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'The Irish Goodbye' and 'Frog' are micro-memoirs and essays about everyday life
In today’s episode, two authors tackle everyday experience through short-form writing. First, The Irish Goodbye is a collection of micro-memoirs by t…
4 months ago
'An American Marriage' author Tayari Jones is out with a new novel 'Kin'
Tayari Jones, author of the 2018 novel An American Marriage, says her next book was supposed to be about gentrification in the American South. But wh…
4 months ago
Andrew Krivak’s novel 'Mule Boy' takes readers inside a Pennsylvania coal mine
Author Andrew Krivak grew up hearing stories about his grandfather, who died in a coal mine collapse in the early 1900s. These stories inspired Mule …
4 months ago
Jason Zengerle says Tucker Carlson is more 'movement leader' than media persona
Journalist Jason Zengerle spent years observing right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson. His new book Hated by All the Right People asks: Does Ca…
4 months, 1 week ago
Author was struck by story of mixed-race orphans behind 'Keeper of Lost Children'
Keeper of Lost Children is the latest work of historical fiction by Sadeqa Johnson. The novel is told from three vantage points and follows the story…
4 months, 1 week ago
A psychoanalyst and a priest share insights in 'Love's Labor' and 'Work in Progress'
New books by a psychoanalyst and a priest have something in common: They draw on the experience of holding other people’s stories. Stephen Grosz says…
4 months, 1 week ago
Reshona Landfair, formerly 'Jane Doe,' recounts abuse by R. Kelly in new memoir
Reshona Landfair met R. Kelly when she was a pre-teen in 1996. Starstruck, Landfair says she fell victim to his grooming tactics, followed by years o…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
'The Renovation' is a novel with a surrealist take on prison structures big and small
There are many ways that a home renovation project can become a nightmare for all involved. But in The Renovation, narrator Dilara’s remodeling woes …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
'Fly, Wild Swans' weaves Jung Chang’s family history with the history of China
Jung Chang’s memoir Wild Swans, published in 1991, told the story of three generations of women in her family as they survived upheaval in 20th-centu…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
'Clutch' follows a college friend group trying to maintain their bond in midlife
The new novel Clutch follows five women who have known each other since college as they navigate the challenges of midlife. Author Emily Nemens recen…
4 months, 2 weeks ago