In conversation with Kerry Washington on her new memoir – Part I
Part I of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.
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'People Collide' is a 'Freaky Friday'-type exploration of the self and persona
Isle McElroy's novel covers a deep exploration of marriage, love, and the ways we know one another — while also touching on how so much of how we navigate the world depends on how it sees us.
New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and LGBTQ topics
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the new measure "long overdue," saying that the banning binge of diversity materials has to come to an end.
The dystopian 'Land of Milk and Honey' tells of a future without the pleasure of food
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to C Pam Zhang about her new novel, Land of Milk and Honey.
Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?
Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says cars are killing animals, while highways cut off them off from their food sources and migration paths. His new book is Crossings.
The dystopian suspense 'Land of Milk and Honey' satisfies all manner of appetites
Set in the near future, C Pam Zhang's atmospheric novel centers on a chef who takes a job at a tech entrepreneur's isolated compound after smog kills most of Earth's plant and animal species.
A Nobel prize-winning immigrant's view on American inequality
In a new book, Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton offers a scathing critique of American politics and economic policy.
How a DNA test inspired actress-activist Kerry Washington's journey of self-discovery
Washington was an adult when she learned that she had been conceived via artificial insemination and the man she considered her father was not her biological dad. Her new memoir is Thicker than Water.
Protestors in Florida read from banned books, defying the state's education policies
Academics, activists and Black history advocates were in Jacksonville, Fla. last week where they showed defiance of educational policies that ban books and discourage knowledge about Black history.
A lost Truman Capote story is published
A rare short story by acclaimed author Truman Capote is published for the first time.