Book ExcerptHere & Now's bookshelf, which includes excerpts of books that we cover on our show.Nature And The Coronavirus: As Humans Continue Lockdown, Wildlife Creeps Back InWe look at the pandemic from the animal kingdom's point of view.Play47:08Apr 29, 2020The Wolf Runt Who Rose To Alpha-Male Status In YellowstoneThe remarkable story of Wolf 8, the nervy runt who became the alpha male of the pack in Yellowstone National Park.Play46:52Mar 11, 2020Advertisement In 'Imperfect Union,' Steve Inskeep Traces The History Of America's First Celebrity Political CoupleNPR’s Steve Inskeep tells the story of one of America’s first celebrity political couples and their impact on history in his new book "Imperfect Union."Play47:05Feb 10, 2020The Complicated History Of The Classic Neo-Noir Film 'Chinatown'A new book examines the 1974 film "Chinatown" and the colorful, complicated and compromised Hollywood figures who made the troubling classic.Play47:16Feb 7, 2020Michael Lind On The Rise Of PopulismMichael Lind argues the rise of populism has been caused by the decline of religious and civic institutions and the rise of managerial elites. He's with us. Play46:37Feb 3, 2020How Modern Medicine Has Changed Premature Birth CareJournalist and mother Sarah DiGregorio joins us to discuss her new book, “Early,” a deeply personal study of premature birth in the United States.Play46:55Jan 28, 2020Exploring The 'Uncanny Valley' Of Tech Startup CultureA new memoir reveals an unsavory depiction of tech startup culture. We’ll examine how the public’s view of Big Tech is changing. Play46:33Jan 24, 2020Hope And Crisis On The 'Tightrope' Of Working-Class AmericaOne-quarter of Nick Kristof’s high school class died prematurely. The New York Times columnist went back to his hometown to find out why.Play46:44Jan 14, 2020How We Lie To Ourselves Online: Exploring Self-Delusion With Jia TolentinoNew Yorker writer Jia Tolentino explores modern culture through her experience as a millennial, and how social media shapes identity.Play46:37Jan 1, 2020Beyond 'The Canterbury Tales,' Geoffrey Chaucer's Life In LondonBefore "The Canterbury Tales," Geoffrey Chaucer was a teenage fashion plate, prisoner of war, a traveler. We dig into a new biography.Play47:35Dec 31, 2019Rich Lowry Presents His 'Case For Nationalism'Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review, says, "Nationalism shouldn’t be a dirty word." And he blames the right and the left for smearing the term’s true meaning.Play46:30Dec 30, 2019ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Shares Her Story Of 'Life After Suicide'The national suicide epidemic hits home for ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton. Her new book is "Life After Suicide."Play46:30Dec 27, 2019Tegan And Sara Take It Back To Their Teens For New Album, MemoirThe musical duo Tegan and Sara return to high school. They join for a conversation about music — and growing up.Play47:20Dec 27, 2019Solutions For Economic Inequality From 2019 Nobel Prize WinnersTackling today’s trickiest global challenges with the winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee.Play47:06Dec 26, 2019A Culinary Journey Through 'The Food Of Sichuan'The secret sauce and spices of Sichuanese cooking. Get ready for a master class. Recipes included.Play47:07Dec 26, 2019Bestselling Crime Writer Walter Mosley Will Teach You How To Write A StoryA conversation with bestselling writer Walter Mosley about his hard-boiled character Easy Rawlins and a life in crime writing.Play46:45Dec 25, 2019In His 'Sortabiography,' Monty Python's Eric Idle Reflects On The Meaning Of LifeMonty Python’s Eric Idle is still "Always Looking on the Bright Side of Life." He’s out with a "sortabiography" and joins us.Play47:34Dec 25, 2019There's No Such Thing As An Ordinary Day, Gene Weingarten ArguesThe extraordinary story of one ordinary day in America. So much happens in just 24 hours. Play46:44Dec 20, 2019Allow Us To Reintroduce Jay-Z: Rapper, Advocate, Poet And HustlerJay-Z at 50. We look at his evolution as a cultural icon.Play47:29Dec 17, 2019With 'In The Dream House,' Carmen Maria Machado Distills Relationship TraumaAcclaimed writer Carmen Maria Machado. Her memoir explores the gray areas of an abusive relationship, and the confusion of falling from soaring happiness to emotional pain.Play46:37Dec 16, 2019Next Page
Nature And The Coronavirus: As Humans Continue Lockdown, Wildlife Creeps Back InWe look at the pandemic from the animal kingdom's point of view.Play47:08Apr 29, 2020
The Wolf Runt Who Rose To Alpha-Male Status In YellowstoneThe remarkable story of Wolf 8, the nervy runt who became the alpha male of the pack in Yellowstone National Park.Play46:52Mar 11, 2020
In 'Imperfect Union,' Steve Inskeep Traces The History Of America's First Celebrity Political CoupleNPR’s Steve Inskeep tells the story of one of America’s first celebrity political couples and their impact on history in his new book "Imperfect Union."Play47:05Feb 10, 2020
The Complicated History Of The Classic Neo-Noir Film 'Chinatown'A new book examines the 1974 film "Chinatown" and the colorful, complicated and compromised Hollywood figures who made the troubling classic.Play47:16Feb 7, 2020
Michael Lind On The Rise Of PopulismMichael Lind argues the rise of populism has been caused by the decline of religious and civic institutions and the rise of managerial elites. He's with us. Play46:37Feb 3, 2020
How Modern Medicine Has Changed Premature Birth CareJournalist and mother Sarah DiGregorio joins us to discuss her new book, “Early,” a deeply personal study of premature birth in the United States.Play46:55Jan 28, 2020
Exploring The 'Uncanny Valley' Of Tech Startup CultureA new memoir reveals an unsavory depiction of tech startup culture. We’ll examine how the public’s view of Big Tech is changing. Play46:33Jan 24, 2020
Hope And Crisis On The 'Tightrope' Of Working-Class AmericaOne-quarter of Nick Kristof’s high school class died prematurely. The New York Times columnist went back to his hometown to find out why.Play46:44Jan 14, 2020
How We Lie To Ourselves Online: Exploring Self-Delusion With Jia TolentinoNew Yorker writer Jia Tolentino explores modern culture through her experience as a millennial, and how social media shapes identity.Play46:37Jan 1, 2020
Beyond 'The Canterbury Tales,' Geoffrey Chaucer's Life In LondonBefore "The Canterbury Tales," Geoffrey Chaucer was a teenage fashion plate, prisoner of war, a traveler. We dig into a new biography.Play47:35Dec 31, 2019
Rich Lowry Presents His 'Case For Nationalism'Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review, says, "Nationalism shouldn’t be a dirty word." And he blames the right and the left for smearing the term’s true meaning.Play46:30Dec 30, 2019
ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Shares Her Story Of 'Life After Suicide'The national suicide epidemic hits home for ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton. Her new book is "Life After Suicide."Play46:30Dec 27, 2019
Tegan And Sara Take It Back To Their Teens For New Album, MemoirThe musical duo Tegan and Sara return to high school. They join for a conversation about music — and growing up.Play47:20Dec 27, 2019
Solutions For Economic Inequality From 2019 Nobel Prize WinnersTackling today’s trickiest global challenges with the winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee.Play47:06Dec 26, 2019
A Culinary Journey Through 'The Food Of Sichuan'The secret sauce and spices of Sichuanese cooking. Get ready for a master class. Recipes included.Play47:07Dec 26, 2019
Bestselling Crime Writer Walter Mosley Will Teach You How To Write A StoryA conversation with bestselling writer Walter Mosley about his hard-boiled character Easy Rawlins and a life in crime writing.Play46:45Dec 25, 2019
In His 'Sortabiography,' Monty Python's Eric Idle Reflects On The Meaning Of LifeMonty Python’s Eric Idle is still "Always Looking on the Bright Side of Life." He’s out with a "sortabiography" and joins us.Play47:34Dec 25, 2019
There's No Such Thing As An Ordinary Day, Gene Weingarten ArguesThe extraordinary story of one ordinary day in America. So much happens in just 24 hours. Play46:44Dec 20, 2019
Allow Us To Reintroduce Jay-Z: Rapper, Advocate, Poet And HustlerJay-Z at 50. We look at his evolution as a cultural icon.Play47:29Dec 17, 2019
With 'In The Dream House,' Carmen Maria Machado Distills Relationship TraumaAcclaimed writer Carmen Maria Machado. Her memoir explores the gray areas of an abusive relationship, and the confusion of falling from soaring happiness to emotional pain.Play46:37Dec 16, 2019
