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The first interview today, Build Your House Around My Body, is by debut novelist Violet Kupersmith a
Today marks one year since Joe Biden was sworn in as president. It's no secret that politics have be
Journalist and author Sasha Issenberg has written a book about the history of marriage equality in A
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This Martin Luther King Jr. day we focus on the woman who raised Dr. King, his mother, Alberta. His
Our first interview today is about a novel that, believe it or not, was actually written before the
Author Xavier Navarro Aquino's new novel, Velorio, takes place in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hu
Author James Goodwin has written about brain trauma, which, as you can guess, is something you want
Juhea Kim's debut novel, Beasts of a Little Land, is about Korea's decades-long fight for independen
Archbishop Desmond Tutu passed away at the age of 90 at the end of 2021. We look back at his legacy
Today's interviews are about transporting you to different places. The first is with cousins Tricia
Actress Sharon Gless, who starred in the 80s cop procedural, Cagney and Lacey, is out with a new mem
Almost a year ago today, supporters of President Trump attacked the Capitol in an attempt to overtur
Author and social activist bell hooks died a couple of weeks ago, so we at Book Of The Day thought i
Every time the new year rolls around, many of us start trying to "better ourselves." Maybe you decid
Planet Money's Stacey Vanek Smith has reported on business and the economy for over 15 years now. Sh
Both our interviews today deal with the pressures we put on ourselves. First, Olympic runner Alexi P
Poet and author Kwame Alexander was feeling the weight of being Black in America last summer and did
