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'Fierce Ambition' and 'The Lede' look inside the world of journalism
Today's episode focuses on two books about legendary journalists, the business of reporting and the state of the industry today. First, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jennet Conant about Fierce …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
'Thank You Please Come Again' pays homage to Southern gas station food shops
Photojournalist Kate Medley took a road trip across 11 states in the South, documenting the culture of convenience stores and gas stations that serve hot, delicious food. Her new book, Thank You Plea…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
In a new graphic novel, romance flourishes during the Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year Love Story, the new graphic novel written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Leuyen Pham, follows a teenage girl who believes she's been stuck with a generational curse for heartbrea…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
'Fight Right' analyzes how to communicate and connect through relationship conflicts
Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman know their fair share about relationship troubles — they're clinical psychologists who specialize in couples' therapy, and they've been married for more than 3…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Yangsze Choo's 'The Fox Wife' explores gender, murder and folklore in the 1900s
Yangsze Choo says she doesn't thoroughly plan out her novels – her newest, The Fox Wife, blossomed from that core idea behind the title, of a woman who also happens to be a fox. But beyond that, it's…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Novels by C.L. Miller and Tracy Sierra find suspense in spooky, old houses
Today's episode features two thrillers that unravel in the darkened halls of historic houses. First, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with C.L. Miller about The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder, a whodunnit …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Kunal Purohit's book examines Hindutva pop, social media and hate speech
Pop culture can be a powerful tool for social and political activism – but what happens when it's used to incite discrimination, or even violence? That's the question at the heart of journalist Kunal…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
GennaRose Nethercott's short stories expose the monstrosity of human longing
Years ago, author GennaRose Nethercott promised herself she would sit at a cafe every morning and come up with three new creatures — beasts inspired by medieval bestiaries that combined scientific re…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
'Toxic' looks back on Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and tabloid culture in the 2000s
Author Sarah Ditum has an uncomfortable label for the late 90s and early 2000s: the upskirt decade. In her new book, Toxic, Ditum analyzes how digital cameras, the Internet and tabloid misogyny creat…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
'Welcome the Wretched' argues for the separation of immigration and criminalization
Welcome the Wretched, a new book by legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, makes the case that the immigration and criminal legal systems in the U.S. have become way too intertwined over ti…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago