Book ExcerptHere & Now's bookshelf, which includes excerpts of books that we cover on our show.'It Was All a Dream' explores the Notorious B.I.G.'s life and legacyChristopher Wallace, the rapper known as The Notorious B.I.G., would have turned 50 this month.Play11:05May 23, 2022'Riverman' chronicles the life of Dick Conant, genial nomad of America's riversDick Conant canoed rivers across America before mysteriously disappearing in 2014.Play09:36May 23, 2022Advertisement Russian dissident mother and daughter discuss art, imprisonment and escape in new memoir"Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour" is a poignant portrait of Galina and Yelena Lembersky's lives behind Russia's Iron Curtain, their eventual exodus to the United States and...Play11:00May 23, 2022Chef Kwame Onwuachi explores his roots in his debut cookbook 'My America'The cookbook follows the James Beard Award-winning chef's acclaimed 2019 memoir "Notes from a Young Black Chef" about his journey in the food world.Play09:22May 18, 2022Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley is 'Coming Up for Air' in new memoirAs Daley writes, diving is a source of joy but also great anxiety. He chronicles how love and fatherhood have helped him gain some much-needed perspective on life.Play11:04May 18, 2022From immigrant to superhero: Simu Liu tells his own origin story in memoir 'We Were Dreamers'In "We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story," the actor talks about his parents' struggles to make a life for him.Play11:01May 17, 2022'Forbidden City' tells the story of a teen selected to serve China's Communist partyThe book takes place at the start of the Cultural Revolution in China.Play09:44May 13, 2022For best-selling author Sy Montgomery, working with hawks requires the purest form of loveIn her new book, "The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty," Montgomery writes about working with hawks as they hunt.Play09:35May 11, 2022New book 'Miss Chloe' recalls a friendship with literary icon Toni MorrisonAuthor A.J. Verdelle writes about her longtime friendship with her literary idol. Verdelle always address Morrison as Miss Chloe.Play09:22May 10, 2022Essayist and non-fiction author Steve Almond turns to fiction in 'All the Secrets of the World'Set during the Reagan era, the book tells the story of how the pairing of two girls for a class project leads to a disappearance and an accusation of murder.Play10:44May 5, 2022'Healing' explores the journey of an oncology nurse turned patient Theresa Brown"Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient" intertwines stories of Brown's work as an oncology and cancer nurse with her own treatment following a breast cancer diagnosis.Play10:44May 3, 2022Author and illustrator Frank Morrison encourages kids to be themselves in new book 'Kick Push'"Kick Push" is about a young skateboarder who has difficulty adjusting to his new neighborhood.Play09:31Apr 27, 2022'Probably Ruby' explores the legacy of forced Indigenous adoption and residential schools in CanadaIn the novel, a young Canadian woman gets pregnant in the 1970s but is forced to give up the child for adoption.Play10:55Apr 25, 2022Don't worry mothers, new book reassures that 'There Are Moms Way Worse Than You'The book uses examples of bad parenting from the animal kingdom to soothe moms who might be worried about their parenting skills.Play09:32Apr 20, 2022Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart puts queer love to the test in 'Young Mungo'In 2020, Stuart won the Booker prize for his debut novel "Shuggie Bain." It's the story of a working-class boy in Glasgow, trying to cope with his mother Agnes' alcoholism...Play09:28Apr 19, 2022New book examines the rule of the 'velvet hammer,' former Illinois House Speaker Mike MadiganA new book tells the story of Madigan's rise from Chicago machine politics and his fall from grace amid a corruption investigation. Play10:50Apr 19, 2022Assessing the Trump presidency: New book dives into 45th president's time in the White HouseJust over a year after Trump left office, voters and historians alike are taking stock of the 45th president's time in the White House. Play10:57Apr 12, 2022Graphic novel 'Squire' uses fantasy to explore themes of racism and oppression "Squire" is about a young girl who dreams of becoming a knight.Play10:49Apr 6, 2022Why reading romance might just be at the heart of what men needIf romance novels can help women think about intimacy and relationships in a new way, why can't they do the same for men?Play11:03Apr 1, 2022New photo book chronicling the lives of Ukrainians already feels like 'a dim, distant Ukraine'Mark Neville set out to create a photography book as a "weapon" to help deter Russia from an invasion. "Stop Tanks with Books" was released just a week before the...Play10:52Mar 30, 2022Next Page
'It Was All a Dream' explores the Notorious B.I.G.'s life and legacyChristopher Wallace, the rapper known as The Notorious B.I.G., would have turned 50 this month.Play11:05May 23, 2022
'Riverman' chronicles the life of Dick Conant, genial nomad of America's riversDick Conant canoed rivers across America before mysteriously disappearing in 2014.Play09:36May 23, 2022
Russian dissident mother and daughter discuss art, imprisonment and escape in new memoir"Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour" is a poignant portrait of Galina and Yelena Lembersky's lives behind Russia's Iron Curtain, their eventual exodus to the United States and...Play11:00May 23, 2022
Chef Kwame Onwuachi explores his roots in his debut cookbook 'My America'The cookbook follows the James Beard Award-winning chef's acclaimed 2019 memoir "Notes from a Young Black Chef" about his journey in the food world.Play09:22May 18, 2022
Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley is 'Coming Up for Air' in new memoirAs Daley writes, diving is a source of joy but also great anxiety. He chronicles how love and fatherhood have helped him gain some much-needed perspective on life.Play11:04May 18, 2022
From immigrant to superhero: Simu Liu tells his own origin story in memoir 'We Were Dreamers'In "We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story," the actor talks about his parents' struggles to make a life for him.Play11:01May 17, 2022
'Forbidden City' tells the story of a teen selected to serve China's Communist partyThe book takes place at the start of the Cultural Revolution in China.Play09:44May 13, 2022
For best-selling author Sy Montgomery, working with hawks requires the purest form of loveIn her new book, "The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty," Montgomery writes about working with hawks as they hunt.Play09:35May 11, 2022
New book 'Miss Chloe' recalls a friendship with literary icon Toni MorrisonAuthor A.J. Verdelle writes about her longtime friendship with her literary idol. Verdelle always address Morrison as Miss Chloe.Play09:22May 10, 2022
Essayist and non-fiction author Steve Almond turns to fiction in 'All the Secrets of the World'Set during the Reagan era, the book tells the story of how the pairing of two girls for a class project leads to a disappearance and an accusation of murder.Play10:44May 5, 2022
'Healing' explores the journey of an oncology nurse turned patient Theresa Brown"Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient" intertwines stories of Brown's work as an oncology and cancer nurse with her own treatment following a breast cancer diagnosis.Play10:44May 3, 2022
Author and illustrator Frank Morrison encourages kids to be themselves in new book 'Kick Push'"Kick Push" is about a young skateboarder who has difficulty adjusting to his new neighborhood.Play09:31Apr 27, 2022
'Probably Ruby' explores the legacy of forced Indigenous adoption and residential schools in CanadaIn the novel, a young Canadian woman gets pregnant in the 1970s but is forced to give up the child for adoption.Play10:55Apr 25, 2022
Don't worry mothers, new book reassures that 'There Are Moms Way Worse Than You'The book uses examples of bad parenting from the animal kingdom to soothe moms who might be worried about their parenting skills.Play09:32Apr 20, 2022
Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart puts queer love to the test in 'Young Mungo'In 2020, Stuart won the Booker prize for his debut novel "Shuggie Bain." It's the story of a working-class boy in Glasgow, trying to cope with his mother Agnes' alcoholism...Play09:28Apr 19, 2022
New book examines the rule of the 'velvet hammer,' former Illinois House Speaker Mike MadiganA new book tells the story of Madigan's rise from Chicago machine politics and his fall from grace amid a corruption investigation. Play10:50Apr 19, 2022
Assessing the Trump presidency: New book dives into 45th president's time in the White HouseJust over a year after Trump left office, voters and historians alike are taking stock of the 45th president's time in the White House. Play10:57Apr 12, 2022
Graphic novel 'Squire' uses fantasy to explore themes of racism and oppression "Squire" is about a young girl who dreams of becoming a knight.Play10:49Apr 6, 2022
Why reading romance might just be at the heart of what men needIf romance novels can help women think about intimacy and relationships in a new way, why can't they do the same for men?Play11:03Apr 1, 2022
New photo book chronicling the lives of Ukrainians already feels like 'a dim, distant Ukraine'Mark Neville set out to create a photography book as a "weapon" to help deter Russia from an invasion. "Stop Tanks with Books" was released just a week before the...Play10:52Mar 30, 2022
