Book ExcerptHere & Now's bookshelf, which includes excerpts of books that we cover on our show.In new book, TikTok star CrossCultureKev shares 'The Way of Chai'Kevin Wilson has become a TikTok star through his videos about making chai.Resume09:35Nov 27, 2023'Black AF History' centers Black history in the story of AmericaAuthor and political commentator Michael Harriot re-tells the story of America from the perspective and experiences of Black people — casting well-known historical narratives in an entirely new light.Resume10:52Nov 17, 2023Learn to make 'The Cookie That Changed' Nancy Silverton's life and more in her new bookCan a cookie change your life? Well, according to award-winning chef and restaurateur Nancy Silverton, the answer is an unequivocal yes.Resume09:26Nov 15, 2023'The Upstairs Delicatessen' tells of Dwight Garner's lifelong love of reading and eatingThe New York Times literary critic takes readers on a journey through his food and book-obsessed childhood, infusing it along the way with the words of the great writers who...Resume10:55Nov 13, 2023In 'The Core of an Onion' Mark Kurlansky peels back the layers of the ubiquitous alliumThe book looks at onion history, fun facts and recipes.Resume09:29Nov 9, 2023AdvertisementNational Book Award finalist 'Fire Weather' explores the links between fire and our warming planetClimate change is shaping fires present and future.Resume10:57Nov 6, 2023New book 'Romney' charts Mitt Romney's path from presidential candidate to party pariahThe book offers a profile of the senator and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney done with Romney's full cooperation.Resume11:00Nov 3, 2023In 'Familia,' Emmy-nominated chef Marcela Valladolid shares her take on Mexican dishesThe cookbook arose out of an online cooking class that Marcela and her sister Carina gave during the pandemic.Resume09:35Oct 25, 2023'Say My Name' picture book explores the importance of saying names correctlyNames reveal so much of ourselves: cultural and generational ties, tradition and power.Resume10:41Oct 24, 2023Joy as resistance: Meet Youth Poet Laureate Salome AgbarojiThe Harvard freshman says amid disheartening moments, she finds joy, celebration and laughter are among the greatest forms of resistance.Resume09:20Oct 23, 2023Ruth E. Carter has been costuming Black history for decadesThe legendary costume designer won Oscars for her designs on "Black Panther" and "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."Resume10:51Oct 23, 2023Vauhini Vara's 'This is Salvaged' explores womanhood, art as social activismVauhini Vara's debut novel “The Immortal King Rao” is a Pulitzer-Prize finalist this year.Resume09:38Oct 16, 2023How the 'Hillbilly Highway' transformed labor politics and remade the white working classAuthor Max Fraser's new book traces the largely untold story of the 20th-century migration of white southerners to the industrial Midwest.Resume08:45Oct 13, 2023'World Central Kitchen Cookbook' details recipes chef Jose Andres makes to feed people in crisisAll proceeds go to support World Central Kitchen's emergency response efforts.Resume07:00Oct 13, 2023With 'Time's Echo' Boston Globe classical music critic Jeremy Eichler explores the music of memoryIn his book, Jeremy Eichler examines works by Strauss, Schoenberg, Britten, and Shostakovich.Resume11:06Oct 13, 2023In 'Of Time and Turtles,' best-selling author Sy Montgomery dives deep into turtle rescueMontgomery writes about her work volunteering with a turtle rescue organization.Resume09:37Oct 10, 2023What Earth's past can teach us about climate change and our futureWhen we talk about climate change, we usually talk about the future, like how much sea level and temperatures are expected to rise.Resume10:46Oct 6, 2023'The Caretaker' novel draws from author Ron Rash's own memories, family history"The Caretaker" is Ron Rash's first book in a decade.Resume09:34Oct 5, 2023Psychologist Carol Gilligan revises revolutionary 'different voice' work to include 'human voice'In the 1960s, people believed that males made decisions based on justice, whereas women made theirs based on emotions and sensitivity. Those qualities were not valued.Resume10:58Oct 4, 2023‘Starling House’ Gothic fantasy novel depicts a fictional coal town’s real-life horrors, dark pastIn Eden, Kentucky, the air is thick with dust. The dying coal town is the fictional setting of Alix E. Harrow’s “Starling House.”Resume05:37Oct 3, 2023Next Page
In new book, TikTok star CrossCultureKev shares 'The Way of Chai'Kevin Wilson has become a TikTok star through his videos about making chai.Resume09:35Nov 27, 2023
'Black AF History' centers Black history in the story of AmericaAuthor and political commentator Michael Harriot re-tells the story of America from the perspective and experiences of Black people — casting well-known historical narratives in an entirely new light.Resume10:52Nov 17, 2023
Learn to make 'The Cookie That Changed' Nancy Silverton's life and more in her new bookCan a cookie change your life? Well, according to award-winning chef and restaurateur Nancy Silverton, the answer is an unequivocal yes.Resume09:26Nov 15, 2023
'The Upstairs Delicatessen' tells of Dwight Garner's lifelong love of reading and eatingThe New York Times literary critic takes readers on a journey through his food and book-obsessed childhood, infusing it along the way with the words of the great writers who...Resume10:55Nov 13, 2023
In 'The Core of an Onion' Mark Kurlansky peels back the layers of the ubiquitous alliumThe book looks at onion history, fun facts and recipes.Resume09:29Nov 9, 2023
National Book Award finalist 'Fire Weather' explores the links between fire and our warming planetClimate change is shaping fires present and future.Resume10:57Nov 6, 2023
New book 'Romney' charts Mitt Romney's path from presidential candidate to party pariahThe book offers a profile of the senator and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney done with Romney's full cooperation.Resume11:00Nov 3, 2023
In 'Familia,' Emmy-nominated chef Marcela Valladolid shares her take on Mexican dishesThe cookbook arose out of an online cooking class that Marcela and her sister Carina gave during the pandemic.Resume09:35Oct 25, 2023
'Say My Name' picture book explores the importance of saying names correctlyNames reveal so much of ourselves: cultural and generational ties, tradition and power.Resume10:41Oct 24, 2023
Joy as resistance: Meet Youth Poet Laureate Salome AgbarojiThe Harvard freshman says amid disheartening moments, she finds joy, celebration and laughter are among the greatest forms of resistance.Resume09:20Oct 23, 2023
Ruth E. Carter has been costuming Black history for decadesThe legendary costume designer won Oscars for her designs on "Black Panther" and "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."Resume10:51Oct 23, 2023
Vauhini Vara's 'This is Salvaged' explores womanhood, art as social activismVauhini Vara's debut novel “The Immortal King Rao” is a Pulitzer-Prize finalist this year.Resume09:38Oct 16, 2023
How the 'Hillbilly Highway' transformed labor politics and remade the white working classAuthor Max Fraser's new book traces the largely untold story of the 20th-century migration of white southerners to the industrial Midwest.Resume08:45Oct 13, 2023
'World Central Kitchen Cookbook' details recipes chef Jose Andres makes to feed people in crisisAll proceeds go to support World Central Kitchen's emergency response efforts.Resume07:00Oct 13, 2023
With 'Time's Echo' Boston Globe classical music critic Jeremy Eichler explores the music of memoryIn his book, Jeremy Eichler examines works by Strauss, Schoenberg, Britten, and Shostakovich.Resume11:06Oct 13, 2023
In 'Of Time and Turtles,' best-selling author Sy Montgomery dives deep into turtle rescueMontgomery writes about her work volunteering with a turtle rescue organization.Resume09:37Oct 10, 2023
What Earth's past can teach us about climate change and our futureWhen we talk about climate change, we usually talk about the future, like how much sea level and temperatures are expected to rise.Resume10:46Oct 6, 2023
'The Caretaker' novel draws from author Ron Rash's own memories, family history"The Caretaker" is Ron Rash's first book in a decade.Resume09:34Oct 5, 2023
Psychologist Carol Gilligan revises revolutionary 'different voice' work to include 'human voice'In the 1960s, people believed that males made decisions based on justice, whereas women made theirs based on emotions and sensitivity. Those qualities were not valued.Resume10:58Oct 4, 2023
‘Starling House’ Gothic fantasy novel depicts a fictional coal town’s real-life horrors, dark pastIn Eden, Kentucky, the air is thick with dust. The dying coal town is the fictional setting of Alix E. Harrow’s “Starling House.”Resume05:37Oct 3, 2023
