Memoirist Putsata Reang talks about the 'complicated love' for America, Cambodia, and Ma This is the KUOW Book Club, and we just finished reading "Ma and Me" by Putsata Reang. Katie Campbell Play AudioListen 31 mins
'Tilt' is the story of an epic journey following a catastrophic quake NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Emma Pattee. Her debut novel, Tilt, is about a devastating earthquake in the Pacific Northwest, and one pregnant woman's quest to get back home after it. Elena Burnett Sarah Handel Mary Louise Kelly Play AudioListen 8 mins
A glimpse into the newly opened archive of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne The New York Public Library's Joan Didion archive opens March 26. Here's what you'll find inside. Ana Perez Adriana Gallardo Play AudioListen 3 mins
Why Amanda Knox returns to Italy — and how she talks with her daughter about injustice Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in an Italian prison for a murder she didn't commit. After her exoneration, she reached out to the man who prosecuted her case. Knox's new memoir is Free. Tonya Mosley
Sigrid Nunez's 'The Friend' tells a story of friendship and despair Nunez's 2018 novel won the National Book Award. It's now a film, starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, about a woman who inherits a dog after her friend's suicide. Originally broadcast in 2019. Terry Gross Play AudioListen 38 mins
What's the KUOW Book Club reading in April? In partnership with the Seattle Public Library, the KUOW Book Club will read "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" this month. Katie Campbell
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff. Andrew Limbong
A decade after 'The Really Big One,' this author imagines the devastation of the major quake Emma Pattee's novel "Tilt" follows a woman who is 37-weeks pregnant when the Big One hits. Worse yet, the woman, Annie, is 37-weeks pregnant and at IKEA. Katie Campbell
Here are some of the nonfiction books we're looking forward to reading this spring Andrew Limbong of the NPR Books team shares the nonfiction books he's most looking forward to reading this spring. Leila Fadel Andrew Limbong Play AudioListen 4 mins
Lucy Caldwell discusses her latest novel, 'These Days' NPR's Scott Simon talks to Lucy Caldwell about her novel, "These Days." It's set during the days - and nights - of the Belfast Blitz, when Germany bombed the Irish city during WWII. Scott Simon Play AudioListen 8 mins
