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Sci-fi elements help a family's story before and after warfare
Displacement, identity and the aftermath of warfare are themes running through today's episode on The Haunting of Hajji Hotak. Author Jamil Jan Kocha…
3 years, 4 months ago
'Control' chronicles the dark history of eugenics and its ongoing impact
Adam Rutherford is a geneticist and author who just wrote a new book about the history of eugenics, and he tells NPR's Rebecca Ramirez that the polit…
3 years, 4 months ago
In 'The Book of Jose,' Fat Joe remembers his rise in hip-hop
Fat Joe's career spans three decades – but before he was performing on stages around the world, he was a little kid getting bullied in the Bronx. His…
3 years, 4 months ago
Two books cover the Russia-Ukraine war from opposite perspectives
In this episode, two nonfiction books explore the Russian invasion of Ukraine from two completely different experiences. First, 12-year-old Yeva Skal…
3 years, 5 months ago
'Gods of Soccer' celebrates 100 of the world's best players
Men in Blazers' Roger Bennett knows football – or soccer, as Americans call it. His new book, Gods of Soccer, lists 100 players who've made their mar…
3 years, 5 months ago
Michelle Obama talks marriage, motherhood and 'going high' in 'The Light We Carry'
Michelle Obama wants young people to know "going high" isn't about being complacent – it's about being strategic while pushing for change. In this ep…
3 years, 5 months ago
'Now Is Not the Time to Panic' captures a summer of teenage friendship and creativity
Now Is Not the Time to Panic is a novel, but the relationship at its core comes from best-selling author Kevin Wilson's own young adulthood. Two teen…
3 years, 5 months ago
'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom' details a lifelong relationship with food and body image
When Rabia Chaudry's family moved from Pakistan to the U.S., her parents fully embraced the processed foods lining the grocery store aisles. But as t…
3 years, 5 months ago
Two writers on building new careers and self-fulfillment through food
In this episode, two cookbook authors recount their relationship with food and how it's led them to unlikely places. First, actor and TikTok sensatio…
3 years, 5 months ago
In 'Small Game,' a survival-challenge reality show takes a dark turn
Blair Braverman knows the great outdoors. So it makes sense that the American adventurer and "Naked And Afraid" contestant's first novel, Small Game,…
3 years, 5 months ago