Book ExcerptHere & Now's bookshelf, which includes excerpts of books that we cover on our show.'A History of Burning' author taps into family history to create Indo-Ugandan sagaThe book follows four generations of a family who settles in Uganda in the early 20th century but is forced to leave when Ugandan dictator Idi Amin orders the expulsion...Play09:37May 31, 2023'Blue Ribbon Kitchen': Recipes for one Appalachian grandmother's award-winning dishesLinda Skeens won 25 blue ribbons at the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair. Now, Skeens has released her cookbook, filled with recipes, tips and descriptions of her life in Appalachia.Play11:07May 31, 2023Advertisement Andy Cohen's book 'The Daddy Diaries' chronicles the drama and humor of parentingMany know author and TV personality Andy Cohen from his New Year's Eve specials with Anderson Cooper, or his guest appearances on the "Today" show, "The View" or "Live! With...Play11:11May 30, 2023Psychiatrist Judith Herman on trauma, justice for survivors and her passion for social justiceWhen psychiatrist Judith Herman published her book "Trauma and Recovery" in 1992, she turned the world of psychiatry on its head.Play10:59May 16, 2023'Talk of Champions' memoir from Kenny 'The Jet' Smith tells of the NBA champion's life, inspirationsKenny "The Jet" Smith won two NBA titles and has been a longtime basketball analyst with TNT's "Inside Basketball."Play09:36May 15, 2023'LEGO Heroes' tells stories of people using LEGO to change the worldInteractive art installations. A wheelchair for a turtle. Games to keep seniors' minds active. These are just three ideas that are part of a new book called "LEGO Heroes: LEGO...Play05:46May 12, 2023'Of White Ashes' novel explores Japanese-American internment, Hiroshima bombing through fictionThe novel is based on the experiences of author Kent Matsumoto's parents.Play05:43May 12, 2023'Orphan Bachelors' memoir explores the decades-long impact of the Chinese Exclusion ActAuthor grew up in San Franciso's Chinatown surrounded by elderly men who were prevented from having families due to America's Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.Play09:36May 10, 2023'My Father's Brain' memoir explores the effect of Alzheimer's diseaseThe book intertwines information about the disease and how it's treated with Sandeep Jauhar's own story of coping when his father developed Alzheimer's.Play11:03May 9, 2023'Patina Modern' book helps redefine how to use our living spaces and what to put into themMuch has changed since COVID-19 arrived in 2020, including how we use our homes. After quarantining in them, working in them, and home-schooling in them, many people decided they needed...Play09:43May 9, 2023Are we witnessing the end of a digital media era? Author Ben Smith thinks soBen Smith is the former editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News and the author of the new book "Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race To Go Viral."Play09:36May 8, 2023In "Borderless," Guatemalan author seeks to correct misconceptions about Central American immigrantsJennifer De Leon's new young adult novel tells the story of Maya, a young woman growing up in Guatemala, and the circumstances that force her and her mother to attempt...Play09:45May 3, 2023'Secret Gate' saved lives during the fall of Afghanistan. A new book tells its storyThe book tells the stories of an Afghan women's rights advocate and the American junior diplomat who helps her escape Afghanistan.Play09:38May 3, 2023'What Happened to You?' teaches kids and parents how to address limb differencesThe kids' picture book centers around a little boy who is continually asked why he only has one leg by other kids on the playground.Play09:33May 2, 2023'Defending Jacob' author William Landay's new novel explores what happens when a mother vanishesThe novel centers around the disappearance of a Massachusetts mother and its effect on her three children as well as her husband, who is suspected of her murder.Play09:29May 1, 2023'Trust the Plan' explores influence and absurdity of QAnon, from satanic Democrats to Trump as a godQAnon, the once-fringe conspiracy group, gained millions of supporters in the U.S. and abroad over the last 5 years.Play11:02Apr 27, 2023'Like, Literally, Dude': Linguist makes the case for why 'uhs' and 'likes' belong in our languageAuthor Valerie Fridland dives into the history of abused speech mannerisms like "ums" — and discovers that they have much more value than we think.Play09:38Apr 25, 2023'Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club' is J. Ryan Stradal's love letter to his motherThe book centers around three generations of women connected to a family-owned supper club in upper Minnesota.Play10:45Apr 19, 2023'Brotherless Night' explores Sri Lanka's civil war through stories of familyBetween 1983 and 2009, a civil war between the majority Sinhalese government and the minority Tamil insurgents, also known as the Tamil tigers, devastated Sri Lanka.Play09:35Apr 18, 2023Clint Smith's 'Above Ground' explores both the joys and tribulations of parenthood through poetryClint Smith writes about the everyday joy, anxiety and exhaustion of parenthood with young children. He also writes about the legacy of slavery and racism and how that history shaped...Play09:40Apr 11, 2023Next Page
'A History of Burning' author taps into family history to create Indo-Ugandan sagaThe book follows four generations of a family who settles in Uganda in the early 20th century but is forced to leave when Ugandan dictator Idi Amin orders the expulsion...Play09:37May 31, 2023
'Blue Ribbon Kitchen': Recipes for one Appalachian grandmother's award-winning dishesLinda Skeens won 25 blue ribbons at the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair. Now, Skeens has released her cookbook, filled with recipes, tips and descriptions of her life in Appalachia.Play11:07May 31, 2023
Andy Cohen's book 'The Daddy Diaries' chronicles the drama and humor of parentingMany know author and TV personality Andy Cohen from his New Year's Eve specials with Anderson Cooper, or his guest appearances on the "Today" show, "The View" or "Live! With...Play11:11May 30, 2023
Psychiatrist Judith Herman on trauma, justice for survivors and her passion for social justiceWhen psychiatrist Judith Herman published her book "Trauma and Recovery" in 1992, she turned the world of psychiatry on its head.Play10:59May 16, 2023
'Talk of Champions' memoir from Kenny 'The Jet' Smith tells of the NBA champion's life, inspirationsKenny "The Jet" Smith won two NBA titles and has been a longtime basketball analyst with TNT's "Inside Basketball."Play09:36May 15, 2023
'LEGO Heroes' tells stories of people using LEGO to change the worldInteractive art installations. A wheelchair for a turtle. Games to keep seniors' minds active. These are just three ideas that are part of a new book called "LEGO Heroes: LEGO...Play05:46May 12, 2023
'Of White Ashes' novel explores Japanese-American internment, Hiroshima bombing through fictionThe novel is based on the experiences of author Kent Matsumoto's parents.Play05:43May 12, 2023
'Orphan Bachelors' memoir explores the decades-long impact of the Chinese Exclusion ActAuthor grew up in San Franciso's Chinatown surrounded by elderly men who were prevented from having families due to America's Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.Play09:36May 10, 2023
'My Father's Brain' memoir explores the effect of Alzheimer's diseaseThe book intertwines information about the disease and how it's treated with Sandeep Jauhar's own story of coping when his father developed Alzheimer's.Play11:03May 9, 2023
'Patina Modern' book helps redefine how to use our living spaces and what to put into themMuch has changed since COVID-19 arrived in 2020, including how we use our homes. After quarantining in them, working in them, and home-schooling in them, many people decided they needed...Play09:43May 9, 2023
Are we witnessing the end of a digital media era? Author Ben Smith thinks soBen Smith is the former editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News and the author of the new book "Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race To Go Viral."Play09:36May 8, 2023
In "Borderless," Guatemalan author seeks to correct misconceptions about Central American immigrantsJennifer De Leon's new young adult novel tells the story of Maya, a young woman growing up in Guatemala, and the circumstances that force her and her mother to attempt...Play09:45May 3, 2023
'Secret Gate' saved lives during the fall of Afghanistan. A new book tells its storyThe book tells the stories of an Afghan women's rights advocate and the American junior diplomat who helps her escape Afghanistan.Play09:38May 3, 2023
'What Happened to You?' teaches kids and parents how to address limb differencesThe kids' picture book centers around a little boy who is continually asked why he only has one leg by other kids on the playground.Play09:33May 2, 2023
'Defending Jacob' author William Landay's new novel explores what happens when a mother vanishesThe novel centers around the disappearance of a Massachusetts mother and its effect on her three children as well as her husband, who is suspected of her murder.Play09:29May 1, 2023
'Trust the Plan' explores influence and absurdity of QAnon, from satanic Democrats to Trump as a godQAnon, the once-fringe conspiracy group, gained millions of supporters in the U.S. and abroad over the last 5 years.Play11:02Apr 27, 2023
'Like, Literally, Dude': Linguist makes the case for why 'uhs' and 'likes' belong in our languageAuthor Valerie Fridland dives into the history of abused speech mannerisms like "ums" — and discovers that they have much more value than we think.Play09:38Apr 25, 2023
'Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club' is J. Ryan Stradal's love letter to his motherThe book centers around three generations of women connected to a family-owned supper club in upper Minnesota.Play10:45Apr 19, 2023
'Brotherless Night' explores Sri Lanka's civil war through stories of familyBetween 1983 and 2009, a civil war between the majority Sinhalese government and the minority Tamil insurgents, also known as the Tamil tigers, devastated Sri Lanka.Play09:35Apr 18, 2023
Clint Smith's 'Above Ground' explores both the joys and tribulations of parenthood through poetryClint Smith writes about the everyday joy, anxiety and exhaustion of parenthood with young children. He also writes about the legacy of slavery and racism and how that history shaped...Play09:40Apr 11, 2023
