NPRScience Fiction 'To Hold Up The Sky' Asks A Simple Question: What If ... ? verified_publisherNPR - Jason SheehanCixin Liu's To Hold Up The Sky is a 1974 Chevy van with icy moons and swirling nebulae painted on the side that you saw for sale by the side of the road in a snowstorm. It is a copy of Heavy Metal you...
NPRFreedom of Speech New Book Examines How The First Amendment Sits At The Forefront In An Election Year verified_publisherNPR - Michel MartinThe First Amendment — and its protection of free speech — may be the best-known and, possibly, the most cherished of the amendments to the U.S. Constitution. But there is also a long-running battle over...
NPRAlicia Garza Black Lives Matter Co-Founder On Her New Book, 'The Purpose of Power' verified_publisherNPR - Michel MartinAlicia Garza was an activist and organizer for more than a decade back in 2013 when her social media posts — along with the hashtag drafted and shared by her fellow activists Patrisse Cullors and Opal...
NPRWriting Yes, There's Conflict — But No One's The Bad Guy In 'Memorial' verified_publisherNPR - Scott SimonA lot is going on with Benson and Mike. They have explosive sex, but are not quite sure they get along, or where they're going. Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant in Houston. Benson...
NPRCulture A New Picture Book Reminds Black Sons: You Are 'Every Good Thing' verified_publisherNPR - Samantha BalabanThe kids in I Am Every Good Thing are compared to the best things: moonbeams on brand new snow, the center of a cinnamon roll, a perfect paper airplane that glides for blocks. When Derrick Barnes first...
