Navigating Mother’s Day while motherless
Under the Radar speaks with author Kate Spencer and grief expert Jen Noonan about the difficulties of observing Mother’s Day when one’s mother or maternal figure has died.
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The 25-hour Moby Dick Marathon sails on in New Bedford
Every winter, thousands of fans descend on the New Bedford Whaling Museum to hear the novel out loud. -
Brad Meltzer’s latest ‘high-octane’ thriller is a personal search for closure
“The Viper” is the third book in the New York Times bestselling author’s “Zig & Nola” series. -
‘Kings and Pawns’ unearths story of conflict between Black icons Robinson and Robeson
Howard Bryant's newest book focuses on how Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson became opposing voices amid the anti-communist fervor of the 20th century. -
250 years later, Jane Austen’s work still resonates with fans around the world
Harvard professor Deidre Shauna Lynch told GBH's Under the Radar that Austen's lasting legacy is partly because her books transcend beyond the era and geography in which they were written. -
Unbound Pages: Banned-book clubs unite readers and activists of all ages
We speak with three founders of banned-book clubs about why they decided to create reader groups to encourage the freedom to read in their communities. -
Turtle Books fills a children’s bookstore void in Brookline Village
Turtle Books prepares to open its brand new bookstore on Washington Street, three short years after The Children’s Bookshop nearby closed its doors for good. -
‘The Wilderness’ centers often-overlooked joys and struggles of Black millennial women
Angela Flournoy's new novel centers on the lives and friendships of four Black millennial women. -
New novel brings readers to the US-Mexico border to glimpse at the American Dream
Rudy Ruiz’s latest novel, “The Border Between Us,” includes autobiographical details of growing up on the border in the 1970s. -
On Batman Day, a celebration of the man behind the Caped Crusader's archnemesis
Samuel Garza Bernstein is the author of the new biography, "Cesar Romero: The Joker is Wild". -
Generational tension is at the heart of Liza Tully’s new murder mystery novel
"The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistance" is a cozy contemporary whodunnit in the style of Agatha Christie.
