This week, best-selling author Russell Shorto never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: “You’re a writer―what are you gonna do about the story?” The result is Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob. (more…)
Terry Tempest Williams is renowned for her singular body of literature on the environment and our experiences of home. Her new book “Erosion: Essays...
When Chloe Dalton, a city-dwelling professional with a high-pressure job, finds a newly born hare - endangered, alone and no bigger than her palm...
On this week’s Book Show, Ibram X. Kendi discusses his book How To Be An Antiracist. Kendi is the founding director of the Antiracist...