Dark, Light, & In Between: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 41
Welcome to The Librarian Is In, The New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.
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We're swinging from heavy, major, important nonfiction to the frothiest and most delightful YA romance this week.
Gwen forgot to use this meme as her non-book recommendation. It is the best meme ever.
What We're Reading Now
The Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism:
- This year's winner: Dark Money: the the Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer
- NYPL's interview with Mayer on our "other" podcast
- More info about the award and its 30th anniversary
- One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment by Mei Fong
Photo by Stephen Voss.
The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria by Janine di Giovanni, and the podcast interview with her
The Upside of Unrequited and Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens’ Agenda by Becky Albertalli
You should seriously consider reading this book. Yes, you.
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