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Alice Carrière's memoir tackles the dissonance between memory and mental health
Alice Carrière grew up in Manhattan under the care – and absence – of two extraordinarily creative parents: artist Jennifer Bartlett and actor Mathie…
3 years ago
In 'Fly,' Mitchell S. Jackson looks back over the history of fashion in the NBA
From Walt "Clyde" Frazier to Russell Westbrook, a new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Mitchell S. Jackson chronicles the relationship between style and…
3 years ago
In 'The Fraud,' Zadie Smith takes on historical fiction and the Tichborne case
In the 19th century, a butcher living in Australia claimed to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. The Tichborne trial, which sparked much con…
3 years ago
Abdulrazak Gurnah's 'Afterlives' highlights nuances of colonization in East Africa
In Abdulrazak Gurnah's Afterlives, the characters centered in the novel offer different perspectives of ordinary people under German colonization in …
3 years ago
Two books examine masculinity and mental health in immigrant families
Today's episode is rooted in how the expectations of immigrant fathers affect their children. First, Khashayar J. Khabushani speaks with Here & Now's…
3 years ago
'The Men Can't Be Saved' analyzes masculinity in the world of advertising
Ben Purkert's novel, The Men Can't Be Saved, follows a junior copywriter with a viral tagline for adult diapers. Is it a modern take on Mad Men? Or i…
3 years ago
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 m…
3 years, 1 month 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 h…
3 years, 1 month 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 Jus…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month ago