Book ExcerptHere & Now's bookshelf, which includes excerpts of books that we cover on our show.In 'Mad Love' cookbook, chef Devan Rajkumar shares a world of flavorsIn the book, Rajkumar shares recipes that draw upon his Guyanese, Caribbean, West Indian heritage, his South Asian ancestry and his world travels.Resume09:47Jul 1, 2024'The Connection Cure' explores social prescriptions to improve mental and physical healthThe book tells stories of doctors around the world who prescribe referrals for activities such as biking and fishing clubs, museum visits and volunteering as a way to improve physical...Resume09:36Jun 25, 2024'Us, After' memoir tackles suicide, grief and learning to love life againWhen Rachel Zimmerman's husband Seth died by suicide in 2014, she had more questions than answers.Resume10:55Jun 24, 2024'The Great River' explores the history and future of the Mississippi RiverThe book tells of the Indigenous people who lived alongside the Mississippi River to the present-day restoration efforts that could return the river and its wetlands to a more natural...Resume09:47Jun 21, 2024Celebrating late jazz icon Duke Ellington on his 125th birthdayIt's been 50 years since Duke Ellington's death.Resume11:11Jun 18, 2024AdvertisementJoni Mitchell biography 'Traveling' tracks a journey that changed popular musicThe Canadian singer — an only child born on the prairies — reinvented herself repeatedly, famously singing “I’m on a lonely road, and I am traveling, traveling, traveling, looking for...Resume10:54Jun 11, 2024'Ultraviolet' tackles the challenge of being a tween boy in the 21st centuryYoung Adult author Aida Salazar set out to find books to help her tween son understand himself and the world he was growing up in but found her options nearly...Resume09:41Jun 10, 2024'Amrikan' cookbook adapts Indian recipes and flavors for American palates and pantriesFood writer Khushbu Shah incorporates American ingredients like Bisquick into Indian recipes and uses Indian spices in traditional American dishes like macaroni and cheese.Resume09:39Jun 5, 2024In 'Egyptian Made,' author Leslie T. Chang profiles struggles of garment workers“Made in Egypt" — those three words increasingly appear on our clothing tags. But behind those words are the dramatic — and sometimes tragic — stories of young Egyptian women...Resume09:40Jun 4, 2024'Hurdles in the Dark' tells of prevailing over obstacles both mental and physicalElvira K. Gonzales overcame her mother's abduction and a stay in juvenile detention to become a champion high school hurdler in Laredo, Texas. She tells her story in her new...Resume09:36Jun 4, 2024'A Haunted Girl' graphic novel explores mental illness through horrorOn the surface, the new graphic novel “A Haunted Girl” is the story of a teenage girl who has to fight giant supernatural monsters to save the world. But it’s...Resume09:36May 30, 2024Conservative Republican argues for bipartisanship on the environmentBenji Backer, author of "The Conservative Environmentalist," explains why he'd like to see Republicans and Democrats find common ground and work together on protecting the environment. Resume09:40May 30, 2024'Freeway fighters' want to remove urban highways and reclaim cities for people, not carsAmerica's Interstate Highway System cut through the hearts of many downtowns when it was built in the '50s and '60s, leaving a legacy of inequality and urban impoverishment.Resume09:35May 29, 2024'Lies and Weddings': 'Crazy Rich Asians' author Kevin Kwan is back with a new novelThe book centers around the family of an English earl and a former Hong Kong supermodel whose fortunes appear to depend on their son marrying money.Resume09:38May 22, 2024Luis A. Miranda Jr. details his 'Relentless' career in new memoirLuis Miranda Jr. has spent decades as an activist and advisor working in the administrations of New York City Mayors Ed Koch, David Dinkins and Rudy Giuliani.Resume09:38May 22, 2024'In My Time of Dying': A brush with death prompts an exploration of the afterlifeSebastian Junger has embedded with troops in Afghanistan. But his most dangerous moment came in 2020 when an aneurysm almost killed him.Resume09:39May 21, 2024In 'Soldiers and Kings' an anthropologist explores the lives of those who smuggle migrantsAnthropologist Jason De León spent seven years embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico.Resume11:00May 21, 2024'American Diva' explores lessons to take from divas past and presentThe book features great divas including Oscar winner Rita Moreno, singers Tina Turner and Celia Cruz, and tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.Resume09:45May 20, 2024In 'Chasing Hope,' columnist Nicholas Kristof details life as a reporterHe tells stories of his childhood, covering the 1989 student uprising in China's Tiananmen Square, the genocide in Darfur and the devastation that came to his hometown due to lack...Resume10:55May 20, 2024A non-verbal boy said 'Wow' at Boston Symphony Hall. Now, he’s the star of a kid's bookBecause the concert was recorded for broadcast on WCRB radio, the ‘wow’ went viral. Poet and author Todd Boss was among those who heard it, and he wrote a children’s...Resume08:56May 20, 2024Next Page
In 'Mad Love' cookbook, chef Devan Rajkumar shares a world of flavorsIn the book, Rajkumar shares recipes that draw upon his Guyanese, Caribbean, West Indian heritage, his South Asian ancestry and his world travels.Resume09:47Jul 1, 2024
'The Connection Cure' explores social prescriptions to improve mental and physical healthThe book tells stories of doctors around the world who prescribe referrals for activities such as biking and fishing clubs, museum visits and volunteering as a way to improve physical...Resume09:36Jun 25, 2024
'Us, After' memoir tackles suicide, grief and learning to love life againWhen Rachel Zimmerman's husband Seth died by suicide in 2014, she had more questions than answers.Resume10:55Jun 24, 2024
'The Great River' explores the history and future of the Mississippi RiverThe book tells of the Indigenous people who lived alongside the Mississippi River to the present-day restoration efforts that could return the river and its wetlands to a more natural...Resume09:47Jun 21, 2024
Celebrating late jazz icon Duke Ellington on his 125th birthdayIt's been 50 years since Duke Ellington's death.Resume11:11Jun 18, 2024
Joni Mitchell biography 'Traveling' tracks a journey that changed popular musicThe Canadian singer — an only child born on the prairies — reinvented herself repeatedly, famously singing “I’m on a lonely road, and I am traveling, traveling, traveling, looking for...Resume10:54Jun 11, 2024
'Ultraviolet' tackles the challenge of being a tween boy in the 21st centuryYoung Adult author Aida Salazar set out to find books to help her tween son understand himself and the world he was growing up in but found her options nearly...Resume09:41Jun 10, 2024
'Amrikan' cookbook adapts Indian recipes and flavors for American palates and pantriesFood writer Khushbu Shah incorporates American ingredients like Bisquick into Indian recipes and uses Indian spices in traditional American dishes like macaroni and cheese.Resume09:39Jun 5, 2024
In 'Egyptian Made,' author Leslie T. Chang profiles struggles of garment workers“Made in Egypt" — those three words increasingly appear on our clothing tags. But behind those words are the dramatic — and sometimes tragic — stories of young Egyptian women...Resume09:40Jun 4, 2024
'Hurdles in the Dark' tells of prevailing over obstacles both mental and physicalElvira K. Gonzales overcame her mother's abduction and a stay in juvenile detention to become a champion high school hurdler in Laredo, Texas. She tells her story in her new...Resume09:36Jun 4, 2024
'A Haunted Girl' graphic novel explores mental illness through horrorOn the surface, the new graphic novel “A Haunted Girl” is the story of a teenage girl who has to fight giant supernatural monsters to save the world. But it’s...Resume09:36May 30, 2024
Conservative Republican argues for bipartisanship on the environmentBenji Backer, author of "The Conservative Environmentalist," explains why he'd like to see Republicans and Democrats find common ground and work together on protecting the environment. Resume09:40May 30, 2024
'Freeway fighters' want to remove urban highways and reclaim cities for people, not carsAmerica's Interstate Highway System cut through the hearts of many downtowns when it was built in the '50s and '60s, leaving a legacy of inequality and urban impoverishment.Resume09:35May 29, 2024
'Lies and Weddings': 'Crazy Rich Asians' author Kevin Kwan is back with a new novelThe book centers around the family of an English earl and a former Hong Kong supermodel whose fortunes appear to depend on their son marrying money.Resume09:38May 22, 2024
Luis A. Miranda Jr. details his 'Relentless' career in new memoirLuis Miranda Jr. has spent decades as an activist and advisor working in the administrations of New York City Mayors Ed Koch, David Dinkins and Rudy Giuliani.Resume09:38May 22, 2024
'In My Time of Dying': A brush with death prompts an exploration of the afterlifeSebastian Junger has embedded with troops in Afghanistan. But his most dangerous moment came in 2020 when an aneurysm almost killed him.Resume09:39May 21, 2024
In 'Soldiers and Kings' an anthropologist explores the lives of those who smuggle migrantsAnthropologist Jason De León spent seven years embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico.Resume11:00May 21, 2024
'American Diva' explores lessons to take from divas past and presentThe book features great divas including Oscar winner Rita Moreno, singers Tina Turner and Celia Cruz, and tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.Resume09:45May 20, 2024
In 'Chasing Hope,' columnist Nicholas Kristof details life as a reporterHe tells stories of his childhood, covering the 1989 student uprising in China's Tiananmen Square, the genocide in Darfur and the devastation that came to his hometown due to lack...Resume10:55May 20, 2024
A non-verbal boy said 'Wow' at Boston Symphony Hall. Now, he’s the star of a kid's bookBecause the concert was recorded for broadcast on WCRB radio, the ‘wow’ went viral. Poet and author Todd Boss was among those who heard it, and he wrote a children’s...Resume08:56May 20, 2024