The battle for book of the summer Now that Labor Day has come and gone, Here & Now's go-to book expert Traci Thomas gives her candidates for the book of the summer as well as her favorite summer read.
What's the KUOW Book Club reading in September? KUOW's book club will read "Fledgling" by Octavia Butler this month. Katie Campbell
'I Just Keep Talking' is a refreshing and wide-ranging essay collection Scholar, historian, artist and raconteur Nell Irvin Painter is the author of The History of White People and Old in Art School. Her latest book is an insightful addition to her canon. Martha Anne Toll
In 'The Museum of Failures,' an Indian-American ad executive uncovers family secrets The novel comes out in paperback on Sept. 10.
'Locker Room Talk' details a woman's fight to report from MLB locker rooms In 1978, Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke fought for — and won — the right to report from Major League Baseball locker rooms.
These Alaska moms couldn’t find a Yup’ik children’s book. So they made one themselves Yup’ik is the most spoken Native language in Alaska, but finding Yup’ik books for young children can be almost impossible. These moms created their own – and now they’re fielding nearly 1,000 orders. Julie Depenbrock
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shares the poem she's kept in every one of her offices The first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court says Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Ladder of Saint Augustine," has been a guiding principle. Jackson's new memoir is Lovely One. Tonya Mosley
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's journey to the Supreme Court NPR's Juana Summers talks with Associate Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson about her new book, Lovely One, which traces her journey to the high court. Juana Summers
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson opens up on family NPR's Juana Summers talks with Associate Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson about her knew book, Lovely One, and the lessons she learned from family. Juana Summers
'Idlewild' helped author James Frankie Thomas discover his own transgender identity Workshopping the book at the Iowa Writer's Workshop revealed to Thomas the transgender nature of one of his characters as well as himself.
