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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 languag…
1 year, 9 months ago
'Memory Piece' follows female friendships over several decades
Memory Piece, the latest novel from National Book Award finalist Lisa Ko, kicks off in the 1980s with three teenage girls who find a deep connection …
1 year, 9 months ago
'Hard by a Great Forest' is a novel about returning home decades after fleeing war
The story of Saba, the protagonist of Leo Vardiashvili's novel Hard by a Great Forest, is much like the author's own. A young boy flees the Soviet Re…
1 year, 10 months ago
'Never Enough' and 'Roctogenarians' examine the culture of success
Today's episode is all about what it means to "make it" – and why there's no one path to success. First, Jennifer Breheny Wallace speaks with Here & …
1 year, 10 months ago
'Tehrangeles' follows a family of aspiring Iranian influencers in LA
Once upon a time, author Porochista Khakpour worked as a shop girl in the luxury stores lining Rodeo Drive. She tells NPR's Ailsa Chang how excited s…
1 year, 10 months ago
Glynnis MacNicol's memoir brings readers to a summer of pleasure in Paris
After riding out the first year of the pandemic alone in her small studio apartment in New York City, Glynnis MacNicol saw an opportunity and ran wit…
1 year, 10 months ago
In 'One of Our Kind,' a Black family moves to a planned utopia
In the new novel One of Our Kind, Jasmyn Williams moves her family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California. But things start to take a tur…
1 year, 10 months ago
Questlove maps a cultural revolution in 'Hip-Hop is History'
At the height of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef a few weeks back, Questlove took to Instagram to say, amongst other things, that "hip-hop is truly…
1 year, 10 months ago
'Dear Sister,' 'A Fatal Inheritance' examine difficult family histories
Today's episode highlights two books that grapple with hardships – and perseverance — within a family. First, Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Mi…
1 year, 10 months ago
Chelsea Devantez's memoir finds the humor in dark situations
Comedian, TV writer and podcast host Chelsea Devantez moved around a lot as a kid. She jokes in today's episode that her mom "loved to get divorced" …
1 year, 10 months ago