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Books

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NPR
Community

How independent bookstores help in the fight against book banning and why it matters

An Atlanta store is one of hundreds of independent booksellers across the country celebrating the freedom to read as schools, libraries, and more face attempts to ban books.

4 years ago

The Rosenbach’s 1813 edition of Pride and Prejudice. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

200 years after the ‘Pride and Prejudice’ American edition was published, The Rosenbach kicks off series exploring novel

The first American edition of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ was published in Philly. Almost 200 years later, The Rosenbach dives into the novel.

4 years ago

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Shelves of books and artwork for sale is visible in a bookstore.
Community
Billy Penn

In advance of the Latin American Book Festival, where to find Spanish-language books in Philly

Whether you’re a native speaker or just starting to learn, you can get good reads all over the city.

4 years ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson's latest book,
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Cosmic perspectives with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson writes, "Objective truths of science are not founded in belief systems. They are not established by the authority of leaders or the power of persuasion."

Air Date: September 20, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
Covers of three books are visible against a purple background.
NPR
Education

New report finds a coordinated rise in attempted book bans

According to PEN America, a growing number of local political and advocacy groups have focused their attacks on books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and characters of color.

4 years ago

Chef and historian Michael W. Twitty on the cover of his new book, 'Koshersoul' (Courtesy of The Weitzman)
Community
Billy Penn

Renowned culinary scholar Michael Twitty on how food helps you ‘understand why you exist’

The Black, Jewish, and Southern queer chef will sign copies of “Koshersoul” after a talk at the Weitzman.

4 years ago

Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be Silenced is published by Viking Books.
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Bonus Interview: Laurie Halse Anderson on #MeToo and ‘Shout’

Laurie Halse Anderson's memoir, Shout, is a vulnerable and powerful reflection on our society failing victims, and a love letter to survivors of sexual assault.

Air Date: September 17, 2022 7:00 am

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'Shy' by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green is published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

NY Times theater critic Jesse Green talks about the life, talent, accomplishments and authentic conversations with Mary Rodgers captured in her new memoir, 'Shy.'

Air Date: September 13, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
A horse makes a plunge into a six-foot pool of water on the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/ Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Bonus Interview: Steel Pier and The Last ‘Diving Horse’

From the Radio Times archive, we visit our interview about Atlantic City's Steel Pier, dangerous animal stunts and the last diving horse in America.

Air Date: September 10, 2022 6:00 am

Listen 49:13
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Arts & Entertainment

Ruby Bridges, desegregation trailblazer, writes kid’s book

“I Am Ruby Bridges” goes on sale Tuesday. It’s aimed at readers as young as 4 at a time when teaching the history of race in America has never been more difficult.

4 years ago

A white building with arches is visible on a street corner on a sunny day. Green trees are on the left and right side of the photo.
Community
Billy Penn

Still trying to fill hundreds of open positions, the Free Library has managed to expand service at over a dozen branches

Saturday hours could be on their way as early as this winter.

4 years ago

(Meghan Collins Sullivan/NPR)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Goodnight Moon has comforted kids at bedtime for 75 years

The book has lulled children around the world to sleep with its dreamy ritual of bidding "goodnight" to everything in the "great green room."

4 years ago

A woman in a purple shirt holds a stuffed owl in a classroom.
PlanPhilly
Education

Full-time tutors are coming to Philly schools to make reading more fun — and less like a chore

By the time kids reach the fourth grade, the function of reading shifts, and young students in Philadelphia are behind. A new nonprofit aims to bridge the gap.

4 years ago

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Moiya McTier is the author of The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy. (photo/Mindy Tucker)
Radio Times
Science

An autobiography of the Milky Way

A new book is written from the witty, sharp, sometimes self-indulgent perspective of our Milky Way galaxy, detailing what it's like to look down on tiny planet Earth.

Air Date: August 30, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
President Richard Nixon talks with correspondent Dan Rather before an interview at the White House in Washington, Jan. 2, 1972. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Bonus Interview: Dan Rather on ‘What Unites Us’

In his 2017 book, Dan Rather asks, “when did we accept a can’t-do spirit from so many of our national leaders?” We revisit our interview from the Radio Times archive.

Air Date: August 27, 2022 6:00 am

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