Novels

Michael (Pierre Png) and Astrid (Gemma Chan)
Media
How to get beyond a tourist fantasy of Singapore
People dressed as Albert Einstein
Books
This novelist riffs off the fact that Albert Einstein was a ‘true outsider’
Ohio in 2016, Poetry in Brooklyn, and Hitler as Comedy
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Ohio in 2016, Poetry in Brooklyn, and Hitler as Comedy
Full Episode
Sergei Dovlatov in 1980
Arts, Culture & Media
A Russian writer who wrote about the absurdity of life now has a street in Queens named after him
Lolita Bosch is behind the website Nuestra Aparente Rendición (NAR), which puts a face to the victims of cartel-related violence in Mexico. Bosch, from Spain, has lived in Mexico for the past 20 years.
Conflict & Justice
Volunteers put a human face on Mexico’s drug violence
Lolita Bosch is behind the website Nuestra Aparente Rendición (NAR), which puts a face to the victims of cartel-related violence in Mexico. Bosch, from Spain, has lived in Mexico for the past 20 years.
Conflict & Justice
Volunteers put a human face on Mexico’s drug violence
Oyeyemi book Boy, Snow, Bird
Arts, Culture & Media
Helen Oyeyemi rewrites Snow White as a tale about race and identity in America
Oyeyemi book Boy, Snow, Bird
Arts, Culture & Media
Helen Oyeyemi rewrites Snow White as a tale about race and identity in America
Arts, Culture & Media
Peruvian-born, American-bred author tells stories through the lens of his native land
Ann Morgan reading
Arts, Culture & Media
One reader, 197 books, one year to finish them all