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The power of historical nonfiction: "Let me tell you what happened right on this spot a long time ago"

The power of historical nonfiction: “Let me tell you what happened right on this spot a long time ago”

A weekly roundup of some favorite things, for your reading and listening pleasure
December 1, 2017
5(ish) Questions: Bridget Huber and “The Living Disappeared” of Argentina

5(ish) Questions: Bridget Huber and “The Living Disappeared” of Argentina

The California Sunday piece unpacks loss and resilience in the aftermath of the country's military dictatorship through the story of one family
November 30, 2017
Matthew Pearl and "Into the Shadows" (Filed under: You can't make this stuff up)

Matthew Pearl and “Into the Shadows” (Filed under: You can’t make this stuff up)

The historical novelist talks about his Boston Globe Magazine yarn and how he answered the question, "Who were America's first detectives?"
November 28, 2017
This American Afterlife: Aaron Mahnke and the spooky podcast (and TV show) "Lore"

This American Afterlife: Aaron Mahnke and the spooky podcast (and TV show) “Lore”

The creator of the hugely popular true-life scary stories talks about his love for the supernatural and getting listeners to follow him down dark tunnels
October 31, 2017
5(ish) Questions: Ted Genoways and his year-long embed on a family farm

5(ish) Questions: Ted Genoways and his year-long embed on a family farm

In the book "This Blessed Earth," the writer and his wife, photographer Mary Anne Andrei, give voice to the Americans who provide the food we eat
October 19, 2017
Journalist Dena Takruri on being millennial, Arab American and a woman on camera

Journalist Dena Takruri on being millennial, Arab American and a woman on camera

The presenter for Al Jazeera digital video news outlet AJ+ says her background makes her determined to give voice to the voiceless
October 17, 2017
Ellen Barry and "How to Get Away with Murder in Small-Town India"

Ellen Barry and “How to Get Away with Murder in Small-Town India”

The New York Times foreign correspondent talks about her sensational last story from India, in which she uses first person to unparalleled effect
October 3, 2017
5(ish) Questions: Texas journalist Krys Boyd and the art of the radio interview

5(ish) Questions: Texas journalist Krys Boyd and the art of the radio interview

The longtime host of "Think" talks about preparing for her daily show, and how radio is a form of oral storytelling -- "I think it’s stronger than ever"
September 26, 2017
Notable Narrative: The Cincinnati Enquirer's stunning “Seven Days of Heroin”

Notable Narrative: The Cincinnati Enquirer’s stunning “Seven Days of Heroin”

A writer and editor talk about wrangling 60 staffers and a deluge of copy -- and creating a riveting portrait of the human face of the opioid epidemic
September 25, 2017
The late Alex Tizon and "My Family's Slave": his first memory, and his last byline

The late Alex Tizon and “My Family’s Slave”: his first memory, and his last byline

The Atlantic story, published just weeks after his death, drew a firestorm of criticism; a Pulitzer winner and friend examines the craft, and the loss
September 5, 2017