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In 'Soil,' Camille Dungy weaves together gardening, race and motherhood
For poet Camille Dungy, environmental justice, community interdependence and political engagement go hand in hand. She explores those relationships i…
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Two mothers clash over integration in 'What's Mine & Yours'
At the center of author Naima Coster's novel What's Mine & Yours are two struggling mothers. Jade is a Black single mother who is trying to provide a…
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Poet Ocean Vuong shares his grief in 'Time Is A Mother'
Poet Ocean Vuong's collection,Time Is A Mother, is about his grief after losing family members. Vuong told NPR's Rachel Martin that time is different…
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'The Three Mothers' who paved the way for three extraordinary men
It's almost Mother's Day – so today, we learn about the women who raised some of history's most important men in The Three Mothers: How the Mothers o…
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Two books analyze the highs and lows of baseball
Today's episode is all about America's favorite pastime: baseball. First, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sports writer Joe Posnanski about his book Wh…
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Amy Tan opens up about her birding obsession in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'
Author Amy Tan spends hours in her backyard, watching and drawing birds go about their business. Her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, is full …
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Emily Henry's 'Funny Story' centers a new character in rom-com tropes
Two childhood best friends realize they're in love and break up with their significant others to be together – that's a classic romantic-comedy story…
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'Mid-Air' is a middle grade book about fitting in, friendship and grief
Middle school can be a rough time no matter what. But for Isaiah, the eighth grader at the heart of Alicia D. Williams' book Mid-Air, there are some …
2 years, 2 months ago
'New Cold Wars' examines the relationship between the U.S., Russia and China
Reporter David Sanger has covered five American presidents for The New York Times. But in today's episode, he tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that ther…
2 years, 2 months ago
Salman Rushdie's memoir 'Knife' recounts his attack and recovery
In 2022, the author Salman Rushdie was onstage at a public event when a man ran up and stabbed him. His new memoir, Knife, delves into that moment wh…
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