23 Books We Are Looking Forward to This Spring
3 April - 47 minsWe have made it to April. We survived the snowstorms and the cold, and now that the days are getting longer, there’s more time to read. So this week, if you are looking for some books to tide you over until summer, our Book Review editors Gilbert Cruz and Joumana Khatib have got you covered.
Also on this week’s episode, the former United States poet laureate Ada Limón joins us to talk about her new book, “Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry.” And she reads two of her poems.
Books discussed on this episode:
“Transcription,” by Ben Lerner
“This Land Is Your Land,” by Beverly Gage
“The Witch,” by Marie NDiaye
“London Falling,” by Patrick Radden Keefe
“Prophecy,” by Carissa Véliz
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