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'Call and Response' is an ode to the women and girls of Botswana
Gothataone Moeng says she knows the characters in her collection of short stories, Call and Response. They bear similarities to her sisters, cousins, and aunties – but they're their own reflections o…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Greta Thunberg hopes 'The Climate Book' is a launching pad for environmental activism
Greta Thunberg has become a household name – but she doesn't want the attention on her to become a distraction from the severity of the climate crisis. In today's episode, Thunberg speaks with NPR's…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
'How Far The Light Reaches' dives into the deep sea for lessons on community and care
The deep sea – and the creatures that occupy it – can often feel like a scary and intimidating unknown. But in Sabrina Imbler's new book, How Far The Light Reaches, the author finds a lot of common g…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
'The End of Drum-Time' captures a complicated love story in an Arctic community
Hanna Pylväinen's new novel, The End of Drum-Time, opens with the ground quite literally shaking beneath a Lutheran congregation. It sets the tone for a novel wrapped up in understanding how faith, n…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
'The House of Eve' explores Black motherhood and associated stigma in the 1950s
In the 1950s, pregnancy and adoption were topics often clouded in shame, secrecy – or both. That's certainly true for Eleanor and Ruby, the two protagonists of Sadeqa Johnson's new novel, The House o…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
'The Ransomware Hunting Team' tracks the rise of cybercrime and the fight to solve it
Here & Now's Scott Tong describes ransomware as "a high-tech version of kidnapping." It's when a computer or tech system is hacked and money is demanded in order to get it back. In their new book, Th…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
'What Napoleon Could Not Do' occupies the space between African and American identity
There are three central characters in DK Nnuro's new novel, What Napoleon Could Not Do. Belinda and Jacob are Ghanaian siblings who aspire to move to America and be accepted into the opportunities of…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Two YA novels create well-rounded portraits of Black characters coming of age
Today's episode covers two YA novels centered around Black youth and the portrayals they receive – or don't – in coming-of-age literature. First, NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Talia Hibbert about …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
In 'The World And All That It Holds,' two soldiers fall in love during World War I
The World And All That It Holds starts off in Sarajevo, in 1914, when shots ring out and World War I begins. It changes the course of protagonist Rafael Pinto's life, as he goes on to travel across t…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
In 'And Finally,' a neurosurgeon comes to terms with his own cancer diagnosis
Early on in today's episode, NPR's Scott Simon asks Dr. Henry Marsh a question – how could a medical professional miss the signs that they themselves are ill? Marsh, the neurosurgeon behind the new b…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago