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'Twenty-Four Seconds from Now' is a love story for Black boys–and everyone else, too
Earlier this month, novelist and poet Jason Reynolds received a grant from the MacArthur Foundation for his work "depicting the rich inner lives of k…
1 year, 11 months ago
In 'In Praise of Mystery,' U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón looks to the stars
NASA's Europa Clipper took off earlier this week, headed for Jupiter's fourth-largest moon. Etched on the outside of the spacecraft is a poem by U.S.…
1 year, 11 months ago
Malcolm Gladwell revisits old ideas in a new book, 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'
When Malcolm Gladwell released The Tipping Point in 2000, the book became a huge bestseller–and Gladwell became a star. Nearly a quarter-century late…
1 year, 11 months ago
Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature, on her novel 'The Vegetarian'
South Korean author Han Kang is this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature, making her the first Korean writer to win the award. In its c…
1 year, 11 months ago
American Library Association president Cindy Hohl on why book bans are hard to stop
Cindy Hohl, the current president of the American Library Association, says the political temperature surrounding book bans has remained at a boiling…
1 year, 11 months ago
In Simone St. James' 'Murder Road,' a lakeside honeymoon turns into a murder mystery
In 1995, a mostly pre-digital age, it was much easier to get lost–especially on a strange road in the middle of the night. This time period is the se…
2 years ago
'Building Material' is the memoir of a Park Avenue doorman
Stephen Bruno is a doorman for a high-end building on Manhattan's Park Avenue, where he's worked for 14 years. Bruno says that while he treats every …
2 years ago
Jules Feiffer, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' illustrator, is out with a new graphic novel
Jules Feiffer has been drawing and writing for a living since he was 17 years old. Now 95, the illustrator behind The Phantom Tollbooth is out with h…
2 years ago
'How to Build a Fashion Icon' is stylist Law Roach's guide to image architecture
Stylist Law Roach grew up in Chicago watching his grandmother get ready for church. He said observing her process first exposed him to the art form o…
2 years ago
'Hope for Cynics' and 'On Freedom' ask big-picture questions about how we live
In today's episode, two new nonfiction books take on big themes: cynicism and freedom. In his new book, Hope for Cynics, Stanford psychology professo…
2 years ago