NBN Book of the Day
The "NBN Book of the Day" features the most timely and interesting author interviews from the New Books Network delivered to you every weekday.
1501
Paul Howe, "Teen Spirit: How Adolescence Transf...
According to Paul Howe, we're all teenagers now....
70 min
1502
Why are Blacks Democrats?: An Interview with Is...
80-90% of African Americans are Democrats. Why is that? The answers are surprising...
51 min
1503
Ian Haney López, "Merge Left: Fusing Race and C...
Can the Left win elections? Yes, says Ian Haney López...
71 min
1504
Joel Miller, "Memoir of a Roadie: Axl Said I ma...
Joel Miller was a roadie for big rock bands. He has some good stories...
59 min
1505
Boel Berner, "Strange Blood: The Rise and Fall ...
In the mid-1870s, the experimental therapy of lamb blood transfusion spread like an epidemic across Europe and the USA...
56 min
1506
Chris Heffer, "All Bullshit and Lies?: Insincer...
All untruth is either bullshit or lies. Not so, says Chris Heffer. There are others...
59 min
1507
Stephen Wall, "Reluctant European: Britain and ...
Britain has left the EU. Why? Stephen Wall explains...
37 min
1508
Hannah L. Walker, "Mobilized by Injustice: Crim...
The American criminal justice system is not very fair. What to do?
44 min
1509
Eric Weiner, "The Geography of Genius: Lessons ...
What is genius? Well, it's a 'right place, right time' kinda thing...
37 min
1510
Jeremy England, "Every Life is on Fire: How The...
How did life begin? Jeremy England has a convincing theory...
96 min
1511
Lea David, "The Past Can't Heal Us: The Dangers...
It's good to remember the past, right? Well, it depends, says Lea David...
64 min
1512
Frans de Waal, "Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotion...
Your pets have a rich emotional lives. So listen up...
56 min
1513
Michele Goodwin, "Policing the Womb: Invisible ...
Has the US criminalized motherhood? Yes, says Michele Goodwin...
60 min
1514
Laura Briggs, "Taking Children: A History of Am...
Over the past two centuries, the US has taken hundreds of thousands of children away from their parents,..
75 min
1515
Gene Ludwig, "The Vanishing American Dream" (Di...
What's the state of the "American Dream?" Not good, says Gene Ludwig...
49 min
1516
G. Smulewicz-Zucker and M. Thompson, "An Inher...
You hear a lot about Democratic Socialism. But how would it work?
82 min
1517
Jennifer Cobbina, "Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Why t...
How have the BLM protests changed America?
53 min
1518
Rachel M. Gillum, "Muslims in a Post-9/11 Ameri...
What's it like to be a Muslim in post-9/11 America? Rachel Gillum tried to find out...
33 min
1519
Diana Greene Foster, "The Turnaway Study: Ten Y...
What happens when a woman seeking an abortion is turned away?
63 min
1520
Christopher Robertson, "Exposed: Why Our Health...
Americans have bad health insurance. What to do?
48 min
1521
Alexander Keyssar, "Why Do We Still Have the El...
49 min
1522
Ben Burgis, "Give Them an Argument: Logic for t...
You're going to argue with a conservative. How do you do it? The author explains...
102 min
1523
M. Ramirez and D. Peterson, "Ignored Racism: Wh...
What do American Whites think of Latinos? It's complicated, say the authors...
55 min
1524
R. Pollin and N. Chomsky, "Climate Crisis and t...
Defeat global warming AND save the economy? Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin have a plan...
43 min
1525
Postscript: A Discussion of Race, Anger and Cit...
Race now drives American politics. What does this mean for the future of American democracy?
77 min