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'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family

Dec 2, 2023 · 9m

✨ Donal Ryan's 'The Queen of Dirt Island' centers on women in an Irish family.

Donal Ryan

Two National Book Awards finalists take on climate extremes

Dec 1, 2023 · 20m

✨ Two National Book Award finalists discuss climate extremes.

Hanna Pylvainen John Washington

20m

How Indian migrant workers escaped human trafficking in Mississippi

Nov 30, 2023 · 12m

✨ Saket Soni details the harrowing escape of Indian migrant workers from human trafficking.

Saket Soni

12m

Patricia Park's new YA novel captures the complexities of race and adolescence

Nov 29, 2023 · 10m

✨ Patricia Park's YA novel explores a Korean-Argentinian teen's identity.

Patricia Park

10m

Stephen Buoro's comic novel follows a young Nigerian man's obsession with whiteness

Nov 28, 2023 · 8m

✨ Stephen Buoro's novel follows a Nigerian teen's obsession with whiteness.

Stephen Buoro

'Burn It Down' exposes discrimination and toxicity behind the scenes in Hollywood

Nov 27, 2023 · 10m

✨ Maureen Ryan's book 'Burn It Down' exposes Hollywood toxicity.

Maureen Ryan

10m

'Loot' traces the love, war and art that shaped India's colonial history

Nov 25, 2023 · 9m

✨ Tania James' novel 'Loot' explores India's colonial history.

Tania James

Two graphic memoirs explore growing up as a minority in the U.S.

Nov 24, 2023 · 17m

✨ Darrin Bell's 'The Talk' explores Black parents' discussions on race and policing.

Darrin Bell Edel Rodriguez

17m

In 'Blackouts,' Justin Torres shines a light on silenced LGBTQ history

Nov 23, 2023 · 8m

✨ Justin Torres' novel 'Blackouts' highlights silenced LGBTQ+ history.

Justin Torres

Jonathan Eig's biography of MLK explores the activist's life and faith

Nov 22, 2023 · 8m

✨ Jonathan Eig's biography 'King: A Life' offers a fresh MLK perspective.

Jonathan Eig

In 'The Covenant of Water,' Abraham Verghese traces an Indian family's drowning curse

Nov 21, 2023 · 9m

✨ Abraham Verghese's 'The Covenant of Water' spans three generations.

Abraham Verghese

Discover your next great read with NPR's Books We Love

Nov 21, 2023 · 3m

✨ NPR's 'Books We Love' features staff and critics' favorite reads.

Jamie Loftus' 'Raw Dog' investigates the social and culinary history of the hot dog

Nov 20, 2023 · 7m

✨ Jamie Loftus' 'Raw Dog' investigates the hot dog's history.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler and Arnold Schwarzenegger's memoirs open up about the fear of failing

Nov 17, 2023 · 15m

✨ Henry Winkler and Arnold Schwarzenegger share memoir insights.

15m

Max Brooks teaches kids life lessons through the world of 'Minecraft'

Nov 16, 2023 · 12m

✨ Max Brooks uses 'Minecraft' to teach kids life lessons.

Max Brooks

12m

Curtis Chin's memoir pays homage to his family's Chinese restaurant

Nov 15, 2023 · 8m

✨ Curtis Chin's memoir honors his family's Chinese restaurant.

Curtis Chin

'The Liberators' details the lives of Korean-Americans grappling with the war

Nov 14, 2023 · 8m

✨ E.J. Koh's novel 'The Liberators' follows Korean families.

E.J. Koh

Barbra Streisand's memoir looks back on a groundbreaking career

Nov 13, 2023 · 7m

✨ Barbra Streisand's memoir 'My Name is Barbra' details her career.

Barbra Streisand

In 'Thicker Than Water,' Kerry Washington processes a family secret

Nov 10, 2023 · 16m

✨ Kerry Washington's memoir 'Thicker Than Water' reveals family secrets.

Kerry Washington

16m

What it's like to write the biographies of Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried

Nov 9, 2023 · 9m

✨ Walter Isaacson and Michael Lewis discuss profiling Musk and SBF.

Michael Lewis Walter Isaacson

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