This week – National Book Festival, plus Gen Z’s relationship with romance books, and Japanese lit in translation.
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So tomorrow -- Saturday, September 3 -- is the National Book Festival, held each year in D.C. This year, NPR is working with the organizers to bring you some exciting discussions with authors. TV critic Eric Deggans moderates a discussion with authors Linda Villarosa, who wrote Under the Skin, and Robert Samuels, author of His Name Is George – focused on systemic racism.
Meanwhile. Code Switch’s B.A. Parker chats with Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Goliath, and Leslye Penelope, The Monsters We Defy, about people and places in fiction.
Louder than a Riot host and NPR music reporter Sidney Madden talks with Danyel Smith about Shine Bright, a history of Black women in pop.
And politics reporter Danielle Kurtzleben talks with Rebecca Miller about her new short story collection Total.
If you’re looking for something new to read, check out our piece on how Gen Z is helping push romance books to the top of the bestseller lists.
And take a moment to explore some new lit from Japan, as more and more great reads from that country are being translated into English.
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You’ll find so many more NPR interviews with authors on our Book of the Day podcast, too. So take a listen and let it inspire your next book pick! You can find us here.
Enjoy the weekend!
Meghan Collins Sullivan
NPR Books
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