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Two books offer lessons on love and acceptance for young readers
Today's episode features two books for younger readers. First, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with John Schu about Louder Than Hunger, his new semi-fiction…
2 years, 3 months ago
'All The World Beside' explores a queer relationship in a 1700s Puritan community
Garrard Conley's memoir Boy Erased chronicled his upbringing as a Baptist preacher's son and his experience being sent to conversion therapy. His new…
2 years, 3 months ago
'Wild Kingdom' co-host Rae Wynn-Grant found nature on TV
Rae Wynn-Grant grew up in the Bay Area of California. But even if she was in the city, she was still fascinated by nature, eventually becoming one of…
2 years, 3 months ago
Amor Towles revisits an old protagonist in 'Table for Two'
In Amor Towles' story collection Table for Two, the writer revisits a character from his very first book – Rules of Civility. Towles talks to NPR's M…
2 years, 3 months ago
Hanif Abdurraqib's new book ponders LeBron James, growing up and going home
Hanif Abdurraqib's new book, There's Always This Year, is difficult even for the author to summarize — it's part memoir, part basketball analysis, pa…
2 years, 3 months ago
Two picture books use vivid colors to convey messages of joy and unity
Today's episode features two books that use bright, colorful illustrations to convey larger messages about acceptance and community. First, Here & No…
2 years, 3 months ago
'Grief Is for People' is Sloane Crosley's memoir about losing a close friend
Editor's note: This episode contains a discussion of suicide.
Early in today's episode, writer Sloane Crosley tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe something that…
2 years, 3 months ago
'Wuhan' analyzes China's management and response to the COVID-19 pandemic
It's been four years since the world went into lockdown mode as COVID-19 rapidly spread across the globe. But a new book by political scientist Dali …
2 years, 3 months ago
'Whalefall' by Daniel Kraus is a thriller about diving, loss and new beginnings
Jay, the 17-year-old at the heart of Daniel Kraus' novel Whalefall, has an hour of oxygen left on his tank. He's been diving in the ocean off the coa…
2 years, 3 months ago
'Climate Capitalism' projects an optimistic future for environmental policy
Early in today's episode, Here & Now's Scott Tong poses what a lot of activists and listeners might think — that the two words titling Akshat Rathi's…
2 years, 3 months ago