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A family grows and changes in graphic memoir 'It Won't Always Be Like This'
In her new graphic memoir, It Won't Always Be Like This, NPR Editor Malaka Gharib revisits the summers she spent in Cairo, Egypt and how they shaped …
3 years, 6 months ago
'The Marriage Portrait' is a renaissance story of marriage, survival, and murder
The Marriage Portrait is Maggie O' Farrell's fictional interpretation of Lucrezia de Cosimo de Medici, who fights to survive her forced marriage with…
3 years, 6 months ago
'The Divider' looks at Trump's years in office through the eyes of his aides
When former President Donald Trump was in office, a number of his aides said they wanted to quit out of concern for the country's political and milit…
3 years, 6 months ago
Two YA books spark conversation about race and racial justice activism in youth
Today, YA adult novels – both of which have faced bans from schools and libraries – focus on conversations with kids regarding race and police brutal…
3 years, 6 months ago
'Daughter of Auschwitz' tells the harrowing story of a child Holocaust survivor
Tova Friedman says she's telling her story of having survived the Holocaust in her memoir, Daughter of Auschwitz, to honor the victims' memories. In …
3 years, 6 months ago
'The Unfolding' examines values of old, wealthy Republicans after Obama's election
The Unfolding examines the socio-political upheaval in the U.S. following the election of President Barack Obama – as seen through the lens of a weal…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ruby Bridges recounts civil rights history through kid's eyes in new children's book
In her new children's book, I Am Ruby Bridges, civil rights activist Ruby Bridges tells the story of how she was the first black child to desegregate…
3 years, 7 months ago
Zelenskyy aide gives insight on war in Ukraine in 'The Fight for Our Lives'
Iuliia Mendel, press secretary to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, offers a peek behind the curtain in her new memoir, The Fight of Our Lives…
3 years, 7 months ago
Two authors explore ideals and stresses of Latino culture and immigration
The two books featured in this episode are stories examining the difficulties and stressors of being Latino in America. First is I am Not Your Perfec…
3 years, 7 months ago
Ken Starr gives an inside look on Clinton investigation in his memoir, 'Contempt'
Ken Starr's 2018 memoir, Contempt, gives an inside look into his investigation of the Clinton administration that led to President Clinton's impeachm…
3 years, 7 months ago