897 Episodes

  1. Mary Louise Kelly on her memoir 'It. Goes. So. Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs'

    Published: 5/1/2023

  2. Two novels offer new perspectives on the women of Greek mythology

    Published: 4/28/2023

  3. 'Redaction' examines criminal justice via portraits, poems written from legal papers

    Published: 4/27/2023

  4. 'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family

    Published: 4/26/2023

  5. How Indian migrant workers escaped human trafficking in Mississippi

    Published: 4/25/2023

  6. NPR's Ari Shapiro looks back on reporting, singing and touring in new memoir

    Published: 4/24/2023

  7. Two nonfiction books examine grief and its impact on memory

    Published: 4/21/2023

  8. 'Decent People' is a murder mystery grappling with race in the segregated South

    Published: 4/20/2023

  9. Author Azar Nafisi says books can help you really live

    Published: 4/19/2023

  10. In 'Romantic Comedy,' Curtis Sittenfeld flips the gendered tropes

    Published: 4/18/2023

  11. 'The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi' calls a mother and former pirate back to the sea

    Published: 4/17/2023

  12. Two novels find siblings confronting the evils around them

    Published: 4/14/2023

  13. In 'Empireland,' Sathnam Sanghera takes a closer look at the UK's imperialist history

    Published: 4/13/2023

  14. Colleen Oakley's new roadtrip novel takes inspiration from 'Thelma and Louise'

    Published: 4/12/2023

  15. In 'A Living Remedy,' Nicole Chung reflects on anger, grief and failed systems

    Published: 4/11/2023

  16. Lizzie Stark traces the history and cultural impact of the 'Egg'

    Published: 4/10/2023

  17. Two books trace enslaved people's journey to freedom in the 19th century

    Published: 4/7/2023

  18. In 'The Survivalists,' doomsday prepping becomes a way to regain control

    Published: 4/6/2023

  19. 'Demon Copperhead' tackles opioids, poverty and resilience in Appalachia

    Published: 4/5/2023

  20. In 'Bad Cree,' a horror mystery unfolds in the aftermath of loss and colonialism

    Published: 4/4/2023

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