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In Praise of Aging Protagonists in Literature

In Praise of Aging Protagonists in Literature

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | June 16, 2021

Joshua Henkin on Eschewing Big Reveals and Knowing Your Characters’ Birthdays

Joshua Henkin on Eschewing Big Reveals and Knowing Your Characters’ Birthdays

The Author of Morningside Heights in conversation with Ellen Adams

By Ellen Adams | June 16, 2021

How <em>Shiloh</em> Illuminates the Right Thing... and the<br> “Righter” Thing

How Shiloh Illuminates the Right Thing... and the
“Righter” Thing

This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | June 16, 2021

<em>Stamped (For Kids)</em> by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, and Sonja Cherry-Paul, Read by Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson

Stamped (For Kids) by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, and Sonja Cherry-Paul, Read by Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson

A Lively and Accessible History of Racism in America for Younger Listeners

By Behind the Mic | June 16, 2021

Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City... Only to Disappear Into It

Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City... Only to Disappear Into It

Dwyer Murphy Talks to the Author of The Great Mistake About the Life and Times of Andrew Haswell Green

By Dwyer Murphy | June 15, 2021

Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity

Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity

The Author of Walking on Cowrie Shells in Conversation with Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | June 15, 2021

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  • The Six Loves of James I

What The Endless Summer Gets Right—and Wrong—About African Surf Culture

By Kunyalala Ndlovu | June 15, 2021

“Camp is a Sensibility.” On Susan Sontag, Extravagance, and Sexuality

By Amelia Abraham | June 15, 2021

On Meriwether Lewis’ Understudied Journey Through the Blackfoot Valley

By John N. Maclean | June 15, 2021

The Perks of Reading Across Genre as Both Bookseller and Writer

The Perks of Reading Across Genre as Both Bookseller and Writer

Marissa Levien: “What kind of books do I like? Good books. That is the sum of it.”

By Marissa Levien | June 15, 2021

What the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Can Teach Us About Real-Time Disasters

What the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Can Teach Us About Real-Time Disasters

Ruby McConnell on Catastrophe’s Hard-Earned Lessons

By Ruby McConnell | June 15, 2021

The Long and Abundant History of Britain and Its Gardens

The Long and Abundant History of Britain and Its Gardens

Sir Roderick Floud on the Books That Built an Industry and a Nation’s Passion

By Roderick Floud | June 15, 2021

Bryan Burrough on the Texas Creation Myth and the Real Story of the Alamo

Bryan Burrough on the Texas Creation Myth and the Real Story of the Alamo

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | June 15, 2021

On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

Brittany Ackerman on the Craft of Truth and Memory

By Brittany Ackerman | June 15, 2021

Morgan Jerkins Performs a Passage from <em>Caul Baby</em>

Morgan Jerkins Performs a Passage from Caul Baby

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

By Storybound | June 15, 2021

<em>The Conductors</em> by Nicole Glover, Read by Bahni Turpin

The Conductors by Nicole Glover, Read by Bahni Turpin

A Heady Mix of Historical Fantasy and Mystery from Golden Voice Bahni Turpin

By Behind the Mic | June 15, 2021

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