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581 - 'Idlewild' follows a queer, teen friendship in early 2000s New York

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581 - 'Idlewild' follows a queer, teen friendship in early 2000s New York

Sat, 09 Dec 2023
580 - Novels by Sigrid Nunez and Michael Cunningham tackle the pandemic

Fri, 08 Dec 2023
579 - Patricia Evangelista's memoir revisits the aftermath of the Philippines' war on drugs

Thu, 07 Dec 2023
578 - Norman Lear's memoir recalls a life and career that shaped American television

Wed, 06 Dec 2023
577 - In 'The New Naturals,' Gabriel Bump explores grief after the loss of a daughter

Wed, 06 Dec 2023
576 - In 'Oath and Honor,' Liz Cheney analyzes Trump's effect on the Republican party

Tue, 05 Dec 2023
575 - Nathan Thrall's book revisits a tragic bus accident in Jerusalem

Mon, 04 Dec 2023
574 - 'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family

Sat, 02 Dec 2023
573 - Two National Book Awards finalists take on climate extremes

Fri, 01 Dec 2023
572 - How Indian migrant workers escaped human trafficking in Mississippi

Thu, 30 Nov 2023
571 - Patricia Park's new YA novel captures the complexities of race and adolescence

Wed, 29 Nov 2023
570 - Stephen Buoro's comic novel follows a young Nigerian man's obsession with whiteness

Tue, 28 Nov 2023
569 - 'Burn It Down' exposes discrimination and toxicity behind the scenes in Hollywood

Mon, 27 Nov 2023
568 - 'Loot' traces the love, war and art that shaped India's colonial history

Sat, 25 Nov 2023
567 - Two graphic memoirs explore growing up as a minority in the U.S.

Fri, 24 Nov 2023
566 - In 'Blackouts,' Justin Torres shines a light on silenced LGBTQ history

Thu, 23 Nov 2023
565 - Jonathan Eig's biography of MLK explores the activist's life and faith

Wed, 22 Nov 2023
564 - Discover your next great read with NPR's Books We Love

Tue, 21 Nov 2023
563 - In 'The Covenant of Water,' Abraham Verghese traces an Indian family's drowning curse

Tue, 21 Nov 2023
562 - Jamie Loftus' 'Raw Dog' investigates the social and culinary history of the hot dog

Mon, 20 Nov 2023
561 - Henry Winkler and Arnold Schwarzenegger's memoirs open up about the fear of failing

Fri, 17 Nov 2023
560 - Max Brooks teaches kids life lessons through the world of 'Minecraft'

Thu, 16 Nov 2023
559 - Curtis Chin's memoir pays homage to his family's Chinese restaurant

Wed, 15 Nov 2023
558 - 'The Liberators' details the lives of Korean-Americans grappling with the war

Tue, 14 Nov 2023
557 - Barbra Streisand's memoir looks back on a groundbreaking career

Mon, 13 Nov 2023
556 - In 'Thicker Than Water,' Kerry Washington processes a family secret

Fri, 10 Nov 2023
555 - What it's like to write the biographies of Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried

Thu, 09 Nov 2023
554 - In 'Let Us Descend,' Jesmyn Ward harnesses the spirituality of an enslaved woman

Wed, 08 Nov 2023
553 - In 'A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens,' debt takes on many meanings

Tue, 07 Nov 2023
552 - In 'Differ We Must,' NPR's Steve Inskeep examines Abraham Lincoln's disagreements

Mon, 06 Nov 2023
551 - 'The Coming Wave' and 'Artificial' offer different perspectives on AI

Fri, 03 Nov 2023
550 - In 'The List,' an allegation of sexual misconduct wreaks havoc on a relationship

Thu, 02 Nov 2023
549 - 'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia

Wed, 01 Nov 2023
548 - In 'Sparks,' Ian Johnson highlights China's 'grassroots historians'

Tue, 31 Oct 2023
547 - Jhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories'

Mon, 30 Oct 2023
546 - Books about Olympic rowers and J. Robert Oppenheimer re-examine American history

Fri, 27 Oct 2023
545 - After three decades, John Grisham follows 'The Firm' with 'The Exchange'

Thu, 26 Oct 2023
544 - 'The Color Purple' is about the bonding of women

Wed, 25 Oct 2023
543 - Isabel Wilkerson argues that 'Caste,' not racism caused The Great Migration

Tue, 24 Oct 2023
542 - 'Killers of the Flower Moon' traces the murders of Osage families

Mon, 23 Oct 2023
541 - Two poetry collections find beauty in unexpected places

Fri, 20 Oct 2023
540 - 'My People' is a collection of stories – spanning decades – about Black America

Thu, 19 Oct 2023
539 - In 'Cursed Bunny,' horror takes unexpected forms

Wed, 18 Oct 2023
538 - 'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom' details a lifelong relationship with food and body image

Tue, 17 Oct 2023
537 - 'Demon Copperhead' tackles opioids, poverty and resilience in Appalachia

Mon, 16 Oct 2023
536 - Novels by Barbara Kingsolver and Daniel Mason excavate history for new meanings

Fri, 13 Oct 2023
535 - 'Lies About Black People' analyzes and debunks harmful stereotypes

Thu, 12 Oct 2023
534 - 'Land of Milk and Honey' paints a dystopian future for fine dining

Wed, 11 Oct 2023
533 - 'The Big Myth' breaks down pro-market, anti-government propaganda in the U.S.

Tue, 10 Oct 2023
532 - Nathan Hill's 'Wellness' examines marriage, parenthood and polyamory

Mon, 09 Oct 2023

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