With clear, concise prose that delves into harsh topics without losing its sense of humor, Danticat once again proves that she is one of contemporary literature's strongest, most graceful voices.
Ana is so excited that her abuela is coming to live with her — until it means saying goodbye to her babysitter. No More Señora Mimí is an ode to caregivers from Meg Medina and Brittany Cicchese.
Novelist Halle Butler understands our worst enemy is sometimes our own brain. Her dark, chaotic novel manages to be often hilarious yet relentlessly uncheerful.
Scholar, historian, artist and raconteur Nell Irvin Painter is the author of The History ofWhite People and Old in Art School. Her latest book is an insightful addition to her canon.
The first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court says Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Ladder of Saint Augustine," has been a guiding principle. Jackson's new memoir is Lovely One.
Yup’ik is the most spoken Native language in Alaska, but finding Yup’ik books for young children can be almost impossible. These moms created their own – and now they’re fielding nearly 1,000 orders.
Danzy Senna was born in 1970, just a few years after Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage. “Just merely existing as a family was a radical statement at that time,” she says.
Dictionary wants to bring her pages to life but then a hungry alligator chasing a donut crashes into a queen who slips on some soap and chaos ensues. Can Dictionary put herself back together again?
Annie Sklaver Orenstein, author of Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner’s Guide to Grief, tells Morning Edition that grief is complicated but there are simple things someone can do for those going through it.
Turns out Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka lived in Prague at the same time and had the same circle of friends. In a new graphic novel, Ken Krimstein puts us in the room with two 20th century geniuses.
A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege and the Murder of Lita McClinton chronicles the long delay for justice. GPB's Peter Biello speaks with author Deb Miller Landau.
Leonard Riggio transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.
In his new book At War with Ourselves, My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster recounts his experience working for Trump and his inner circle.
Two years ago, Cat Brushing, a collection of provocative stories about older women still very much in touch with the sensual side of life, put Jane Campbell on the map.
