Ranked #1
Christian Cooper on what it means to be a Black man in the natural world
Christian Cooper on what it means to be a Black man in the natural world
Christian Cooper’s visibility as a lifelong birder exploded after a woman in Central Park refused to leash her dog and r... Read more
10 Aug 2023
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56mins
Ranked #2
Minnesota's supper clubs set the table for a delicious family drama
Minnesota's supper clubs set the table for a delicious family drama
J. Ryan Stradal knows supper club culture. Growing up in Hastings, Minn., his family milestones were marked by dressing ... Read more
4 Aug 2023
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51mins
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Ranked #3
Luis Urrea's new novel is inspired by his mother's wartime experiences
Luis Urrea's new novel is inspired by his mother's wartime experiences
Until writer Luis Alberto Urrea inherited his mother’s journals, he knew very little about what she’d seen and done in W... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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54mins
Ranked #4
In 'Shy,' a troubled teenage boy gets a last chance
In 'Shy,' a troubled teenage boy gets a last chance
Shy, the teenage boy at the heart of Max Porter’s latest novel, defies classification. He is moody and violent, traits w... Read more
21 Jul 2023
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1hr 1min
Ranked #5
'Of White Ashes' brings the WWII Japanese-American experience to life
'Of White Ashes' brings the WWII Japanese-American experience to life
When Ruby Ishimaru and her family are sent away from Hawaii to a mainland internment camp in 1942, Ruby packs her treasu... Read more
14 Jul 2023
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51mins
Ranked #6
Rachel Louise Snyder's memoir is as beautifully complex as her life.
Rachel Louise Snyder's memoir is as beautifully complex as her life.
“Cancer took my mother. But religion would take my life.”So writes journalist Rachel Louise Snyder in her new memoir, “W... Read more
7 Jul 2023
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #7
A historical swashbuckler from author David Grann
A historical swashbuckler from author David Grann
The latest book from journalist and bestselling author David Grann details the true story of a 1741 shipwreck that he be... Read more
30 Jun 2023
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53mins
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Women bootleggers in the time of Prohibition
Women bootleggers in the time of Prohibition
Editor’s note: This program was originally preempted by breaking news coverage. The post has been updated to reflect the... Read more
23 Jun 2023
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51mins
Ranked #9
What it really means to be all-American
What it really means to be all-American
Joe Milan Jr.’s debut novel, “The All-American,” is about immigration — but it’s not a story about what it means to leav... Read more
9 Jun 2023
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57mins
Ranked #10
Minnesota writer William Kent Krueger on the importance of place
Minnesota writer William Kent Krueger on the importance of place
Minnesota author William Kent Krueger has written 19 books that star his primary protagonist, private investigator Cork ... Read more
2 Jun 2023
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1hr 26mins