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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 …
2 years, 2 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'…
2 years, 2 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 w…
2 years, 2 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 …
2 years, 2 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? Th…
2 years, 2 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 …
2 years, 2 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 digita…
2 years, 2 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 i…
2 years, 2 months ago
'The Forgotten First' and 'Parcells: A Football Life' chronicle NFL history
It's Super Bowl weekend — so today's episode is all about football. First, a 2021 interview between NPR's A Martinez and former NFL wide receiver Key…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sarah Cooper's memoir 'Foolish' is about her immigrant family, TikTok fame and comedy
Comedian Sarah Cooper blew up when her TikTok videos making fun of then-President Donald Trump's statements in press conferences went viral. Her new …
2 years, 2 months ago