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Nancy Silverton's cookbook 'The Cookie That Changed My Life' is an ode to perfection
The Cookie That Changed My Life is a new cookbook by world-renowned baker Nancy Silverton (written with Carolynn Carreño). Silverton is the founder …
2 years, 6 months ago
From 'Ringmaster' to 'Prom Mom,' NPR staff discuss their favorite reads of 2023
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Books We Love season! In today's episode, Pop Culture Happy Hour host Linda Holmes and our own Andrew Limbo…
2 years, 6 months ago
In 'Class', Stephanie Land fulfills her dream of going to college to become a writer
In the new book Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education, author Stephanie Land juggles single parenthood and going to college. La…
2 years, 6 months ago
'Black AF History' examines American history from the perspective of Black people
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America re-tells American history from the experiences of Black people. In today's episode, political c…
2 years, 6 months ago
In 'Pete and Alice in Maine,' a marriage is tested during pandemic
When author Caitlin Shetterly saw an influx of license plates from Massachusetts and New York arrive in her home state of Maine during the pandemic, …
2 years, 6 months ago
'This Is Salvaged' explores the mishaps of intimacy and communication
Vauhini Vara started writing some of the stories in This Is Salvaged when she was still in her 20s, two decades ago. From the complicated tension bet…
2 years, 6 months ago
'The Rachel Incident' looks back on early-20s friendships, love and mistakes
The novel The Rachel Incident is rooted around a wonderful, messy friendship. Rachel and James live together, party, and get themselves into a peculi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Erica Jong and daughter Molly Jong-Fast reflect on 'Fear of Flying'
This year, the novel Fear of Flying — which broke all sorts of unwritten rules around marriage, sex, and women's bodily autonomy when first published…
2 years, 6 months ago
Rose Previte, of Michelin star restaurant Maydān, releases her debut cookbook
Today's episode takes us inside the kitchen of Washington, D.C. Michelin-star restaurant Maydān. There, owner Rose Previte walks NPR's Asma Khalid th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Raquel Willis reflects on her journey in Black trans rights activism in new memoir
The Risk It Takes To Bloom is a new memoir by journalist and activist Raquel Willis. In 2014, Willis navigated post-college life as she grappled with…
2 years, 6 months ago