Books
Princeton’s comic book exhibit spotlights superheroes of civil rights movement
From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King Jr. to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, comics illustrate the fight for equality.
6 years ago
Listen 4:49In soul food cookbook, chef Carla Hall celebrates black culinary heritage
Carla Hall grew up eating soul food since before she could speak.
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Harry who? Chestnut Hill Witches and Wizards fest carries on without its famous namesake
Chestnut Hill's popular fall festival celebrating the world of Harry Potter lost its name, but not its following.
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A wizard who must not be named reflects on his years as Hogwarts headmaster
For Walt Maguire, dressing as the festival’s Dumbledore was a serious endeavor — one that required him to begin his preparation at 5 a.m.
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Now read this: ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’
The Free Library of Philadelphia has selected Jesmyn Ward's "Sing, Unburied, Sing" for next year's One Book, One Philadelphia reading program.
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Casey Gerald’s “There Will Be No Miracles”
Air Date: October 8, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56How the Myers-Briggs personality test began in a mother’s living room lab
Briggs was just 14 years old when she went to college, and ended up graduating first in her class.
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Gary Shteyngart and lessons from the recession
Air Date: September 17, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56‘Rush’: The other Founding Father from Philadelphia named Benjamin
Benjamin Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also a bold abolitionist, an advocate for public education and a prolific writer.
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New book reveals Philadelphia Eagles coach’s personal playbook
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson.
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Listen 5:34Scientists are ‘Spying On Whales’ to learn how they eat, talk and … walked?
"We live in the golden age of whale science."
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‘Barracoon’ spurs a long-overdue conversation about last known slave-ship survivor
"Barracoon: The Story of the Last 'Black Cargo,'" one of the only surviving first-person accounts of the transatlantic slave trade, was published in May.
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Zora Neale Hurston’s “Barracoon”
Air Date: July 31, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Poignant, personal, painful: To editor, this book is not just history
“Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo,’” immediately landed on the New York Times bestselling list.
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