Emiko Tamagawa

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

4 weeks 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