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'Borderless' is a YA novel about a teenage migrant separated from her mother
Jennifer De Leon's new YA novel, Borderless, tells the story of a Guatemalan teenager named Maya. Though she has a rich and fulfilling life in her ho…
2 years, 10 months ago
'Flawless' provides a deeply reported look into Korean beauty standards
Elise Hu moved to Seoul, South Korea to set up an NPR bureau and report on the geopolitical tensions of the mid-2010s. But her new book, Flawless: Le…
2 years, 10 months ago
In 'Dances,' a Black ballerina navigates immense pressure and expectations
In Nicole Cuffy's novel, Dances, CeCe Cordell becomes the first Black woman to be named principal dancer at a major ballet company; but this big brea…
2 years, 10 months ago
Rachel Louise Snyder's memoir traces a life shaped by patriarchy and religion
Journalist Rachel Louise Snyder has covered gender-based violence around the world for a number of media outlets and in her widely-acclaimed book, No…
2 years, 10 months ago
Two poets pen memoirs about the relationships that shaped their writing
Today's episode features interviews with two poets who revealed different sides of themselves through memoirs. First, Maggie Smith speaks with NPR's …
2 years, 10 months ago
In 'The Kingmaker,' romantic sparks fly at a pipeline protest
Kennedy Ryan's The Kingmaker portrays two seemingly opposite characters – a Yavapai-Apache activist and the heir to an oil fortune – falling in love,…
2 years, 10 months ago
'Undaunted' provides a thorough history of the women who blazed trails in journalism
For decades, male editors told women they couldn't be reporters because of congenital inaccuracies, or because they required having a male escort to …
2 years, 10 months ago
In 'The Guest,' a sex worker wreaks havoc on the glitzy social scene at the Hamptons
Alex is 22 years old and staying with a much older, wealthy man in the Hamptons. She's the protagonist of Emma Cline's new novel, an outsider looking…
2 years, 10 months ago
'Break the Wheel' examines police violence and accountability
It's been three years since George Floyd's murder. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the former police officers who killed Floyd, b…
2 years, 10 months ago
Jerry Seinfeld and Tom Hanks reflect on personal and professional longevity
Today's episode features interviews with two monumental performers. First, Jerry Seinfeld chats with Here & Now's Robin Young about his new book, ins…
2 years, 10 months ago