Greenboro Bound Plans Virtual Literary Festival In May
The literary festival Greensboro Bound is going virtual this year after last year's event was canceled due to the pandemic.
Books
'Hunt, Gather, Parent' Offers Lessons Collected Around The World
NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff found that parenting books she read after becoming a mom left a lot out. When she went through a tough period with her daughter, she traveled the world in search of guidance.
Véronique Tadjo's 'In The Company Of Men' Focuses On West Africa's Ebola Outbreak
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Véronique Tadjo about her book, In The Company of Men. It's a novel about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, first published in French in 2017.
The Pandemic Has Made An Unlikely Star Out Of A Brooklyn Librarian
The pandemic has yielded a silver lining for the Brooklyn Public Library. Bilingual librarian Tenzin Kalsang's Tibetan story time has been drawing audiences in the thousands.
Tim O'Brien On Late-In-Life Fatherhood And The Things He Carried From Vietnam
Now 74, O'Brien didn't become a father until his late 50s. He reflects on writing, mortality and his experiences in Vietnam in the new documentary, The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien.
A Botched Execution Leads To A Search For Answers In 'Two Truths And A Lie'
Ellen McGarrahan was a young reporter for The Miami Herald, when she witnessed an execution that went horribly wrong. She revisits the case of Jesse Tafero in an intense new true crime book.
On 'The Kitchen Front,' 4 Women Cook Their Way To Victory
In Jennifer Ryan's new novel, set in England in 1942, four women from different backgrounds compete in a cooking contest with a possibly life-changing prize: The chance to cohost a BBC cooking show.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet And Small-Press Publisher, Dies At 101
In 1956, Ferlinghetti published the first edition of Allen Ginsberg's Howl. According to one critic, his greatest accomplishments were fighting censorship and starting a small-press revolution.
What Does The 'War' Over Obamacare Reveal About Our Governing Bodies?
In his new book, The Ten Year War, Jonathan Cohn looks at the intense debate surrounding the Affordable Care Act, the compromises of the law itself, and the ongoing fight for universal health care.
Pigeons Star In A Tale Of Mining In 'Flight Of The Diamond Smugglers'
Journalist Matthew Gavin Frank exposes the history of South Africa's nefarious diamond industry, accompanied by a tale of pigeons and their role in subversion, in crisp and poetic prose.