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Percival Everett centers a new voice in 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn'
Percival Everett is a prolific author – his 2001 book Erasure was recently adapted into the Oscar-winning film American Fiction. But his latest book, James, expands on a story readers around the worl…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
'Feeding Ghosts' is a graphic memoir grappling with generational trauma
Tessa Hulls' grandmother, Sun Yi, was a dissident journalist in Shanghai who faced intense political persecution during the Chinese Communist Revolution; she suffered severe mental distress after fle…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
'Headshot' follows 8 teenage girls into the boxing ring
Eight young women are competing at the 12th Annual Women's 18 and Under Daughters of America Cup, a boxing competition at the heart of Headshot. Each girl has her reasons for fighting her way to this…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Christine Blasey Ford tells her own story in 'One Way Back'
Christine Blasey Ford says the time leading up to her 2018 testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee – and its aftermath – is a lot like surfing, venturing out into unknown waters. Her new…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
'2054' is a political thriller about civil war, misinformation and AI
2034, the first novel by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis, chronicled a nuclear conflict between China and the U.S. Now, their sequel 2054 takes a look at the country two decades later. Th…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
In 'Collision of Power' and 'Outtakes,' journalists look back on their careers
Today's episode features two retired journalists who've written memoirs reflecting on some of the highs and lows of a career in the industry. First, former Washington Post editor Marty Baron speaks w…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
In 'The Extinction of Irena Rey,' translators search for a missing author
Eight translators from eight countries travel to a Polish forest to begin adapting famed author Irena Rey's newest book into their respective languages. But when Irena Rey disappears, a competitive, …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
'The Last Ships from Hamburg' recalls the plight of Jewish refugees before WWI
Before World War I, approximately 2 million Jewish people fled Russia and Eastern Europe for the United States. The Last Ships from Hamburg, a new book by Steven Ujifusa, recounts this time in histor…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Maurice Vellekoop's graphic memoir recounts his coming out to his religious family
Maurice Vellekoop's new graphic memoir, I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together, is named after the song Carol Burnett would close out her show with in the '60s and '70s. But it's also a reflection of …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
In 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last,' Xochitl Gonzalez explores marriage, art and success
Raquel Toro, the protagonist of Xochitl Gonzalez's new novel, is working on her thesis about a minimalist sculptor when she discovers his all-but-forgotten wife, artist Anita de Monte, died after fal…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago