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Jhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories'

Oct 30, 2023 · 7m

✨ Jhumpa Lahiri discusses her short story collection 'Roman Stories' with Leila Fadel.

Jhumpa Lahiri

Books about Olympic rowers and J. Robert Oppenheimer re-examine American history

Oct 27, 2023 · 24m

✨ Daniel James Brown discusses 'The Boys in the Boat,' about the 1936 Olympic rowing team.

Daniel James Brown Kai Bird Martin J. Sherwin

24m

After three decades, John Grisham follows 'The Firm' with 'The Exchange'

Oct 26, 2023 · 13m

✨ John Grisham discusses his follow-up novel to 'The Firm,' titled 'The Exchange'.

John Grisham

13m

'The Color Purple' is about the bonding of women

Oct 25, 2023 · 7m

✨ 'The Color Purple' focuses on the survival and bonding of Black women.

Alice Walker

Isabel Wilkerson argues that 'Caste,' not racism caused The Great Migration

Oct 24, 2023 · 17m

✨ Isabel Wilkerson argues 'Caste,' not racism, drove The Great Migration.

Isabel Wilkerson

17m

'Killers of the Flower Moon' traces the murders of Osage families

Oct 23, 2023 · 8m

✨ David Grann discusses his book 'Killers of the Flower Moon' with Steve Inskeep.

David Grann

Two poetry collections find beauty in unexpected places

Oct 20, 2023 · 19m

✨ Franny Choi discusses her poetry collection 'The World Keeps Ending and the World Goes On'.

Billy Collins Franny Choi

19m

'My People' is a collection of stories – spanning decades – about Black America

Oct 19, 2023 · 8m

✨ Charlayne Hunter-Gault discusses her career-spanning collection 'My People'.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

In 'Cursed Bunny,' horror takes unexpected forms

Oct 18, 2023 · 8m

✨ Bora Chung discusses her sinister short story collection 'Cursed Bunny'.

Bora Chung

'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom' details a lifelong relationship with food and body image

Oct 17, 2023 · 9m

✨ Rabia Chaudry shares her memoir 'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom' about food and body image.

Rabia Chaudry

'Demon Copperhead' tackles opioids, poverty and resilience in Appalachia

Oct 16, 2023 · 9m

✨ Barbara Kingsolver discusses her novel 'Demon Copperhead' with Scott Tong.

Barbara Kingsolver

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

Oct 13, 2023 · 18m

✨ Barbara Kingsolver discusses her novel 'Unsheltered' with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Barbara Kingsolver Daniel Mason

18m

'Lies About Black People' analyzes and debunks harmful stereotypes

Oct 12, 2023 · 12m

✨ Omekongo Dibinga debunks harmful stereotypes in his book 'Lies About Black People'.

Omekongo Dibinga

12m

'Land of Milk and Honey' paints a dystopian future for fine dining

Oct 11, 2023 · 8m

✨ C Pam Zhang discusses her dystopian novel 'Land of Milk and Honey'.

C Pam Zhang

'The Big Myth' breaks down pro-market, anti-government propaganda in the U.S.

Oct 10, 2023 · 11m

✨ Naomi Oreskes discusses 'The Big Myth' with Scott Tong.

Erik M. Conway Naomi Oreskes

11m

Nathan Hill's 'Wellness' examines marriage, parenthood and polyamory

Oct 9, 2023 · 10m

✨ Nathan Hill's "Wellness" explores marriage, parenthood, and polyamory over twenty years.

Nathan Hill

10m

Susan Kuklin and Maia Kobabe's books explore gender identity throughout adolescence

Oct 6, 2023 · 16m

✨ Susan Kuklin's "Beyond Magenta" features six trans and nonbinary teens.

Maia Kobabe Susan Kuklin

16m

Art Spiegelman reissues 'Breakdowns' with new perspective on book bans

Oct 5, 2023 · 9m

✨ Art Spiegelman's "Breakdowns" is reissued with new insights.

Art Spiegelman

'All Boys Aren't Blue' honors coming of age as a queer Black boy

Oct 4, 2023 · 7m

✨ George M. Johnson's memoir "All Boys Aren't Blue" details queer Black boyhood.

George M. Johnson

In 'New Kid,' a Black seventh grader navigates a new school

Oct 3, 2023 · 8m

✨ Jerry Craft's "New Kid" follows a Black seventh grader at a new school.

Jerry Craft

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