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Cookbooks 'House of Nanking' and 'Boustany' honor rich family legacies through food
Today’s episode features two new cookbooks that solidify family legacies through food. First, NPR’s Ailsa Chang joins Peter and Kathy Fang for a meal…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
'I Am You' fictionalizes the story of a Dutch Golden Age painter and her maid
Dutch Golden Age painter Maria van Oosterwijck and her assistant, Gerta Pieters, lived side by side in 17th century Amsterdam, Pieters having started…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
'The Persian' is a spy thriller written by former CIA analyst David McCloskey
David McCloskey keeps writing spy thrillers – and the plots keep coming true. In the opening of his latest novel The Persian, Israel has just launche…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
In her new memoir, Jeannie Vanasco gets 'A Silent Treatment' from her mom
Jeannie Vanasco’s memoir A Silent Treatment is about the period her mother spent living in the basement apartment of Vanasco’s home. Sometimes, Vanas…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
'Pick a Color' is a novel that takes place over a single day at a nail salon
Ning is the manager of a nail salon where all of the workers wear a nametag with the same name – Susan. Pick A Color takes place over a single day at…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Introducing: Books We've Loved
Welcome to Books We've Loved, a new limited series from Book of The Day. Every episode, we will dig into some of our favorite books, to make the case…
9 months ago
These new mystery novels are 'whodunits' that might as well be called 'whydunits'
Today’s episode features two mystery novels with special twists. First, The Killer Question is a story told via emails, WhatsApp messages and texts. …
9 months ago
In 'Dream School,' Jeff Selingo wants parents to rethink what makes a ‘good’ college
Over the past 20 years, the number of college applications filed to top schools has exploded. And while many American colleges accept most applicants…
9 months ago
For her latest novel, Patricia Lockwood says she wanted to write about confusion
In Patricia Lockwood’s latest novel, the protagonist is an author named Patricia. Will There Ever Be Another You documents a four-year period of diso…
9 months ago
Mariana Enriquez’s new book connects her interest in cemeteries with Argentina’s past
Cemeteries are not everyone’s idea of fun, but they’re a source of fascination for author Mariana Enriquez. Her new nonfiction book Somebody Is Walki…
9 months ago