“A floundering second-generation teen growing up in Atlanta’s suburbs, Neil Narayan doesn’t have the same drive as everyone around him. His parents’ expectations for him are […]
Booktalk
Booktalk: Sam Turnbull’s “Fast Easy Cheap Vegan”
“I grew up in a family of foodies, chefs, butchers, and hunters (yes, it’s true). My household had a flock of chickens (both for eggs and […]
Booktalk: Journalist Sarah Maslin Nir’s Horse Crazy
“In the decade I’ve worked for the New York Times, I’ve reported from terrorist hot spots in West Africa, to wildfire ravaged California, and the globe. […]
Booktalk: New Yorker staffer John Colapinto’s This is the Voice
New Yorker staff writer John Colapinto is the author of five books and numerous science-linked articles. This is the Voice begins with a story about how […]
Booktalk: Afropolitan Taiye Selasi, author of “Ghana Must Go”
This debut novel opens up in West Africa with a death, and is a portrait of a modern family. Listen in for Taiye’s timely comments on […]
Booktalk: Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha’s “What The Eyes Don’t See”
Pediatrician and public health advocate Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of “What The Eyes Don’t See. A Story Of Crisis, Resistance, And Hope In An American City,” put […]
Booktalk: Boulder Bike Wizard Lennard Zinn
Boulder Bike Wizard Lennard Zinn and “The Haywire Heart: How Too Much Exercise Can Kill You, And What You Can Do To Protect Your Heart” Lennard, who […]
Booktalk: Will McGrath’s “Everything Lost is Found Again”
Will McGrath, author of Everything Lost is Found Again, tells the story of the twenty months he & his wife spent in Lesotho, a small high-altitude kingdom […]