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In 'The Survivalists,' doomsday prepping becomes a way to regain control

Jan 31, 2023 · 8m

✨ Kashana Cauley's novel explores millennial lawyer joining doomsday preppers.

Kashana Cauley

'Sorry, Sorry, Sorry' believes in the power of a good apology

Jan 30, 2023 · 8m

✨ Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy discuss their book on apologies.

Marjorie Ingall Susan McCarthy

Two books trace enslaved people's journey to freedom in the 19th century

Jan 27, 2023 · 16m

✨ Two books examine enslaved people's journeys to freedom in the 19th century.

Ilyan Woo Kai Thomas

16m

In 'Bad Cree,' a horror mystery unfolds in the aftermath of loss and colonialism

Jan 26, 2023 · 8m

✨ Jessica Johns' novel 'Bad Cree' is a horror mystery.

Jessica Johns

'Life on Delay' chronicles what it means to live with – and accept – a stutter

Jan 25, 2023 · 11m

✨ John Hendrickson's memoir 'Life on Delay' explores living with a stutter.

John Hendrickson

11m

'Decent People' is a murder mystery grappling with race in the segregated South

Jan 24, 2023 · 7m

✨ De'Shawn Charles Winslow's 'Decent People' is a murder mystery.

De'Shawn Charles Winslow

'You Just Need to Lose Weight' aims to change your thinking about being 'fat'

Jan 23, 2023 · 8m

✨ Aubrey Gordon's book 'You Just Need to Lose Weight' challenges fat stigma.

Aubrey Gordon

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

Jan 20, 2023 · 16m

✨ Susan Kuklin and Maia Kobabe discuss books on gender identity.

Maia Kobabe Susan Kuklin

16m

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

Jan 19, 2023 · 9m

✨ Art Spiegelman discusses his reissued comic collection 'Breakdowns'.

Art Spiegelman

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

Jan 18, 2023 · 7m

✨ George M. Johnson's memoir 'All Boys Aren't Blue' faces challenges.

George M. Johnson

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

Jan 17, 2023 · 8m

✨ Jerry Craft's graphic novel 'New Kid' faces challenges in Texas.

Jerry Craft

Bans on books like 'Out of Darkness' target authors of color

Jan 16, 2023 · 8m

✨ Ashley Hope Pérez's 'Out of Darkness' is banned in schools.

Ashley Hope Perez

Steve Martin, Harry Bliss and Nick Hornby take different approaches to working hard

Jan 13, 2023 · 17m

✨ Steve Martin, Harry Bliss, and Nick Hornby discuss professional longevity.

Harry Bliss Nick Hornby Steve Martin

17m

In 'Winterland,' a Soviet Union gymnast navigates a grueling responsibility

Jan 12, 2023 · 8m

✨ Rae Meadows' novel 'Winterland' features a Soviet gymnast.

Rae Meadows

In 'Song of Silver, Flame Like Night,' Chinese mythology teaches lessons about power

Jan 11, 2023 · 6m

✨ Amélie Wen Zhao's fantasy novel 'Song of Silver, Flame Like Night'.

Amelie Wen Zhao

'Meredith, Alone' explores mental health, isolation and friendship

Jan 10, 2023 · 6m

✨ Claire Alexander's 'Meredith, Alone' explores mental health and isolation.

Claire Alexander

A new biography of Janet Yellen offers a personal look at the trailblazing economist

Jan 9, 2023 · 11m

✨ Jon Hilsenrath discusses his biography of Janet Yellen.

Jon Hilsenrath

11m

Authors Peng Shepard and Anne Tyler show that family is...complicated

Jan 6, 2023 · 17m

✨ Peng Shepard's mystery involves a cartographer father and daughter.

Anne Tyler Peng Shepard

17m

Inspired by a true story, 'Nightcrawling' deals with sex work – and sexual abuse

Jan 5, 2023 · 8m

✨ Leila Mottley's 'Nightcrawling' is inspired by a true story.

Leila Mottley

'Less is Lost' is the sequel to Andrew Greer's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'Less'

Jan 4, 2023 · 11m

✨ Andrew Sean Greer discusses his sequel 'Less is Lost'.

Andrew Sean Greer

11m

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