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including Looking for Lorraine, which is a biography of the playwright Lorraine Hansberry, and Breathe, A Letter to My Sons.

Maureen Corrigan reviews Mothers and Sons, the new novel by Adam Hazlitt ... says Hazlitt's new novel, Mothers and Sons, will likely be another contender for all the glittering prizes.

Here is her review. Dreary do-gooders. A mother who runs a women's retreat center in Vermont. A 40-year-old son who represents asylum seekers and lives alone in a studio apartment in Brooklyn where the air is redolent of depression and earnestness.

His latest novel, Mothers and Sons, is too beautifully written to pass over. Too smart about how secrets feed on time, perversely taking up more room in our lives as the years go by.

Mothers and Sons is an intricate, compelling novel about the power of stories, and especially about the need to let go of those stories that keep people stuck.

He's also the author of the books Hitmakers and On Work, Money, Meaning, Identity.

He's also the author of the books Hitmakers and On Work, Money, Meaning, Identity.

His new book, Abundance, coauthored with Ezra Klein, comes out in March.

I've been reading Perfect Quiet.

My guest today, scholar Imani Perry, does that with her new book, Black and Blues, How a Color Tells the Story of My People.

Our guest today is scholar and award-winning author Imani Perry, who has written a new book, Black and Blues, How a Color Tells the Story of My People.

My guest today is scholar and author Imani Perry. And we're talking about her new book, Black in Blues, How a Color Tells the Story of My People.

Imani Perry's new book is Black and Blues, How a Color Tells the Story of My People.

Her new book is called Black and Blues, How a Color Tells the Story of My People.

Zeke Fox's book is Number Go Up, Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall.

We are speaking with Zeke Fox. He's an investigative reporter for Bloomberg. His book is Number Go Up, Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall.

Bloomberg reporter Zeke Fox his book Number Go Up is a gripping account of some of the colorful scams and characters in the world of cryptocurrency.

Also joining me is Princeton African American studies professor and religion scholar Eddie Glott Jr., who has authored several books, most recently, We Are the Leaders We Have Been Waiting For.

His new memoir is called Aflame.

His memoir is titled, A Flame, Learning from Silence. A Flame is about the flame of passion and commitment in the monastic life, even for visitors on a retreat like him.

His new memoir is called Aflame, Learning from Silence. We'll hear more of their conversation after a short break.

His previous book, The Half-Known Life, In Search of Paradise, found him traveling around the world to discover what different cultures and religions perceive as paradise.

The Half-Known Life was an earlier book about his travels and his encounters with various spiritual traditions.

Pagan Kennedy's book, The Secret History of the Rape Kid, A True Crime Story, sheds light on Marty Goddard's contributions and explores the broader issue of gender discrimination and the treatment of sexual assault victims.

Pagan Kennedy, welcome to Fresh Air, and thank you for this book. It really is a fascinating read.

Our guest today is investigative journalist Pagan Kennedy. We're talking about her new book, The Secret History of the Rape Kit, A True Crime Story.

we're talking about her new book, The Secret History of the Rape Kid, which is about the untold story of Marty Goddard, the woman who created a way for law enforcement to investigate rape and sexual assault.

His memoir is titled A Flame, Learning from Silence. A Flame is about the flame of passion and commitment in the monastic life, even for visitors on a retreat like him, and it's about the destructive, deadly flames of fire.

His new memoir, reflecting on his retreats in a Benedictine monastery and on the wildfire flames that have threatened the monastery and burned down his family home, is called A Flame, Learning from Silence.

Pico Ayer's new memoir is called Aflame, Learning from Silence.

His previous book, The Half-Known Life, In Search of Paradise, found him traveling around the world to discover what different cultures and religions perceive as paradise.

Last April, Sanger published his fourth book, one which offers a framework for understanding the challenges the United States faces in an increasingly dangerous and volatile world. It's called New Cold Wars, China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West.

His latest book published last April is New Cold Wars, China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West. A paperback edition will be coming out later this spring.

His book published last April is New Cold Wars, China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West. A new paperback edition will be out this spring.

His latest book, New Cold Wars, China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West, comes out in paperback this spring.

Her new film, The Room Next Door, is adapted from the 2020 novel, What Are You Going Through?, by Sigrid Nunes.

She spoke to Terry Gross on the occasion of the publication of her memoir, A Freewheel in Time, a memoir of Greenwich Village in the 60s.

In Dylan's biographical book, Chronicles Volume 1, he writes about you in the end of the book.