A new picture book helps kids cope with grief
NPR's Miles Parks talks with author Kevin Johnson and illustrator Kitt Thomas about their new picture book for kids coping with grief, "Cape."
Books
Nimona was ND Stevenson's power fantasy. Now, the comic is a Netflix animated film
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Nate "ND" Stevenson, who wrote the original graphic novel on which the new animated movie Nimona is based.
8 Summer Reading Recommendations from WFDD
We like to think summer reading gets better with age!
'The Big Break' reveals how D.C.'s oddball influential players gamble and schmooze
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Washington Post political reporter and author Ben Terris on his new book The Big Break.
Prompted by a visit from his grandfather's ghost, a man reconciled with his family
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with John Blake, who wrote More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew, about how an apparition of his grandfather led to healing.
Central Park birder Christian Cooper on being 'a Black man in the natural world'
Cooper was birdwatching in Central Park in 2020 when a white woman falsely accused him of threatening her. His book chronicles life as a Black birder, gay activist and Marvel comics writer and editor.
Author Ana Menendez explores stories a single location could tell in 'The Apartment'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Ana Menendez about her new novel The Apartment.
How school systems, educators and parents can support transgender children
Aidan Key explains why U.S. schools are seeing an increase in transgender students and how educators can respond to anti-LGBTQ curriculum measures. His book is Trans Children in Today's Schools.
3 YA fantasy novels for summer that bring out the monsters within
As we roll into the dog days of summer, these three YA novels move beyond being beastly — as their protagonists transform into the creatures that lie within.
Author Adrienne Brodeur on what keeps her writing about family secrets
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Adrienne Brodeur about her fiction debut "Little Monsters."