'Last Seen': After slavery, family members placed ads looking for loved ones Formerly enslaved people would placed ads in newspapers hoping to find lost children, parents, spouses and siblings. Historian Judith Giesberg tells the stories of some of those families in a new book. Maureen Corrigan
Food becomes a means of recovery for one young Seattle author in 'Feasts of Good Fortune' This is the KUOW Book Club, and we just finished reading — and cooking along with — "Feasts of Good Fortune" by Hsiao-Ching Chou and her daughter Meilee Chou Riddle. Katie Campbell
Novel 'Dream State' explores the rhythms and limits of male friendships In the new novel "Dream State," the bond between two college buddies gets tested when one marries the other’s fiancé.
'Jesus Wept' author chronicles the debates roiling the Catholic church Philip Shenon talks about the past seven popes, and how efforts to reform the Church with the Second Vatican Council led to power struggles and doctrinal debates that lasted for decades. Dave Davies
After a tragic accident, a widow faces a lifetime of what-ifs Live Fast won France's top literary prize in 2022. Brigitte Giraud's haunting book revisits the death of her husband in a motorcycle crash 20-odd years earlier. John Powers
In 'Jane Austen's Bookshelf,' read about the women writers who shaped the novelist Rare book collector Rebecca Romney takes us behind the archives that led to "Jane Austen's Bookshelf," a new book about the women writers who shaped Austen. Adriana Gallardo
Rich Benjamin reflects on a family fractured by a military coup in 'Talk to Me' Benjamin's grandfather, a labor leader, was appointed president of Haiti in '57, but was overthrown after 19 days in office. He talks about his family's resilience and the lasting effects of the coup. Terry Gross
First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later Malinda Russell's A Domestic Cookbook was first published in 1866. It contains least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne – and remedies for toothaches. Neda Ulaby
New novel asks: How much can a male friendship take? Eric Puchner's new novel, Dream State, was just named the latest Oprah book club pick. It's about a love triangle that tests the decades-long friendship of two college friends. Andrew Limbong
Tony Horwitz's widow Geraldine Brooks writes a beautiful memoir of grief Horwitz died suddenly in 2019 while on a book tour. In Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks grieves her husband — and also reflects on the life she might have lived had they not met. Maureen Corrigan
