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Sheetal Sheth pens a children's book about Raksha Bandhan in 'Raashi's Rakhis'
The Hindu holiday Raksha Bandhan is just around the corner – and in a new children's book called Raashi's Rakhis, actor and activist Sheetal Sheth wr…
1 year, 10 months ago
In 'Bringing Ben Home,' Barbara Bradley Hagerty examines a wrongful conviction
In 1987, a Black 22-year-old named Ben Spencer was convicted of murdering a white man in Texas. In 2021, he was cleared of those charges and released…
1 year, 10 months ago
In 'Five-Star Stranger,' a man gets hired on an app to pretend to be a girl's father
There's an app for everything. In Kat Tang's debut novel Five-Star Stranger, there's even one that allows you to hire someone you've never met to pla…
1 year, 10 months ago
In 'Midnight in Moscow,' a U.S. ambassador recounts his time in Russia
John J. Sullivan served as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2019 to 2022. He was there during Russia's invasion of Ukraine – and he writes about that t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Nancy Pelosi opens up about how she wields 'The Art of Power'
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says her new book, The Art of Power, is not a memoir. Instead, she says, it's an inside look at specific mom…
1 year, 11 months ago
M.T. Anderson's 'Nicked' follows a heist to steal the bones of Saint Nicholas
National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson has written his first novel for adults. Nicked is set in 1087 and follows a monk and treasure hunter looking…
1 year, 11 months ago
Juli Min's novel 'Shanghailanders' unfolds in reverse
At the start of Juli Min's debut novel, it's 2040 in Shanghai, and a wealthy real estate developer is parting ways with his wife and adult daughters …
1 year, 11 months ago
Cory Richards' memoir covers mountains, photography and mental health
Cory Richards made a name for himself taking photographs across the globe for National Geographic. His new memoir, The Color of Everything, grapples …
1 year, 11 months ago
Sarah Perry's 'Enlightenment' ponders faith, astronomy and friendship
Sarah Perry's novel, Enlightenment, recently received a Booker Prize nomination. It follows the relationship between two friends, with a 30 year age …
1 year, 11 months ago
Novels by Claire Lombardo and Catherine Newman explore different stages of motherhood
Today's episode highlights two books that deal with what it means to be a mom, a wife and a multi-faceted, complicated woman. First, NPR's Danielle K…
1 year, 11 months ago