Two nonfiction books... that just won Pulitze...

It’s been 30 years since Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass arrived on U.S. shores. The award-winning British fantasy classic tells the story of Lyra, a precocious and rebellious pre-adolescent girl who is abandoned to be raised as an orphan at Oxford University. Lyra’s world is ...  Show more

For Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon, their bond of mutual understanding evolved from a place of tremendous pain. Both men saw members of their family killed by the other side before, or during, the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, prompting them to trek through the Holy Land ...  Show more

<span>Margaret Atwood joins </span>Kevin Young<span><span> </span>to read “</span>A Stranger<span>,” by Saeed Jones, and her own poem “</span ...

Eliza Griswold joins Kevin Young to discuss her poetry sequence "First Person," featured on<span> </span>newyorker.com. Griswold is a po ...

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Lauren Groff about her book, Matrix, which is out now from Riverhead Books. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodr ...  Show more

<div>Award-winning British-Turkish novelist and 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlisted author Elif Shafak reveals the five books that have shaped her life and career.

Elif has published 19 books, 12 of which are novels, including The Island of Missing Trees, ...  Show more