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'The Museum of Failures' follows a father-to-be as he stumbles upon family secrets
The Museum of Failures follows Remy Wadia, an Indian American ad executive who left India for the United States years ago. But when Remy returns to B…
1 year, 10 months ago
In 'The Stories We Cannot Tell,' difficult pregnancies unite two very different women
Over 25 years ago, author Leslie Rasmussen connected with a stranger over challenges with their fertility. That friendship inspired her 2023 novel, T…
1 year, 10 months ago
In 'We're Alone,' Edwidge Danticat's essays extend an invitation to be together
Edwidge Danticat is known for her novels and short stories. But her new book, We're Alone, is a collection of eight wide-ranging essays. These essays…
1 year, 10 months ago
'A Pair of Wings' draws inspiration from Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to fly
Carole Hopson wanted to be a pilot since childhood, but it wasn't until her mid-30s that she learned about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to e…
1 year, 10 months ago
'Anything's Pastable' and 'My Life in Recipes' explore viral pasta and family history
Anything's Pastable and My Life in Recipes, new cookbooks from Dan Pashman and Joan Nathan, get personal in very different ways. Pashman, the James B…
1 year, 10 months ago
'Eruption' is a collaboration between Michael Crichton and James Patterson
Jurassic Park creator Michael Crichton spent years working on a manuscript about a volcano on the verge of a disastrous eruption in Hawaii. After he …
1 year, 10 months ago
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks Supreme Court ethics, family in 'Lovely One'
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson remembers her first brush with the national spotlight as "white hot." When President Biden nomi…
1 year, 10 months ago
'The Instrumentalist' is a story about music, imagination and Anna Maria della Pietà
Harriet Constable learned a lot about the real life of Anna Maria della Pietà — that she grew up in an orphanage, that she was a star violinist and a…
1 year, 10 months ago
'Ruin their Crops on the Ground' tracks the history and politics of food in the U.S.
Food is a source of nourishment, joy and autonomy for a lot of people – but in her new book, Ruin their Crops on the Ground, Andrea Freeman also trac…
1 year, 10 months ago
'The 15-Minute City' and 'Rethinking Rescue' reimagine existing systems
Today's episode features two books that advocate for new approaches to big problems: urban planning, poverty, and dog rescue. First, Here & Now's Sco…
1 year, 10 months ago