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'Russ & Daughters' cookbook documents a century-old New York City establishment

Russ & Daughters opened in 1914 and is one of the last remaining “appetizing stores” in New York City. The shop – which the owners say is not a deli – is famous for its bagels and lox, among other classic Jewish foods. Now, the Russ family is out with a cookbook that includes his ...  Show more

 . 12min 59sec

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'Russ & Daughters' cookbook documents a century-old New York City establishment

Russ & Daughters opened in 1914 and is one of the last remaining “appetizing stores” in New York City. The shop – which the owners say is not a deli – is famous for its bagels and lox, among other classic Jewish foods. Now, the Russ family is out with a cookbook that includes his ...  Show more

 . 12min 59sec
Susan Choi’s 'Flashlight' is about an alternate-universe version of her own family

As 2025 comes to a close, we're revisiting interviews with this year's nominees and winners of some of the biggest prizes in literature. Last up: A 10-year-old girl, Louisa, is later found on a beach in Japan – and her father has disappeared. She and her mother are left on their ...  Show more

 . 7min 22sec
'Feeding Ghosts' is a graphic memoir grappling with generational trauma

As 2025 comes to a close, we're revisiting interviews with this year's nominees and winners of some of the biggest prizes in literature. Tessa Hulls’ grandmother, Sun Yi, was a dissident journalist in Shanghai who faced intense political persecution during the Chinese Communist R ...  Show more

 . 10min 35sec
In ‘A Guardian and a Thief,’ a mother’s love for her family threatens her own morals

As 2025 comes to a close, we're revisiting interviews with this year's nominees and winners of some of the biggest prizes in literature. Megha Majumdar’s novel A Guardian and a Thief, a finalist for the 2025 National Book Award, takes place in a near-future Kolkata struck by clim ...  Show more

 . 10min 44sec
A new novel from Karen Russell is a sprawling story set during the Dust Bowl

As 2025 comes to a close, we're revisiting interviews with this year's nominees and winners of some of the biggest prizes in literature. Karen Russell’s novel The Antidote is set during the Dust Bowl – a period when poor farming practices and drought led to a wave of severe and d ...  Show more

 . 7min 36sec