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'Us, After' and 'A Haunted Girl' tackle mental health
Warning: this episode contains mention of suicide and mental illness. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Gabino Iglesias' 'House of Bone and Rain' is a tale of vengeance in Puerto Rico
Bram Stoker Award-winning author, Gabino Iglesias, knows what it's like for grief and anger to turn deadly. That's what he explores in his new novel, House of Bone and Rain, which follows six close f…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
'Drawn Testimony' is a courtroom sketch artist's memoir spanning 40 years
Courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg has worked on some of the biggest trials of the last 40 years, drawing the likes of Martha Stewart, Jeffrey Epstein, and most recently, Donald Trump. Her new me…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Rufaro Faith Mazarura's 'Let the Games Begin' is a rom-com set in the Olympic village
The fictional Olympics at the heart of Rufaro Faith Mazarura's novel, Let the Games Begin, kick off in Athens. And in the middle of one of the most important athletic competitions in the world, star …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
'We Were Illegal' examines Texas history through multiple generations of one family
After she worked on a book about refugee resettlement in the U.S., writer Jessica Goudeau says she realized she knew very little about how her own family arrived in Texas. Her new book, We Were Illeg…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Two books revisit the cultural impacts of Tina Turner, Duke Ellington and more
Today's episode highlights two books that revisit the cultural contributions of some pretty big names. First, Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with Deborah Paredez about American Diva, which recla…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Sheetal Sheth pens a children's book about Raksha Bandhan in 'Raashi's Rakhis'
The Hindu holiday Raksha Bandhan is just around the corner – and in a new children's book called Raashi's Rakhis, actor and activist Sheetal Sheth writes about an empowered little girl, Raashi, who a…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
In 'Bringing Ben Home,' Barbara Bradley Hagerty examines a wrongful conviction
In 1987, a Black 22-year-old named Ben Spencer was convicted of murdering a white man in Texas. In 2021, he was cleared of those charges and released from prison. A new book by former NPR reporter Ba…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
In 'Five-Star Stranger,' a man gets hired on an app to pretend to be a girl's father
There's an app for everything. In Kat Tang's debut novel Five-Star Stranger, there's even one that allows you to hire someone you've never met to play a role in your life, like to be best man at a we…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
In 'Midnight in Moscow,' a U.S. ambassador recounts his time in Russia
John J. Sullivan served as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2019 to 2022. He was there during Russia's invasion of Ukraine – and he writes about that time frankly in his new memoir, Midnight in Moscow.…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago