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Colonialism, Eugenics And Downright Terror In 'Mexican Gothic'

2:09pm September 24, 2020

by Leah Donnella

This week, Code Switch is talking about the books that are getting us through the pandemic. Today's conversation is with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of the creepy and engrossing Mexican Gothic.

Politician and Maryland congressional representative Elijah Cummings at his campaign headquarters, 1988.

In 'We're Better Than This,' Rep. Elijah Cummings Offers Some Lasting Thoughts

8:02am September 24, 2020

by Ericka Taylor

The former congressman's memoir is an urgent call to action, imploring us to defend our democracy as it is assailed by threats — and a poignant reminder of how much the nation lost with his death.

How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons): Poetry, by Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver's Passion For Poetry Prevails In 'How To Fly'

7:53am September 24, 2020

by Rachel Martin

The author of novels The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees has published a second book of poetry this week titled How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons).

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'Owed': Poems That Celebrate Denigrated Places And People

4:33pm September 23, 2020

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with poet Joshua Bennett about his new collection, Owed. Bennett says he tried to create poems that celebrate places and people who were disparaged.

Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America, Laila Lalami

Americans Who Can't Enjoy Full Rights Deemed 'Conditional Citizens' In New Book

8:21am September 23, 2020

by Aarti Shahani

In her first non-fiction work, Laila Lalami says these Americans want the country to succeed, but can't avoid the gulf between purported values of equality and the realities of systematic oppression.

Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, by Anne Helen Petersen

In 'Can't Even,' Burnout Is Seen As A Societal Problem — One We Can't Solve Alone

7:05pm September 22, 2020

by Lily Meyer

Burnout, Anne Helen Petersen argues, will end only with sweeping labor-policy changes — meaning it will end only when we "vote en masse to elect politicians who will agitate for [reform] tirelessly."

Solutions and Other Problems, by Allie Brosh

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There's No 'Convenient Structure To Life,' Says Allie Brosh

6:03pm September 22, 2020

by Ailsa Chang

Comic artist Allie Brosh has just published her long-awaited second book, Solutions and Other Problems. It's full of her trademark googly-eyed drawings and stories about life, pets and loss.

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'This Mournable Body': A Novel About Life In Independent Zimbabwe

4:24pm September 22, 2020

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga about her book This Mournable Body, which was shortlisted for a Booker Prize last week.

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'Guess How Much I Love You' Author Sam McBratney Dies At 77

3:59pm September 22, 2020

by Elizabeth Blair

"I love you right up to the moon — and back," Big Nutbrown Hare tells Little Nutbrown Hare. Their affections were translated into 57 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide.

Forbes journalist Dan Alexander writes about the president's potential conflicts of interest in White House, Inc. "You can't have a blind trust and have a building that says 'Trump Tower' on the outside of [it]," Alexander says. "How blind is that?"

'White House, Inc.' Author: Trump's Businesses Offer 'A Million Potential Conflicts'

2:57pm September 22, 2020

by Dave Davies

Dan Alexander of Forbes examines the president's sprawling business interests in a new book. He says Trump has broken a number of pledges he made about how he would conduct business while in office.

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