Book ExcerptHere & Now's bookshelf, which includes excerpts of books that we cover on our show.In 'Deadly Rise of Anti-Science,' vaccine researcher Peter Hotez sounds the alarm on science denialFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently told constituents under 65 not to take the new COVID-19 vaccines, despite CDC and FDA recommendations that everyone older than 6 months get the shots....Resume10:54Sep 19, 2023Oprah Book Club pick 'Wellness' by author Nathan Hill explores the nature of loveThe novel looks at truth and art through the prism of one couple.Resume09:45Sep 19, 2023'The Autumn Ghost' tells of innovation that saved lives during polio epidemicThe battle against the polio epidemic in the 1950s sparked a revolution in medical care. It led to the invention of the ventilator.Resume09:18Sep 18, 2023'Whole Mama Yoga' book encourages moms to lean on the practice throughout parentingThe duality of emotions that comes with every stage of motherhood can be tough. Sometimes, it helps to simply breathe in and out.Resume08:56Sep 11, 2023'Others Were Emeralds' novel recalls an immigrant-hostile AustraliaAuthor Lang Leav's new book is set in Australia in the 1990s and centers around a group of teens who are the children of refugees who fled the Khmer Rouge.Resume09:36Sep 5, 2023Advertisement'The Mike File' details the discovery of a family member lost to institutionalizationFor decades, families would often institutionalize relatives experiencing mental illness.Resume09:41Aug 30, 2023'Daughter of the Dragon' reclaims Anna May Wong's storyAuthor Yunte Huang talks about anti-Chinese xenophobia, sexism and ageism toward women in Hollywood and the U.S.Resume09:45Aug 29, 2023'This is Wildfire' book explores our relationship with wildfireThe book tackles how fires begin and spread, how a hotter climate amplifies the risk and whether we’re managing these risks the right way.Resume10:47Aug 28, 2023'Middle School Superpowers' book helps parents navigate the often-tough middle school yearsThe book gives tips, strategies and anecdotes for parents of middle schoolers.Resume10:47Aug 21, 2023'The Border Simulator' poetry book explores encounters at U.S.-Mexico borderEnglish and Spanish versions of the poems are side by side in the book.Resume10:58Aug 17, 2023'Defiant Dreams' memoir tells of Afghan woman who risked everything to get an education"Defiant Dreams" tells the story of a young Afghan woman who grew up in Kandahar and studied English and math secretly. She became a quantum computing researcher at Tufts University...Resume11:02Aug 15, 2023'A Child's Introduction to Hip-Hop' teaches kids the rich cultural history of the genreThe book takes middle school readers on a journey through 50 years of music history.Resume10:35Aug 10, 2023Sonali Kolhatkar's new book promotes 'Rising Up' to change narratives about raceIn "Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice," she explores the narratives about race that we encounter in the news media, where they came from, and how...Resume05:48Aug 3, 2023In 'I Will Greet the Sun Again,' Khashayar J. Khabushani explores racial and sexual identityThe debut novel centers on K., a young Iranian-American boy living in Los Angeles.Resume09:36Aug 3, 2023'Loot' explores issues of colonialism, art and plunder in 18th-century India and EuropeThe novel follows the fortunes of Abbas, a young wood carver in 18th-century Mysore, India, as the sultanate falls to British forces.Resume09:40Aug 1, 2023Romance and revenge: 'Immortal Longings' is a bloody reimagining of Shakespearean tragedyChloe Gong’s adult fantasy debut “Immortal Longings” is a knife at your back. It’s a story full of bloodshed and betrayal. And as you turn the pages, you’ll quickly learn...New books — one fiction, one fact — tell same story of poverty, desperation and society's complicity"Such Kindness" by Andre Dubus tells the story of a one-time building contractor whose injuries launch a spiral of bills, addictions, depression and shame. And Matthew Desmond's "Poverty, by America"...Resume10:48Jul 13, 2023'The Heat Will Kill You First': How extreme heat will change the worldHeat is the most direct and perhaps most deadly effect of climate change.Resume09:19Jul 3, 2023'50 Pies, 50 States' is a baking ode to America's ingredients and peopleStacey Mei Yan Fong created a wild Alaskan salmon and halibut pie for Alaska, and prickly pear and apple for Arizona. For New Jersey, there's a one-of-a-kind Jersey breakfast sandwich...Resume09:39Jun 29, 2023'In Other Words, Leadership' chronicles a year of letters between Maine's governor and constituentMaine Gov. Janet Mills had been in office only a year when the pandemic struck. Amid the chaos, a mother named Shirah Knapp sent her a letter of support —...Resume10:45Jun 29, 2023Next Page
In 'Deadly Rise of Anti-Science,' vaccine researcher Peter Hotez sounds the alarm on science denialFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently told constituents under 65 not to take the new COVID-19 vaccines, despite CDC and FDA recommendations that everyone older than 6 months get the shots....Resume10:54Sep 19, 2023
Oprah Book Club pick 'Wellness' by author Nathan Hill explores the nature of loveThe novel looks at truth and art through the prism of one couple.Resume09:45Sep 19, 2023
'The Autumn Ghost' tells of innovation that saved lives during polio epidemicThe battle against the polio epidemic in the 1950s sparked a revolution in medical care. It led to the invention of the ventilator.Resume09:18Sep 18, 2023
'Whole Mama Yoga' book encourages moms to lean on the practice throughout parentingThe duality of emotions that comes with every stage of motherhood can be tough. Sometimes, it helps to simply breathe in and out.Resume08:56Sep 11, 2023
'Others Were Emeralds' novel recalls an immigrant-hostile AustraliaAuthor Lang Leav's new book is set in Australia in the 1990s and centers around a group of teens who are the children of refugees who fled the Khmer Rouge.Resume09:36Sep 5, 2023
'The Mike File' details the discovery of a family member lost to institutionalizationFor decades, families would often institutionalize relatives experiencing mental illness.Resume09:41Aug 30, 2023
'Daughter of the Dragon' reclaims Anna May Wong's storyAuthor Yunte Huang talks about anti-Chinese xenophobia, sexism and ageism toward women in Hollywood and the U.S.Resume09:45Aug 29, 2023
'This is Wildfire' book explores our relationship with wildfireThe book tackles how fires begin and spread, how a hotter climate amplifies the risk and whether we’re managing these risks the right way.Resume10:47Aug 28, 2023
'Middle School Superpowers' book helps parents navigate the often-tough middle school yearsThe book gives tips, strategies and anecdotes for parents of middle schoolers.Resume10:47Aug 21, 2023
'The Border Simulator' poetry book explores encounters at U.S.-Mexico borderEnglish and Spanish versions of the poems are side by side in the book.Resume10:58Aug 17, 2023
'Defiant Dreams' memoir tells of Afghan woman who risked everything to get an education"Defiant Dreams" tells the story of a young Afghan woman who grew up in Kandahar and studied English and math secretly. She became a quantum computing researcher at Tufts University...Resume11:02Aug 15, 2023
'A Child's Introduction to Hip-Hop' teaches kids the rich cultural history of the genreThe book takes middle school readers on a journey through 50 years of music history.Resume10:35Aug 10, 2023
Sonali Kolhatkar's new book promotes 'Rising Up' to change narratives about raceIn "Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice," she explores the narratives about race that we encounter in the news media, where they came from, and how...Resume05:48Aug 3, 2023
In 'I Will Greet the Sun Again,' Khashayar J. Khabushani explores racial and sexual identityThe debut novel centers on K., a young Iranian-American boy living in Los Angeles.Resume09:36Aug 3, 2023
'Loot' explores issues of colonialism, art and plunder in 18th-century India and EuropeThe novel follows the fortunes of Abbas, a young wood carver in 18th-century Mysore, India, as the sultanate falls to British forces.Resume09:40Aug 1, 2023
Romance and revenge: 'Immortal Longings' is a bloody reimagining of Shakespearean tragedyChloe Gong’s adult fantasy debut “Immortal Longings” is a knife at your back. It’s a story full of bloodshed and betrayal. And as you turn the pages, you’ll quickly learn...
New books — one fiction, one fact — tell same story of poverty, desperation and society's complicity"Such Kindness" by Andre Dubus tells the story of a one-time building contractor whose injuries launch a spiral of bills, addictions, depression and shame. And Matthew Desmond's "Poverty, by America"...Resume10:48Jul 13, 2023
'The Heat Will Kill You First': How extreme heat will change the worldHeat is the most direct and perhaps most deadly effect of climate change.Resume09:19Jul 3, 2023
'50 Pies, 50 States' is a baking ode to America's ingredients and peopleStacey Mei Yan Fong created a wild Alaskan salmon and halibut pie for Alaska, and prickly pear and apple for Arizona. For New Jersey, there's a one-of-a-kind Jersey breakfast sandwich...Resume09:39Jun 29, 2023
'In Other Words, Leadership' chronicles a year of letters between Maine's governor and constituentMaine Gov. Janet Mills had been in office only a year when the pandemic struck. Amid the chaos, a mother named Shirah Knapp sent her a letter of support —...Resume10:45Jun 29, 2023