eaemerhiDavid Copperfield's new book opens a window into the world of magicverified_publisherNPRNPR's A Martínez speaks with illusionist David Copperfield about his book: History of Magic. It includes photos of magic artifacts and stories of the magicians who used them. AMARTÍNEZ, HOST: Illusionist David Copperfield's museum of magic is somewhere on the outskirts of Las Vegas. It's only open to …
eaemerhiInspired by 'The Decameron,' these poems are a modern pandemic time capsuleverified_publisherNPR - Jeevika VermaA lot of us know what it felt like being stuck inside during the pandemic: We were bored, and almost always on the internet. Writer Leigh Stein's new book of poems is a sort of time capsule that captures this experience. "I'm someone who has always pushed back against the idea that the internet is …
eaemerhiThree Women Wait Every Day For Their Unknown Husbands In The 'China Room'verified_publisherNPRNPR's Scott Simon speaks with novelist Sunjeev Sahota about his new book, "China Room." SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's a photograph on the final page of Sunjeev Sahota's new novel "China Room," which we'll ask the author about. The narrator for much of the story is an 18-year-old Briton, urban and …
eaemerhi'Bring Your Baggage And Don't Pack Light' Collects Hilarious Essays On Midlifeverified_publisherNPRScott Simon speaks with author Helen Ellis about her new collection of essays about midlife, "Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light." SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Helen Ellis has written a book of laugh-out-loud essays about hot flashes, neck threading, downsizing, wrinkle pumping, stomach bile injections …
eaemerhiHow Do You Help Girls Thrive In School? There's A Surprising Answerverified_publisherNPR - Joanne LuYou'd think the best way to get girls to succeed in school would be to design programs specifically for them — offer them mental health support or free menstrual pads. But that's not necessarily the case, according to a new study, published in May in the journal World Bank Economic Review. …
