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'Soil' weaves together a poet's experience of gardening, race and community
For poet Camille Dungy, environmental justice, community interdependence and political engagement go hand in hand. She explores those relationships i…
3 years, 2 months ago
Bangles cofounder Susanna Hoffs' first novel follows a one-hit wonder, 10 years later
The protagonist of Susanna Hoffs' debut novel, Jane Start, probably listens to Dionne Warwick to hype herself up in the morning. Start is 33 and livi…
3 years, 2 months ago
'My Powerful Hair' and 'Contenders' tell stories of Indigenous heritage
Today's episode features two children's books about Indigenous Americans. Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with author Carole Lindstrom and illust…
3 years, 2 months ago
Rep. Katie Porter writes about being a working mom in Congress in 'I Swear'
Congresswoman and former professor Katie Porter is known for showing up to hearings with a whiteboard to explain complicated topics. She's now writte…
3 years, 2 months ago
How author Dionne Ford found healing in the story of her enslaved ancestors
NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Dionne Ford about her new book, Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing. In …
3 years, 2 months ago
Musician Questlove and crime writer S.A. Cosby on their new children's book
In the new children's book The Rhythm of Time from crime writer S.A. Cosby and musician Questlove, time is like a song. That's what they told NPR's A…
3 years, 2 months ago
Mary Louise Kelly on her memoir 'It. Goes. So. Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs'
In her new memoir, All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly talks about the time she got a call from her son's school nurse while she was boar…
3 years, 2 months ago
Two novels offer new perspectives on the women of Greek mythology
Today's episode starts with a familiar feeling – the way your heart drops when a book character that you love doesn't get the outcome you wanted for …
3 years, 2 months ago
'Redaction' examines criminal justice via portraits, poems written from legal papers
Reginald Dwayne Betts and Titus Kaphar knew they were meant to work together when they first met. In 2019, they exhibited a project at MoMA PS1 that …
3 years, 2 months ago
'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family
Donal Ryan's new novel, The Queen of Dirt Island, centers its women characters. He tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that making the men peripheral wasn'…
3 years, 2 months ago