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Emma Donoghue revisits isolation and faith (with many birds) in new book 'Haven'
Author Emma Donoghue "seem to enjoy the stimulus of going to an entirely new place." That's precisely what she does in her new book 'Haven'; it's abo…
3 years, 7 months ago
'The Stolen Year' details how politics and pandemic magnified inequality in education
Author Anya Kamenetzwas covering education for NPR when the pandemic started spreading in the U.S. She says she saw how political affiliation, divisi…
3 years, 7 months 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, 7 months ago
Paula Hawkins and Amanda Jayatissa highlight class inequality via mystery
The two books in this episode are thrillers that center class as the theme of the narrative. First up is A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins that th…
3 years, 7 months ago
Sidik Fofana addresses how complicated gentrification is in debut story collection
Sidik Fofana's short story collection can be best described as "addressing the notion that gentrification is complicated." Those were Fofana's words …
3 years, 7 months ago
Ellen Jovin travels across the U.S. in search of grammar questions and answers
The author of Rebel With a Clause traveled to more than 40 states to document how grammar is used in relationships, work conversations and everyday l…
3 years, 7 months ago
'The Scent of Burnt Flowers' uses fiction to explore a real, historical event
Blitz Bazawule directed the first Ghanaian original film to be released on Netflix, co-directed Beyonce's visual album 'Black is King', directed the …
3 years, 7 months ago
Author weaves family history with fiction in debut novel
In Belinda Huijuan Tang's debut novel, A Map For the Missing, readers can find parallels between Tang's personal history and her fiction. The book t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Mohsin Hamid and Alora Young detail the impact of colorism in their stories
The two books featured in this episode illustrate the impact of colorism in society. First up is The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. In conversation …
3 years, 8 months ago
Romance novelist pokes fun at genre while writing it, in 'Thank You for Listening'
Author and audiobook narrator Julia Whelan says narrating her own second book, Thank You for Listening, was "so meta, that it just spins off its axis…
3 years, 8 months ago