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Author was struck by story of mixed-race orphans behind 'Keeper of Lost Children'

Keeper of Lost Children is the latest work of historical fiction by Sadeqa Johnson. The novel is told from three vantage points and follows the story of mixed-race children orphaned in Germany after WWII. At the heart of the novel is Ethel Gathers, a character based on a real-lif ...  Show more

A psychoanalyst and a priest share insights in 'Love's Labor' and 'Work in Progress'

New books by a psychoanalyst and a priest have something in common: They draw on the experience of holding other people’s stories. Stephen Grosz says his book, Love’s Labor, is a collection of “hard-won truths” he’s arrived at through sessions with his patients. In today’s episod ...  Show more

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