Jacqueline Winspear’s This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing reveals the hardships and joys of her family history. At once shockingly frank and deftly restrained, her story tackles the difficult, poignant, and fascinating family accounts of three generations – her grandparents, her parents, and she and her brother. She’s sharing even more as she speaks […]
In Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern Rock, journalist and media historian Michael Ray FitzGerald brings eyewitness detail to his in-depth story of how the River City became the breeding ground for acts such as The Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. He’s joined by legendary Florida radio DJ Glenn Richards, known for giving airtime […]
Natasha Trethewey's Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir is the gut-wrenching story of a daughter reckoning with the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather, and the intimate story of a poet coming into her own in the wake of a tragedy. The author is joined by decorated poet, playwright, and […]
In On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey, Paul Theroux drives the entire length of the U.S.-Mexico border, goes deep into the hinterland, and travels the back roads of Chiapas and Oaxaca, looking to uncover the layered world behind the screaming headlines. Stopping to talk with border town residents, Zapotec mill workers in the […]
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III is the definitive biography of the White House chief of staff and secretary of state, the indispensable go-to for four presidents when the world still looked at the head of the United States as a global leader. Husband-and-wife authors Peter Baker […]
Behind the Kingdom's Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is a rare look within the walls of one of the world's most secretive countries by Susanne Koelbl, a veteran journalist who lived there. Victor McFarland’s Oil Powers: A History of the U.S. Saudi Alliance examines the deep ties binding […]
The stories we pass down provide an important snapshot of life in a certain place, in a certain time. They become our history, and they are the lessons we are to learn from. These stories are even more than that – they are true accounts and firsthand experiences from people who witnessed some of the […]
Ben Katchor's keen cartoonist eye for curious connections and attention to detail are highlighted in his latest graphic history. In The Dairy Restaurant, Katchor packs a dense cultural and culinary account into an entertaining read by deftly employing his sly sense of humor, wit, and charcoal palette-drawings. The Dairy Restaurant serves up a loving chronicle […]
In partnership with Portland Book Festival and Miami’s Overtown Book Festival. It is long past time to recognize Black excellence in the culinary world the same way it has been celebrated in the worlds of music, sports, literature, film, and the arts. Black cooks and creators have led American culture forward with indelible contributions of […]
Join writer, editor, educator, and social commentator Roxane Gay, author of the New York Times-bestselling essay collection Bad Feminist and the novel An Untamed State, for what’s sure to be an insightful and sharply focused discussion of her work, cultural touch points and personal views. She’s speaking with award-winning journalist and LGBTQ advocate Channing Gerard […]
In Find the Helpers: What 9/11 and Parkland Taught Me About Recovery, Purpose, and Hope, Fred Guttenberg writes of his journey since his daughter Jaime's murder in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting of 2018 in Parkland, Florida, and how he has been able to get through the absolute worst of times, thanks in no small […]
Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina documents activist Sandy Rosenthal's battle to find the culprits in the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans and to unravel the cover-up that looked to protect them. She’s joined by Austin, Texas-based NPR correspondent John Burnett, whose special reporting includes covering the attacks on 9/11, […]