July 8, 2021
Join host Donna Apidone and environmental lawyer Abigail Dillen to discuss the national bestselling book — All We Can Save.
Chosen by Donna for its reflection on the Biden administration's fresh perspective on climate change and its appointments of women in critical environmental positions, All We Can Save illuminates the expertise of a diverse group of women leading the climate fight in the U.S.
In this book, you will find a mix of poetry, art and essays from women like Dillen summoning truth, courage and solutions for how we can rapidly, radically reshape society.
Purchase your book today.
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"A powerful read that fills one with, dare I say . . . hope?"
"The book is a feast of ideas and perspectives, setting a big table for the climate movement, declaring all are welcome. And that is a comforting — and much-needed — sentiment..."
It’s been 50 years since the Community of Writers’ first poetry workshop in the Sierra. In that time, hundreds of talented writers have visited the Olympic Valley of the Sierra Nevada to hone and share their craft. A new anthology honors that work.
Grace Talusan was sexually assaulted by a guest in her home. It began when she was a child and continued for seven years. As she grew up, Talusan discovered that writing about her experience in “The Body Papers” could help other people, too.
Lan Cao witnessed the horrors of war as a child in Vietnam. She found success as an adult in the U.S., but the years didn’t erase her trauma. Turns out, the one person who could empathize was her daughter, Harlan Van Cao.
Malcolm X is well-known as a leader of the Black Power movement of the 1960s. Journalist Les Payne and co-author Tamara Payne uncover new aspects to his personality in the book “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X.”
Nothing says Minnesota like beer. And pie. Both play prominently in J. Ryan Stradal’s latest novel, “The Lager Queen of Minnesota.” Two sisters and a granddaughter find their way through the brewing industry with equal parts laughter and tragedy.
CapRadio Reads authors and CapRadio staff members take a tip from Iceland’s Jolabokaflod to start a new tradition that celebrates books this stay-at-home holiday season.
Can you change a situation just by changing the narrative? Even if it is an age-old societal concern? Journalist Mary O'Hara says you can. In “The Shame Game” she urges us to change the way we talk to – and about – people who experience poverty.
From slave ships and shackles to freedom of travel, Black Americans have measured their independence by the distance they could safely travel. Dr. Gretchen Sorin’s new book “Driving While Black” explores this history.
When a friend disappears without a trace, you look for her, right? Ruchika Tomar’s award-winning novel, “A Prayer for Travelers,” explores the bonds of friendship and how far people will go in a coming-of-age tale set against the Nevada desert.
Lakshmi escapes her abusive marriage and builds a career. It’s India, 1955. Alka Joshi’s novel, “The Henna Artist,” captures the scenery of urban and country life, the privilege of the aristocracy and the challenges of a self-employed woman.
The Nazis were famous for raiding and ruining art collections throughout Europe during World War II. Some of the work was by little-known but prolific artists who documented the way of life they saw around them.
After almost 30 bestsellers, author John Lescroart can still dish up a surprise. In fact, his latest book features a new character.
Author Shanthi Sekaran has written a compelling and troubling story about immigration and motherly love. Her novel is called Lucky Boy. It’s about two women who love the same child.
In his book False Friend, author Andrew Grant asks his readers to explore a new way of understanding people.
The gender gap in WWII is the subject of the latest novel from New York Times Bestselling Author Meg Waite Clayton. Ahead of her visit for CapRadio Reads, she tells us a little more about her experiences and her latest novel.
In his debut novel, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, J. Ryan Stradal shows his knack for creating characters with Midwestern values, interwoven with the best recipes his homeland has to offer.
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June 23, 2021
Carrie Vaughn is a veteran science fiction and fantasy author who puts her years in the scene to good use in this rollicking tale about a high-tech fantasy theme park (think Westworld) gone wrong.
June 23, 2021
In a new book, The Radium Girls author Kate Moore follows the struggles of Elizabeth Packard who, locked up by her husband in 1860 for having opinions and voicing them, finds she's not the only one.
June 22, 2021
In 1944 an attack on a London Woolworths killed 168 people. In his new novel, Francis Spufford explores what "might have been" for five young casualties of war.
June 22, 2021
A Quantum Life is an important book to help understand the institutional hurdles that have kept science mostly white and male — and how the fire of inquiry can take root in a heart and lift it up.
June 22, 2021
Our famous Summer Reader Poll is back! It's been 10 years since our original sci-fi and fantasy poll, and the field has changed so much since then — so tell us about your favorite new reads!
