Ditum has an uncomfortable label for the late 90s and early 2000s: the upskirt decade. In her new book, Toxic, Ditum analyzes how digital...

'Welcome the Wretched' argues for the separation of immigration and criminalization

12 Feb 2024

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Welcome the Wretched, a new book by legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, makes the case that the immigration and criminal legal system...

'The Forgotten First' and 'Parcells: A Football Life' chronicle NFL history

09 Feb 2024

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It's Super Bowl weekend — so today's episode is all about football. First, a 2021 interview between NPR's A Martinez and former NFL wide receiver Ke...

Sarah Cooper's memoir 'Foolish' is about her immigrant family, TikTok fame and comedy

08 Feb 2024

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Comedian Sarah Cooper blew up when her TikTok videos making fun of then-President Donald Trump's statements in press conferences went viral. Her new m...

'Not the End of the World' takes a solutions-based approach to climate change

07 Feb 2024

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There are lots of reasons to worry about climate change: rising temperatures, rising sea levels, devastating natural disasters. But in her new book, N...

Ai Weiwei's graphic memoir 'Zodiac' recounts a life of art and activism

06 Feb 2024

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Told through the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac, Ai Weiwei's new graphic memoir moves between the past, present and future with anecdotes from his chi...

'Find Me the Votes' investigates Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election

05 Feb 2024

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As Donald Trump runs for office in 2024, a new book by journalists Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman details how Trump attempted to overturn the pre...

'The Fury' and 'Radiant Heat' set whodunnits against extreme weather

02 Feb 2024

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Today's episode focuses on two novels where the characters are grappling with the natural elements – and with mysterious deaths. First, NPR's Mary L...

'Late Bloomers' is a novel about arranged marriage, divorce and dating later in life

01 Feb 2024

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Dating can be difficult and confusing at any age – but especially after the end of a 36-year arranged marriage. The characters of Deepa Varadarajan'...

Kaveh Akbar's novel 'Martyr!' is a journey of identity, addiction and poetry

31 Jan 2024

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Halfway through today's episode, author Kaveh Akbar tells NPR's Scott Simon that his life is a summation of "private joys amidst collective grief and ...

In 'The Bullet Swallower,' the wild, wild West meets magical realism

30 Jan 2024

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The titular protagonist of Elizabeth Gonzalez James' new novel, The Bullet Swallower, is rooted in a story she once heard about her great-grandfather:...

'Only Say Good Things' chronicles Crystal Hefner's life at the Playboy mansion

29 Jan 2024

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Crystal Harris was only 21 when she entered the Playboy mansion for the first time. Within a few days, the college student moved in. She later married...

'Black Sheep' and 'This Wretched Valley' use horror to question morality

26 Jan 2024

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It's never too early for spooky season. Today, we've got two horror books that explore relationships, cynicism and arrogance. First, NPR's Ayesha Rasc...

Michele Norris' 'Our Hidden Conversations' examines race and identity in the U.S.

25 Jan 2024

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More than a decade ago, former NPR host Michele Norris started the Race Card Project. It was a simple premise: She asked people to send in six words t...

'Soundtrack of Silence' is a touching memoir about music and hearing loss

24 Jan 2024

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Matt Hay grew up with a medical condition that eventually diminished his ability to hear. But in the process of going deaf, he memorized his favorite ...

Efrén C. Olivares' memoir recounts family separations at the border

23 Jan 2024

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Efrén C. Olivares is a human rights lawyer – and he tells Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes that some of the toughest conversations he's ever had were d...

Claire Keegan's new book of stories explores tension, drama and gender dynamics

22 Jan 2024

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Three short stories comprise So Late in the Day, the new book by the highly acclaimed Irish writer, Claire Keegan. All three revolve around the ways m...

Adam Kinzinger, Mitt Romney and the evolution of the Republican party

19 Jan 2024

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Today's episode focuses on two Republican legislators who, over time, came to feel like outsiders for sounding alarms about Trump. First, NPR's Scott ...

'The Frozen River' tells the fictionalized story of a real 18th century midwife

18 Jan 2024

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Martha Ballard was a real midwife in the late 1700s who delivered more than 1,000 babies without ever losing a mother. Ballard kept a diary of her lif...

'The Golden Screen' chronicles the films that shaped the Asian American diaspora

17 Jan 2024

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The Golden Screen, the new book by Jeff Yang, offers a comprehensive guide to some of the most significant films for Asian American representation, in...

'Orbital' captures one day in the life of six astronauts

16 Jan 2024

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Author Samantha Harvey tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that she was fascinated by the quotes and insight of astronauts as a child. Her new novel, Orbital, tur...

Álvaro Enrigue's new novel reimagines Hernán Cortés' and Moctezuma's empires

15 Jan 2024

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You Dreamed of Empires sets the scene for a violent historical encounter: the war between the Spanish and Aztec empires. But in a fictionalization of ...

Two historical fiction novels focus on women's lives during wars in Southeast Asia

12 Jan 2024

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Today's episode features two authors who've written novels centering the personal and political experiences of women during war. First, NPR's Rob Schm...

Roxane Gay fleshes out her strong 'Opinions'

11 Jan 2024

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In the era of constant hot takes, what actually makes an opinion worthwhile? Roxane Gay tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe that it's a combination of things: c...

Celine Saintclare's debut novel explores the life of a 'Sugar,Baby' in London

10 Jan 2024

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The protagonist of Celine Saintclare's Sugar, Baby is pretty disillusioned with her life: She's 21 and still at home, she has few friends and she feel...

Olympic runner Caster Semenya's memoir tackles gender stereotypes in sports

09 Jan 2024

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When she was only a teenager, South African runner Caster Semenya won gold at the 2009 World Championships. But she was soon faced with intense scruti...

Booker Prize winner 'Prophet Song' is a dystopian tale of Irish authoritarianism

08 Jan 2024

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Early on in today's interview with author Paul Lynch, he says he was careful not to specify whether his dystopian novel Prophet Song is set in the fut...

Novels by Barbara Kingsolver and Daniel Mason excavate history for new meanings

05 Jan 2024

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Today's episode is all about two books that find parallels across long stretches of time. First, an interview with Barbara Kingsolver and former NPR h...

'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia

04 Jan 2024

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The new novel by Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors, is a project of historical fiction immersed in the culturally rich island of Penang in the 1920s. A...

In 'A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens,' debt takes on many meanings

03 Jan 2024

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Hugo Contreras, the protagonist of Raul Palma's new novel, is a babaláwo; he can cleanse evil spirits. Except he doesn't really believe in the whole ...

Anne Enright's 'The Wren, The Wren' is a family story about poetry and betrayal

02 Jan 2024

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Phil McDaragh is a great Irish poet; he was also a lousy husband and father, abandoning his family to pursue his writing. In Anne Enright's new novel,...

In 'The Fraud,' Zadie Smith takes on historical fiction and the Tichborne case

01 Jan 2024

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In the 19th century, a butcher living in Australia claimed to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. The Tichborne trial, which sparked much cont...

In 'The World Central Kitchen Cookbook,' José Andrés collects recipes with impact

30 Dec 2023

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After wars, natural disasters and all kinds of emergencies, the World Central Kitchen — the organization founded by chef José Andrés — flies in ...

Books by Raghavan Iyer and CrossCultureKev celebrate curry and chai recipes

29 Dec 2023

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Today's episode focuses on two books that go deep on two culinary traditions: curry and chai. First, famed chef and author Raghavan Iyer spoke with NP...

In 'Big Heart Little Stove,' chef Erin French focuses on recipes and hospitality

28 Dec 2023

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For chef Erin French, a meal is about a lot more than the food on the table. Her new cookbook, Big Heart Little Stove, provides not only recipes from ...

Mark Kurlansky's new book 'The Core of an Onion' dives deep into culinary history

27 Dec 2023

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Mark Kurlansky's new book The Core of an Onion is part cookbook, part culinary history. Kurlansky gives readers dozens of facts about this rich vegeta...

Marcela Valladolid's cookbook 'Familia' celebrates community and her Mexican roots

26 Dec 2023

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Chef and Food Network personality Marcela Valladolid combines her joy of cooking, appreciation of community, and love of Mexican cuisine in her new co...

In 'The Everlasting Meal Cookbook', chef Tamar Adler gives new life to old leftovers

25 Dec 2023

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The new cookbook The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z shows home chefs how to transform their forgotten leftovers into beloved meals. In today...

Nancy Silverton's cookbook 'The Cookie That Changed My Life' is an ode to perfection

23 Dec 2023

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The Cookie That Changed My Life is a new cookbook by world-renowned baker Nancy Silverton (written with Carolynn Carreño). Silverton is the founder ...