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Lucy Sante's memoir reflects on her experience coming out as transgender in her 60s
Lucy Sante says it was a smartphone app that ultimately pushed her to come out to herself — and the world — as trans in her mid 60s. In her new memoi…
2 years, 7 months ago
'The Achilles Trap' analyzes the relationship between the U.S. and Saddam Hussein
Early in today's episode, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Steve Coll why he felt the need to write The Achilles Trap about…
2 years, 7 months ago
Memoirs by Helen Rebanks and Crystal Wilkinson weave recipes with women's stories
Today's episode features two books that capture how cooking, taking care of loved ones, and running a home has sustained women for generations. First…
2 years, 7 months ago
'Julia' revisits George Orwell's '1984,' from a new point of view
With permission from the Orwell estate, Sandra Newman's latest novel takes place in the same world and with many of the same characters as 1984, but …
2 years, 7 months ago
Hala Gorani's memoir 'But You Don't Look Arab' is a journey of belonging
Journalist and former CNN anchor Hala Gorani tells NPR's Leila Fadel that she has a whole paragraph queued up to answer a seemingly simple question: …
2 years, 7 months ago
'Ours' follows a woman in the 1830s who has the power to free enslaved people
Phillip B. Williams' debut novel, Ours, is a sweeping story that takes place in the 19th century. It takes off with a conjuror named Saint who destro…
2 years, 7 months ago
'Private Equity' analyzes the ethical and personal costs of a career in finance
There's a moment in Carrie Sun's memoir, Private Equity, when she remembers trying to answer a text for her high-pressure hedge fund job while runnin…
2 years, 7 months ago
'Fierce Ambition' and 'The Lede' look inside the world of journalism
Today's episode focuses on two books about legendary journalists, the business of reporting and the state of the industry today. First, NPR's Mary Lo…
2 years, 7 months ago
'Thank You Please Come Again' pays homage to Southern gas station food shops
Photojournalist Kate Medley took a road trip across 11 states in the South, documenting the culture of convenience stores and gas stations that serve…
2 years, 7 months ago
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, 7 months ago