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

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

Grappling with Yukio Mishima’s Murderous Children

Grappling with Yukio Mishima’s Murderous Children

This Week from the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | 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

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

Best Reviewed
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  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

The Conductors by Nicole Glover, Read by Bahni Turpin

By Behind the Mic | June 15, 2021

The Painful Compromise of Chasing Artistic Dreams in Putin’s Russia

By Keen On | June 14, 2021

How Middlemarch Helped Yang Huang Break Free from a History of Censorship

By History of Literature | June 14, 2021

Gabriela Garcia on How Mythologies Are Shaped Over Generations

Gabriela Garcia on How Mythologies Are Shaped Over Generations

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | June 14, 2021

Folk Singer Sam Lee on Collaborating with Nightingales

Folk Singer Sam Lee on Collaborating with Nightingales

In Conversation with Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee on the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | June 14, 2021

<em>People We Meet on Vacation</em> by Emily Henry, Read by Julia Whelan

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry, Read by Julia Whelan

Perfect Vacation Listening—with a Golden Voice Narrator

By Behind the Mic | June 14, 2021

Pamela Hamilton on Excavating the Life of Dorothy Hale

Pamela Hamilton on Excavating the Life of Dorothy Hale

In Conversation with C.P. Lesley on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | June 11, 2021

Booksellers From Books & Books Pick Their Summer Reads

Booksellers From Books & Books Pick Their Summer Reads

This Week on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | June 11, 2021

How the Science of Self-Awareness Gives New Purpose to Writing Novels

How the Science of Self-Awareness Gives New Purpose to Writing Novels

Stephen M. Fleming in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 11, 2021

Golden Voice Narrator Michael Crouch on the Task of Capturing a Character’s Voice

Golden Voice Narrator Michael Crouch on the Task of Capturing a Character’s Voice

In Conversation with Jo Reed on Behind the Mic

By Behind the Mic | June 11, 2021

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