Book ExcerptHere & Now's bookshelf, which includes excerpts of books that we cover on our show.For author Echo Brown 'The Chosen One' is a memoir infused with elements of magical realismThe new young adult novel centers around Echo, a Black woman from Cleveland who becomes the first in her family to attend college.Play10:49Jan 12, 2022Intelligence analyst Malcolm Nance says Jan. 6 rioters' movement will 'lose steam or explode'Malcolm Nance, an expert on extremism, has been closely following the aspirations of those who falsely believe that the 2020 election was illegitimate.Play09:26Jan 4, 2022Advertisement Pulitzer winner 'Covered With Night' explores differing views of justice and grief in early AmericaThe book looks at the ramifications of a violent encounter between two white fur traders and an Indigenous hunter in 1722.Play09:41Dec 16, 2021Listen up! New book explores how students can improve learning by enhancing listeningMonica Brady-Myerov's company "Listenwise" uses curated public radio and podcast excerpts to help students hone their listening skills.Play09:36Dec 15, 2021Want to gift books this holiday season? Here are 30 ideas for kids and adultsChoosing the right book for a child or a friend can be difficult. We'd turn to a couple of experts for what they're reading this year.Play10:59Dec 13, 2021New book details Catholics who showed mercy — not fear — to AIDS patients despite Church's stanceDuring the 1980s and 1990s, the Catholic Church was often the focus of criticism and protests for its condemnation of queerness and its lack of response to the AIDS crisis.Play11:01Dec 1, 2021'Flying Blind' book probes how a culture change at Boeing resulted in two deadly plane crashesAviation reporter Peter Robison takes a deep dive into what caused two fatal crashes of Boeing planes.Play10:46Nov 29, 2021The untold story of how Polish spies helped the CIA carry-out secret missions around the worldPolish spies helped free U.S. intelligence operatives captured in Iraq — and continue to play an unsung role in America's spycraft around the world.Play09:46Nov 26, 2021Traditional Turkmen recipes featured in first of its kind book in U.S.Chef and author Gyulshat Esenova describes how the desert climate of her native Turkmenistan shaped traditional Turkmen food, such as lamb cutlet.Play03:38Nov 25, 2021Boston Globe reporter Dan Shaughnessy reflects on covering Larry Bird, '80's CelticsCeltics players called Shaughnessy "Scoop." They both respected — and resented — how the younger reporter called it like it was. Play11:01Nov 22, 2021'All That She Carried' tells the story of generations of Black women and the love that binds themIt all started with a simple cotton bag. Play10:53Nov 16, 2021'Black Food' gives a taste of the African Diaspora through food, essays, art and musicChef Bryant Terry is in the business of preserving Black American recipes and the stories behind them.Play11:07Nov 15, 2021Author Louise Erdrich's 'The Sentence' follows a haunting during a momentous yearLouise Erdrich writes about a haunting at a Native American bookstore in Minneapolis in 2020.Play11:03Nov 9, 2021Journalist Porter Fox goes to the coldest places on Earth to explore climate change"The Last Winter" documents retreating snow and ice around the planet.Play10:48Nov 9, 2021Deep dive into the NRA reveals corruption, in-fighting, decline under reign of Wayne LapierreThe book takes a look into the three-decade-long reign of Wayne Lapierre.Play11:03Nov 5, 2021Author Celeste Headlee explains 'Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism' in new bookCeleste Headlee shares tips for starting important conversations about race. Play09:45Nov 3, 2021Get spooked by these scary stories recommended by NPR Books' Petra MayerIt's that time of year when a lot of us are looking for a thrill — a good scary story just in time for Halloween. Here are five ghastly recommendations....Play08:25Oct 29, 2021'A Shot To Save the World' chronicles the race for a COVID-19 vaccineThis time last year, there was no coronavirus vaccine.Play10:34Oct 27, 2021Author Elizabeth Strout explores marriage, memory and class in 'Oh William!'In the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's new book, readers follow protagonist Lucy Barton as she reconsiders all that she thought she knew about her ex-husband and their marriage. Play09:26Oct 19, 2021All-refugee cooking company shares culture and home through love of foodNearly six years ago, Manal Kahi realized that she couldn't find hummus "like her grandmother's" in New York — and that refugees were the perfect people to cook food from...Play11:07Oct 19, 2021 Previous PageNext Page
For author Echo Brown 'The Chosen One' is a memoir infused with elements of magical realismThe new young adult novel centers around Echo, a Black woman from Cleveland who becomes the first in her family to attend college.Play10:49Jan 12, 2022
Intelligence analyst Malcolm Nance says Jan. 6 rioters' movement will 'lose steam or explode'Malcolm Nance, an expert on extremism, has been closely following the aspirations of those who falsely believe that the 2020 election was illegitimate.Play09:26Jan 4, 2022
Pulitzer winner 'Covered With Night' explores differing views of justice and grief in early AmericaThe book looks at the ramifications of a violent encounter between two white fur traders and an Indigenous hunter in 1722.Play09:41Dec 16, 2021
Listen up! New book explores how students can improve learning by enhancing listeningMonica Brady-Myerov's company "Listenwise" uses curated public radio and podcast excerpts to help students hone their listening skills.Play09:36Dec 15, 2021
Want to gift books this holiday season? Here are 30 ideas for kids and adultsChoosing the right book for a child or a friend can be difficult. We'd turn to a couple of experts for what they're reading this year.Play10:59Dec 13, 2021
New book details Catholics who showed mercy — not fear — to AIDS patients despite Church's stanceDuring the 1980s and 1990s, the Catholic Church was often the focus of criticism and protests for its condemnation of queerness and its lack of response to the AIDS crisis.Play11:01Dec 1, 2021
'Flying Blind' book probes how a culture change at Boeing resulted in two deadly plane crashesAviation reporter Peter Robison takes a deep dive into what caused two fatal crashes of Boeing planes.Play10:46Nov 29, 2021
The untold story of how Polish spies helped the CIA carry-out secret missions around the worldPolish spies helped free U.S. intelligence operatives captured in Iraq — and continue to play an unsung role in America's spycraft around the world.Play09:46Nov 26, 2021
Traditional Turkmen recipes featured in first of its kind book in U.S.Chef and author Gyulshat Esenova describes how the desert climate of her native Turkmenistan shaped traditional Turkmen food, such as lamb cutlet.Play03:38Nov 25, 2021
Boston Globe reporter Dan Shaughnessy reflects on covering Larry Bird, '80's CelticsCeltics players called Shaughnessy "Scoop." They both respected — and resented — how the younger reporter called it like it was. Play11:01Nov 22, 2021
'All That She Carried' tells the story of generations of Black women and the love that binds themIt all started with a simple cotton bag. Play10:53Nov 16, 2021
'Black Food' gives a taste of the African Diaspora through food, essays, art and musicChef Bryant Terry is in the business of preserving Black American recipes and the stories behind them.Play11:07Nov 15, 2021
Author Louise Erdrich's 'The Sentence' follows a haunting during a momentous yearLouise Erdrich writes about a haunting at a Native American bookstore in Minneapolis in 2020.Play11:03Nov 9, 2021
Journalist Porter Fox goes to the coldest places on Earth to explore climate change"The Last Winter" documents retreating snow and ice around the planet.Play10:48Nov 9, 2021
Deep dive into the NRA reveals corruption, in-fighting, decline under reign of Wayne LapierreThe book takes a look into the three-decade-long reign of Wayne Lapierre.Play11:03Nov 5, 2021
Author Celeste Headlee explains 'Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism' in new bookCeleste Headlee shares tips for starting important conversations about race. Play09:45Nov 3, 2021
Get spooked by these scary stories recommended by NPR Books' Petra MayerIt's that time of year when a lot of us are looking for a thrill — a good scary story just in time for Halloween. Here are five ghastly recommendations....Play08:25Oct 29, 2021
'A Shot To Save the World' chronicles the race for a COVID-19 vaccineThis time last year, there was no coronavirus vaccine.Play10:34Oct 27, 2021
Author Elizabeth Strout explores marriage, memory and class in 'Oh William!'In the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's new book, readers follow protagonist Lucy Barton as she reconsiders all that she thought she knew about her ex-husband and their marriage. Play09:26Oct 19, 2021
All-refugee cooking company shares culture and home through love of foodNearly six years ago, Manal Kahi realized that she couldn't find hummus "like her grandmother's" in New York — and that refugees were the perfect people to cook food from...Play11:07Oct 19, 2021
