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Where We Read is a monthly newsletter for book lovers and the literary curious alike, curated by the Where We Live team. Listen back to author interviews from Where We Live and other talk shows. Learn what we’re reading, find suggestions for your book list, and more.
This February, we’re highlighting authors and artists to honor Black history, and celebrate the creativity and lived experiences shaping our communities today.
Author Interviews
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Cindy Ord/Getty Images North AmericaMartin's new book, “Work in Progress,” chronicles his early life, odd jobs and formative years in Connecticut. -
Sean HemmerleBefore becoming a Jesuit priest, the Rev. James Martin was a dishwasher, a golf caddy and even worked in Connecticut at General Electric.
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Where We Live gathered listeners for coffee and bookish conversation and this is the epic list of Fall reads they shared with us.
Other Bookish News & Conversations
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Taíno culture has roots in Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica and other ancestral homes throughout the Caribbean. -
Hoen is the author and narrator of "Before I Forget," a novel following "Cricket," a 25-year-old woman navigating her quarter-life-crisis and caring for her father who's dying of Alzheimer's. -
Krystal Marquis talks about her bestselling book series 'The Davenports.' The Davenports are based on a real family, and the book offers a portrait of Black wealth that is often left out of history. -
Kamilah Cole’s “An Arcane Inheritance” is told through the lens of a female lead, who is Black, queer and an immigrant, on the campus of a fictional Ivy League school in Hartford.
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NPR | Books We Love
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The cookbook reveals the secret recipes for a dozen of her scones, as well as recipes for cakes, breads, cookies, muffins and more. -
Lucille Miller was convicted of killing her husband in 1965. Now her daughter Debra reflects on her own traumatic childhood and its lingering effects in The Most Wonderful Terrible Person. -
The book details stories of American heroines who helped change the course of U.S. history. -
The author of a new children’s book about Nowruz, or Persian New Year, is heartbroken over the number of young people killed in the Iran war. But, she’s still celebrating the holiday in their honor.
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