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Art Spiegelman reissues 'Breakdowns' with new perspective on book bans
Author and cartoonist Art Spiegelman is familiar with the hysteria surrounding certain library books. In today's episode, he tells NPR's Scott Simon …
3 years, 3 months ago
'All Boys Aren't Blue' honors coming of age as a queer Black boy
Author George M. Johnson says they knew their memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue, would be challenged by school boards – but they didn't realize just how m…
3 years, 3 months ago
In 'New Kid,' a Black seventh grader navigates a new school
Jordan Banks, the protagonist of New Kid, is a seventh grade student who loves to draw and hopes to one day become a cartoonist. But the graphic nove…
3 years, 3 months ago
Bans on books like 'Out of Darkness' target authors of color
Professor Ashley Hope Pérez's book Out of Darkness explores school segregation in 20th century Texas through a fictional love story between a young A…
3 years, 3 months ago
Steve Martin, Harry Bliss and Nick Hornby take different approaches to working hard
Today's episode is all about professional longevity. First, actor Steve Martin and New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss sit down with NPR's Mary Louise …
3 years, 3 months ago
In 'Winterland,' a Soviet Union gymnast navigates a grueling responsibility
Anya is only 8 years old, but she's already got the weight of a nation on her shoulders. The protagonist of Winterland lives in an isolated Arctic to…
3 years, 3 months ago
In 'Song of Silver, Flame Like Night,' Chinese mythology teaches lessons about power
Amélie Wen Zhao's fantasy novel, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, is rooted in the Chinese genres of xianxia and wuxia. It follows a young girl unco…
3 years, 3 months ago
'Meredith, Alone' explores mental health, isolation and friendship
The titular protagonist of Meredith, Alone has not left her home in three years. In today's episode, author Claire Alexander tells NPR's Scott Simon …
3 years, 3 months ago
A new biography of Janet Yellen offers a personal look at the trailblazing economist
Janet Yellen's career has shattered several glass ceilings; she was the first female head of the Federal Reserve, and she's now the first woman servi…
3 years, 3 months ago
Authors Peng Shepard and Anne Tyler show that family is...complicated
Today's first interview is with author Peng Shepard on her new mystery. A father and daughter, both cartographers, haven't spoken in seven years. But…
3 years, 3 months ago