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Stanley Tucci records 12 months of eating in his food diary 'What I Ate in One Year'
Stanley Tucci of Searching for Italy and The Devil Wears Prada fame loves food—especially the comforting taste of home-cooked Italian cuisine. But in…
1 year, 8 months ago
In Winsome Bingham's 'The Walk,' a community bands together to head to the polls
Author Winsome Bingham was raised in a community that gathered together to vote. But as a kid, she didn't realize how important this practice was to …
1 year, 8 months ago
Bob Woodward's new book 'War' invites readers into a world of back-channel diplomacy
It's been 50 years since the publication of All the President's Men, but journalist Bob Woodward says he hasn't changed his approach to political rep…
1 year, 8 months ago
'Patriot' is a posthumous memoir by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, died in a Siberian prison this past February–and in his diary entries, Navalny wrote that he knew he m…
1 year, 8 months ago
'American Scary' documents a cultural obsession with horror in the United States
Horror and scary stories are part of a long American tradition that dates back to the Salem witch trials. Columbia professor and cultural historian J…
1 year, 8 months ago
In 'Ottolenghi Comfort,' Yotam Ottolenghi takes an expansive view of comfort food
Yotam Ottolenghi's books are a fixture on the shelves of many home cooks. In his latest cookbook, written with co-authors Helen Goh, Verena Lochmulle…
1 year, 8 months ago
Al Pacino's memoir 'Sonny Boy' is a story of adventure, starting in the South Bronx
Al Pacino's childhood was spent in a tough neighborhood in the South Bronx. But he grew up among a crew of wild kids who often found themselves on ad…
1 year, 8 months ago
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha bears witness to war in 'Forest of Noise'
Since the war in Gaza began, Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha says he has not lived a normal life. He lost 31 members of his extended family in an air…
1 year, 8 months ago
Rebecca Yarros on literary tropes, writing through chronic illness and 'Fourth Wing'
Rebecca Yarros is the author of The Empyrean series, a wildly popular collection of "romantasy" novels. In a conversation with NPR's Emily Kwong at t…
1 year, 8 months ago
In new children's books from Trevor Noah and Travis Jonker, adventure is not far off
In two new children's books, characters discover worlds of adventure just outside their doorsteps. Trevor Noah's first picture book, Into the Uncut G…
1 year, 8 months ago