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A new book examines Alexander Hamilton's plan for public debt
Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, is somewhat of a pop culture phenomenon thanks to a hit musical about his life. But a n…
2 years ago
In 'Do I Know You?,' a science reporter tackles her own face blindness
When science reporter Sadie Dingfelder mistakes a complete stranger in the supermarket for her own husband, she realizes something's up. The tests an…
2 years 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 w…
2 years ago
Kara Swisher's memoir 'Burn Book' reflects on a career covering Silicon Valley
Journalist Kara Swisher, who's been covering the internet and the tech industry for decades, says she's not surprised when people like Steve Jobs or …
2 years ago
Morgan Talty examines Native identity in 'Night of the Living Rez' and 'Fire Exit'
Today's episode features two interviews with author Morgan Talty. First, a conversation with NPR's Melissa Block about his 2022 collection of short s…
2 years ago
Carys Davies tackles communication, isolation and the Scottish Clearances in 'Clear'
In the 1840s, a Scottish minister named John Ferguson accepts the task of traveling to a remote island to evict Ivar, the only man who lives there. W…
2 years ago
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…
2 years 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 …
2 years 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…
2 years 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 & …
2 years ago