
About this episode
Every season brings its share of books to look forward to, and this spring is no different. Host Gilbert Cruz is joined by Book Review editor Joumana Khatib to talk about a dozen or so titles that sound interesting in the months ahead.
Books discussed on this episode:
"Dream Count," by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"Sunrise on the Reaping," by Suzanne Collins
"The Buffalo Hunter Hunter," by Stephen Graham Jones
"Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools," by Mary Annette Pember
"Great Big Beautiful Life," by Emily Henry
"John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs," by Ian Leslie
"Yoko: A Biography," by David Sheff
"Searches," by Vauhini Vara
"Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America," by Michael Luo
"Rabbit Moon," by Jennifer Haigh
"Mark Twain," by Ron Chernow
"Authority," by Andrea Long Chu
"Spent," by Alison Bechdel
"Fish Tales," by Nettie Jones
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