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In 'The Breakaway,' Jennifer Weiner touches on love, mothers and body-shaming
Abby Stern is very much looking forward to leading a biking trip from NYC to Niagara Falls – until her mom, an old one-night-stand, and some uneasy memories are added to the mix. In Jennifer Weiner's…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
In 'Happiness Falls,' a father gone missing brings family tensions to the surface
Adam Parson goes on a morning hike with his son, Eugene, and the boy returns home alone. Eugene is autistic and nonverbal, so he can't explain what happened. This is how Angie Kim sets up Happiness F…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
'This is Wildfire' offers an in-depth guide for managing today's more-frequent fires
In the face of record temperatures and dry conditions, wildfires are becoming more and more common. This is Wildfire, a new book by Nick Mott and Justin Angle, provides a historical analysis of the r…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Two thrillers raise questions about writing from a particular race and identity
Today's episode focuses on two thrillers that our host, Andrew Limbong, read while on parental leave. First, R.F. Kuang speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about her novel Yellowface and the complica…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
'Queer Career' chronicles the history of LGBTQ workers in the U.S.
In her new book, Queer Career: Sexuality and Work in Modern America, historian Margot Canaday sets out to discover the experiences of LGBTQ people in the American workplace. From the Lavender Scare t…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
'Of White Ashes' follows a Japanese-American love story after the WWII internment
Author Kent Matsumoto's parents both lived through traumatic experiences during WWII: his mother was forced into an internment camp for Japanese-Americans in the U.S., and his father survived the ato…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
In 'Losing Our Religion,' Russell Moore tackles a crisis in evangelical Christianity
Russell Moore resigned from his position in the Southern Baptist Convention after finding himself at odds with other top evangelical leaders – for criticizing Donald Trump, condemning a sexual abuse …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
'Mobility' examines wealth and climate change through the eyes of a teenage girl
Elizabeth "Bunny" Glenn likes reading Cosmopolitan and watching soap operas – but the teenager is blithely aware of how power and wealth operate around her. She's the daughter of a diplomat in Azerba…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Short story collections by Steven Millhauser and Jamel Brinkley focus on the uncanny
Today's episode features interviews with two authors of short story collections. First, NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Steven Millhauser about Disruptions, and why he likes to write stories that st…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Pidgeon Pagonis' memoir 'Nobody Needs to Know' reclaims intersex identity
Pidgeon Pagonis grew up thinking they'd survived cancer as a child, and the disease was the reason their body didn't develop quite like the other girls at school. It wasn't until college that they re…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago