#npr book of the day

Today on NPR’s Book of the Day – it’s football season so it’s a great time to revisit Keyshawn Johnson’s conversation with Morning Edition’s A Martinez about his new book The Forgotten First, all about trailblazing Black football players. (Your faithful editor is D.C. born and raised, so this is a good, but painful read.) Check it out here!

– Petra (who still hasn’t forgiven her mom for throwing out her kid-size Art Monk jersey 35 years ago)

Hello hello hello! Today on our shiny new Book of the Day pod, we’re featuring a conversation for everyone who truly loves books and the enduring power of stories (that’s all of us, right??) – Anthony Doerr and Scott Simon talking about his new book Cloud Cuckoo Land, which turns on a fictional text (also called “Cloud Cuckoo Land”) from a real-life ancient Greek writer that has endured through the centuries.

– Petra