2020 Book Concierge: Books For Foodies
Four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge for people who like to eat, cook, clean up after cooking or talk about food.
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Jonny Sun: You're Not Alone In Feeling Lonely
For Jonny Sun, loneliness felt like being an alien on a distant planet, alone in the universe. But when he shared those feelings online, he found a community of people who felt precisely the same way.
In 'Funny Boy,' A Young Sri Lankan Gay Man Comes Of Age As Ethnic Tensions Explode
Deepa Mehta's new film, Funny Boy, is Canada's Oscar submission. It's being distributed by Ava DuVernay's company and premieres on Netflix. It's based on the novel by Shyam Selvadurai.
In 'I Came As A Shadow,' Georgetown's John Thompson Offers Some Surprising Moments
The Hall of Fame basketball coach, who died in August, leaves us with the private thoughts of a public man, one who both raged against racial injustice and embraced chances to make things better.
'He Makes Us Love George Smiley:' Robert Harris On The Legacy Of John Le Carré
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with British writer Robert Harris about the legacy of John le Carré, whom he's called "one of the great post-war British novelists" and who died Saturday at age 89.
2020 Book Concierge: Audie Cornish Picks 'Just Us' By Claudia Rankine
To celebrate the launch of NPR's 2020 Book Concierge, each All Things Considered host will share a favorite book. Audie Cornish's is Just Us by Claudia Rankine.
Remembering John Le Carré, British Spy Turned Best-Selling Novelist
Le Carré, who died Dec. 12, worked for MI5 and MI6 early in his career and later drew on that experience in thrillers like The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 2017.
Spy Novelist John Le Carré Dies At 89
The bestselling author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy died Saturday at age 89; his work was informed by his own years as a spy during the Cold War.
2020 Book Concierge: The Funniest Books On Our List
Need reading to help beat the winter blues? We have four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge that could help - all for fun, and funny, books.
Latinx Authors Celebrated In Virtual Children's Book Fest
Las Musas, the Muses, is a group of Latina writers who held their first LatinX KidLit Book Festival to celebrate authors, illustrators and books by and about LatinX people.