Heartland, Homeland

The Librarian Is In - A podcast by The New York Public Library

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What makes a place home? Frank follows a book rec from a listener and discovers a powerful memoir that makes him rethink the American dream. Gwen's book is a new fairytale retelling... sort of... that involves feudalism and magical gingerbread and... well, maybe you should just have a listen. Book Recommendations Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi Also mentioned: The recent Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America by Eliza Griswold The Netflix series "Working Moms" The network TV show "The Rookie"