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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
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Lindsay Chervinsky’s new book ‘Making the Presidency’ teaches us about the past and present

Lindsay Chervinsky’s new book ‘Making the Presidency’ teaches us about the past and present

Historian Lindsay Chervinsky’s new book, “Making the Presidency,” is a profile of John Adams. But it’s also an instructive examination of how the presidency has evolved to become what it is today.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Fabienne Josaphat’s ‘Kingdom of No Tomorrow’ explores gender equality in the Black Panthers

Fabienne Josaphat’s ‘Kingdom of No Tomorrow’ explores gender equality in the Black Panthers

In her new novel, “Kingdom of No Tomorrow,” Fabienne Josaphat sets a love story in the middle of the Black Panthers uprising to explore the passion and price of activism.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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In her new memoir, Sarah Hoover offers an unflinching take on the first year of motherhood

In her new memoir, Sarah Hoover offers an unflinching take on the first year of motherhood

Sarah Hoover holds nothing back in her memoir, “The Motherload,” which grapples with the rage and disassociation she felt after the birth of her first child.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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On the brink of the inauguration, historians reflect on America's trajectory

On the brink of the inauguration, historians reflect on America's trajectory

As Inauguration Day approaches, we ask historians who’ve written books about America’s past reflect on America’s future. Does this moment have a parallel, or are we truly in unprecedented times?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Why some college students aren’t reading books

Why some college students aren’t reading books

Last fall, The Atlantic triggered a national conversation about students and reading when they published an article about elite college students who don’t read books. On this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, host Kerri Miller talk with writers who’ve also taught college literature classes about what they are seeing.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Christopher Bollen unleashes ‘Havoc’ with his new thriller

Christopher Bollen unleashes ‘Havoc’ with his new thriller

Is 81-year-old Maggie Burkhardt on a mission or mercy? Or is her meddling a sign of something more sinister? And what happens when she meets her match in the the form of a demented eight-year-old boy? Christopher Bollen’s deliciously tense “Havoc” lets it all unspool.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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