NPR seeks new(er) fantasy and sci-fi novel recommendations

Posted on 06/23/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

NPR is headed back to the future. The summer reading poll for 2021 is about your favorite fantasy and science-fiction...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Fantasy, NPR, Science fiction

Brandon Taylor reads from (and discusses) his new short-story collection

Posted on 06/22/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy release day to Brandon Taylor, whose short-story collection, Filthy Animals, hits shelves today. Taylor’s debut novel, Real Life, was...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Excerpt, NPR, Short story, The New York Times

Kevin Hart and Meghan Markle on their new books

Posted on 06/21/2021 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

NPR has interviews with two celebrities on their children’s books to share — one you already knew about and one...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, NPR, Pop culture, Young adult literature

Juneteenth reading recommendations

Posted on 06/18/2021 at 09:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, the anniversary of the final enslaved people learning they’d been freed and a day that commemorates the...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, History, NPR

What's going on with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Akwaeke Emezi?

Posted on 06/17/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two of Nigeria’s most prominent writers seem to have escalated their differences into a full-blown internet feud. NPR has a...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: NPR, Scandal

Ashley C. Ford talks about her memoir "Somebody's Daughter"

Posted on 06/16/2021 at 03:49 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Individual aspects of Ashley C. Ford’s story are breathtakingly sad on their own. But when you put them together, calling...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR

Memoir takes a deep dive into Chagas disease

Posted on 06/10/2021 at 02:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The book under discussion on Fresh Air recently contains multiple topics many of us want to forget about: diseases and...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, Nonfiction, NPR

A new "Great Gatsby"-inspired tale stars a reimagined Jordan Baker

Posted on 06/09/2021 at 02:06 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Perhaps you were among those who cringed at the announcement of Nick, a novel that imagines the earlier years of...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Classic literature, NPR

New book gives Justice John Marshall Harlan some long-overdue credit

Posted on 06/07/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

John Marshall Harlan isn’t as well known as many other historical Supreme Court justices. But he cast a key vote...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR, Politics

New book pulls Jack Ruby's trial into the spotlight

Posted on 06/04/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yesterday we shared a review of a book about President Abraham Lincoln. In keeping with the theme, we’ll post about...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, History, Nonfiction, NPR