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2 days ago | 
nhpr.org | Emiko Tamagawa
Find a book excerpt here. Actor, producer and director Griffin Dunne‘s memoir “The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir” tells the story of the Dunne family and how they were devastated by the 1982 murder of his sister Dominique. The book is out in paperback next week. Here’s an excerpt from a conversation Dunne had with ‘s Emiko Tamagawa last June at WBUR’s Cityspace. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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2 days ago | 
wbur.org | Emiko Tamagawa
In 'The Friday Afternoon Club,' Griffin Dunne tells his family's storyThe cover of "The Friday Afternoon Club" beside author Griffin Dunne. (Courtesy)Find a book excerpt here. The book is out in paperback next week. Here's an excerpt from a conversation Dunne had with Here & Now's Emiko Tamagawa last June at WBUR's Cityspace. This segment airs on June 4, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.
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2 weeks ago | 
nhpr.org | Emiko Tamagawa |Scott Tong
Most family drama is juicy – think about the popularity of TV shows like “Succession” or “The Sopranos,” or the staying power of movies like 1998’s “The Parent Trap.”But family dynamics don’t just play out on the screen. They’ve long been fodder for novelists and non-fiction writers, too.
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1 month ago | 
wbur.org | Scott Tong |Emiko Tamagawa
In 1871, anti-Chinese sentiment led to a riot that killed 18 men and destroyed homes and businesses in Los Angeles.
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1 month ago | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | Deepa Fernandes |Emiko Tamagawa
Isabel Allende’s new book, “My Name is Emilia Del Valle,” is a historical romance set in the late 1800s about a young female journalist who goes to Chile to cover a brewing civil war. The book hits the shelves on May 6. Where did the idea for the novel come from? How did you cook up your protagonist, Emilia? “I started with the event, the civil war in Chile in 1891, and I wanted to tell it from a sort of outsider’s point of view, a narrator that was not in either side of the civil war.
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1 month ago | 
nhpr.org | Deepa Fernandes |Emiko Tamagawa
Isabel Allende’s new book, “My Name is Emilia Del Valle,” is a historical romance set in the late 1800s about a young female journalist who goes to Chile to cover a brewing civil war. The book hits the shelves on May 6. Where did the idea for the novel come from? How did you cook up your protagonist, Emilia? “I started with the event, the civil war in Chile in 1891, and I wanted to tell it from a sort of outsider’s point of view, a narrator that was not in either side of the civil war.
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1 month ago | 
wshu.org | Emiko Tamagawa |Scott Tong
You may have noticed, the news has been stressful recently: tariff talk, high grocery prices, political discord, etc. You may want to turn to a good book to give you some perspective. During these times, “The Stacks” podcast host and creator Traci Thomas is returning to the greats. “Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988-2000” by Lucille Clifton The poetry icon’s collection reminds Thomas that the world has faced moments like this before, she says.
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1 month ago | 
wfae.org | Emiko Tamagawa |Scott Tong
You may have noticed, the news has been stressful recently: tariff talk, high grocery prices, political discord, etc. You may want to turn to a good book to give you some perspective. During these times, “The Stacks” podcast host and creator Traci Thomas is returning to the greats. “Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988-2000” by Lucille Clifton The poetry icon’s collection reminds Thomas that the world has faced moments like this before, she says.
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1 month ago | 
nhpr.org | Emiko Tamagawa |Scott Tong
You may have noticed, the news has been stressful recently: tariff talk, high grocery prices, political discord, etc. You may want to turn to a good book to give you some perspective. During these times, “The Stacks” podcast host and creator Traci Thomas is returning to the greats. “Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988-2000” by Lucille Clifton The poetry icon’s collection reminds Thomas that the world has faced moments like this before, she says.
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1 month ago | 
wbur.org | Lisa Mullins |Emiko Tamagawa
America's Test Kitchen social media manager Sarah Ahn has been documenting her mother Nam Soon Ahn's Korean recipes on her website "Ahnest Kitchen" and in wildly popular Instagram and TikTok videos. Now, the pair has published their first cookbook
