'The Tubman Command' Author On Harriet Tubman As A Patriotic Veteran
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Elizabeth Cobbs about her book The Tubman Command.
Books
'The Movie Musical!' Is A Symphony In Praise Of The 'Razzmatazz' Of The Genre
Jeanine Basinger argues, authoritatively and passionately, that the musical has never really left us, that there's relevance and inspiration to be gleaned from the golden age of Hollywood musicals.
Lauren Michele Jackson On 'White Negroes'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Lauren Michele Jackson about her new book White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation.
'Like Getting My Father Back': WWII POW's Art Returned To His Family
Howard Weistling dreamed of becoming a great comic strip artist, but he felt compelled to enlist in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He eventually created a comic while a prisoner of war in Germany.
London's 'Mudlark' Pulls Treasure From The Thames
"Mudlarks" were the people who made a living picking objects out of the mud along the River Thames. Writer Lara Maiklem follows in their tracks; she chronicles her journeys in a new book, Mudlark.
Graphic Adaptation Of 'Heart Of Darkness' Takes On Canonical Racism, Artfully
Artist Peter Kuper has adapted Joseph Conrad's classic Heart of Darkness in a way that undercuts Conrad's depiction of Africa as a place of existential horror, and centers the African characters.
New 'Paris Review' Poetry Editor Vijay Seshadri Has Hope For The Next Generation
Vijay Seshadri has been named the twelfth poetry editor ofThe Paris Review. He says he sees a resurgence in American poetry right now, and a new recognition of different lives and experiences.
In 'Like Falling Through A Cloud,' Eugenia Zukerman Explores Her Changing Mind
The classical flutist came back from the hospital after receiving an Alzheimer's diagnosis and felt compelled to write. The result is a stunning memoir that mixes poetry and prose.
The Booker Prize Is Shared By The 12 Black Brits In 'Girl, Woman, Other'
Bernardine Evaristo's new award-winning novel follows a dozen different characters, aged 19-93. "I wanted to put as many black British women into it as possible," the author says.
'The Guinevere Deception' Casts A Surprising Spell
Kiersten White's retelling of the King Arthur story puts his queen Guinevere at the center — only she's not really Guinevere. She's a magic-wielding changeling, sent to court to protect the king.